Lake Ivanhoe, Wisconsin
Lake Ivanhoe, Wisconsin | |
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  Lake Ivanhoe, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 42°34′48″N 88°20′30″W / 42.58000°N 88.34167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Walworth |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.519 sq mi (1.34 km2) |
| • Land | 0.519 sq mi (1.34 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 886 ft (270 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 435 |
| • Density | 840/sq mi (320/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 262 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2586517[2] |
Lake Ivanhoe is a census-designated place in the Town of Bloomfield, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. In 1926, Jeremiah Brumfield, Frank Anglin and Bradford Watson purchased an 83-acre farm on Ryan Lake to develop a resort community for Black Chicagoans. The community opened in 1927 and was successful until the Great Depression began in 1929, when property sales declined. In 1934, Chicago Bears player Edward Sternaman began purchasing unsold property at Lake Ivanhoe with the intention of turning the community into a white resort. He built fences to restrict Black residents' beach and lakefront access, but when the residents filed a civil suit, a judge ruled that the lake was a public good, and Sternaman abandoned his plans and left the area. Black families continued to move to the area after World War II, making it a year-round community.[3] Its population was 435 as of the 2010 census.[1]
References
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Ivanhoe, Wisconsin
- ^ Bezucha, Diane (2 June 2022). "'What I felt there was free': State to commemorate Black-founded resort community and haven". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
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