Brooklyn (Town, Green County)
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Location in Wisconsin
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Basic data | ||
State : | United States | |
State : | Wisconsin | |
County : | Green County | |
Coordinates : | 42 ° 49 ′ N , 89 ° 25 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | |
Residents : | 1,083 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 11.8 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 91.9 km 2 (approx. 35 mi 2 ) | |
Height : | 294 m | |
Area code : | +1 608 | |
FIPS : | 55-10100 | |
GNIS ID : | 1582870 | |
Website : | brooklynwisconsin.org | |
Mayor : | Jim Scrivner (Chairperson) | |
Location of the Town of Brooklyn in Green County |
The Town of Brooklyn is one of 16 Towns in Green County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Brooklyn had 1,083 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 Brooklyn is located in southern Wisconsin, around 35 north of the Illinois border . The intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois on the Mississippi is about 140 km to the west-southwest. The southwest of the town is traversed by the Sugar River , which is part of the Mississippi river basin via the Pecatonica River and the Rock River .
The coordinates of the geographic center of the Town of Brooklyn are 42 ° 49'28 "north latitude and 89 ° 25'27" west longitude. It extends over an area of 91.9 km².
The Town of Brooklyn is located in northeast Green County and borders the following neighboring towns and independent communities:
Town of Montrose ( Dane County ) |
Town of Oregon (Dane County) |
Village of Brooklyn |
Town of Exeter |
Town of Union ( Rock County ) |
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Town of Mount Pleasant | Town of Albany |
Town of Magnolia (Rock County) |
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 92 runs in a west-east direction through the north of the Town of Brooklyn. The eastern border of the town is formed by Wisconsin State Highway 104 . In addition, the County Highways C, E and X run through the town. All other roads are subordinate country roads and some unpaved roads.
The nearest airport is Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 40 km northeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Brooklyn had 1,083 people in 419 households. The population density was 11.8 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.58 people lived in each of the 419 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.2 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and 0.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.9 percent of the population.
24.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.4 percent were 65 years or older. 47.0 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 70,278 USD . The per capita income was $ 31,689. 4.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Towns in the Town of Brooklyn
In addition to scattered settlements, Attica is a community-free settlement in the Town of Brooklyn .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 21, 2013
- ↑ Map from Google Maps on Histopolis.com.Retrieved December 21, 2013