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Three distinctive settlements were established in the 1840s: Menomonee Falls, Lannon Springs and Fussville. By 1845, the settlement of Menomonee Falls boasted several homes and businesses and a population of roughly 100 people.
In 1892, a section of the town of Menomonee was incorporated as the village of Menomonee Falls. In 1894 the first village board was elected and the first village fire department formed. After becoming a village, many important buildings were built, including the village hall/fire station, Menomonee Falls High School, and the Wisconsin Sugar ...
Home to roughly 36,000 residents in 2010, Menomonee Falls is Wisconsin’s most populous village. Located approximately fifteen miles northwest of Milwaukee in Waukesha County, the settlement was named for the Menomonee River, a tributary of the Milwaukee River.
Village of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin Incorporated 1892 1850 Menomonee Falls has transformed over the years from a small mill settlement into a local marketplace, a residential suburb and a major hub of the regional economy. As Menomonee Falls celebrates the 125th
Village History. The Village of Menomonee Falls sits in the farthest northeast corner of Waukesha County. In 1844, the village had a population of about 100 settlers. Five years later, they had grown to 1340 which started their climb to today's population of 38,000.
In 1844, Frederick Nehs and William Barns, with their families, came from the State of Pennsylvania and settled in the region of what is now called Menomonee Falls. Charles Nehs, a son of Frederich Nehs, with his family, followed the next year, 1845, from Pennsylvania.
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Pitor to the earliest settlement of the village, the Menomonee River was an important resource for the Menominee and Chippewa Indian tribes who lived in the area. (A historical marker located in Menomonee Falls in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.)
