Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin
Location of Sheboygan Falls in Wisconsin Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin Downtown Sheboygan Falls Downtown Sheboygan Falls Counties Sheboygan Looking west at Sheboygan Falls Sheboygan Falls is a town/city in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States.
With a populace of 7,775 at the 2010 census the town/city is the 3rd biggest city in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
The town/city is part of the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Sheboygan Falls took its name from the close-by falls on the Sheboygan River.
Sheboygan Falls is positioned at 43 44 N 87 49 W (43.730, -87.821), along the Sheboygan River between its confluences with the Mullet and Onion Rivers.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.41 square miles (14.01 km2), of which, 5.28 square miles (13.68 km2) is territory and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) is water. The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 98.05% White, 0.34% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.30% from other competitions, and 0.71% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 2.6% of families and 2.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.1% White, 0.6% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.8% from other competitions, and 1.4% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,480 homeholds of which 27.2% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 50.2% were married couples residing together, 8.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 38.2% were non-families.
Wastewater is treated at the Sheboygan Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility in Sheboygan.
The town/city has a municipal utility business providing electric service, with Wisconsin Public Service providing natural gas.
Sheboygan Falls High School Sheboygan Falls Middle School Sheboygan Falls Elementary School Four-lane Highway 23, which lies just north of the city, is a major east-west route into the city.
Highway 28, another east-west route into the city, forms part of the south edge of the city.
Interstate 43, positioned less than five miles east of Sheboygan Falls, is the major north-south transit route into the area.
Highway 32 another north-south route into the city, goes through downtown Sheboygan Falls.
A single-track barns branch line between Plymouth and Sheboygan runs through the city.
Built by the Chicago & North Western (C&NW) Railroad, the track originally alongsideed the electric interurban Wisconsin Power & Light line which terminated at Elkhart Lake. In later years it was primarily a freight line for the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, and Union Pacific after UP acquired the C&NW in 1995.
In 2006, citing low demand and degraded infrastructure, Union Pacific reported plans to abandon the line west of the Kohler Company factory in Kohler, thus terminating all service to Sheboygan Falls.
In 2009, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation purchased the Plymouth-Sheboygan Falls portion of the line from Union Pacific, with the intent of repairing the long dormant line to allow the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad to furnish restored service to Sheboygan Falls. The track through downtown Sheboygan Falls has been of interest to railfans because of a number of interesting features, including an iron trestle over the Sheboygan River, a small section of street running where the line runs at undertaking along town/city streets, and antiquated "wig-wag" signals at a several crossings.
Sheboygan Falls is served by the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport, which is positioned several miles from the city.
The Sheboygan Falls Police Department maintains a full-time police existence in the city, with an executive staff of four, ten officers, and an administrative staff.
Is headquartered in Sheboygan Falls.
School District of Sheboygan Falls There are two company parks in Sheboygan Falls: Sheboygan Falls Industrial Park, which is privately owned and fully developed, is positioned about 1 mile from State Highway 23.
The park is positioned less than one mile from State Highway 23, on County Highways C and TT.
Ducktona 500 - Antique car show and 3,000 plastic ducks race down the Sheboygan River for cash prizes.
Sheboygan Falls Kiwanis Club Sheboygan Falls Lions Club Boys & Girls Clubs of Sheboygan County Sheboygan Falls American Legion Post 149 Sheboygan Falls Common Council Members "State: Rail line connecting Falls, Plymouth to go back in service", Sheboygan Press, May 23, 2009.
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