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Elkhorn
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Elkhorn
Total population
10,221
Median home value
$273,600
Bachelor's+
Median income
$77,649
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Elkhorn is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. It is located 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Milwaukee. As of the 2020 census, it was home to 10,247 people, up from 10,084 at the 2010 census.
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History
In 1836, Colonel Samuel Phoenix spotted a rack of elk antlers in a tree and proclaimed the area as "Elk Horn." The area's beauty and fertile soil led Daniel Bradley, his brother Milo, and LeGrand Rockwell to create a community in the area. Its growth to a population of 539 led to the first town meeting in 1846. Elkhorn was designated county seat that same year because of its location in Walworth County. In 1851, Elkhorn became the location of the Walworth County Fair, which is now hosted annually at the Walworth County Fairgrounds which lasts for six days having Labor Day as the last. The Walworth County Fair is the largest county fair in Wisconsin. In the 1870s, saline water from springs located in Elkhorn was believed to cure rheumatism. Because the city places Christmas decorations around its center, Elkhorn has been called the "Christmas Card Town" since before World War II. This tradition is celebrated every year by an annual oil painting by local artist Jan Castle Reed. These watercolor paintings are turned into Christmas cards. Elkhorn is also known for the folklore of the Beast of Bray Road, a supposed werewolf type creature that has become the focus of books, documentaries, and other media including 2005 movie, The Beast of Bray Road.
Geography
Elkhorn is located at (42.672900, −88.540342). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
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Largest nearby schools
- Badger HighHigh · Lake Geneva · 1,326 students · 16.2:1 ratio
- Elkhorn Area HighHigh · Elkhorn · 974 students · 15.5:1 ratio
- Elkhorn Area MiddleMiddle · Elkhorn · 705 students · 16.4:1 ratio
- Lake Geneva MiddleMiddle · Lake Geneva · 615 students · 14.3:1 ratio
- Delavan-Darien HighHigh · Delavan · 585 students · 13.6:1 ratio
- Central - Denison ElementaryElementary · Lake Geneva · 566 students · 12.6:1 ratio
- Jackson ElementaryElementary · Elkhorn · 521 students · 16.8:1 ratio
- Phoenix MiddleMiddle · Delavan · 487 students · 12.5:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library