Somers, Wisconsin

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Somers, Wisconsin
Village
Location of Somers in Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Location of Somers in Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°37′17″N 87°52′17″W / 42.62139°N 87.87139°W / 42.62139; -87.87139
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyKenosha
Area
 • Total25.30 sq mi (65.53 km2)
 • Land25.28 sq mi (65.48 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation679 ft (207 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total600
 • Estimate 
(2019)[2]
8,371
 • Density331.09/sq mi (127.83/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)262
FIPS code55-74650[5]
GNIS feature ID1584173[3]
Websitesomers.org

Somers is a village[6] in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population in 2018 was an estimated 8,359.[7] Somers has a post office with ZIP code 53171.[4]

The village of Somers was incorporated on April 24, 2015, following a local election that favored incorporation.[8] While the village originally only included the eastern half of the town's former boundaries, it now includes almost all of the original town; the remainder is still a town and is slated to become part of Kenosha by 2035.[9][10]

History[]

The community was originally named Pike on April 15, 1843, by an act of the Wisconsin territorial legislature,[11] and became Somers in 1851.[12]

Geography[]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 25.274 square miles (65.46 km2), of which 25.257 square miles (65.42 km2) are land and 0.017 square miles (0.044 km2) are water.[13]

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
2019 (est.)8,371[2]
U.S. Decennial Census[14]

Berryville[]

Berryville is a residential and business community located in the eastern part of the village, at the intersection of Kenosha County Highway A (7th Street) and Highway 32 (Sheridan Road). The community was named for the proliferation of strawberry farms in the area.[15] The Berryville School was a community fixture into the 1980s, when it was demolished for new housing. Adjacent to the school to the south was the Mid-City Outdoor Theatre (1948-1984), one of Wisconsin's first drive-in theatres.[16]

Education[]

Notable people[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. ^ Brines, Jon (24 May 2015). "Somers Village Board gets off to rocky start". Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018 (PEPANNRES): Wisconsin Incorporated Places". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  8. ^ "Incorporation". Village and Town of Somers. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  9. ^ Proposed Village Incorporation (PDF) (Map). Town of Somers. February 23, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  10. ^ Somers Town & Village Boundaries (PDF) (Map). Village and Town of Somers. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  11. ^ https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1843/related/territory_acts/43act_p58_59.pdf
  12. ^ https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1851/related/acts/213.pdf
  13. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files: County Subdivisions - Wisconsin". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  14. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  15. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 44.
  16. ^ Kenosha Placenames
  17. ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1911,' Biographical Sketch of William H. Flett, pg. 648
  18. ^ 'Drue Leyton; Actress, Member of the French Resistance,' Los Angeles Times, February 11, 1997
  19. ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1923,' Biographical Sketch of Conrad Shearer, pg. 625

External links[]

Coordinates: 42°38′25″N 87°54′37″W / 42.64028°N 87.91028°W / 42.64028; -87.91028

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