Silver Lake, Wisconsin

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Silver Lake is a village in Salem Township,Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,341 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Rail lines
4 Use as a film location
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Silver Lake is located at 42°32′58″N, 88°10′9″W (42.549485, -88.169194)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.0 km² (1.5 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,341 people, 876 households, and 613 families residing in the village. The population density was 590.8/km² (1,532.4/mi²). There were 964 housing units at an average density of 243.3/km² (631.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.88% White, 0.09% African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.81% from other races, and 1.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.08% of the population.

There were 876 households out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the village the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $50,431, and the median income for a family was $59,844. Males had a median income of $43,879 versus $26,719 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,757. About 2.4% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Rail lines

The Village has been supported in the past by two rail lines. One traveled between Rockford area and Kenosha and although it no longer exists, the Right of Way can be seen easily in aerial images and can be hiked through Silver Lake County Park. The other is the present Canadian National, once called the Wisconsin Central and Soo, to Chicago and northern reaches. The existence of these two rail lines made it possible for this area and lake (once called Shellfish Lake) to support several large ice houses between 1895-1920's. The ice from these houses helped to support the need for ice in Chicago and Kenosha. After the need for ice met its demise, the boarding houses became hotels and resorts. These hostels helped to support the vacationers who found their way to the clear lake.

[edit] Use as a film location

The 2005 remake of the film The Amityville Horror was shot on location at a private residence on Silver Lake that has, over the years, been called The Rustman Residence, The Krause Residence and Oakview.