Oak Creek, Wisconsin
| Oak Creek | |
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 The former Midwest Airlines building , now the headquarters of Bucyrus International |
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| Location in Wisconsin | |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Wisconsin |
| County : | Milwaukee County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 53 ′ N , 87 ° 54 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
34,451 (as of 2010) 1,751,316 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 470.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 73.2 km 2 (approx. 28 mi 2 ) of which 73.2 km 2 (approx. 28 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 214 m |
| Postcodes : | 53154 |
| Area code : | +1 414 |
| FIPS : | 55-58800 |
| GNIS ID : | 1570601 |
| Website : | www.oakcreekwi.org |
| Mayor : | Stephen Scaffidi |
Oak Creek is a city (with the status " City ") in Milwaukee County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , Oak Creek had 34,451 residents, which increased to 35,008 by 2013.
Oak Creek is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area .
Oak Creek, which originally lived partly from agriculture, was promoted to town in 1955. The Wisconsin State Gazette gave the place City status under Resolution 66.0215 (also known as the Oak Creek Act) .
Geography and traffic
Oak Creek is located in southeastern Wisconsin on Oak Creek , a tributary of Lake Michigan .
In the city that meet Wisconsin State Highways 32 , 38 and 100 together. Interstate 94 runs from Milwaukee to Chicago on the western edge of Oak Creek .
The city also has several rail lines running south from Milwaukee .
Oak Creek is 7 miles south of Milwaukee's Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport .
In addition to Milwaukee, 12 miles north, the nearest major cities are Waukesha (44.7 km northwest), Franklin (14.7 km west) and Racine (20.2 km south).
economy
The airline Midwest Airlines had previously based in Oak Creek. In January 2010, Republic Airways Holdings , the parent company of Midwest Airlines, announced that Midwest Airlines' headquarters and administration would be relocated to Indianapolis .
Mining equipment manufacturer Bucyrus International announced in June 2010 that the company's headquarters are moving from its former headquarters in South Milwaukee to the former Midwest Airlines building.
Oak Creek has a coal and natural gas powered thermal power plant.
population
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1960 | 9372 | - | |
| 1970 | 13,928 | 48.6% | |
| 1980 | 16,932 | 21.6% | |
| 1990 | 19,513 | 15.2% | |
| 2000 | 28,456 | 45.8% | |
| 2010 | 34,451 | 21.1% | |
| 2013 estimate | 35.008 | 1.6% | |
| 1960-2000 2010-2013 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Oak Creek had 34,451 people in 14,064 households. The population density was 470.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.44 people each in the 14,064 households.
The racial the population was composed of 87.7 percent white, 2.8 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 4.5 percent Asian and 2.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 7.5 percent of the population.
23.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 65.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.0 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 69,107 USD . The per capita income was $ 31,759. 6.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Attack on Sikh temples
On August 5, 2012, 7 people were killed in an attack on a Sikh temple. Among the dead is the assassin, who was shot by a police officer. That and 2 other people were seriously injured. The attacker wore a 9/11 tattoo and was allegedly known as a neo-Nazi. The police suspect a terrorist background and that the attack may have been mistaken for Muslims.
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ↑ OakCreekWI.org - Stephen Scaffidi Retrieved on July 16, 2014
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 16, 2014
- ↑ a b U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Oak Creek, Wisconsin ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 16, 2014
- ↑ Google Maps: Oak Creek, WI - General Mitchell International Airport
- ^ Google Maps: Oak Creek, WI - Milwaukee, WI
- ↑ Google Maps: Oak Creek, WI - Waukesha, WI
- ↑ Google Maps: Oak Creek, WI - Franklin, WI
- ↑ Google Maps: Oak Creek, WI - Racine, WI
- ↑ ABC News: Republic Airways Moving Execs to Indianapolis
- ↑ US Decennial Census.Retrieved July 16, 2014
