Thiensville, Wisconsin

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Thiensville, Wisconsin
Location of Thiensville, Wisconsin
Location of Thiensville, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°14′13″N 87°58′48″W / 43.23694, -87.98
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Ozaukee
Area
 - Total 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km²)
 - Land 1.1 sq mi (2.8 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation [1] 676 ft (206 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 3,254
 - Density 2,964.7/sq mi (1,144.7/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 55-79475[2]
GNIS feature ID 1575351[1]

Thiensville is a village in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,254 at the 2000 census. It was founded by its namesake, John Henry Thien.

In July of 2005, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Thiensville 19th on its list of the 100 Best Places to Live in the United States. It was ranked jointly with neighboring Mequon.

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[edit] Geography

Thiensville is located at 43°14′13″N, 87°58′48″W (43.236806, -87.979951)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km²), of which, 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²) of it is land and 0.90% is water.

The village of Thiensville is completely surrounded by the larger city of Mequon.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 3,254 people, 1,503 households, and 933 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,964.7 people per square mile (1,142.2/km²). There were 1,570 housing units at an average density of 1,430.4/sq mi (551.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.56% White, 0.74% African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.26% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.

There were 1,503 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the village the population was spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 86.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $55,962, and the median income for a family was $69,286. Males had a median income of $46,088 versus $29,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,748. About 1.9% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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