Editing Chenequa, Wisconsin

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'''Chenequa''' is a village in [[Waukesha County, Wisconsin|Waukesha County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. It encompasses all of Pine Lake, a southern portion of North Lake, and the western portion of Beaver Lake.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RaQaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NC4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1673%2C8166689|title=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Google News Archive Search<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> The population was 526 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. The village was incorporated in 1928.

==History==
The first settlers in the area were [[Gustaf Unonius]]; his wife, Charlotta Margareta Ohrstromer; her nursemaid; Christine Soedergren; Carl Groth; and Wilhelm Pearmain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19360930&id=GXUxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MiIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7254,3552951|title=The Milwaukee Journal – Google News Archive Search<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref>

The village was formed from the [[Merton (town), Wisconsin|Town of Merton]] in 1928 by wealthy Milwaukeeans<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s6dQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=riEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6810%2C4369769|title=The Milwaukee Journal – Google News Archive Search<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> who owned summer homes in the area<ref name="google7101">{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_lJQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EA8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7101%2C4754832|title=The Milwaukee Sentinel – Google News Archive Search<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> and were concerned about the level of police protection provided. Forming their own village allowed them to have their own police department.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19270906&id=m6NQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=piEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4620,1124025|title=The Milwaukee Journal – Google News Archive Search<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> The town of Merton, which objected to the formation of the village because of the loss of tax revenue,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19271227&id=BJVQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oSEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6656,6099465|title=The Milwaukee Journal – Google News Archive Search<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> filed suit to prevent the incorporation. It was supported by hundreds of town residents who filed petitions with the court.<ref name="google7101"/> In January 1928, the court determined that the village of Chenequa could incorporate.<ref name="google6732">{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GZZQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rCEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6732%2C2455037|title=The Milwaukee Journal – Google News Archive Search<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> The judge addressed the local residents' complaint that the public would be shut off from access to the lake by stating that, "There is no merit to such contention. The lake is now touched by a public road, it has three hotels, where the public is invited and welcome to the lake. Besides, the county board can supervise any plats and can open up to the public any lake by the laying out and building of public roads."<ref name="google6732"/>

Many of the residents who own property around Pine Lake and Beaver Lake are descendants of Milwaukee and Chicago industrialists who built their summer mansions there during the late 1800s.<ref>"[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19810604&id=eF8aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MCoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7141,1826983 Chenequa spells fortune, elegance and privacy]", ''Milwaukee Journal'', June 4, 1981, part 2, p. 6.</ref>

==Geography==
Chenequa is located at {{coord|43|7|24|N|88|22|52|W|type:city}} (43.123399, −88.381173).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|4.71|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|3.54|sqmi|sqkm|2}} of it is land and {{convert|1.17|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220065340/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 20, 2011 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=November 18, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{GNIS|1582949}}</ref>

Parts of Chenequa encompass Beaver Lake, North Lake, and Pine Lake. There is public access for Pine Lake<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fKIaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rSwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2734%2C4282816|title=The Milwaukee Journal – Google News Archive Search<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> and Beaver Lake, but not North Lake.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/waukesha/dnr-effort-to-open-north-lake-to-public-stalls-again-b9922273z1-209418281.html|title=DNR effort to open North Lake to public stalls again|website=www.jsonline.com}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 339
|1940= 288
|1950= 270
|1960= 445
|1970= 642
|1980= 532
|1990= 601
|2000= 583
|2010= 590
|2020= 526
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=November 18, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 590 people, 232 households, and 186 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|166.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 324 housing units at an average density of {{convert|91.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 232 households, of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 19.8% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.82.

The median age in the village was 50.6 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 14.7% were from 25 to 44; 36.4% were from 45 to 64; and 22.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

The 2008–2012 estimated median household income in the village was $174,583.<ref>U.S. Census Bureau. [https://archive.today/20200212213801/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_5YR_DP03  Selected Economic Characteristics 2008–2012 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates: Chenequa Village, Wisconsin]</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 583 people, 223 households, and 183 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was 164.5 people per square mile (63.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 280 housing units at an average density of 79.0 per square mile (30.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the village was 97.77 percent [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.34 percent [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.34 percent [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.17 percent [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 1.37 percent from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.86 percent of the population.

There were 223 households, out of which 30.0 percent had children under age 18 living with them, 78.0 percent were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.2 percent had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5 percent were non-families. 13.9 percent of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7 percent had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. The average household size was 2.61 people and the average family size was 2.88 people.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.8 percent under age 18, 4.6 percent from 18 years old to 24 years old, 19.0 percent from 25 years old to 44 years old, 37.2 percent from 45 years old to 64 years old, and 16.3 percent who were 65 years old or older. The median age was age 48. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $163,428, and the median income for a family was $166,623. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $40,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $86,552. None of the families and 0.5 percent of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no one under 18 years old and none of those over age 64.

== Education ==
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[[University Lake School]] was founded by residents of Chenequa: Herbert Brumder, Robert Brumder, Robert Manegold, and John M. Friend. John Friend was its first president.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1683&dat=19970203&id=H6QaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DC4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2598,4962645|title=University Lake School}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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*[[Garland Buckeye]], former pitcher for Milwaukee Brewers<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i6xQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GyIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4270%2C6585775|title=The Milwaukee Journal – Google News Archive Search<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref>
*[[George Brumder]], German-American newspaper publisher and businessman in Milwaukee
*[[Alexander C. Eschweiler]], architect<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.archives.com/GA.aspx?_act=ImageViewCensus1940&FirstName=Alexander&LastName=Eschwiler&Location=WI&UniqueId=113434402&type=census&folderImageSeq=|title=1940 U.S. Census Release &#124; Federal Census Data|website=www.archives.com}}</ref>
*[[Jacob Elias Friend]], American politician, lawyer, and businessman, President of [[Nordberg Manufacturing Company]] in 1895
*[[Alfred R. Ludvigsen]], member of Wisconsin State Assembly. Waukesha County 2nd District from 1935 to 1956
*[[George A. Mayer]], lawyer and legislator
*[[Murray F. Tuley]], Judge 
*[[Elizabeth Quadracci]], co-founder of [[Quad/Graphics]]
*[[Harry V. Quadracci]], founder of [[Quad/Graphics]]
*[[August H. Vogel]], vice-president of [[Pfister & Vogel]]
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.chenequa.org/ Village of Chenequa Homepage]

{{Waukesha County, Wisconsin}}
{{Milwaukee, Wisconsin}}
{{Geographic location|Center=Chenequa|Northwest=[[Mapleton, Wisconsin|Mapleton]]|North=[[North Lake, Wisconsin|North Lake]]|Northeast=[[Merton, Wisconsin|Merton]]|East=[[Sussex]]|South=[[Hartland, Wisconsin|Hartland]]}}
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[[Category:Villages in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Villages in Waukesha County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:1928 establishments in Wisconsin]]