Editing West Allis, Wisconsin

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| name               = West Allis, Wisconsin
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
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| map_caption        = Location of West Allis in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]]

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| leader_name        = Dan Devine
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| population_est     = 59484
| pop_est_as_of      = 2021
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| population_total   = 60325
| population_density_km2 = 2031.73
| population_density_sq_mi = 5262.28

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| elevation_m        = 222
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| postal_code_type   = [[Zip Code]]
| postal_code        = 53214, 53227, 53219
| area_code          = [[Area code 414|414]]
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'''West Allis''' is a city in [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin]], United States. A suburb of [[Milwaukee]], it is part of the [[Milwaukee metropolitan area]]. The population was 60,325 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], making it the [[List of cities in Wisconsin|eleventh-most populous city]] in Wisconsin.

==History==
The name West Allis derives from [[Edward P. Allis (businessman)|Edward P. Allis]],<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA138|year=1908|page=138}}</ref> whose Edward P. Allis Company was a large Milwaukee-area manufacturing firm in the late 19th century. In 1901, the Allis company became [[Allis-Chalmers]]. In 1902, the company built a large new manufacturing plant west of its existing plant. The locale in which the new plant was constructed was at the time called North Greenfield; prior to the 1880s, the area had been called Honey Creek. With the building of the western Allis plant, the area was incorporated as the Village of West Allis, and it became the City of West Allis in 1906.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.westallishistory.org/ |title=West Allis History |access-date=2011-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721100717/http://www.westallishistory.org/ |archive-date=2013-07-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

With the presence of Allis-Chalmers, the largest manufacturer in the area, West Allis became the largest suburb of Milwaukee in the early 20th century.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gurda|first=John|title=The Making of Milwaukee|year=1999|publisher=Milwaukee County Historical Society|pages=185}}</ref> After that, West Allis grew quickly. Between 1910 and 1930, its population grew fivefold.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gurda|first=John|title=The Making of Milwaukee|year=1999|publisher=Milwaukee County Historical Society|pages=247}}</ref> After 1965, the Allis-Chalmers company's fortunes had turned. By 1985, Allis-Chalmers' global workforce had shrunk to 13,000 from its peak of 31,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/07/14/allis-chalmers-a-shell-of-its-former-self/ |title=Allis-Chalmers A Shell Of Its Former Self |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=8 September 2015}}</ref> Allis-Chalmers would then declare bankruptcy in 1987, closing their last Milwaukee office in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://emke.uwm.edu/entry/allis-chalmers-corporation/ |title=Allis-Chalmers Organization |website=Encyclopedia of Milwaukee | access-date=7 December 2021}}</ref>  Since then, West Allis has had some success attracting other employers, such as [[Quad Graphics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jsonline.com/business/29593024.html |title=West Allis backs Quad/Graphics Plan |website=Milwaukee Journal-Sentintel |access-date=8 September 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==
West Allis is located at {{coord|43|0|29|N|88|1|6|W|type:city}} (43.00, −88.02).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The upper courses of the [[Root River (Wisconsin)|Root]] and [[Kinnickinnic River (Milwaukee River)|Kinnickinnic]] Rivers flow through the city. 
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|11.41|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|11.39|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.02|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=2012-11-18}}</ref>

