Arcadia, Wisconsin
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Location in Wisconsin
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| Foundation : | 1855 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Trempealeau County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 15 ′ N , 91 ° 30 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,925 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 393.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 7.43 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 222 m | ||
| Postal code : | 54612 | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-02500 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1560926 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofarcadiawi.com | ||
| Mayor : | John Kimmel | ||
Arcadia is a small town (with the status " City ") in Trempealeau County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Arcadia had 2925 inhabitants.
geography
Arcadia is located in western Wisconsin both sides of the Trempealeau River , about 30km south of the border to the Minnesota forming Mississippi flows.
Arcadia is located in the Ice Age-shaped region called the Driftless Area , which stretches across southeastern Minnesota, southwestern Wisconsin, northeastern Iowa, and far northwestern Illinois. During the last ice age, the so-called Wisconsin Glaciation , the region remained ice-free, so that the river valleys could cut deeper into the plateau during this time.
The geographical coordinates of Arcadia are 44 ° 15'10 "north latitude and 91 ° 30'06" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 7.43 km² and is completely surrounded by the Town of Arcadia without belonging to it.
Neighboring towns to Arcadia are Independence (16 km northeast), Whitehall (25 km northeast), Blair (25.8 km east-northeast), Ettrick (25 km southeast), Dodge (21 km south-southwest) and Glencoe (11 km west-northwest).
The closest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (323 km east), Wisconsin's capital Madison (265 km southeast), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (380 km in the same direction), La Crosse on the Mississippi (68 km southeast), Rochester , Minnesota (113 km west-southwest), the Twin Cities in Minnesota (180 km northwest) and Eau Claire (79 km north).
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 95 runs in a west-east direction as the main road through Arcadia. The Wisconsin State Highway 93 runs through the east of the city in a north-south direction . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The Canadian National Railway runs a freight line through Arcadia along the Trempealeau River .
The nearest airports are La Crosse Regional Airport (68 km south-southeast) and Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (85 km north).
population
According to the 2010 census , Arcadia had 2,925 people in 1,114 households. The population density was 393.7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.55 people lived in each of the 1114 households.
The racial the population was composed of 73.4 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and 22.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 31.2 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
26.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.3 percent were 65 years or older. 48.1 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 42,708 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,280. 17.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Robert Henry Brom (* 1938) - former Bishop of San Diego - was born and raised in Arcadia
- James Haines (* 1954) - wrestler - born and raised in Arcadia
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Arcadia - Meet Our Mayor and Council ( Memento of the original from February 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 1, 2014
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder.Retrieved September 1, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed September 1, 2014
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Railroad Map (PDF; 379 kB). Accessed September 1, 2014
