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The lake and town were originally named after the town of Geneva, New York , located on Seneca Lake , in which early settler John Brink saw a resemblance. Geneva, to avoid confusion with the nearby town Geneva, Illinois , was renamed ''Lake Geneva''; later the lake was renamed ''Geneva Lake''. In practice both forms are used for the lake, but never for the city. Due to TSR hobbies being founded here as well as over 25 years of Gencon 's (named for the city) Lake Geneva is often referred to as "The mecca of Roleplaying games" GEOGRAPHY Lake Geneva is located at 42°35'33" North, 88°26'4" West (42.592380, -88.434424). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 15.0 Km&2 (5.8 Mi&2 ). 13.0 km&2 (5.0 mi&2) of it is land and 2.1 km&2 (0.8 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 13.77% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 7,148 people, 3,053 households, and 1,801 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 549.8/km&2 (1,425.1/mi&2). There were 3,757 housing units at an average density of 289.0/km&2 (749.0/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 90.81% White , 0.90% African American , 0.11% Native American , 1.08% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 5.16% from Other Races , and 1.89% from two or more races. 14.75% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,053 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were Married Couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.0% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.01. In the city the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $40,924, and the median income for a family was $54,543. Males had a median income of $38,930 versus $25,671 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $21,536. 7.2% of the population and 4.7% of families were below the Poverty Line . 9.0% of those under the age of 18 and 5.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS RESOURCES
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