===Climate===
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|location = West Allis, Wisconsin (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1948–2011, 2023–present)
|width = auto
|Jan record high F = 58
|Feb record high F = 73
|Mar record high F = 82
|Apr record high F = 92
|May record high F = 95
|Jun record high F = 102
|Jul record high F = 102
|Aug record high F = 101
|Sep record high F = 99
|Oct record high F = 91
|Nov record high F = 75
|Dec record high F = 70
|year record high F = 102
|Jan high F = 30.8
|Feb high F = 33.9
|Mar high F = 45.1
|Apr high F = 56.8
|May high F = 69.8
|Jun high F = 79.9
|Jul high F = 84.7
|Aug high F = 83.0
|Sep high F = 76.5
|Oct high F = 61.9
|Nov high F = 47.5
|Dec high F = 36.2
|year high F = 58.8
|Jan mean F = 22.8
|Feb mean F = 25.5
|Mar mean F = 35.9
|Apr mean F = 46.6
|May mean F = 58.7
|Jun mean F = 69.0
|Jul mean F = 73.9
|Aug mean F = 72.4
|Sep mean F = 65.4
|Oct mean F = 52.0
|Nov mean F = 38.9
|Dec mean F = 28.4
|year mean F = 49.1
|Jan low F = 14.7
|Feb low F = 17.1
|Mar low F = 26.6
|Apr low F = 36.5
|May low F = 47.6
|Jun low F = 58.1
|Jul low F = 63.1
|Aug low F = 61.9
|Sep low F = 54.3
|Oct low F = 42.0
|Nov low F = 30.2
|Dec low F = 20.6
|year low F = 39.4
|Jan record low F = -26
|Feb record low F = -15
|Mar record low F = -12
|Apr record low F = 13
|May record low F = 26
|Jun record low F = 36
|Jul record low F = 38
|Aug record low F = 41
|Sep record low F = 32
|Oct record low F = 20
|Nov record low F = -6
|Dec record low F = -21
|year record low F = -26
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|Feb precipitation inch = 2.15
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.53
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.70
|May precipitation inch = 4.32
|Jun precipitation inch = 5.03
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.73
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.34
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.69
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.08
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.31
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.25
|year precipitation inch = 39.36
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|Feb snow inch = 13.6
|Mar snow inch = 8.3
|Apr snow inch = 2.1
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|Jun precipitation days = 12.7
|Jul precipitation days = 9.9
|Aug precipitation days = 10.0
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|Oct precipitation days = 12.3
|Nov precipitation days = 10.9
|Dec precipitation days = 12.2
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|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.2
|Nov snow days = 2.2
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| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=mkx
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 15, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00479046&format=pdf
| title = Station: West Allis, WI
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991&ndash;2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 15, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 6645
|1920= 13745
|1930= 34671
|1940= 36364
|1950= 42959
|1960= 68157
|1970= 71723
|1980= 63982
|1990= 63221
|2000= 61254
|2010= 60411
|2020= 60325
|estyear=2021
|estimate=59484
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2021CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2021.html|date=May 16, 2022|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 10, 2022}}</ref>
|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=August 10, 2022}}</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]]|access-date=2012-11-18}}</ref> of 2010, there were 60,411 people, 27,454 households, and 14,601 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|5303.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 29,353 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2577.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 87% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.6% of the population.

There were 27,454 households, of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.8% were non-families. 38.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.90.

The median age in the city was 37.7 years. 20.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.1% were from 25 to 44; 26.5% were from 45 to 64; and 14.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 61,254 people, 27,604 households, and 15,375 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was 5,397.6 people per square mile (2,083.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 28,708 housing units at an average density of 2,529.7 per square mile (976.6/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 94.03% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.34% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.70% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.18% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.41% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.52% of the population.

There were 27,604 households, out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.3% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,394, and the median income for a family was $50,732. Males had a median income of $36,926 versus $26,190 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,914. About 4.6% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
[[Image:Wisconsin State Fair.jpg|thumb|[[Wisconsin State Fair]]]]
The [[Wisconsin State Fair Park]], which includes the [[Milwaukee Mile]] and is the site of the annual [[Wisconsin State Fair]], is located in West Allis.

The West Allis Post Office contains two oil on canvas murals, ''Wisconsin Wild Flowers – Spring'' and  ''Wisconsin Wild Flowers – Autumn'', painted in 1943 by [[Frances Foy]]. Murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the United States through the [[Section of Painting and Sculpture]], later called the [[Section of Fine Arts]], of the [[United States Department of the Treasury|Treasury Department]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Arnesen |first=Eric |date=2007 |title=Encyclopedia of U.S. Labor and Working-Class History |volume=1 |location=New York |publisher=Routledge |page=1540 |isbn=9780415968263}}</ref>

Candy Cane Lane runs through Oklahoma and Montana Avenues and 92nd to 96th Street. Residents have been creating elaborate Christmas display since 1984, bringing bumper-to-bumper traffic through the streets on December nights. The festive event has raised over $2.2 million for the [[MACC Fund]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/candy-cane-lane-returns-to-west-allis |title=Candy Cane Lane returns to West Allis |website=TMJ4 |author=Adriana Mendez |date=Nov 23, 2018 }}</ref>

On June 15, 2006, the city celebrated its 100th anniversary. The celebration included a parade, fireworks and a family festival.<ref>[http://www.ci.west-allis.wi.us/about/centennial_news.htm West Allis Centennial Celebration]</ref>

==Sports==
[[File:Pettit National Ice Center.jpg|thumb|Pettit National Ice Center]]
[[Pettit National Ice Center]] is one of only two [[List of indoor speed skating rinks|indoor speed skating rinks in the United States]].

