Christiana (Vernon County, Wisconsin)
| Christiana | |
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 Location in Wisconsin
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Wisconsin |
| County : | Vernon County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 41 ′ N , 90 ° 51 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 931 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 10.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 87.2 km 2 (about 34 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 368 m |
| Area code : | +1 608 |
| FIPS : | 55-14675 |
| GNIS ID : | 1582960 |
The Town of Christiana is one of 21 towns in Vernon County in the US state of Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Christiana had 931 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 Christiana is located in southwest Wisconsin, around 55 km northeast of the intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota on the Mississippi .
The Town of Christiana is located in the Ice Age-shaped region called the Driftless Area , which stretches across southeastern Minnesota, southwestern Wisconsin, northeastern Iowa, and far northwestern Illinois. During the last ice age, the so-called Wisconsin Glaciation , the region remained ice-free, so that the river valleys could cut deeper into the plateau during this time as well.
The geographical coordinates of the center of the Town of Christiana are 43 ° 41'06 "north latitude and 90 ° 50'42" west longitude. It extends over an area of 87.2 km².
The Town of Christiana is located in northern Vernon County and is bordered by the following neighboring towns and independent communities:
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traffic
US Highways 14 and 61 run through the southwest of the Town of Christiana on a shared stretch of route . The Wisconsin State Highway 27 leads in a north-south direction through the entire Town. In addition, the County Highways P and 'X run through the area of the town. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The nearest airports are La Crosse Regional Airport (around 60 km west-northwest), Rochester International Airport in Rochester , Minnesota (around 165 km west-northwest) and Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 175 km east-southeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Christiana had 931 people in 348 households. The population density was 10.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.68 people lived in each of the 348 households.
The racial the population was composed of 99.0 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.1 percent (one person) Polynesians and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.2 percent of the population.
26.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.2 percent were 65 years or older. 48.4 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 60.179 USD . The per capita income was $ 29,292. 3.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities in the Town of Christiana
In addition to scattered settlement, Newry is a community-free settlement in the Town of Christiana .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 8, 2014
- ↑ Map from Google Maps.Retrieved January 8, 2014