Sharon, Wisconsin
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Sharon is a village in Walworth County
Walworth County, Wisconsin
Walworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2010, the population was 102,228. Its county seat is Elkhorn.-Geography:According to the U.S...

, 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 1,549 at the 2000 census
United States Census
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. The village is located within the Town of Sharon
Sharon, Walworth County, Wisconsin
Sharon is a town in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 912 at the 2000 census. The Village of Sharon is located within the town.-Geography:...

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Notable people

  • Walter Samuel Goodland
    Walter Samuel Goodland
    Walter Samuel Goodland was an American politician and the 31st Governor of Wisconsin. He was a Republican. He attended Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin....

    , Governor of Wisconsin, was born in Sharon.
  • Scott M. Ladd
    Scott M. Ladd
    Scott M. Ladd was a jurist in the state of Iowa. Born in Sharon, Wisconsin, Ladd graduated from Carthage College then located in Illinois. He then studied at the University of Iowa, where he also graduated from, and was admitted to the Iowa bar. Ladd was a judge in the circuit court from 1887 to...

    , Justice of the Iowa
    Iowa
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     Supreme Court, was born in Sharon.
  • George Perring
    George Perring
    George Wilson Perring was a Major League Baseball third baseman who played for five seasons. He played for the Cleveland Naps from 1908 to 1910 and the Kansas City Packers of the Federal League from 1914 to 1915....

    , MLB player, was born in Sharon.
  • Frank P. Woods
    Frank P. Woods
    Frank Plowman Woods was a five-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 10th congressional district, in north-central Iowa. He reached a House leadership position after only two terms...

    , U.S. Representative from Iowa
    Iowa
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    , was born near Sharon.

Geography

Sharon is located at 42°30′8"N 88°43′46"W (42.502412, -88.729681).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 1,549 people, 565 households, and 402 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,699.3 people per square mile (657.2/km²). There were 602 housing units at an average density of 660.4 per square mile (255.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.35% White, 0.58% Black or African American
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, 0.45% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 3.62% from other races
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, and 1.55% from two or more races. 7.30% of the population were Hispanic
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 or Latino
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 of any race.

There were 565 households out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the village the population was spread out with 31.3% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $39,330, and the median income for a family was $45,500. Males had a median income of $34,097 versus $23,438 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the village was $15,779. About 9.5% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 18.3% of those age 65 or over.

Culture

Since 1997 the Sharon Main Street Association has organized an annual "Model A Day", a gathering of Model A collectors and enthusiasts. This event draws over 300 cars each year, and is enhanced by the architectural style and charm of past eras along Main Street.

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