Bayside

History

The land that became Bayside was originally inhabited by Native Americans, who surrendered their land to the United States Federal Government in the 1830s. However, it is possible that the Potawatomi Chief Waubeka maintained a summer camp in Bayside and a winter camp in the Ozaukee County community that bears his name as late as 1845. In the 19th century, the community was part of the Town of Milwaukee, and most of the land was used for logging and then farming by the early Dutch-American settlers. In 1885, the Uihlein family, which owned the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company, began purchasing land in Bayside, which became Nine Mile Farm, where the company bred draft horses for the brewery. The Uihlein family also kept chickens and cows on the property, and began reforesting the area around 1910. In 1969, the Schlitz Foundation considered getting rid of the land, which caused a debate in Bayside over whether it should become a public space or private developments. In 1971, the foundation donated the land to the National Audubon Society to create a nature center, which today is the 185-acre Schlitz Audubon Nature Center. In the 1890s and early 20th century, prominent Milwaukeeans, including Jacob Donges and Frederick Usinger, began to construct summer homes in the "Fairy Chasm" community near Lake Michigan. The Fish Creek Park Company, organized in 1892, was one group that built vacation homes in Ozaukee County portion of what would become Bayside. Bayside grew rapidly during the post-war suburbanization and economic prosperity. Many of the homes in the village were constructed between 1950 and 1980. The village incorporated on February 13, 1953, to prevent annexation by the City of Milwaukee, as happened to other communities in the county, including the Town of…

Geography

Bayside is located at (43.180275, -87.904735). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Lake Michigan borders the eastern edge of Bayside. Most of the village is in Milwaukee County, but a small portion at the end of Lake Drive bordering Fish Creek is in Ozaukee County.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  32,189
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  31,148
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  30,185
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  27,524
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  27,111
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  23,878
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  22,974
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  22,807

Largest nearby schools

• HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12
  Other · Milwaukee · 1,828 students · 28.6:1 ratio
• Obama School of Career and Technical Education
  Other · Milwaukee · 1,402 students · 29.8:1 ratio
• Milwaukee Academy of Science
  Other · Milwaukee · 1,401 students · 20.3:1 ratio
• King International
  High · Milwaukee · 1,283 students · 17.8:1 ratio
• Riverside High
  High · Milwaukee · 1,229 students · 13.8:1 ratio
• Golda Meir School
  Other · Milwaukee · 1,174 students · 19.6:1 ratio
• Nicolet High
  High · Glendale · 1,089 students · 13.3:1 ratio
• Milwaukee High School of the Arts
  High · Milwaukee · 989 students · 15.5:1 ratio