Somers, Wisconsin
| Somers, Wisconsin | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Somers, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates: 42°37′17″N 87°52′17″W / 42.62139°N 87.87139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Kenosha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.5 sq mi (79.1 km2) |
| • Land | 30.5 sq mi (79.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 679 ft (207 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 9,597 |
| • Density | 296.9/sq mi (114.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 262 |
| FIPS code | 55-74650 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1584173 |
Somers is a town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 9,597 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Somers is located within the town at Kenosha County Highway E (12th Street) at the former Milwaukee Road (now Canadian Pacific/Amtrak main railroad line north of Chicago).
The community was originally named Pike Grove on April 15, 1843 by an act of the Wisconsin territorial legislature, and became Somers in 1851. One story tells of a wealthy Englishman by that name whom the residents were hoping to entice into financing a rail line from Pike Grove to Chicago. Another transient nickname for Somers at about that time was Aurora, where for a time a post office operated with that name from the Willis Tavern.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 30.5 square miles (79.1 km²), of which, 30.5 square miles (79.0 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.07%) is water.
Berryville is a residential and business community located in the town of Somers, Wisconsin along the intersections of Kenosha County Highway A (7th Street) and Highway 32 (Sheridan Road). The community was named for the proliferation of strawberry farms in the area. The Berryville School was a community fixture into the 1980s, when it was demolished for new housing. Adjacent to the school to the south was the Mid-City Outdoor Theatre (1948-1984), one of Wisconsin's first drive-in theatres.
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,059 people, 3,399 households, and 2,226 families residing in the town. The population density was 296.9 people per square mile (114.6/km²). There were 3,552 housing units at an average density of 116.4 per square mile (45.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.57% White, 3.23% African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.24% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.92% from other races, and 1.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.10% of the population.
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