Brown Deer, Wisconsin

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Brown Deer is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 12,170 at the 2000 census. The village incorporated on January 20, 1955 from a portion of the former town of Granville.[1]

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[edit] Geography

Location of Brown Deer, Wisconsin

Brown Deer is located at 43°10′22″N, 87°58′40″W (43.172858, -87.977899)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 11.4 km² (4.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 12,170 people, 5,134 households, and 3,249 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,067.9/km² (2,768.1/mi²). There were 5,335 housing units at an average density of 468.1/km² (1,213.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 82.04% White, 12.51% African American, 0.25% Native American, 2.62% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.66% from other races, and 1.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.14% of the population.

There were 5,134 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the village the population was spread out with 19.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $50,847, and the median income for a family was $60,335. Males had a median income of $41,686 versus $31,463 for females. The per capita income for the village was $25,628. About 2.4% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

Brown Deer High School is a high school on North 60th Street. There are up to 700 students on the role in grades 9-12.[2] The school's sports teams are known as The Falcons.

[edit] Sports

The Brown Deer Falcons are apart of the Woodland Conference. The Falcons made the move to the Woodland after the 2005 school year. Brown Deer was formerly in the Parkland Conference. The Falcons have won many conference and State champioships. The most recent State championship was in Boy's Track in 1998 and the most recent conference chapionship was by the Boy's Baseball team in 2006. The Falcons rival schools are the Pewaukee Pirates and the New Berlin Eisenhower Lions. Brown Deer was also home to now Houston Rocket, Steve Novak. He was the 2001-2002 Gatorade Wisconsin State Player of the Year for basketball. Their boys swim team is also exceptional.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "VILLAGE HISTORY", from the Village of Brown Deer, Wisconsin website
  2. ^ Great schools

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