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Muskego Settlement's original Norway Lutheran Church, since moved to Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Muskego Settlement was one of the first Norwegian-American settlements in the United States. Situated near today's Muskego, Wisconsin, the Muskego Settlement covered areas within what is now the town of Norway in Racine County, Wisconsin. [1]
Map of the USA showing borders of states and counties. Adapted by Wapcaplet from a public-domain map courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau website. Date: 25 September 2006: Source: en:File:Map of USA with county outlines.png: Author
Muskego contains three lakes within its borders: Big Muskego Lake, Little Muskego Lake, and Lake Denoon. Big Muskego Lake is a shallow 2,260-acre (9.1 km 2) flow-through lake in south-central Muskego. Most of the lake is less than four feet deep with a generally organic or muck bottom.
Iowa County was formed in 1829 from the Crawford County land south of the Wisconsin River. [1] Brown County's southern portion was used to form Milwaukee County in 1834. [1] The state of Wisconsin was created from Wisconsin Territory on May 29, 1848, with 28 counties.
Denoon (also called DeNoon or De Noon) was a village established by James DeNoon Reymert in 1852, straddling the county line between Waukesha and Racine counties in Wisconsin, 15 miles southeast of Waukesha, in range 20 E. of the towns of Muskego and Norway, on the shore of Lake Denoon. [1]
Old Muskego Church was erected by Norwegian-American Lutherans near Waterford in the Wind Lake area of Racine County, Wisconsin in 1844, four years before Wisconsin became a state. It was originally built in the Muskego Settlement near Muskego, Wisconsin, by Norwegian immigrant settlers. [3] [4]
Chicago Tribune Ghost Towns Haunt Wisconsin As Lumbering Ends; Wisconsin Public Television - Lost Towns of Southern Wisconsin "Guide to the Ghost Towns of Wisconsin". website. Rootsweb. August 7, 2010 "Kenosha Co. WI Placenames". website. Rootsweb
As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 406,978, making it the third-most populous county in Wisconsin. Its median income of $88,985 placed it as the only county in Wisconsin on the list of the 100 highest-income counties in the U.S. by median income as of 2020. [2] Its county seat and largest city is Waukesha. [3]