Bangor, Wisconsin
| Bangor | |||
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 Business District - Bangor, 1902 |
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| Location in Wisconsin | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1854 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | La Crosse County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 51 ′ N , 90 ° 59 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
1,459 (as of 2010) 133,665 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 457.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 3.19 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 223 m | ||
| Postal code : | 54614 | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-04550 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1561148 | ||
| Website : | www.villageofbangor.com | ||
| Mayor : | Gary Althoff (President) | ||
Bangor is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in La Crosse County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Bangor had 1,459 inhabitants.
Bangor is part of the interstate metropolitan area of La Crosse Metropolitan Area .
geography
Bangor lies on the southern bank of the La Crosse River , the approximately 30 km west to the border with the Minnesota forming Mississippi flows. The intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa is located on the Mississippi and is 62 km south-southwest.
Bangor 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 Bangor are 43 ° 50'57 "north latitude and 90 ° 58'40" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 3.19 km². Bangor is surrounded to the east, south and west by the Town of Bangor and to the north by the Town of Burns without belonging to any of these towns.
Bangor's neighbors are Burns (7.3 km north), Rockland (6.2 km east-northeast), Coon Valley (28.5 km south), La Crosse (29.2 km southwest), West Salem (8.1 km west) and Onalaska (14.4 miles in the same direction).
The nearest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (298 km east-northeast), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (308 km east-southeast), Wisconsin's capital Madison (206 km southeast), Rockford in Illinois (312 km in the same direction), the Quad Cities in Illinois and Iowa (307 km south), Cedar Rapids in Iowa (282 km south-southwest), Rochester , Minnesota (139 km west) and the Twin Cities , Minnesota (262 km northwest).
traffic
The Interstate 90 extends in the east-west direction along the southern border. The Wisconsin State Highway 162 crosses the I 90 and runs as the main road through Bangor, before leaving the town to the north over a bridge over the La Crosse River. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A Canadian Pacific Railway runs along the La Crosse River for freight traffic .
The La Crosse River State Trail runs through Bangor , a rail trail for hikers and cyclists that follows the route of a former railway line . In winter, the hiking trail can also be used with snowmobiles.
The nearest airport is La Crosse Regional Airport , which is 16.5 miles to the west.
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 59 | - | |
| 1890 | 385 | 552.5% | |
| 1900 | 730 | 89.6% | |
| 1910 | 890 | 21.9% | |
| 1920 | 947 | 6.4% | |
| 1930 | 993 | 4.9% | |
| 1940 | 1078 | 8.6% | |
| 1950 | 1114 | 3.3% | |
| 1960 | 1262 | 13.3% | |
| 1970 | 1306 | 3.5% | |
| 1980 | 1365 | 4.5% | |
| 1990 | 1381 | 1.2% | |
| 2000 | 1400 | 1.4% | |
| 2010 | 1459 | 4.2% | |
| 1880-2000 2010 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Bangor had 1,459 people in 571 households. The population density was 457.4 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.56 people lived in each of the 571 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.7 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American and 0.2 percent Asian; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.6 percent of the population.
29.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.6 percent were 65 years or older. 49.6 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 43,333 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,578. 14.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed January 12, 2014.
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - La Crosse River State Trail.Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ↑ US Decennial Census.Retrieved January 12, 2014.