Mukwonago
Mukwonago | ||
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Location in Wisconsin
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Basic data | ||
State : | United States | |
State : | Wisconsin | |
Counties : |
Waukesha County Walworth County |
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Coordinates : | 42 ° 53 ′ N , 88 ° 22 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | |
Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
6,868 (status: 2000) 1,751,316 (status: 2010) |
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Population density : | 85.7 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 82.8 km 2 (about 32 mi 2 ) of which 80.1 km 2 (about 31 mi 2 ) are land |
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Height : | 298 m | |
FIPS : | 55-55075 | |
GNIS ID : | 1583771 | |
Website : | www.villageofmukwonago.com |
Mukwonago is a village in Waukesha County and a small part in Walworth County in the southeast of the US -amerikanischen state of Wisconsin . In 2000 Mukwonago had 6,868 inhabitants.
Mukwonago is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area .
geography
Mukwonago Village has a size of 12.5 km² (4.8 mi²). Of this, 12.1 km² (4.7 mi²) are land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) are water. Surrounding places include West Bend or New Berlin, Muskego in the northwest and East Troy to the southwest. Mukwonago is located directly on the Fox River, which flows into Phantom Lake. Mukwonago also has its own exit off Interstate 43 Milwaukee-Beloit.
population
Mukwonago has about 13,000 inhabitants, with Mukwonago Village about 6,000 and Mukwonago Town about 6,000 residents.
history
Mukwonago goes back to Indian origins. The Potowatomi Indians from the Bear Clan had their seat here. Mukwonago was then initially called Mequanego, ie the place where the bear is ("Place of the bear"). Over time, Mequanego was renamed Mukwonago. In 1844 the name Mukwonago was officially adopted.
traffic
Milwaukee General Mitchell Airport is 45 minutes away. Mukwonago is on Interstate 43, which runs from Milwaukee to Beloit.
Personalities
One of the most famous people from Mukwonago is Eric Szmanda from the US hit series CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators . Another personality is Mark Lambrecht, a high school teacher and local soccer coach who is season 6 finalist in the US series "The Mole".
education
Mukwonago High School is located in Mukwonago and serves as the central educational institution.