Paddock Lake, Wisconsin
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Paddock Lake is a village in Kenosha County
Kenosha County, Wisconsin
-Demographics: As of the census of 2000, there were 149,577 people, 56,057 households, and 38,455 families residing in the county. The population density was 548 people per square mile . There were 59,989 housing units at an average density of 220 per square mile...

, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

, United States
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. The population was 3,012 at the 2000 census.

Education

Paddock Lake is the home of the regional high school, Westosha Central High School
Westosha Central High School
Central High School is a public high school located in the village of Paddock Lake, Wisconsin near the border with the town of Salem. It serves students in grades 9 through 12 in the municipalities of Wheatland, Salem, Brighton, Paris, Paddock Lake, Trevor, and Bristol. Trevor and Wheatland are...

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Geography

Paddock Lake is located at 42°34′27"N 88°6′19"W (42.574094, -88.105210).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²), of which, 2.0 square miles (5.1 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) is water (10.91%).

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 3,012 people, 1,056 households, and 803 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,539.9 people per square mile (593.3/km²). There were 1,185 housing units at an average density of 605.8 per square mile (233.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.85% White, 0.40% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.93% from other races
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, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.48% of the population.

There were 1,056 households out of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $53,382, and the median income for a family was $60,216. Males had a median income of $40,757 versus $28,229 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the village was $20,621. About 0.7% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.

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