Dunn (Town, Dane County)
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Dane County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 58 ′ N , 89 ° 18 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
4,931 (as of 2010) 568,593 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 66.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 89.2 km 2 (approx. 34 mi 2 ) of which 74.2 km 2 (approx. 29 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 15 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-21125 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1583105 | ||
| Website : | town.dunn.wi.us | ||
| Mayor : | Ed Minihan (Chairperson) | ||
 Location of the Town of Dunn in Dane County |
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The Town of Dunn is one of 34 Towns in Dane County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Dunn had 4931 inhabitants.
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 Dunn is part of the metropolitan area of Madison .
geography
The Town of Dunn is located in southern Wisconsin, in the southern suburbs of the capital Madison . The Town of Dunn lies between Lake Waubesa and Lake Kegonsa and the Yahara River that connects them . The intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota, located on the Mississippi , is about 200 km to the west-northwest; to Illinois it is about 55 km south.
The coordinates of the geographic center of the Town of Dunn are 42 ° 58'20 "north latitude and 89 ° 18'17" west longitude. It extends over an area of 89.2 km², which is spread over 74.2 km² of land and 15 km² of water.
The Town of Dunn is located in the southern center of Dane County and borders the following neighboring towns and independent communities:
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Town of Blooming Grove Village of McFarland |
Town of Cottage Grove | |
| City of Fitchburg |
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Town of Pleasant Springs |
| Village of Oregon | Town of Rutland | City of Stoughton |
traffic
The US Highway 51 runs north-south through the Town of Dunn. In addition, the County Highways B and MN run through the town. All other roads are subordinate country roads and some unpaved roads.
A railway line of the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (WSOR), a regional ( Class II ) freight transport company, runs through the northeastern corner of the town . The only passenger in the region is from Chicago circulating to the West Coast Empire Builder from Amtrak , which stops in nearby Madison.
The nearest airport is Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 25 km north).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Dunn had 4,931 people in 2,062 households. The population density was 66.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.39 people lived in 2062 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.9 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.9 percent Asian and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.0 percent of the population.
18.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 67.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.3 percent were 65 years or older. 49.4 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 68,564 USD . The per capita income was $ 36,959. 0.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities in the Town of Dunn
Apart from scattered settlements, there are no other settlements in the Town of Dunn.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 30, 2013
- ↑ Map from Google Maps.Retrieved November 30, 2013