New Munster, Wisconsin

New Munster, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 42°34′46″N88°13′40″W / 42.57944°N 88.22778°W / 42.57944; -88.22778
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Kenosha
Town	Wheatland
Area
• Total	1.18 sq mi (3.05 km2)
Elevation	794 ft (242 m)
Population  (2020) [1]
• Total	286
• Density	243/sq mi (93.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	53152
Area code	262
GNIS feature ID	1570228 [2]

New Munster is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the town of Wheatland, in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. ^{[2] [3] [4]} The ZIP Code is 53152. ^[5] It was named a CDP prior to the 2020 census, which showed a population of 286. ^[6] A post office has been open in New Munster since 1880. ^[7]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	286		—
U.S. Decennial Census [8] 2020 [9]

2020 census

New Munster CDP, Wisconsin - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2020 [9]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	275	96.15%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	1	0.35%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	3	1.05%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	2.45%
Total	286	100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

Notes

1. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved January 19, 2023.
2. "New Munster, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. New Munster in the Dictionary of Wisconsin History
4. Kenosha County Placenames
5. "Post Office: New Munster, WI". Archived from the original on February 27, 2011.
6. "New Munster CDP, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 12, 2021.
7. Blevins, Cameron; Helbock, Richard W. (2021). "US Post Offices". Blevins, Cameron; Helbock, Richard W. doi:10.7910/DVN/NUKCNA . Retrieved October 31, 2024.
8. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
9. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - New Munster CDP, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau .