Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
| Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin | |
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| Village | |
 Location of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates: 42°32′20″N 87°52′13″W / 42.53889°N 87.87028°WCoordinates: 42°32′20″N 87°52′13″W / 42.53889°N 87.87028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Kenosha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.64 sq mi (87.13 km2) |
| • Land | 33.33 sq mi (86.32 km2) |
| • Water | 0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2) |
| Elevation | 696 ft (212 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 19,719 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 20,027 |
| • Density | 591.6/sq mi (228.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 262 |
| FIPS code | 55-63300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1571621 |
Pleasant Prairie is a village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin situated between Milwaukee and Chicago. The population was 19,719 at the 2010 census. The neighborhoods of Carol Beach, Dexter's Corner, Ranney, and Tobin are located within the village.
The Pleasant Prairie area was the center of Indian activity in pre-pioneer Wisconsin. Some of the earliest traces of Indian life in Wisconsin have been found along State Highway 32 and State Highway 165, Barnes Creek, and in the Carol Beach area. These early Indian campsites were located along what was once the shoreline of Lake Michigan. Pleasant Prairie also saw pioneers arrive in Wisconsin on the Jambeau Trail (now known as Green Bay Road). In addition, several natural historic sites such as the Chiwaukee Prairie and the Kenosha Sand Dunes lie undisturbed in Pleasant Prairie.
The area's first white settler was Horace Woodbridge, who arrived on June 4, 1833; Henry Miller arrived later that same month. Pleasant Prairie had its beginnings as a political entity in April 1842 when the first town meeting was held and the first election of town officials took place. The early town officials met in the Williams Congregational Church located at 93rd Street and Green Bay Road. Later the old church became the town hall. Pleasant Prairie originally was a town nearly 42 square miles (110 km2) in size.
Over the next 150 years, the city of Kenosha began to annex lands south of 60th Street and west from Lake Michigan. The town of Pleasant Prairie was slowly reduced in size as Kenosha grew. There were nine separate settlement areas in the town that in some cases became the starting point for significant growth. Some no longer exist.
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