RailĪ single-track railroad branch line between Plymouth and Sheboygan runs through the city. Plymouth is located less than an hour drive from Milwaukee and Green Bay. Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (KSBM) is seven miles away. Rail access is provided by the Wisconsin and Southern Railway Company (WSOR). Plymouth is located along State Highways 57, 67 and 23. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female. 24.2% of residents were under the age of 18 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24 24.9% were from 25 to 44 27.3% were from 45 to 64 and 17.3% were 65 years of age or older. The median age in the city was 40.8 years. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.91. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 3,710 households, of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.3% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population. The racial makeup of the city was 96.2% White, 0.4% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. There were 4,039 housing units at an average density of 767.9 per square mile (296.5/km 2). The population density was 1,605.5 inhabitants per square mile (619.9/km 2). 2010 censusĪs of the census of 2010, there were 8,445 people, 3,710 households, and 2,253 families residing in the city. Demographics Historical populationĪs of 2000 the median age in the city was 40.8 years. The city is often called "Hub City" because of its central location within Sheboygan County, but the nickname "Hub City" began in the 1860s when the Schwartz brothers had a wagon shop where they made wagons, hubs and spokes. Originally known by early Native Americans as Quit Qui Oc, or Crooked River, Plymouth was settled in 1845 by Isaac Thorp and incorporated in 1877. The town was named Plymouth, after Plymouth, Massachusetts, where the Pilgrims had landed in 1620. These immigrants being the original pool of settlers in Plymouth gave the region cultural continuity with New England. The Thorpe family arrived from Hartford, Connecticut. Their ancestors had moved to that area from New England shortly after the American Revolution. In the 1840s a group of immigrants arrived from Tioga County, Pennsylvania. ![]() Settlers continued trickling in and the town was organized on April 3, 1849. The next sale was to another Englishman, also from London, named Thomas Margrave. ![]() The first land sold to a private party was sold to an Englishman named John Law who had emigrated from London. Plymouth was surveyed in 1835 by United States engineers, one of whom was named Mullet, and the Mullet river was subsequently named after him.
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