Oak Creek

Oak Creek, Wisconsin
—  City  —
Location of Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°53′4″N 87°53′57″W / 42.88444°N 87.89917°W / 42.88444; -87.89917
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Milwaukee
Area
- Total	28.6 sq mi (74.1 km2)
- Land	28.6 sq mi (74.1 km2)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	702 ft (214 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	28,456
- Density	994.4/sq mi (383.9/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	55-58800[2]
GNIS feature ID	1570601[1]

Oak Creek is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 28,456 at the 2000 census. In 2007, its population was estimated at 35,223.^[2]

History

Oak Creek, then still semi-rural, was incorporated in 1955 under the terms of Wisconsin statute 66.0215, also known as "The Oak Creek Law",^[3] to prevent its annexation by neighboring Milwaukee.^[4]

Geography

Oak Creek is located at 42°53′4″N 87°53′57″W / 42.88444°N 87.89917°W / 42.88444; -87.89917 (42.884347, -87.899209)^[5].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.6 square miles (74.2 km²), of which, 28.6 square miles (74.1 km²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 28,456 people, 11,239 households, and 7,530 families residing in the city. The population density was 994.4 people per square mile (383.9/km²). There were 11,897 housing units at an average density of 415.7/sq mi (160.5/km²). The ethnic makeup of the city is 91.96% White, 1.82% African American, 0.59% Native American, 2.39% Asian, 1.70% from other ethnic groups, and 1.53% from two or more ethnic groups. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.45% of the population.

There were 11,239 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $53,779, and the median income for a family was $63,381. Males had a median income of $43,935 versus $31,443 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,586. About 1.2% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

Government

On April 7, 2009 Incumbent Mayor Richard "Dick" Bolender defeated Alderwoman Dimity Grabowski for mayor.

Mayors of Oak Creek

• Art Abendschein (1955-72)
• Elroy Honadel (1972-74)
• Don Hermann (1974-85)
• Milo Schocker (1985-88)
• Chris Bastian (1988-91)
• Dale Richards (1991-03)
• Richard "Dick" Bolender (2003-)

Oak Creek Common Council

• Mayor: Richard "Dick" Bolender

Aldermen:

• 1st District: Dan Jakubczyk (since 2009)
• 2nd District: Daniel J. Bukiewicz, Common Council President (since 2008, Council President since 2009)
• 3rd District: Stephen Scaffidi (since 2009)
• 4th District: Michael E. Toman (since 2003)
• 5th District: Kenneth A. Gehl (since 2009)
• 6th District: Tom Michalski (since 2006)

Economy

Midwest Air Group's and Midwest Airlines's headquarters are located in Oak Creek.^[8]

The Oak Creek Power Plant is in Oak Creek. The city also hosts a number of small companies, with interests ranging from engineering to agriculture, including the locally-famous Black Bear Bottling plant.^[9]

References

External links

• City of Oak Creek

• Oak Creek, Wisconsin is at coordinates 42°53′04″N 87°53′57″W / 42.884347°N 87.899209°W / 42.884347; -87.899209 (Oak Creek, Wisconsin)Coordinates: 42°53′04″N 87°53′57″W / 42.884347°N 87.899209°W / 42.884347; -87.899209 (Oak Creek, Wisconsin)

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