Hortonville, Wisconsin

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Hortonville is a village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,357 at the 2000 census. It was founded in 1848 by landowner Alonzo Horton.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Teachers strike
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Hortonville is located at 44°20′7″N, 88°38′20″W (44.335196, -88.638847)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 7.2 km² (2.8 mi²). 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.52%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,357 people, 871 households, and 634 families residing in the village. The population density was 335.8/km² (868.2/mi²). There were 904 housing units at an average density of 128.8/km² (333.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.99% White, 0.13% African American, 0.04% Native American, 2.21% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.

There were 871 households out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $51,635, and the median income for a family was $55,298. Males had a median income of $41,689 versus $24,680 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,277. About 4.4% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Teachers strike

In 1974, teachers belonging to the Hortonville Education Association went on strike against the Hortonville School District. Strikes by teachers were illegal under state law. The strike received national attention as the 84 striking teachers were replaced by strikebreakers and classes resumed. Teachers from around the state joined the picket lines.

The case went to the United States Supreme Court. The union claimed that the disciniplary hearings held by the Hortonville Board of Education were prejudiced because of the board's role as the bargaining unit for the district. In a 6-3 decision authored by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, the court found the board had the power to discipline the teachers. Teachers in the Hortonville district did not vote to re-form a union until 2003.