Cross Plains (Town)
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Dane County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 5 ′ N , 89 ° 40 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
1,507 (as of 2010) 568,593 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 16.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 91.6 km 2 (approx. 35 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 317 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-17800 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1583030 | ||
| Mayor : | Greg Hyer (Chairperson) | ||
 Location of the Town of Cross Plains in Dane County |
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The Town of Cross Plains is one of 34 Towns in Dane County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Cross Plains had 1,507 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 .
The area of the Town of Cross Plains is part of the metropolitan area of Madison .
geography
The Town of Cross Plains is located in southern Wisconsin, in the western suburbs of its capital, Madison . The intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota is located on the Mississippi and lies around 160 km west-northwest; to Illinois it is around 75 km south.
The coordinates of the geographic center of the Town of Cross Plains are 43 ° 04'57 "north latitude and 89 ° 39'57" west longitude. It extends over an area of 91.6 km².
The Town of Cross Plains is located in the west of Dane County and borders the following neighboring towns:
| Town of Black Earth |
Town of Berry Village of Cross Plains |
Town of Springfield |
| Town of Vermont |
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Town of Middleton |
| Town of Blue Mounds | Town of Springdale | Town of Verona |
traffic
The US Highway 14 runs west-east direction through the north of the Town of Cross Plains. In addition, the County Highways J, P and S run through the town. All other roads are subordinate country roads and some unpaved roads.
A railway line of the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad , a regional ( Class II ) freight transport company, runs parallel to US 14 through the Town of Cross Plains .
The nearest airport is Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 30 km east).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Cross Plains had 1,507 people in 581 households. The population density was 16.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.59 people lived in each of the 581 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.9 percent white, 0.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.7 percent of the population.
22.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.1 percent were 65 years or older. 47.8 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 95,556 USD . The per capita income was $ 51,093. 2.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities in the Town of Cross Plains
In addition to scattered settlements, Pine Bluff is a community-free settlement in the Town of Cross Plains .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 11, 2013
- ↑ Map from Google Maps on Histopolis.com.Retrieved December 11, 2013