Somers, Wisconsin

Somers is a village[5] in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population in 2018 was an estimated 8,359.[6] Somers has a post office with ZIP code 53171.[7]

Somers, Wisconsin
Village
Location of Somers in Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°37′17″N 87°52′17″W
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)[3]
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[4]
GNIS feature ID1584173[2]
Websitesomers.org

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
CensusPop.%±
2019 (est.)8,371[3]
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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. Brines, Jon (24 May 2015). "Somers Village Board gets off to rocky start". Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  6. "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.
  7. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  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

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