Sturtevant is a village in Racine County,

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, United States. The population was 6,919 at the 2020 census.

History

Sturtevant was originally known as Parkersville, after the Parker family, early settlers in the area. Other former names for Sturtevant are Western Union Junction and Corliss. The name ''Corliss'' referred to the Brown Corliss Engine Company of Milwaukee. The name ''Sturtevant'' was selected in 1923, when the Massachusetts-based B. F. Sturtevant Company opened a plant.

Geography

Sturtevant is located at (42.698819, -87.899202). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 6,970 people, 2,103 households, and 1,373 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 2,240 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 78.8%

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, 15.9%

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, 0.7% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 1.3% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 6.1% of the population. There were 2,103 households, of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were

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living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.7% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.99. The median age in the village was 35.8 years. 18.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 37.8% were from 25 to 44; 25.6% were from 45 to 64; and 8.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 61.7% male and 38.3% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 5,287 people, 1,477 households, and 1,057 families living in the village. The

was 1,717.7 people per square mile (662.8/km²). There were 1,521 housing units at an average density of 494.2 per square mile (190.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 80.25%

, 15.79%

, 1.15% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.21%

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, 0.83% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 5.73% of the population. There were 1,477 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were

living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.06. In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.0% under the age of 18, 12.9% from 18 to 24, 40.7% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 180.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 205.6 males. The median income for a household in the village was $51,492, and the median income for a family was $56,563. Males had a median income of $37,273 versus $27,009 for females. The

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for the village was $16,093. About 3.8% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the

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, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The Village of Sturtevant is governed by a six-member board and a village president. The village has a full-time police department.

Commerce

The largest employer in Sturtevant is Ruud Lighting, a subsidiary CREE. Other top employers include BRP US Inc., Andis Company and the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.

Transportation

Railways

Sturtevant was a junction between two main lines of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, better known as the Milwaukee Road. The Chicago & Milwaukee (C&M) line ran north–south and the Racine & Southwestern Line (Southwestern Line) ran east–west. In 1985 the

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, through its subsidiary Soo Line, acquired the Milwaukee Road and continued operation over these tracks. Service on the former Southwestern Line goes west only as far as Kansasville. Amtrak also passes through Sturtevant, serving Racine,

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and the southern Milwaukee suburbs from a station on Wisconsin Highway 20 to the north.

Airport

Sturtevant is served by the Sylvania Airport (C89).

Education

Sturtevant is part of the

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. Most areas are zoned to Schulte Elementary School, while some are zoned to West Ridge Elementary School. All residents are zoned to Mitchell

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and Case High School.

Sturtevant Transitional Facility

The 300-bed

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Sturtevant Transitional Facility (STF), designed to provide offender reintegration to the community and accountability for offenders, provides Alternatives to Revocation (ATR), Work Release, and Community Service programs, and acts as a holding facility, similar to a county jail. STF has two security levels, minimum and maximum, with a 150-bed capacity each.

Points of interest

* Western Union Junction Railroad Museum * Sturtevant Amtrak Station

References

External links

Sturtevant, Wisconsin
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