DeForest, Wisconsin
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Dane County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 15 ′ N , 89 ° 21 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
8,936 (as of 2010) 568,593 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 460.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 19.4 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 289 m | ||
| Postal code : | 53532 | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-19350 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1563756 | ||
| Website : | www.vi.deforest.wi.us | ||
| Mayor : | Judd Blau (President) | ||
DeForest is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in Dane County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 DeForest had 8936 inhabitants.
DeForest is part of the Madison metropolitan area .
geography
DeForest is located in south-central Wisconsin, in the northern suburbs of its capital, Madison . The intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois is located on the Mississippi and is 165 km southwest.
The geographical coordinates of DeForest are 43 ° 14'45 "north latitude and 89 ° 20'45" west longitude. The municipality extends over an area of 19.4 km². The municipality is divided into two parts. Most of the residential areas are located in the larger northern part, while the south, separated by the unincorporated town of Windsor , is mainly commercial areas.
The center of Madison is 16 miles south-southwest. Other neighboring towns are Arlington (14 km north), Sun Prairie (16.8 km southeast), Waunakee (14.8 km southwest) and Dane (13.8 km west).
The closest major cities are Green Bay (206 km northeast), Milwaukee (132 km east), Chicago (241 km southeast) and Rockford (127 km south).
traffic
Interstate Highways 39 and 90 run along the western edge of the town on a shared stretch of road . The US Highway 51 forms the eastern city limits. Wisconsin State Highway 19 runs through the southern industrial estate in a west-east direction . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A Canadian Pacific Railway runs north-south through DeForest. The only passenger in the region is circulating from Chicago to the West Coast Empire Builder from Amtrak , which stops in Madison.
The nearest airport is Dane County Regional Airport in Madison (11.4 miles south).
education
The DeForest Area School District consists of:
- DeForest Area High School
- DeForest Area Middle School
- Eagle Point Elementary School
- Morrisonville Elementary School
- Windsor Elementary School
- Yahara Elementary School
- Holum Center Half Day Kindergarten
population
According to the 2010 census , DeForest had 8,936 people in 3,400 households. The population density was 460.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.63 people in each of the 3,400 households.
The racial the population was composed of 93.3 percent white, 2.1 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 1.5 percent Asian and 1.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.6 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
29.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 8.7 percent were 65 years or older. 51.6 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 66,673 USD . The per capita income was $ 29,625. 2.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 28, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on November 28, 2013
- ^ DeForest Area School District. Retrieved December 9, 2019 .