Argyle (Town, Wisconsin)

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Argyle
Argyle (Wisconsin)
Argyle
Argyle
Location in Wisconsin
Basic data
State : United States
State : Wisconsin
County : Lafayette County
Coordinates : 45 ° 48 ′  N , 88 ° 52 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 48 ′  N , 88 ° 52 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 436 (as of 2010)
Population density : 4.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 92.4 km 2  (approx. 36 mi 2 )
Height : 244 m
Area code : +1 608
FIPS : 55-02675
GNIS ID : 1582711
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Location of the Town of Argyle in Lafayette County

The Town of Argyle is one of 18 Towns in Lafayette County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Argyle had 436 residents.

Town has a fundamentally different meaning in Wisconsin than in the rest of the English-speaking area. Rather, it corresponds to the usual townships in the other US states , which form the next smaller administrative unit after the county .

geography

The Town of Argyle is located in southwest Wisconsin, around 90 km east of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa . The Illinois border is around 30 km south. In north-south direction, the Town of Argyle is traversed by the Pecatonica River , a tributary of the Rock River, which flows into the Mississippi .

In the southeast of the Town of Argyle is the independent municipality Argyle , which is completely surrounded by the town without belonging to it.

The coordinates of the geographical center of the Town of Argyle are 45 ° 47'46 "north latitude and 88 ° 51'37" west longitude. It extends over an area of ​​92.4 km².

The Town of Argyle is located in northeast Lafayette County and borders the following neighboring towns:

Town of Fayette Town of Blanchard Town of York
( Green County )
Town of Lamont Neighboring communities Town of Adams
(Green County)
Town of Wiota Town of Jordan
(Green County)

traffic

Wisconsin State Highway 78 and Wisconsin State Highway 81, which runs from west to east, run through the Town of Argyle in a north-south direction . In addition, the County Highways A, C, G, M and N run through the town. All other roads are subordinate country roads or partly unpaved roads.

The nearest airports are Dubuque Regional Airport in Iowa (around 95 km west-southwest) and Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 85 km northeast).

population

According to the 2010 census , the Town of Argyle had 436 people in 180 households. The population density was 4.7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.42 people each in the 180 households.

Ethnically, the population consisted only of whites with three exceptions. Regardless of ethnicity, 0.2 percent (one person) of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

19.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.3 percent were 65 years or older. 47.2 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 55,688  USD . The per capita income was $ 28,142. 2.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in the Town of Argyle

In the area of ​​the Town of Argyle there are no other settlements besides scattered settlement.

Individual evidence

  1. a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 18, 2013
  2. Distance information according to Google Maps on Histopolis.com.Retrieved on September 18, 2013

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