Village of Butler
Butler’s small population, just about 1,800 people, belies its business vigor, which swells the daytime population during the workweek to an estimated 5,000 people. Leading employers include Cargill Meat Solutions, Western States Envelope & Label Co., Molded Rubber & Plastics Co. and Accunet Mortgage.
Bridging the border separating Menomonee Falls and Brookfield, the village was built on the foundations of the railroad hub built in the early 20th century east of 124th Street, which is now inside the City of Milwaukee’s western border.
Villagers enjoy the facilities of Frontier Park, which include three baseball diamonds, four new horseshoe courts and a lagoon, and Historic Clarke House, which dates to the railroad’s heyday and hosts the village’s history museum. Community leaders also expect to finish construction of a new public library next to Clarke House by the end of 2008.
Village of Lannon
The Village of Lannon is best-known for the building material that bears its name, Lannon stone. Most of this tiny community of 900 people sits on Lannon stone, and many of its houses are built with this decorative stone.
Lannon is also known for its baseball prowess. The Lannon Stonemen have won more Land O’Lakes championships than any other community in Waukesha County.
The village hosts league games in its own Lannon Village Park, which shares a border with the much larger Menomonee Park, a county park with many amenities, including Menomonee Park Lake.
The Waukesha County Bug Line Recreational Trail also reaches Lannon from Menomonee Falls and extends westward into Sussex and Lisbon.
Town of Lisbon
Closely linked with the Village of Sussex, which was incorporated out of its center in 1924, Lisbon’s citizens are proud of its rural character, which has also attracted many newcomers, rapidly increasing the town’s population in recent years to nearly 10,000.
Lisbon is well-known for its six parks, including the popular 125-acre Lisbon Community Park. Portions of the county’s Bug Line Trail for bikers and hikers pass through the town.
The town also boasts a major stone quarry, owned by the Halquist Stone Co., and a railroad yard in its southeastern corner.
Lisbon and Sussex jointly operate the popular Pauline Haass Public Library, located on Main Street in Sussex.
Lisbon also includes the unincorporated communities of Lake Five and southern Colgate near the northern county border with Washington County.
Village of Sussex
The Village of Sussex was incorporated in 1924 out of the Town of Lisbon’s center, merging the two unincorporated communities of Sussex and Templeton.
The village is well-known for its 10 parks and their recreational facilities, including sports fields that host Land O’Lakes league baseball and Lions Club flag football games.
Sussex is one of the fastest-growing communities in Wisconsin, with a population approaching 10,000, and also boasts a growing business community along its Main Street and, at its western end, along Highway 164.
Lisbon and Sussex jointly own and operate the popular Pauline Haass Public Library just two doors down from Sussex Village Hall.
The two communities are also linked by the county’s Bug Line Trail, which reaches Sussex through its eastern neighbor, the Village of Lannon, and extends westward through woods, marshes and fields to the Village of Merton.
Sussex hosts many popular events, including Dozer Day, Lions Daze and its Fourth of July Kiddie Parade and fireworks display.