Brodhead, Wisconsin

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Brodhead
The Arbor Building in the Exchange Square Historic District
The Arbor Building in the Exchange Square Historic District
Location in Wisconsin
Brodhead, Wisconsin
Brodhead
Brodhead
Basic data
State : United States
State : Wisconsin
Counties : Green County
Rock County
Coordinates : 42 ° 37 ′  N , 89 ° 23 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 37 ′  N , 89 ° 23 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 3,293 (as of 2010)
Population density : 690.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 4.77 km 2  (about 2 mi 2 )
Height : 242 m
Postal code : 53520
Area code : +1 608
FIPS : 55-09925
GNIS ID : 1562229
Website : www.cityofbrodheadwi.us
Mayor : Douglas Pinnow

Brodhead is a city (with the status " City ") in Green County and to a lesser extent in Rock County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Brodhead had a population of 3,293.

geography

Brodhead is located in southern Wisconsin on the Sugar River , which forms part of the Mississippi River basin across the Pecatonica and Rock Rivers . The intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois on the Mississippi is 116 km to the west.

The geographical coordinates of Brodhead are 42 ° 37'06 "north latitude and 89 ° 22'34" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of ​​4.77 km².

Neighboring towns to Brodhead are Brooklyn (17 miles north), Evansville (15 miles northeast), Footville (17.2 miles northeast), Orfordville (7.2 miles east), Judah (8.3 miles west southwest), and Albany (14th district) km north-northwest).

The closest major cities are Wisconsin's capital Madison (33 miles north), Milwaukee (152 km east-northeast), Chicago (190 km southeast), and Rockford (54.8 km southeast).

traffic

The Wisconsin State Highway 11 runs as the main road in a north-south direction through the urban area of ​​Brodhead. In addition, still hitting Wisconsin State Highways 81 and 104 to each other in Brodhead. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

A railway line of the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (WSOR), a regional ( Class II ) freight transport company, runs through Brodhead from west to east .

Brodhead is the southern end of the Sugar River State Trail , 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.

With Brodhead Airport on the southern city limits, a small airfield. The slightly larger Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport in Janesville is 23 miles east. The nearest commercial airports are Dane County Regional Airport in Madison (38 miles north) and Chicago Rockford International Airport (39 miles south-southeast).

population

According to the 2010 census , Brodhead had 3,293 people in 1,346 households. The population density was 690.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.41 people lived in the 1346 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.4 percent white, 0.1 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and 1.9 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

25.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.6 percent were 65 years or older. 52.7 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 45,147  USD . The per capita income was $ 19,147. 12.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b American Fact Finder , Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  2. ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps , accessed on December 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Sugar River State Trail , Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  4. ↑ AirNav.com - Brodhead Airport , Accessed on December 15, 2013.

Web links

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