Eagle History
The Village of Eagle was established along the Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad in the mid-1800s and was incorporated in 1899. Today, visitors to Eagle are welcomed to the community by the smiling yellow water tower. The Village is located in the scenic Kettle Moraine area of southwestern Waukesha County, and offers natural beauty and buildings of historic interest. Eagle has an area of 1.4 square miles and is located on two State Highways not far from I-43, about 30 miles from Milwaukee.
Eagle Demographics
As of March 2022
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Eagle Labor Force
As of March 2022
Major Private Employers
The largest private employers in the city are in the education, manufacturing, and health care industry sectors.
| Generac Power Systems | 100 - 249 |
| Plastic Molded Concepts | 100 - 249 |
| 1863 Coffee Saloon & Café | 15 - 49 |
| Eagle Strength & Fitness | 15 - 49 |
| Sheehan Distributing | 15 - 49 |
| Hen House Cafe | 15 - 49 |
| Sandwich Sister's | 15 - 49 |
Waukesha County Jobs by Industry
*Unemployment rate for Waukesha County as of March 2022
Educational Opportunities
As of March 2022
Eagle is served by the Palmyra-Eagle Area School District, with the district elementary school located in Eagle.
What we offer
Palmyra-Eagle High School boasts new computer classrooms to access today’s technology, as well as several career clusters including courses in business management, health science, public administration, and agriculture. Eagle is also home to the Alice Baker Memorial Library, which is a member of the Waukesha and Jefferson Counties Bridges Library System.
Numerous higher education opportunities are also available to Eagle residents in Waukesha County and in neighboring counties. Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC) is located in Pewaukee and offers associate degrees, technical diplomas, and short-term certificates. Carroll University, a private university offering undergraduate and graduate programs, and UWM at Waukesha—a two-year campus affiliated with UW-Milwaukee—are both located in the City of Waukesha. UW-Whitewater in Walworth County offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in a wide variety of fields, as well as a Doctorate of Business Administration. In addition, Milwaukee County is home to 15 universities, including UW-Milwaukee, Marquette University, and the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Together, these universities offer a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate programs.
