Blanchardville, Wisconsin
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Location in Wisconsin
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| Foundation : | 1848 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| Counties : |
Lafayette County Iowa County |
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| Coordinates : | 42 ° 49 ′ N , 89 ° 52 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
825 (as of 2010) 568,593 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 639.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 1.29 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 251 m | ||
| Postal code : | 53516 | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-08125 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1561917 | ||
| Website : | blanchardville.com | ||
| Mayor : | Paul Saether (President) | ||
Blanchardville is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in Lafayette County , and to a lesser extent in Iowa County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , Blanchardville had 825 residents.
Blanchardville is part of the Madison metropolitan area .
geography
Blanchardville is located in southwest Wisconsin on both sides of the Pecatonica River , a tributary of the Rock River which flows into the Mississippi . The intersection of the three states of Minnesota , Iowa and Wisconsin is located on the Mississippi and is 176 km to the northwest. After Illinois there are 39 km to the south.
The geographical coordinates of Blanchardville are 42 ° 48'37 "north latitude and 89 ° 51'43" west longitude. The municipality extends over an area of 1.29 km².
Neighboring towns of Blanchardville are Moscow (3.5 km north), New Glarus (22.3 km east), Argyle (13.1 km south) and Hollandale (13.1 km north-west).
The nearest major cities are La Crosse (194 km northwest), Green Bay (280 km northeast), Wisconsin's capital Madison (59.4 km east), Rockford , Illinois (110 km southeast), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (201 km southwest) and Cedar Rapids , Iowa, 220 km southwest.
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 78 leads as the main road through the center of Blanchardville. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The nearest airports are La Crosse Regional Airport (205 km northwest), Dubuque Regional Airport in Dubuque , Iowa (107 km southwest), and Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (62.9 km northeast).
history
In 1848 a group of Mormons settled on the banks of the Pecatonica River. In 1855 Alvin Blanchard bought the mill previously built here and the surrounding land in anticipation of future settlements. In 1888 the place was connected to the railway network.
population
According to the 2010 census , Blanchardville had 825 people in 360 households. The population density was 639.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.29 people lived in each of the 360 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.9 percent white, 0.1 percent (one person) African American, 0.2 percent Asian and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.2 percent of the population.
24.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.9 percent were 65 years or older. 49.6 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 45,865 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,951. 10.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 7, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on November 7, 2013
- ↑ History of Blanchardville ( Memento of the original from November 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 7, 2013
