Genesee, Wisconsin
civil town in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States
Genesee is a town in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,171 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Bethesda, Genesee, Genesee Depot, and Saylesville are in the town.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of 32.0 square miles (82.9 km2), of which 31.9 square miles (82.6 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.3 km2) (0.31%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,284 people, 2,431 households, and 2,095 families living in the town. The population density was 228.3 people per square mile (88.2/km2). There were 2,481 housing units at an average density of 77.8 per square mile (30.0/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.31% White, 0.19% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.78% of the population.
There were 2,431 households, out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.4% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.8% were non-families.
“Genesee, Wisconsin” enters the record as civil town in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Genesee, Wisconsin and civil can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 10, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1886102. Authority coordinates are 42.973, -88.367. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2000.
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