Editing Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin

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:''There is also the [[Mount Pleasant, Green County, Wisconsin|Town of Mount Pleasant]] in [[Green County, Wisconsin|Green County]].''
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|name                     = Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin
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'''Mount Pleasant''' is a village in [[Racine County, Wisconsin]], United States. It is located approximately {{convert|30|mi|0|abbr=off|sp=us}} south of [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]] and {{convert|60|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the village's population was 27,732.

== History ==
{{stack|[[File:Mount Pleasant WI History Diagram.jpg|thumb|right|History of Mount Pleasant]]}}
The community was established as the Town of Mount Pleasant in 1842 when a small group of residents met to organize the settlement. In 1972, Mount Pleasant adopted its zoning ordinance, which established significant locally controlled development. On September 16, 2003, Mount Pleasant incorporated as a village following a referendum passed by the residents.<ref>[http://www.mtpleasantwi.gov About]. Village of Mount Pleasant.</ref>

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|35.35|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|33.73|sqmi|sqkm|2}} of it is land and {{convert|1.62|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|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 18, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220065340/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=February 20, 2011}}</ref> Local Area Code is 262.

== Demographics ==
{{stack|{{US Census population
|align=right
|1980= 19340
|1990= 20084
|2000= 23142
|2010= 26197
|2020= 27732
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}}}
[[File:2011 Skeleton Skamper.jpg|thumb|right|Start of the 2011 Real Racine Skeleton Skamper at Mount Pleasant Civic Campus]]

=== 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]]|access-date=November 18, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 26,197 people, 11,136 households, and 7,395 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|776.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 11,827 housing units at an average density of {{convert|350.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 86.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.9% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 8.3% of the population.

There were 11,136 households, of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.6% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.86.

The median age in the village was 45.8 years. 20.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22% were from 25 to 44; 31.3% were from 45 to 64; and 19.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.

=== 2000 census ===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 23,142 people, 9,453 households, and 6,513 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was 662.6 people per square mile (255.8/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 9,768 housing units at an average density of 279.7 per square mile (108.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the village was 89.17% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.39% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.26% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.21% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.83% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.11% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.96% of the population.

There were 9,453 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $52,869, and the median income for a family was $63,937. Males had a median income of $47,871 versus $31,317 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $27,123. About 2.9% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
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In October 2017, [[Foxconn]] announced that it would build a $10 billion flat-panel TV campus in Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant offered $860 million in tax incentives to attract Foxconn, borrowing funds to do so.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all/132-negative-mount-pleasant|title=Negative Mount Pleasant|date=December 6, 2018|website=Reply All|access-date=December 21, 2018}}</ref> Mount Pleasant also declared some residential areas as '[[Urban decay|blighted]]' to require residents to vacate the project area.<ref name=":0" /> Larger landowners were privately offered up to 5x their assessed value, while smaller landowners were later offered 1.4x assessed value at time of assessment, which in some cases ended up being less than actual value.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.racinecountyeye.com/mount-pleasant-neighbors-sue-over-eminent-domain/|title=Mount Pleasant neighbors sue over eminent domain|last=Lockwood|first=Denise|date=January 29, 2018|work=Racine County Eye|access-date=September 29, 2019}}</ref> A number of landowners sued to stop the village's use of eminent domain laws to benefit a private company.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-landowners-fight-foxconn-20180110-story.html|title=Wisconsin landowners fight effort to take land for Foxconn|agency=Associated Press|date=January 11, 2018|via=Chicago Tribune|access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref> Construction was targeted to begin in the second quarter of 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=Foxconn plant to be built in Mount Pleasant, local officials offer $764 million incentives package |url=http://fox6now.com/2017/10/04/foxconn-expected-to-locate-plant-in-mount-pleasant/ |work=Fox 6 Now |access-date=October 6, 2017 |date=October 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mount Pleasant, Racine County to contribute $764 million toward Foxconn project |url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2017/10/04/mount-pleasant-racine-county-contribute-764-million-toward-foxconn-project/733826001/ |newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |access-date=October 6, 2017 |date=October 4, 2017}}</ref>  The plan for the campus is to expand in phases over five or more years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Foxconn confirms southeastern Wisconsin site for sprawling factory complex |url=http://www.chieftain.com/business/foxconn-confirms-southeastern-wisconsin-site-for-sprawling-factory-complex/article_62ef805a-7c97-5724-a1cf-5f22fca759b5.html|newspaper=[[The Pueblo Chieftain]] |access-date=October 5, 2017 |date=October 5, 2017}}</ref>