West Allis is also the location of the [[Milwaukee Mile]], the world's oldest racing facility.

==Transportation==
West Allis is served by [[Milwaukee County Transit System|MCTS]] Routes 18, 28, 44U, 51, 53, 54, 56, 64, 76, and 92.

[[Interstate 94]] and [[Interstate 41]]/[[Interstate 894]] also run through the city.

Portions of the [[Hank Aaron State Trail]] run through the city near its northern border.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-26 |title=Hank Aaron State Trail Map |url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a3e9457b078697aad24bce0/t/60396f5b9cee801e79ecdaf0/1614376798425/HASTMAP2021_Final_022621.pdf |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=Friends of Hank Aaron State Trail}}</ref> Since 2021, the city has a [[complete streets]] policy, requiring new road projects to be designed to meet the needs of all users&mdash;pedestrians, cyclists, transit riders, motorists, and others&mdash;whenever possible.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-01 |title=City of West Allis Resolution R-2021-0342: Resolution adopting a complete streets policy for the city of West Allis. |url=https://westalliswi.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=9448534&GUID=F5A0D7DF-1EC7-46A2-8343-894542CD8C89 |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=City of West Allis Legislative Information Center}}</ref>

The [[Union Pacific Railroad|Union Pacific]] Waukesha Subdivision (former Chicago & North Western) runs through West Allis.The line once extended to [[Lancaster, Wisconsin|Lancaster]] on the southwest corner of Wisconsin. The line has since been abandoned in sections.

The [[The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company|Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company]] had lines running concurrently through West Allis along the right of way of present day Interstate 894. They split at St. Martins Junction and went south to [[Burlington, Wisconsin|Burlington]] and west to [[East Troy, Wisconsin|East Troy]].

==Education==
The schools in the [[West Allis – West Milwaukee School District]]:
* Franklin Elementary School
* Hoover Elementary School
* Horace Mann Elementary School
* Irving Elementary School
* Jefferson Elementary School
* Longfellow Elementary School
* Madison Elementary School
* Mitchell Elementary School
* Pershing Elementary School
* Walker Elementary School
* Wilson Elementary School
* Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate School
*Lane Intermediate School
* West Milwaukee Intermediate School
* [[West Allis Central High School]]
* [[Nathan Hale High School (Wisconsin)|Nathan Hale High School]]
* James E. Dottke High School

The [[Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod]] has two grade school in West Allis: 
* Good Shepherd Lutheran School<ref>{{cite web| title=Good Shepherd Lutheran| url=https://www.goodshepherds.net}}</ref>
* Lamb of God Lutheran School<ref>{{cite web| title=Welcome to Lamb of God Lutheran School| url=http://www.logls.org}}</ref>

==Government==
[[File:West Allis July 2023 03 (West Allis City Hall).jpg|thumb|West Allis City Hall]]

West Allis is represented by [[Scott L. Fitzgerald]] (R) in the [[United States House of Representatives]], and by [[Ron Johnson]] (R) and [[Tammy Baldwin]] (D) in the [[United States Senate]]. [[Tim Carpenter]] (D) and [[Dale P. Kooyenga]] (R) represent West Allis in the [[Wisconsin State Senate]], and [[Daniel Riemer]] (D), [[Tom Michalski]] (R), and [[Joe Sanfelippo]] (R) represent West Allis in the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]]. Parts of northern West Allis are represented by [[Rob Hutton]] (R) in Senate District 5 and [[Robyn Vining]] (D) in Assembly District 14, districts traditionally associated with the cities of Brookfield and Wauwatosa.

