Cedar Grove, Wisconsin

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Cedar Grove is a village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,887 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Cedar Grove is located at 43°34′6″N, 87°49′22″W (43.568213, -87.822915)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.3 km² (2.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,887 people, 699 households, and 529 families residing in the village. The population density was 353.7/km² (917.9/mi²). There were 724 housing units at an average density of 135.7/km² (352.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.36% White, 0.05% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.65% of the population.

There were 699 households out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% 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 3.17.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $49,674, and the median income for a family was $55,781. Males had a median income of $42,112 versus $21,701 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,658. About 3.0% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

Cedar Grove was originally settled along the shore of Lake Michigan by hardy and determined Dutch pioneers. Many of their descendants remain in the area today. The village relocated to its present site, about one mile inland, when the railroad came through. Every year the town remembers its Dutch heritage with a two day celebration. Holland Festival is held in Memorial Park during the last Friday and Saturday in July. The festival is strongly family oriented with various ethnic foods and a variety of music. Before the Saturday afternoon parade the main street is scrubbed by children and adults dressed in traditional Dutch costumes in order to prepare the road for the Klompen Dansers and parade to follow. Holland Festival is a great family event with a small town atmosphere. To see all the things there are to do and see visit the official web site: http://www.hollandfest.com/

On September 9, 2006 Cedar Grove, WI was featured in Subdivision, an episode of the Fox series, Prison Break. Escaped inmate Charles Patoshik found himself in the small town where he ended up in a blind woman’s home who mistook him for her son. The woman had a painting of the Netherlands on her wall (a reference to the town’s Dutch heritage) which the inmate stole because he thought it looked like a beautiful place to live. The filming of the episode did not take place in the town but the sheer mentioning of such a little village came as a surprise to all current and former residents.