In March 2019, with construction still not started, Foxconn announced that they intend to have a functional plant by the end of 2020, though the plant would be smaller than originally planned.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://patch.com/wisconsin/mountpleasant/foxconn-facility-will-begin-production-2020-company|title=Foxconn Facility Will Begin Production In 2020: Company|date=March 18, 2019|work=Mount Pleasant-Sturtevant, WI Patch|language=en|access-date=June 25, 2019}}</ref>

In November 2020, construction lagged. According to the company, this was due to problems related to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="kenoshanews.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/state_and_regional/some-foxconn-plans-in-mount-pleasant-on-hold-until-next-year/article_1b7037c7-e6ef-516b-8071-cb683c28956e.html|title=Some Foxconn plans in Mount Pleasant 'on hold' until next year|date=November 21, 2020 }}</ref> Even with only partial construction, estimates were that Foxconn would be the biggest tax payer in the county.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/wisconsin/mountpleasant/foxconn-slated-be-biggest-tax-payer-racine-county|title = Foxconn Slated to be Biggest Tax Payer in Racine County|date = November 12, 2020}}</ref>  The company has still not made clear exactly what will be produced on the 1,000-acre campus.<ref name="kenoshanews.com"/>

In August 2023, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' noted that the plant ''still'' wasn't built<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/08/22/foxconn-wisconsin-trump/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> and in a July 2024 article briefly referenced the continued absence of the plant there.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/18/trump-biden-economy-charts-compare/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>

Numerous critics<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vigliarolo |first1=Brandon |title=Foxconn factory fiasco could leave Wisconsinites on the hook for $300m |url=https://www.theregister.com/2022/05/25/foxconn_wisconsin_factory/ |website=www.theregister.com |publisher=The Register |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> have cited the case of the Foxconn project as an example of some of the most egregious [[corporate welfare]] and as an abuse of [[eminent domain]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Latino |first1=Russell |title=From Foxconn to Electrolux, Corporate Welfare Is a Dead End |url=https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/foxconn-electrolux-corporate-welfare-dead-113041031.html |website=malaysia.news.yahoo.com |date=February 11, 2019 |publisher=yahoo! news |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> As reported in ''[[National Review]]'', "...[the worst] is when governments accompany subsidies with the eminent-domain seizure of citizens’ property...[as with the case of Foxconn in Wisconsin]..."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Khan |first1=Jibran |title=New York's Corporate-Welfare Boondoggle Flops |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/new-yorks-corporate-welfare-boondoggle-flops/ |website=www.nationalreview.com |date=February 15, 2019 |publisher=National Review |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref>

==Government==
{{See also|Political subdivisions of Wisconsin}}
[[Image:Mount Pleasant Village Hall.jpg|thumb|Mount Pleasant village hall (2013)]]
The Village of Mount Pleasant is governed by a six-member board of trustees and a village president. The president and the board are elected at-large for a term of two years per member. The board enacts local ordinances and approves the village budget. Mount Pleasant has an elected village-wide municipal judge.

Village services include a full-time police department, full-time consolidated fire department (South Shore Fire Department), highway/public works department, and in-house building, planning, development, engineering, and finance departments. The village operates and maintains its own sanitary sewer and storm water utilities, with municipal drinking water provided by the city of [[Racine, Wisconsin|Racine]].

For federal representation, Mount Pleasant is part of [[Wisconsin's 1st congressional district]], represented by [[Bryan Steil]] (R).  Wisconsin's two U.S. senators are [[Ron Johnson]] (R) and [[Tammy Baldwin]] (D).  

