Coon (Town, Vernon County)
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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 ° 58 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 728 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 8.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 90.3 km 2 (approx. 35 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 340 m |
| Area code : | +1 608 |
| FIPS : | 55-16875 |
| GNIS ID : | 1583013 |
| Website : | www.tn.coon.wi.gov |
| Mayor : | Orlan Bakkum (Chairperson) |
The Town of Coon is one of 21 towns in Vernon County in the US state of Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Coon had 728 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 Coon is located in southwest Wisconsin. The intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota on the Mississippi is around 50 km to the southwest. The Coon Creek , a left tributary of the Mississippi, flows through the northwest of the town.
The Town of Coon is located in the Ice Age-shaped region called the Driftless Area , which extends 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.
The geographical coordinates of the center of the Town of Coon are 43 ° 40'51 "north latitude and 90 ° 58'18" west longitude. It extends over an area of 90.3 km². In the northwest of the Town of Coon this surrounds the independent community Coon Valley , without it belonging to the town.
The Town of Coon is located in northern Vernon County and borders the following neighboring towns:
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Town of Greenfield ( La Crosse County ) |
Town of Washington (La Crosse County) |
Town of Portland ( Monroe County ) |
| Town of Hamburg |
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Town of Christiana |
| Town of Harmony | Town of Jefferson | Town of Viroqua |
traffic
The US highways 14 and 61 run in a north-west-south-east direction through the Town of Coon on a common section of route . In the northwest of the town, the Wisconsin State Highway 162 branches off to the north. In addition, the county highways B, GG, KK and P run through the town. All other roads are subordinate country roads and some unpaved roads.
The nearest airports are La Crosse Regional Airport (around 40 km northwest), Rochester International Airport in Rochester , Minnesota (around 150 km west-northwest) and Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 180 km east-southeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Coon had 728 people in 285 households. The population density was 8.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.55 people lived in each of the 285 households.
Ethnically, the population consisted only of whites with three exceptions.
23.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.0 percent were 65 years or older. 47.7 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 42,500 USD . The per capita income was $ 26,406. 10.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities in the Town of Coon
Apart from scattered settlements, there are no other settlements in the Town of Coon.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 7, 2014
- ↑ Map from Google Maps.Retrieved January 7, 2014