Delavan (Wisconsin)
| Delavan | |||
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 Center of Delavan |
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| Location in Wisconsin | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1836 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Walworth County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 38 ′ N , 88 ° 39 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 8,463 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 483.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 18.70 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) of which 17.51 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 286 m | ||
| Postal code : | 53115 | ||
| Area code : | +1 262 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-19450 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1563873 | ||
| Website : | ci.delavan.wi.us | ||
| Mayor : | Denise Pieroni (City Administrator) |
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 The 1885 Queen Anne built AH Allyn House , since 1985 NRHP listed |
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Delavan is a city (with the status " City ") in Walworth County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Delavan had 8463 inhabitants.
geography
Delavan is located in southeastern Wisconsin between Delavan Lake and Turtle Creek , which is part of the Mississippi River basin across the Rock River .
The geographical coordinates of Delavan are 42 ° 37'59 "north latitude and 88 ° 38'37" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 18.70 km², which is spread over 17.51 km² of land and 1.19 km² of water. The city of Delavan is surrounded in the north, east and south by the Town of Delavan and in the west by the Town of Darien , but does not belong to any of them.
Neighboring towns of Delavan are La Grange (23.1 km north), Elkhorn (9.7 km northeast), Williams Bay (12.5 km southeast), Delavan Lake (7.6 km south), Darien (6.8 km southwest ), Fairfield (8.5 miles west), and Richmond (9.2 miles northwest).
The nearest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (259 km north), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (86 km northeast), Chicago , Illinois (138 km southeast), Rockford , Illinois (65.2 km southwest) and Wisconsin's capital Madison (94 , 3 km west-northwest).
traffic
The Interstate 43 leads in northeast-southwest direction on its way from Milwaukee to Rockford at the center of Delavan over. Wisconsin State Routes 11 and 50 meet in downtown Delavan . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A route of the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (WSOR), which runs from the Mississippi via Madison to Milwaukee, runs through the city for freight traffic .
The nearest airports are Dane County Regional Airport in Madison (96.2 km northwest), Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (80.2 km east-northeast), Chicago O'Hare International Airport (115 km southeast) and Chicago Rockford International Airport (71.9 km southwest).
population
According to the 2010 census , Delavan had 8463 people in 3189 households. The population density was 483.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.63 people each in the 3,189 households.
The racial the population was composed of 81.2 percent white, 1.7 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 1.0 percent Asian and 12.7 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 29.4 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
28.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 46,607 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,655. 19.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Ned Hollister (1876–1924) - Zoologist, born and raised in Delavan
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 85001950 Retrieved February 26, 2014
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 26, 2014
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Railroad Map (PDF; 379 kB) Retrieved February 26, 2014