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Population: 10 Located in Ozaukee County
Cedarburg, Wisconsin Having its entire thriving downtown listed in the National Register of Historic Places, insures that the City of Cedarburg will remain as quaint and charming as it is today. Many of the buildings date back to the 1800s. Enlightened city government within the past few decades controlled the preservation and restoration of the downtown area, an action enthusiastically embraced by residents understandably proud of their lovely city. Surrounding the downtown are residential areas ranging from elegant turn-of-the-century homes to lovely newer colonials, townhouses and condominiums. The rural Town of Cedarburg carries on the historical tradition with many restored farmhouses, and homes primarily traditional in design.
The median income in Cedarburg is $54,215. Cedarburg is served by the Cedarburg School District. The student/teacher ratio in the primary schools is 16; and 17 at secondary schools. 77% of graduates plan to attend college. By the 1850's, Cedar Creek produced enough water power for Cedarburg's mills, industries and quarries to flourish, and the abundance of limestone in the area enabled skilled German residents to build the handsome stone buildings found throughout the old city.
A superb park system offers a public swimming pool, playgrounds, ballparks, and even an old-fashioned bandstand much used during the summer. Fireman's Park in the city is the scene of the Ozaukee County Fair, Maxwell Street Days, and other festivities too numerous to mention. Summertime parades, art fairs, band contests, antique shows and Christmas in the Country draw people to the city all year 'round regardless of the weather. The rural Town of Cedarburg is also the site of one of the last covered bridges in Wisconsin. Quaint restaurants are abundant, and shopping is fun with specialty shops, and interesting in this out-of-the ordinary lively, family oriented, civic minded, antique capital of Wisconsin.
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