Editing Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin (section)

==History==
[[File:Garwin Mace Lime Kilns.JPG|thumb|left|Garwin Mace Lime Kilns]]
The area that became Menomonee Falls was first inhabited by [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], including the people of the [[Menominee]] and [[Chippewa]] tribes. The town of [[Menomonee, Wisconsin|Menomonee]] was created in December 1839.<ref>{{cite map| url=http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/73980/Waukesha+County+Outline+Map/Waukesha+County+1873/Wisconsin/| publisher=Harrison and Warner |date=1873 |map=Waukesha County Outline Map |title=Waukesha County 1873}}</ref>

The Menomonee Falls area continued to grow throughout the 1870s. By 1890, the population of the area was 2,480.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.menomonee-falls.org/1050/Village-History|title=Village History |publisher=Village of Menomonee Falls|access-date=April 25, 2018}}</ref> In 1892, a section of the town of Menomonee was incorporated as the village of Menomonee Falls. In 1894, the first village board was elected and the first village fire department formed. After becoming a village, many important buildings were built, including the village hall/fire station, Menomonee Falls High School, and the Wisconsin Sugar Factory.<ref name=":0"/> The Wisconsin Sugar Factory employed as many as 500 laborers and produced up to 15 million pounds of sugar annually.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://emke.uwm.edu/entry/village-of-menomonee-falls/|title=Village of Menomonee Falls |website=Encyclopedia of Milwaukee|access-date=April 25, 2018}}</ref>

The first public telephone service was offered in 1902; a local electricity plant offered a substitute for kerosene lamps by 1907; water mains were installed in the 1910s; and the first sewer lines were laid in 1924. New neighborhoods were developed and the Menomonee Falls Public Library was built.<ref name=":0"/> The village's second bank, the Farmers and Merchants Bank, was established in 1908 by attorney Samuel A. Connell.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20818661/bank_sets_open_house/|title=Bank Sets Open House|last=<!-- no byline -->|date=June 12, 1965|work=Waukesha Freeman Saturday Review|access-date=June 9, 2018|location=Waukesha, Wisconsin|page=8, Col. 1|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> By 1910, automobiles started being sold in the village, which led to an increase in paved roads. By 1919, Highway 15 connected Menomonee Falls to Milwaukee and Illinois and, by 1922, to [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]].<ref name=":0"/>

In the early 20th century, a new municipal building was built to house village offices, the fire department, the police department, and a new Menomonee Falls Public Library. A subdivision named Hiawatha Heights added 58 single-family homes with 95% of the home buyers relocating from [[Milwaukee]].<ref name=":1"/> By 1940, the population had risen to 3,674.<ref name=":0"/> Along with all of this, the building of shopping areas had begun, including the Hiawatha Shopping Center, which today can be seen along Appleton Avenue, with Krueger's Entertainment and Pop's Custard as the main attractions.<ref name=":0"/> In the 1950s, more subdivisions were built, and [[U.S. Route 41|US 41]] was completed. This increased the attractiveness of Menomonee Falls, as an easy commute to Milwaukee jobs was now possible.<ref name=":0"/> In 1958, the village of Menomonee Falls annexed the remainder of the Town of Menomonee, which increased the total area from 2 to 32 square miles and the population from 4,500 to 12,000.<ref name=":0"/>

In the 1960s, the school district built six new schools because of population growth in the [[Baby boomers|baby-boom era]]. In 1965, a can manufacturing plant with a capacity of 150 million cans per year was established in the village, owned by Containers, Inc., a [[joint venture]] of the [[Miller Brewing Company]] and [[Carnation Company]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20819337/start_work_on_can_firm_this_month/|title=Start Work On Can Firm This Month|last=<!-- no byline -->|date=June 3, 1965|work=Waukesha Freeman|access-date=June 9, 2018|location=Waukesha, Wisconsin|page=14, Col. 6|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> "By the end of the 1960s, 48% of the population in the village was 19 years old or under."<ref name=":0"/> Both a better park system and better public services were developed. Several full-time police officers were hired, along with full-time firefighters. Shopping centers were developed and major employers established in the village, including [[Harley-Davidson]] and [[Wacker Neuson]]. Old structures were razed to make way for several new streets.<ref name=":0"/>

Near the end of the 20th century, Menomonee Falls continued to grow in population. Between 1990 and 2010, the population had grown by almost 9,000.<ref name=":0"/> New subdivisions and apartments were built in the community. Reports in 2016 state, "As of 2016, the Village had an estimated 36,907 residents and had become an important economic hub of Greater Milwaukee area."<ref name=":0"/> Major business developments include [[Kohl's|Kohl's Corporate]] campus and the Westbrook Corporate Center. A new village hall/municipal center was built and a new library.<ref name=":1"/>