Dodgeville (Town)
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Iowa County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 1 ′ N , 90 ° 7 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
1,708 (as of 2010) 568,593 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 7.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 233.8 km 2 (approx. 90 mi 2 ) of which 232.7 km 2 (approx. 90 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 356 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-20375 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1583088 | ||
| Website : | townofdodgeville.com | ||
| Mayor : | Curt Peterson (Chairman) | ||
 Location of the Town of Dodgeville in Iowa County |
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The Town of Dodgeville is one of 14 Towns in Iowa County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Dodgeville had 1,708 residents.
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 Dodgeville is part of the metropolitan area of Madison .
geography
The Town of Dodgeville is located in southwest Wisconsin. The intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota on the Mississippi is around 140 km to the northwest; to Illinois it is around 60 km south.
The geographical coordinates of the center of the Town of Dodgeville are 43 ° 00'42 "north latitude and 90 ° 07'24" west longitude. It extends over an area of 233.8 km², which is spread over 232.7 km² of land and 1.1 km² of water. The Town of Dodgeville completely encloses the City of Dodgeville without it being part of the Town.
The Town of Dodgeville is in the center of Iowa County and borders the following neighboring towns:
| Town of Clyde | Town of Wyoming | Town of Arena |
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Town of Highland Town of Eden |
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Town of Ridgeway |
| Town of Linden | Town of Mineral Point | Town of Waldwick |
traffic
US Highway 18 runs through the town in a west-east direction . The US Highway 151 runs east of the Town on a section congruent with US 18 from which the US 151 at the height of the city Dodgeville branches off to the south. In addition, the Wisconsin State Highways 23 , 130 and 191 and the County Highways B, M, Q, Y and Z run through the area of the Town of Dodgeville. All other roads are subordinate country roads and some unpaved roads.
With the Iowa County Airport there is a small airfield about 15 km southwest. The nearest commercial airports are Dubuque Regional Airport in Iowa (around 90 km southwest), La Crosse Regional Airport (around 170 km northwest) and Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 80 km east-northeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Dodgeville had 1,708 people in 645 households. The population density was 7.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.65 people living in each of the 645 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.4 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.1 percent (two people) Native American, 1.2 percent Asian and 0.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.1 percent of the population.
24.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.7 percent were 65 years or older. 49.5 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 74,044 USD . The per capita income was $ 33,165. 4.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities in the Town of Dodgeville
In addition to scattered settlements, the town of Dodgeville also has the unincorporated settlement of Pleasant Ridge .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 8, 2013
- ↑ Map from Google Maps on Histopolis.com.Retrieved November 8, 2013
- ↑ AirNav.com - Iowa County Airport Accessed on November 8, 2013