De Pere
| De Pere | |||
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 Center of De Pere |
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| Location in Wisconsin | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1857 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Brown County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 27 ′ N , 88 ° 4 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
23,800 (as of 2010) 306,241 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 793.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 31.86 km 2 (approx. 12 mi 2 ) of which 29.99 km 2 (approx. 12 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 186 m | ||
| Postal code : | 54115 | ||
| Area code : | +1 920 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-19775 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1563754 | ||
| Website : | www.de-pere.org | ||
| Mayor : | Michael J. Walsh | ||
 De Pere Town Hall |
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De Pere is a city (with the status " City ") in Brown County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 De Pere had 23,800 inhabitants.
De Pere is part of the metropolitan area around the city of Green Bay .
geography
De Pere is located in eastern Wisconsin, on both sides of the Fox River , 11 km above its confluence with Green Bay , part of Lake Michigan . The geographical coordinates of De Pere are 44 ° 26'56 "north latitude and 88 ° 03'37" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 31.86 km², which is spread over 29.99 km² of land and 1.87 km² of water.
Neighboring towns to De Pere are Allouez and Bellevue (on the northeastern city limits), Denmark (26.9 km southeast), Greenleaf (16 km south), Wrightstown (southeast), Little Rapids (on the southeastern city limits), Hobart (11, 8 km west-northwest) and Ashwaubenon on the northwestern city limits.
Green Bay city center is 6 miles northeast of De Pere. The other nearest major cities are Milwaukee (186 km south), Chicago (331 km in the same direction), Wisconsin's capital Madison (212 km southwest), Eau Claire (310 km west), the Twin Cities in Minnesota (456 km in the same direction) and Duluth on Lake Superior , Minnesota (532 km northwest).
traffic
The Fox River is navigable through dams and locks for barges that can reach the Mississippi river basin between the port of Green Bay via the Fox-Wisconsin Waterway .
The four-lane US Highway 41 runs along the north-western city limits of De Pere. The Wisconsin State Highways 32 and 57 meet in downtown De Pere. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
By De Pere a railway line today for running Canadian National Railway belonging Wisconsin Central .
The Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay is 11.9 km northwest of the nearest airport. The nearest major airports are Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (199 km south), O'Hare International Airport in Chicago (311 km in the same direction) and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (459 km west).
population
According to the 2010 census , De Pere had 23,800 people in 9254 households. The population density was 793.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.39 people lived in the 9254 households.
The racial the population was composed of 94.0 percent white, 0.9 percent African American, 1.2 percent Native American, 1.5 percent Asian and 0.7 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.1 percent of the population.
23.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.7 percent were 65 years or older. 52.1 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 54,477 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,932. 7.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Town twinning
The twin town of de Pere is Åmål in Sweden.
Known residents
- Todd Buffa (1952–2012), jazz singer and arranger, born and raised in De Pere
- Robert John Cornell (1919–2009), Catholic priest and Democratic member of the US House of Representatives (1975–1979), lived in De Pere until his death
- Mark Andrew Green (* 1960), Republican member of the US House of Representatives (1999–2007), attended school in De Pere
- Robert J. Havighurst (1900–1991), educationalist and sociologist, born in De Pere
- James F. Hughes (1883–1940), Democratic MP for the US House of Representatives (1933–1935), lived in De Pere for many years and is buried here
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 31, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed August 31, 2013
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Robert John Cornell.Retrieved August 31, 2013
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Mark Andrew Green.Retrieved August 31, 2013
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - James F. Hughes.Retrieved August 31, 2013
- ^ Find a Grave - James F. Hughes. Retrieved August 31, 2013