Arkansaw, Wisconsin

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Arkansaw
Arkansaw town center
Arkansaw town center
Location in Wisconsin
Arkansaw, Wisconsin
Arkansaw
Arkansaw
Basic data
State : United States
State : Wisconsin
County : Pepin County
Coordinates : 44 ° 38 ′  N , 92 ° 2 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 38 ′  N , 92 ° 2 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 177 (as of 2010)
Population density : 95.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 1.86 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 )
Height : 228 m
Postal code : 54721
Area code : +1 715
FIPS : 55-02700
GNIS ID : 1560934

Arkansaw is a settlement on community-free area in Pepin County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . For statistical purposes, the place has been combined to form a census-designated place (CDP) . In 2010 Arkansaw had 177 residents.

geography

Arkansaw is located in western Wisconsin at the confluence of Arkansaw Creek in the Eau Galle River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin over the Chippewa River . This forms the border between Wisconsin and the neighboring state of Minnesota , around 30 km west and south-west of Arkansaw .

The geographic coordinates of Arkansaw are 44 ° 38'02 "north latitude and 92 ° 01'53" west longitude. The place extends over an area of ​​1.86 km² and is part of the Town of Waterville .

Neighboring towns to Arkansaw are Eau Galle (9 km north), Durand (7 km east), Plum City (14.8 km west) and Elmwood (25 km northwest).

The nearest major cities are Eau Claire (56 km northeast), Wisconsin's capital Madison (321 km southeast), La Crosse on the Mississippi (137 km southeast), Rochester in Minnesota (105 km southwest), the Twin Cities in Minnesota (108 km northwest ) and Duluth on Lake Superior in Minnesota (275 km north).

traffic

Arkansaw is located on US Highway 10 , which runs in a west-east direction along the northern outskirts. All other roads in Arkansaw are subordinate country roads, partly unpaved roads or inner-city connecting roads.

The nearest airport is Chippewa Valley Regional Airport at Eau Claire (65.6 km northeast). The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, 117 km west-northwest .

population

Arkansaw had 177 people in 80 households according to the 2010 census . The population density was 95.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.21 people lived in each of the 80 households.

Ethnically, the population consisted entirely of whites.

22.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.3 percent were 65 years or older. 45.2 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was at 43,000  USD . The per capita income was $ 19,364. 14.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

  1. a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 6, 2014
  2. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 6, 2014

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