Sturtevant is a village in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,919 at the 2020 census. Sturtevant was originally known as Parkersville, after the Parker family, early settlers in the area. Other former names for Sturtevant are Western Union Junction and Corliss. The name Corliss referred to the Brown Corliss Engine Company of Milw…Sturtevant is a village in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,919 at the 2020 census. Sturtevant was originally known as Parkersville, after the Parker family, early settlers in the area. Other former names for Sturtevant are Western Union Junction and Corliss. The name Corliss referred to the Brown Corliss Engine Company of Milwaukee. The name Sturtevant was selected in 1923, when the Massachusetts-based B. F. Sturtevant Company opened a plant.