Kenosha, Wisconsin

Kenosha is a city located in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 90,352. As of a 2002 census estimate, its population is 92,513. It is the county seat of Kenosha County{{GR|6}}, the southeasternmost county in Wisconsin. Kenosha is an anchor city of the Chicagoland area.

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Kenosha County, Wisconsin - 2000 - 2002 - County seat - Chicagoland

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Located on the western shores of Lake Michigan, Kenosha is the 4th largest city in Wisconsin. Only Milwaukee, Madison and Green Bay have more people. Kenosha also has the only Metra station in Wisconsin, though not all Union Pacific/North trains (schedule) go to Kenosha; most conclude at Waukegan, Illinois.

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Lake Michigan - Milwaukee - Madison - Green Bay - Metra - Waukegan, Illinois

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The first European settlements in the area of Kenosha occurred in the 1830s, forming a village was called Pike Creek. Later, the growing town was officially named Southport, which was changed to Kenosha in 1850. Kenosha is the Potawatomi word for pike.

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1830s - 1850 - Potawatomi - Pike

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Kenosha has an operating streetcar system in its downtown, making it a destination for "traction" rail fans. Shoppers visit the outlet malls on the western side of town.

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The street system in Kenosha is somewhat unusual. While numbered streets run east-west and numbered avenues run north-south like in many American cities, the street numbering does not begin in the center of the city but rather at Kenosha County's northern border. As such, the downtown area is in the area between 50th and 60th streets. Avenue numbers increase as one heads west from the lakefront. This numbering system continues through all of Kenosha County ending with 402nd Ave. Edmonton, Alberta has a similar numbering system.

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American Motors had an assembly plant in the city until it was merged into the- then Chrysler Corporation in 1987. An engine plant for DaimlerChrysler remains in town, but the old American Motors main assembly plant has been torn down, and the brown field site was repatriated into Harbor Park. The Kenosha Public Museum has a new building on this lake-shore site, as does the Southport Marina and a condominium development.

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American Motors - Chrysler Corporation - DaimlerChrysler

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Kenosha has four sister cities around the world (date partnership was signed): Cosenza, Italy (1979); Douai, France (1981); Quezon City, Philippines (1986); Wolfenbüttel, Germany (1970).

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Sister cities - Cosenza - Douai - Quezon City - Wolfenbüttel

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