Darlington, Wisconsin
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![The Lafayette County Courthouse in Darlington is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:LafayetteCC.jpg) The Lafayette County Courthouse in Darlington is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . |
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1877 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Lafayette County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 41 ′ N , 90 ° 7 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,451 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 720.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 3.4 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 259 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 53530 | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-18875 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1583052 | ||
| Website : | www.darlingtonwi.org | ||
| Mayor : | David J. Breunig | ||
Darlington is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Lafayette County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Darlington had 2,451 residents. Because the Pecatonica River flows through the city and the residents used river clams to make mother-of-pearl buttons, it became known as the "Pearl of Pecatonica".
geography
Darlington lies at 42 ° 41 'north latitude and 90 ° 7' west longitude, extends over 3.4 km² at an altitude of 259 meters above sea level. The city is located on the Pecatonica River, a tributary of the Rock River that flows into the Mississippi .
Wisconsin Highways 23 and 81 run through Darlington . The US Highway 151 leads twelve kilometers to the northwest past the city.
The Dubuque Regional Airport in Dubuque , Iowa is located 60 kilometers southwest of the city.
The city was connected to the "Mineral Point Railroad" network, but the rails were dismantled and the now paved route is part of the Cheese County Trail .
The nearest major cities are Dubuque (approx. 60 km southwest), Madison , the capital of the state (approx. 80 km northeast), Rockford (approx. 105 km south) and Chicago (approx. 240 km southeast).
The Yellowstone Lake State Park is located near Darlington.
history
The first white people to settle within the city limits was a log cabin by Jamison Hamilton in 1836. In 1852 the first post office was established in Darlington. In the fall of 1856 the "Mineral Point Railroad" reached the city. In 1857 the county seat was moved from Shullsburg to Darlington. Darlington's historic center around Main Street is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
population
According to the 2010 census , Darlington had 2,451 people in 994 households. The population density was 720.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.37 people each in the 994 households.
The racial the population was composed of 89.5 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 8.5 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 12.1 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.4 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 45,772 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,753. 10.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
People who are associated with the city
- Henry S. Magoon (1832–1889), politician, MP for Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives
- James G. Monahan (1855–1923), politician, MP for Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives
- John Morrow (1865–1935), politician, MP for New Mexico in the US House of Representatives
Individual evidence
- ↑ National Directory of Historic Places, entries for Wisconsin, Lafayette County, entry # 78000114
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated February 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Website of the city, greeting from the mayor
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 16, 2013
- ^ Western Historical Company (Ed.): History of Lafayette county, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, growth, development and resources. Windmill Publications, Chicago 1881, pp. 522-547. ( online )
- ^ LaFayette County Bicentennial Book Committee (Ed.): The LaFayette County Bicentennial Book. Straus Printing and Publishing, Madison 1976.
- ↑ National Directory of Historic Places, entries for Wisconsin, Lafayette County, entry # 94001210
