Bridgeport, Wisconsin
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Crawford County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 1 ′ N , 91 ° 6 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 990 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 18.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 60.4 km 2 (approx. 23 mi 2 ) of which 52.7 km 2 (approx. 20 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 308 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-09550 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1582856 | ||
 Location of the Town of Bridgeport in Crawford County |
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The Town of Bridgeport is one of eleven Towns in Crawford County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Bridgeport had 990 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 Bridgeport is located in southwest Wisconsin, at the confluence of the Wisconsin River with the Mississippi . The Wisconsin River forms the southern boundary of Crawford County, while the Mississippi forms the border with Iowa .
The geographical coordinates of the center of the Town of Bridgeport are 43 ° 00'55 "north latitude and 91 ° 06'02" west longitude. It extends over an area of 60.4 km², which is spread over 52.7 km² of land and 7.7 km² of water.
The Town of Bridgeport is located in the extreme southwest of Crawford County and borders the following neighboring towns and townships:
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Town of Prairie du Chien City of Prairie du Chien |
Town of Wauzeka | |
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Mendon Township ( Clayton County , Iowa) |
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Town of Millville (Grant County) |
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Clayton Township (Clayton County, Iowa) |
Town of Wyalusing ( Grant County ) |
Town of Patch Grove (Grant County) |
traffic
US Highway 18 and Wisconsin State Highway 35 run through the Town of Bridgeport on a shared stretch of road , which also form the Wisconsin section of the Great River Road here . The Wisconsin State Highway 60 runs along the Wisconsin River . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A BNSF Railway runs along the Mississippi for freight traffic , while the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad runs along the Wisconsin River and runs from the Mississippi to Madison and from there to Milwaukee .
The Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport is a small airfield on the northern edge of the town. The nearest commercial airports are Dubuque Regional Airport in Iowa (around 100 km south), La Crosse Regional Airport (around 110 km north) and Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 170 km east).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Bridgeport had 990 people in 392 households. The population density was 18.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.53 people lived in each of the 392 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.7 percent white, 0.8 percent Asian, 0.1 percent (one person) Polynesians and 0.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.4 percent of the population.
24.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.7 percent were 65 years or older. 48.3 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 60,179 USD . The per capita income was $ 30,130. 5.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Towns in the Town of Bridgeport
In addition to scattered settlement, there are no other settlements in the area of the Town of Bridgeport.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved October 21, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps on Histopolis.com.Retrieved on October 21, 2013