Cedar Creek, Wisconsin

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Cedar Creek, Wisconsin
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Cedar Creek, Wisconsin
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Cedar Creek, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°20′23″N88°13′22″W / 43.33972°N 88.22278°W / 43.33972; -88.22278 Coordinates: 43°20′23″N88°13′22″W / 43.33972°N 88.22278°W / 43.33972; -88.22278
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Washington
Elevation
321 m (1,053 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 262
GNIS feature ID1562834 [1]

Cedar Creek is an unincorporated community located in the town of Polk, Washington County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Polk, Wisconsin Town in Wisconsin, United States

Polk is a town in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,938 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Ackerville, Cedar Creek, Cedar Lake, Diefenbach Corners, Mayfield, and Rugby Junction are located in the town. The town derives its name from James K. Polk, 11th U.S. President, who was in office when Wisconsin attained statehood in 1848.

Washington County, Wisconsin County in the United States

Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 131,887. Its county seat is West Bend. The county was created from Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and organized in 1845. It was named after President George Washington.

History

Cedar Creek was originally called Maxonville, and under the latter name was founded in the 1840s by Densmore Maxon, and named for him. [2] The present name is after nearby Cedar Creek. [2]

Densmore William Maxon was an American farmer from Polk, Wisconsin who served as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.

Cedar Creek (Wisconsin) stream in southeastern Wisconsin

Cedar Creek is a 32.7-mile-long (52.6 km) stream in southeastern Wisconsin in the United States. It emanates from Big Cedar Lake in the town of West Bend, then flows east into Little Cedar Lake. Eventually the creek flows to the southeast and runs directly through the heart of Cedarburg. The creek empties into the Milwaukee River within the town of Grafton.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Cedar Creek, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. 1 2 Loepp, Donald F. (July 11, 1984). "Dreams along banks of Cedar Creek". The Milwaukee Journal . pp. Part 2, Page 1. Retrieved 23 April 2015.


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