West Allis, Wisconsin
Milwaukee County
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West Allis ( with a status of "City" ) is the second largest city of Milwaukee County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2010, West Allis had 60 411 inhabitants.
The name belonging to the metropolitan city of Milwaukee West Allis goes back to Edward P. Allis, the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company founded in the 19th century. The settlement was established west of the factory.
Geography
Through the city flows the headwaters of the Root River and the Kinnikinnick River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 11.4 square miles ( 29.4 square kilometers), of which 11.4 square miles ( 29.4 square kilometers ) of land and 0.04 square miles has (0, 2 square kilometers) of water are.
Neighboring communities and neighboring cities of West Allis are (from north clockwise) Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, West Milwaukee, Greenfield and New Berlin.
History
The original settlement at the site of the present West allis deceit the name of Honey Creek. When the Chicago and North Western Railway in 1880 built a rail line from Madison to Chicago, she called her stop North Greenfield. 1887 was the village officially named the North Greenfield. After Allis- Chalmers had here a factory built in 1901, the town was renamed in 1902 in West Allis. 1906 he was appointed to the city.
Traffic
The major road arteries for West Allis are the highways Interstate 94 in west-east direction and the Interstate 894 / U.S. Highway 45 as a north- south axis. In public transport West Allis is powered by buses of the Milwaukee County Transit System ( MCTS ). Most important station is the Milwaukee Intermodal Station, from which there are regional and remote connections.
It is worth noting, however, that even by American conditions, the supply of public transport in the metropolitan Milwaukee just average. In comparison, the southern neighborhood of Chicago has a mass transit system at European level. With a good road network and relatively short distances, one is Milwaukee Area by car often at an advantage.
The main airport in the region, the General Mitchell International Airport is about 13 miles (21 km ) away. The smaller regional and private planes Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport is located north of Wauwatosa, 9 miles ( 14 km ) away.
Population
According to the census in 2010 lived in West Allis 60 411 people in 27 454 households. The population density was 2054.8 people per square kilometer. In the 27 454 households lived statistically 2.17 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 86.7 percent white, 3.6 percent African American, 1.1 percent Native American, 2.0 percent Asian and 3.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity was 9.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
20.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.6 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population was female.
The median annual income for a household was $ 44,066. The per capita income was $ 24,906. 14.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Attractions
Its most famous attraction of the city is the Wisconsin State Fair Park, Milwaukee Mile race track to the part.
In addition to the Wisconsin State Fair Park is located to the Pettit National Ice Center ice skating rink with a 400-meter ice rink, take place at the international competitions.
The Milwaukee County Zoo is about 5 miles from Downtown West Allis away at the northwest edge of town, on the district border to the neighboring city of Wauwatosa.
Train
West Allis together with the neighboring village of West Milwaukee the West Allis - West Milwaukee School District, this includes the following public schools in the city:
- Franklin Elementary School
- Hoover Elementary School
- Horace Mann Elementary School
- Irving Elementary School
- Jefferson Elementary School
- Longfellow Elementary School
- Madison Elementary School
- Mitchell Elementary School
- Pershing Elementary School
- Walker Elementary School
- Wilson Elementary School
- Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate School
- Lincoln Intermediate School
- West Milwaukee Intermediate School
- West Allis Central High School
- Nathan Hale High School
- James E. Dottke High School
Notable companies
- Allis- Chalmers, no longer exists
- Siemens Power Corporation, at the former Allis -Chalmers area
- Quad Graphics, printer
- WDJT -TV ( Channel 58, CBS ), WMLW -CA (channel 41, IND ) and WYTU -LD (Channel 63, Telemundo ), Weigel Broadcasting Stations
Notable people
- Jeffrey Dahmer - Serial Killer ( The Butcher / The Monster of Milwaukee )
- Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah - rock band in the 70s, one- hit wonder with the song " Lake Shore Drive "
- Chad Dombrowski - professional football player
- Neil Dombrowski - professional football player
- Tighe Dombrowski - professional football player
- Liberace - pianist and entertainer
- Dan Jansen - Speed Skating World Champion, Olympic gold medalist
- Richard A. Knobloch - U.S. Air Force General
- Harvey Kuenn - professional baseball in the Major League Baseball ( MLB), later Sports Manager
- Dan Mask - composer, keyboard player and music educator
- Dawn Miceli - Comedian
- Chellsie Memmel - Turn World Champion, 2008 Team Silver at the Olympics
- Nick Pearson - Olympian, U.S. speed skating champion