Cudahy - aerial view 1950s

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)

Population
  • 1895    854 
  • 1900    1,366
  • 1905    2,556 
  • 1910    3,691
  • 1920    6,725
  • 1930    10,631
  • 1940    10,561
  • 1950    12,182
  • 1960    17,853
  • 1970    22,078
  • 1972    22,770
  • 1973    22,622
  • 1974    22,120
  • 1975    21,743
  • 1976    21,872
  • 1977    21,259
  • 1978    21,072
  • 1979    20,928
  • 1980    19,547 
  • 1990    18,659 
  • 1993    18,751
  • 1994    18,809
  • 1995    18,836
  • 1997    18,864
  • 1998    18,915
  • 2000    19,019
  • 2001    18,429
  • 2002    18,410
  • 2010    18,267
  • 2014    18,382