Editing Powers Lake, Wisconsin

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| official_name            = Powers Lake, Wisconsin
| settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Kenosha County, Wisconsin|Kenosha]]
| subdivision_type3        = [[Town (Wisconsin)|Towns]]
| subdivision_name3        = [[Randall, Wisconsin|Randall]], [[Wheatland, Kenosha County, Wisconsin|Wheatland]]

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| area_total_sq_mi         = 3.074
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| population_total         = 1401
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| population_density_sq_mi = 728.5

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| elevation_m              = 265
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| postal_code              = 53159<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zip-codes.com/city/wi-powers-lake.asp|title=ZIP Codes for City of Powers Lake, WI}}</ref>
| area_code                = [[Area code 262|262]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 55-64825<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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| website                  = {{URL|districtofpowerslake.com}}
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| native_name              = Lakeville or Nippersink
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'''Powers Lake''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the towns of [[Randall, Wisconsin|Randall]] and [[Wheatland, Kenosha County, Wisconsin|Wheatland]], in [[Kenosha County, Wisconsin|Kenosha County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wisconsin]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the CDP had a population of 1,401. Part of the Powers Lake CDP was in [[Walworth County, Wisconsin|Walworth County]], but on December 20, 2011, it became part of the village of [[Bloomfield (village), Wisconsin|Bloomfield]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/popest/about/geo/changes.html | title = Boundary Changes | work = Geographic Changes | publisher = Population Division, United States Census Bureau | date = January 1, 2012 | accessdate = February 26, 2013}}</ref>

==History==
Originally called Lakeville and then Nippersink, Powers Lake was named after James B. Powers, one of its early settlers and first postmasters. The farming community appreciated the fertile Wisconsin soil and access to a water supply.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Lake History & Facts {{!}} District of Powers Lake |url=http://districtofpowerslake.com/lake-history-facts#:~:text=Originally%20called%20Lakeville%20and%20then,access%20to%20a%20water%20supply. |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=districtofpowerslake.com}}</ref> Recreational activities garnered interest around the lakes in the 1880s, but it was in the 1890s that fishermen and others, primarily from Chicago, enjoyed long visits in the area and eventually developed the North Shore of Powers Lake. Ice companies also ‘mined’ the south shores of Powers Lake and the north shore of Benedict Lake in the 1890s, eventually establishing five ice houses on Powers Lake.<ref name=":0" />

==Geography==
Powers Lake is located at 42°32'20" North, 88°17'53" West (42.538813, -88.298027).<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.1|mi2|km2}}, of which, {{convert|2.2|mi2|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.9|mi2|km2}} of it is water. The total area is 27.88% water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 1500
|2010= 1615
|2020= 1401
|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=January 1, 2023}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,500 people, 544 households, and 405 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|783.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 855 housing units at an average density of {{convert|446.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.53% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.33% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.27% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.07% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.67% from two or more races. 2.13% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 544 households, out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $53,403, and the median income for a family was $53,264. Males had a median income of $42,000 versus $26,736 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $22,766. 7.4% of the population and 6.6% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. 3.0% of those under the age of 18 and 9.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

==Organizations==
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Powers Lake has many groups and organizations, including the Powers Lake Yacht Club, which has been sailing on these waters for many years.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://districtofpowerslake.com/ District of Powers Lake]

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