Chenequa is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States.

The first settlers in the area were Gustaf Unonius; his wife, Charlotta Margareta Ohrstromer; her nursemaid; Christine Soedergren; Carl Groth; and Wilhelm Pearmain.

[6] The village was formed from the Town of Merton in 1928 by wealthy Milwaukeeans[7] who owned summer homes in the area[8] and were concerned about the level of police protection provided.

[9] The town of Merton, which objected to the formation of the village because of the loss of tax revenue,[10] filed suit to prevent the incorporation.

It was supported by hundreds of town residents who filed petitions with the court.

[11] The judge addressed the local residents' complaint that the public would be shut off from access to the lake by stating that, "There is no merit to such contention.

"[11] Many of the residents who own property around Pine Lake and Beaver Lake are descendants of Milwaukee and Chicago industrialists who built their summer mansions there during the late 1800s.

16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

None of the families and 0.5 percent of the population were living below the poverty line, including no one under 18 years old and none of those over age 64.