Saukville, Wisconsin

Saukville, Wisconsin
The Milwaukee River in Saukville, Wisconsin
The Milwaukee River in Saukville, Wisconsin
Location of Saukville in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.
Location of Saukville in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.
Coordinates: 43°24′22″N 87°57′47″W / 43.40611°N 87.96306°W / 43.40611; -87.96306
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyOzaukee
Settledc. 1845
Incorporated1915; 109 years ago (1915)
Government
 • Village PresidentBarb Dickmann
 • AdministratorDawn M. Wagner
 • ClerkMary Kay Baumann
 • Village board
Trustees
  • Andy Hebein
  • Richard Belling
  • Scott Fischer
  • Jim Nowlen
  • vacant
  • Trevor Seitz
Area
 • Total3.57 sq mi (9.25 km2)
 • Land3.52 sq mi (9.12 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)
Elevation889 ft (271 m)
Population
 • Total4,258
 • Density1,259.02/sq mi (486.15/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code262
FIPS code55-71725[4]
GNIS feature ID1573739[2]
Websitevillage.saukville.wi.us

Saukville is a village in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. Located on the Milwaukee River with a district along Interstate 43, the community is a suburb in the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The population was 4,258 at the 2020 census.

Downtown Saukville was the site of a Native American village at the crossroads of two trails before white settlers arrived in the mid-1840s. In its early years, the community was a stagecoach stop on the road from Milwaukee to Green Bay and also grew as a mill and market town serving the dairy farmers of northwestern Ozaukee County. The village incorporated in 1915 and later in the 20th century grew into a suburban community with a manufacturing-based economy. As of 2019, more than 40% of the village's jobs were in manufacturing, with the largest employers being a steel mill as well as several foundries and metal fabricators.

The village and the neighboring Town of Saukville are rich in biodiverse bogs and coniferous swamps, the largest of which is the 2,200-acre Cedarburg Bog State Natural Area. The area's bogs are a habitat for endangered species, many types of birds, and carnivorous plants. Among other landforms, the Cedarburg Bog contains a string bog—a geographic feature that seldom occurs as far south as Wisconsin—which contains many plant species rarely seen outside remote parts of Canada.

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  2. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.