| Sturtevant, Wisconsin | |
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| — Village — | |
| Nickname(s): Durty Sturty | |
| Location of Sturtevant, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Racine |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.1 sq mi (8.0 km2) |
| • Land | 3.1 sq mi (8.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 702 ft (214 m) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 6,599 |
| • Density | 1,717.7/sq mi (663.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 55-77925[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1575001[1] |
Sturtevant is a village in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6599 at the 2009 census.
Sturtevant celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2007.
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Sturtevant is located at (42.698819, -87.899202).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km²), all of it land.
The Village of Sturtevant is governed by a six-member board and a village president. The village has a full-time police department.
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 5,287 people, 1,477 households, and 1,057 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,717.7 people per square mile (662.8/km²). There were 1,521 housing units at an average density of 494.2 per square mile (190.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 80.25% White, 15.79% African American, 1.15% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 0.83% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.73% of the population.
There were 1,477 households out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the village the population was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 12.9% from 18 to 24, 40.7% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 180.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 205.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $51,492, and the median income for a family was $56,563. Males had a median income of $37,273 versus $27,009 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,093. About 3.8% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.
The 300-bed Sturtevant Transitional Faciity (STF), designed to provide offender reintegration to the community and accountability for offenders, provides Alternatives to Revocation (ATR), Work Release, and Community Service programs, and acts as a holding facility, similar to a county jail. STF has two security levels, minimum and maximum, with a 150-bed capacity each.[4]
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