In Wisconsin's lower state legislative chamber, the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]], nearly all of Mount Pleasant is contained within [[Wisconsin's 66th Assembly district]], represented by [[Greta Neubauer]] (D).  A small part of northeastern Mount Pleasant falls within the [[Wisconsin's 62nd Assembly district|62nd Assembly district]], represented by [[Robert Wittke]] (R).  In Wisconsin's upper chamber, the [[Wisconsin Senate]], the area represented by the 66th Assembly district falls within [[Wisconsin's 22nd Senate district]], represented by [[Robert Wirch]] (D).  The area represented by the 62nd Assembly district falls within the [[Wisconsin's 21st Senate district|21st Senate district]], represented by [[Van H. Wanggaard]] (R).

*Fire Protection/Ambulance Service from the South Shore Fire Department
*Police Service from the Mount Pleasant Police Department and Racine County Sheriff

== Education ==

Mount Pleasant's public schools are managed by the [[Racine Unified School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtpleasantwi.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1964/Comprehensive-Land-Use-Plan-2019?bidId=|title=Future Land Use Framework|publisher=Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin|access-date=December 7, 2019}} - Compare this to the school boundary maps.</ref> Several elementary schools serve sections of the town, including Dr. Jones, West Ridge, Schulte, and Gifford [[K-8 School|K–8 School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rusd.org/sites/default/files/uploads/Departments/Transportation/Elementary%20School%20Boundaries%20May%202014.pdf|title=Elementary School Boundaries|publisher=[[Racine Unified School District]]|access-date=July 2, 2019}} // also: {{cite web|url=https://www.rusd.org/sites/default/files/uploads/RUSD%20ES%20MAP%2011.20.18%20v2F.pdf|title=GRADES K - 5 BOUNDARY AREA MAP|publisher=[[Racine Unified School District]]|access-date=July 2, 2019}}</ref> Two K–8 schools, Mitchell and Gifford, serve sections for middle school.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rusd.org/sites/default/files/uploads/RUSD%20MS%20MAP%2011.20.18%20v2F.pdf|title=Grades 6-8 Boundary Areas Map|publisher=[[Racine Unified School District]]|access-date=July 2, 2019}} // See also: {{cite web|url=http://www.rusd.org/sites/default/files/uploads/Departments/Transportation/Middle%20School%20Boundaries_0.pdf|title=Middle School Boundaries|publisher=[[Racine Unified School District]]|access-date=July 2, 2019}} and {{cite web|url=https://www.rusd.org/sites/default/files/uploads/K0717-2b%20New%20Boundary%20Middle%20School%20Map.jpg|title=New Boundary Middle School Map|publisher=[[Racine Unified School District]]|access-date=July 2, 2019}}</ref> [[Case High School]] is in Mount Pleasant and serves almost all of the area, while some parts are zoned to [[Park High School (Racine, Wisconsin)|Park High School]] in Racine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rusd.org/sites/default/files/uploads/Departments/Transportation/High%20School%20Boundaries.pdf|title=High School Boundaries|publisher=[[Racine Unified School District]]|access-date=July 2, 2019}} // also: {{cite web|url=https://www.rusd.org/sites/default/files/uploads/RUSD%20HS%20MAP%2011.20.18%20v2F.pdf|title=High School Boundary Areas Map|publisher=[[Racine Unified School District]]|access-date=July 2, 2019}}</ref>

The [[University of Wisconsin–Parkside]] is located two miles south of Mount Pleasant in [[Kenosha, Wisconsin|Kenosha]]. [[Gateway Technical College]] is nearby.

==Notable people==

* [[Miss Wisconsin#Winners|Alyssa Marie Bohm]], chosen as the 2019 Miss Wisconsin
* [[Henry Herzog]], Wisconsin State Representative, businessman, and farmer, owned a farm in the Town of Mount Pleasant<ref>"Wisconsin Blue Book 1915,' Biographical Sketch of Henry J. Herzog, pg. 530-531</ref>
* [[August J. Piper|August Piper]], Wisconsin State Representative and farmer was born in the Town of Mount Pleasant; Piper served as chairman of the Mount Pleasant Town Board<ref>'August J. Piper Is Dead,' ''Racine Journal Times'', July 12, 1945, pg. 1</ref>
* [[Fred Venturelli]], [[NFL]] player, was buried in Mount Pleasant

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.mtpleasantwi.gov/ Village of Mount Pleasant]
*[http://www.realracine.com/ Racine County Convention & Visitors Bureau]

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