Cudahy By The Numbers
Early History
- Known as Buckhorn Station or Buckhorn Post Office
- First recorded as "Cudahy" on Milwaukee County map in 1892 as Township of Cudahy
- Incorporated as Village of Cudahy February 21, 1895
- Incorporated as City of Cudahy in 1906
- First President was Barney Eaton, 1895
Geography
Altitude: 715 feet above sea level
(Milwaukee, WI is 635 feet above sea level)
Latitude: 42 degrees, 57 minutes North
Longitude: 87 degrees, 54 minutes West
4.74 square miles
58.8 miles of street (1998)
Precipitation
1927 - 1950 (average) 27.57 inches
1954 - 35.91 inches
1955 - 27.9 inches
1956 (to Nov. 7) - 26.01 inches
Population
| 1895 | 854 (State census data) |
| 1900 | 1,366 |
| 1905 | 2,556 (State census data) |
| 1910 | 3,691 |
| 1920 | 6,725 |
| 1930 | 10,631 |
| 1940 | 10,561 |
| 1950 | 12,182 |
| 1960 | 17,853 |
| 4/1/60 | 17, 975 |
| 4/1/70 | 22,078 |
| 1/1/72 | 22,770 |
| 1/1/73 | 22,622 |
| 1/1/74 | 22,120 |
| 1/1/75 | 21,743 |
| 1/1/76 | 21,872 |
| 1/1/77 | 21,259 |
| 1/1/78 | 21,072 |
| 1/1/79 | 20,928 |
| 1/1/80 | 19,128 (Reminder figure) |
| 1980 | 19,547 (Census data) |
| 1990 | 18,659 (Census data) |
| 1993 | 18,751 |
| 1994 | 18,809 |
| 1995 | 18,836 |
| 1997 | 18,864 |
| 1998 | 18,915 |
| 1/19/00 | 19,019 |
| 2001 | 18,429 |
| 2002 | 18,410 |