Vernon
In Waukesha County, Wisconsin — population 7,670 as of 2020.
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Post From Community: Cyanotype Workshop with Christina Lopez-Prado
Create captivating Prussian blue images and collages while learning about the chemical reactions with ultraviolet light that produce your final images.
Creatives & Arts
Why Some Milwaukeeans Say One Day of Black Arts Is Not Enough
With African World Festival gone, residents argue the city still lacks sustained spaces to celebrate Black culture and history.
Creatives & Arts
Post From Community: Curally funds $10,000 in new scholarships for Alverno College Nursing Program
The annual scholarship will provide five Alverno students with tuition support and on-site clinical experience with Curally client organizations.
Community Groups & Organizations
Post From Community: Doing Sober October? Milwaukee built its own guide to alcohol-free drinks
Sober October starts Oct. 1, and Milwaukee has more great non-alcoholic drinks than most people realize.
Community Groups & Organizations
Wisconsin Farmers, Workers will Speak Up on Trade Concerns during G20 Meeting in Milwaukee
Did you know the G20 trade ministers are meeting in Milwaukee this week? Leaders from some of the world’s largest economies will be greeted with a prepared message from Wisconsin farmers and union workers: trade policy is not just about international negotiations. It affects what…
Community Groups & Organizations
Inside the NNS Newsroom: Meet our O’Brien intern Mikey Severson
Mikey Severson is joining Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service as an O'Brien Intern focused on youth homelessness.
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Vernon by the numbers
- Area
- 29.98 sq mi (77.65 km²), 1.04 sq mi water
- Median age
- 49.4
- Households
- 2,978
- Persons per household
- 2.5
- Median household income
- $120,000
- Median house value
- $434,700
- Office
- CLERK/ADMINISTRATOR
- Address
- W249S8910 CENTER DR, BIG BEND, WI 53103