Editing Mequon, Wisconsin (section)

===City of Mequon===

The Town of Mequon experienced significant population growth during the [[suburbanization]] that followed World War II. Between 1950 and 1960, the population increased by roughly 110%, from 4,065 to 8,543. With growth came the risk that municipalities such as Thiensville or [[Milwaukee]] would try to annex land from the Town of Mequon, as happened to the Milwaukee County's [[Town of Lake]] in 1954 and [[Town of Granville]] in 1956. With a 1957 population of about 7,500, Mequon incorporated as a city under the terms of Wisconsin statute 66.0215, also known as "The Oak Creek Law," which had been crafted to prevent suburban towns from being annexed by other municipalities.<ref>[http://nxt.legis.state.wi.us/nxt/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=default.htm&vid=WI:Default&d=stats&jd=66.0215 Wisconsin Legislature Data<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name="Encyclopedia">{{cite web|title=Encyclopedia of Milwaukee: City of Mequon|url=https://emke.uwm.edu/entry/city-of-mequon/|publisher=University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee|access-date=January 3, 2020}}</ref>

According to [[Tougaloo College]]'s ''Historical Database of Sundown Towns'', Mequon was probably a [[sundown town]] until 1954 when [[History of the Atlanta Braves#Milwaukee|Milwaukee Braves]] right fielder [[Hank Aaron]] moved his family to the community. Aaron could not buy his home directly from its builder and instead had to engage a friend to buy it on his behalf.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://justice.tougaloo.edu/sundowntown/mequon-wi/ |title=Mequon, Wisconsin |last= |first= |date= |website=Historical Database of Sundown Towns |publisher=Tougaloo College |access-date=May 30, 2022 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wpr.org/was-your-wisconsin-community-sundown-town |title=Was your Wisconsin community a 'sundown town'? |last=Vasquez |first=Rachael |date=May 24, 2022 |website=Wisconsin Public Radio |publisher= |access-date=May 30, 2022 |quote=}}</ref>

The city continued to grow with the construction of [[Interstate 43]] in the mid-1960s, making travel to Milwaukee easier. Despite being a city, much of Mequon remains rural, and nearly half of the land in the community is undeveloped.