Sturtevant, Wisconsin

Sturtevant is a village in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States.

Sturtevant was originally known as Parkersville, after the Parker family, early settlers in the area.

[11] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.19 square miles (10.85 km2), all of it land.

28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The largest employer in Sturtevant is Ruud Lighting, a subsidiary CREE.

Other top employers include BRP US Inc., Andis Company and the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.

In 1985 the Canadian Pacific Railway, through its subsidiary Soo Line, acquired the Milwaukee Road and continued operation over these tracks.

Amtrak also passes through Sturtevant, serving Racine, Kenosha and the southern Milwaukee suburbs from a station on Wisconsin Highway 20 to the north.

[18][19] The 300-bed Wisconsin Department of Corrections Sturtevant Transitional Facility (STF), designed to provide offender reintegration to the community and accountability for offenders, provides Alternatives to Revocation (ATR), Work Release, and Community Service programs, and acts as a holding facility, similar to a county jail.

Distribution warehouses are a common sight along the western side of Sturtevant