Boscobel (Town)
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Grant County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 8 ′ N , 90 ° 42 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 376 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 21.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 18.9 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) of which 17.7 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 209 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-08875 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1582844 | ||
 Location of the Town of Boscobel in Grant County |
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The Town of Boscobel is one of 33 Towns in Grant County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Boscobel had 376 inhabitants.
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 Boscobel is located in southwestern Wisconsin, on the south bank of the Wisconsin River , a left tributary of the border with Iowa forming Mississippi . The town almost completely encloses the small town of Boscobel without it being part of the town. The Illinois border is around 70 km south.
The geographical coordinates of the center of the Town of Boscobel are 43 ° 08'17 "north latitude and 90 ° 41'41" west longitude. It extends over an area of 18.9 km², which is spread over 17.7 km² of land and 1.2 km² of water.
The Town of Boscobel is located in northern Grant County and borders the following neighboring towns and townships:
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Town of Richwood ( Richland County ) |
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Town of Mariette ( Crawford County ) |
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Town of Watterstown |
| Town of Marion | Town of Hickory Grove |
traffic
The US Highway 61 and the Wisconsin State Highway 133 and County Highway M and S pass through the Town of Boscobel. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railroad line of the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad runs along the Wisconsin River for freight traffic , which runs from the Mississippi to Madison and from there to Milwaukee .
With the Boscobel Airport is located in the southeast of the small town of Boscobel, a small airfield. The nearest major airport is Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (120 km east).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Boscobel had 376 people in 160 households. The population density was 21.2 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.35 people lived in each of the 160 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.9 percent white, 0.5 percent African American and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 0.3 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
21.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.9 percent were 65 years or older. 48.9 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 43,281 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,160. 16.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities in the Town of Boscobel
In the area of the Town of Boscobel there are no other settlements besides scattered settlement.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 11, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps on Histopolis.com.Retrieved September 11, 2013
- ↑ AirNav.com - Boscobel Airport Accessed on September 11, 2013