==Notable businesses==
* [[Allis-Chalmers]], since closed
* [[Siemens|Siemens Power Corporation]], now on former Allis-Chalmers grounds
* [[Quad Graphics]], printer
* [[WDJT-TV]] (Channel 58, [[CBS]]), [[WMLW-TV]]  (Channel 49, [[Independent station (North America)|IND]]), [[WBME-CD]] (Channel 41, [[Me-TV]]) and [[WYTU-LD]] (Channel 63, [[Telemundo]]), [[Weigel Broadcasting]] stations with studios located on South 60th Street in a former Allis-Chalmers building
* [[West Allis Speedskating Club]]

==Notable people==

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* [[Jared Abbrederis]] (born 1990), [[National Football League]] player
* [[Arthur J. Balzer]] (1895–1962), Wisconsin state representative
* [[Gary J. Barczak]] (born 1939), Wisconsin state representative
* [[Jeannette Bell (Wisconsin politician)|Jeannette Bell]] (born 1941), former mayor of West Allis and legislator
* [[Dave Cieslewicz]] (born 1959), former mayor of [[Madison, Wisconsin]]
* [[Jeffrey Dahmer]] (1960–1994), serial killer
* [[Terry A. Davis]] (1969–2018), computer programmer and creator of [[TempleOS]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hicks |first1=Jesse |title=God’s Lonely Programmer |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/gods-lonely-programmer/ |access-date=April 3, 2025 |work=[[Vice News]] |agency=[[Vice Media]] |date=November 25, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Tighe Dombrowski]] (born 1982), professional soccer player
* [[Julius Fiege]] (1861–1918), Wisconsin state representative
* [[Michael Gableman]] (born 1966), lawyer and former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice
* [[Jerry Golsteyn]] (born 1954), [[NFL]] player
* [[Jaida Essence Hall]], drag queen
* [[George C. Hinkley]] (1862–1936), Wisconsin state representative
* [[Martin F. Howard]] (1892–1969), Wisconsin state representative
* [[Robert T. Huber]] (1920–1991), Wisconsin legislator
* [[Donald J. Hying]] (born 1963), Roman Catholic bishop
* [[Jeff Jagodzinski]] (born 1963), [[NFL]] assistant coach
* [[Dan Jansen]] (born 1965), world champion speedskater, [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medalist
* [[Richard A. Knobloch]] (1918–2001), [[U.S. Air Force]] general
* [[Mehryn Kraker]] (born 1994), Former [[WNBA]] player
* [[Mike Krsnich]] (1931–2011), [[MLB]] player
* [[Rocky Krsnich]] (1927–2019), [[MLB]] player
* [[Harvey Kuenn]] (1930–1988), [[MLB]] player and manager
* [[Liberace]] (1919–1987), entertainer and pianist
* [[Alex McRae]], professional Baseball Pitcher for The [[Chicago White Sox]]
* [[Chellsie Memmel]] (born 1988), world champion gymnast, 2008 Olympic silver medalist
* [[James Melka]] (born 1962), [[NFL]] player
* [[Dawn Miceli]], [[comedian]], [[podcast]] host, and member of [[Rasputina (band)]]
* [[Delbert Miller]], Wisconsin legislator
* [[Billy Mitchell]] (1879–1936), distinguished U.S. Army general
* [[Nick Pearson]] (born 1979), [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] athlete, national champion speedskater
* [[Eugene A. Phalen]] (1876–1940), Wisconsin legislator
* [[Tony Staskunas]] (born 1961), Wisconsin legislator
* [[Owen Turtenwald]] (born 1989), Hall of Fame "Magic the Gathering" player
* [[Ricky Wagner]] (born 1989), Wisconsin Badgers, [[NFL]] player
* [[Jane Wiedlin]] (born 1958), rhythm guitarist of [[The Go-Go's]], actress
* [[Tony Willman]] (1907–1941), professional race car driver
* [[Jerry L. Wing]] (1923–1994), Wisconsin businessman and politician
* [[Gabriel Zophy]] (1869–1947), Wisconsin politician
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==See also==
* ''[[The Family (Puccetti)|The Family]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|West Allis, Wisconsin}}
* [http://www.westalliswi.gov City of West Allis]

{{Milwaukee County, Wisconsin}}
{{Milwaukee Metropolitan Area}}
{{Wisconsin}}
{{Geographic location|
|Center=West Allis
|West=[[New Berlin, Wisconsin|New Berlin]]
|Southwest=[[Calhoun, Wisconsin|Calhoun]]
|South=[[Greenfield, Wisconsin|Greenfield]]
|Southeast=[[Greendale, Wisconsin|Greendale]]
|East=[[West Milwaukee]]
}}
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