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Town of Lake Information
Town of Lake is located near the airport, this neighborhood is based on its
namesake township which was established by the Territorial Legislature in 1838
and covered much of what is now the south side of Milwaukee, as well as the city
of St. Francis. Over time, the township was parceled out among different area
cities. The original boundaries for the Town of Lake were Greenfield Ave to the
North, Lake Michigan to the East, College Ave (originally called Town Line Rd)
to the south, and 27th Street to the west. In 1951, St. Francis incorporated to
prevent annexation by Milwaukee, in effect "seceding" from the Town of Lake.
Before being annexed, the township's northern boundary was Howard Ave, except
for a strip of land west of 20th Street going farther north to Morgan Ave. The
old town hall on 6th & Howard is still referred to as the "Town of Lake Water
Tower". Now officially called the Robert A. Anderson Municipal Building by the
City of Milwaukee, it currently serves as office space and water treatment
facility. The Town of Lake was officially annexed in 1954. The township's
residents had voted not to incorporate as the "City of Lake" in 1928; had they
chosen to incorporate, the remaining area of the Town of Lake would probably
have never been annexed by Milwaukee, and Milwaukee would have likely expanded
further west and north instead. In addition, it is also likely that the
Milwaukee suburb of St. Francis would not have felt the pressure to incorporate,
nor (hypothetically) would Cudahy have made further strides into the township's
agricultural land. The ethnic makeup of this neighborhood is predominantly
white.