Chetek
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Location in Wisconsin
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Barron County | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 19 ′ N , 91 ° 39 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,221 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 354.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 8.11 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of which 6.27 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 320 m | ||
| Postal code : | 54728 | ||
| Area code : | +1 534, 715 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-14325 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1562995 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofchetek-wi.gov | ||
| Mayor : | Dianne Knowlton | ||
Chetek is a small town (with the status " City ") in Barron County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Chetek had 2221 residents.
geography
Chetek is located in northwest Wisconsin on the southwestern shore of Lake Chetek. On the western city limits, the Red Cedar River flows past Chetek, a tributary of the Chippewa River, which flows into the Mississippi . The geographical coordinates of Chetek are 45 ° 19'07 "north latitude and 91 ° 39'16" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 8.11 km², which is divided into 6.27 km² of land and 1.84 km² of water.
Neighboring towns to Chetek are Weyerhaeuser (30.1 km northeast), New Auburn (15.5 km southeast), Dallas (17.1 km southwest), Barron (13.2 km northwest) and Cameron (13.9 km in the same direction).
The closest major cities are Duluth on Lake Superior in Minnesota (185 km north), Green Bay on Lake Michigan (349 km east-southeast), Eau Claire (67.3 km south), Rochester , Minnesota (204 km south-southwest), and Minnesota's largest city, Minneapolis (158 km west-southwest).
The border with Canada is around 400 km north.
traffic
The US Highway 53 extends in a northwest-southeast direction along the south-western limit of Chetek. All other roads are subordinate country roads, partly unpaved roads or inner-city connecting roads.
A Union Pacific Railroad runs parallel to US 53 through downtown Chetek.
With the Chetek Municipal-Southworth Airport in the south-east of the city a small airfield. The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (171 km west-southwest).
population
According to the 2010 census , Chetek had 2,221 people in 951 households. The population density was 354.2 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.22 people lived in each of the 951 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.4 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and 0.7 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
21.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 53.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 25.0 percent were 65 years or older. 54.1 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 32,574 USD . The per capita income was $ 17,349. 17.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 10, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 10, 2013
- ↑ AirNav.com - Chetek Municipal-Southworth Airport Accessed on 10 August 2013