Eagle Point (Town, Chippewa County)
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Chippewa County | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 1 ′ N , 91 ° 21 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
3,053 (as of 2010) 161,151 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 19.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 172.4 km 2 (approx. 67 mi 2 ) of which 159 km 2 (approx. 61 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 328 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 534, 715 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-21600 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1583113 | ||
| Website : | townofeaglepointchippewa.com | ||
| Mayor : | Dennis Ferstenou (Chairman) | ||
 Location of the Town of Eagle Point in Chippewa County |
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The Town of Eagle Point is one of 23 Towns in Chippewa County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , Town of Eagle Point had 3,053 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 .
geography
The Town of Eagle Point is located in western Wisconsin and is bounded to the west by Lake Wissota and the Chippewa River . Its confluence with the Mississippi, which forms the border with Minnesota , is around 120 km to the southwest.
The coordinates of the geographic center of the Town of Eagle Point are 45 ° 1'14 "north latitude and 91 ° 21'30" west longitude. It extends over an area of 172.4 km², which is spread over 159 km² of land and 13.4 km² of water.
The Town of Eagle Point is located in the western center of Chippewa County and borders the following neighboring towns:
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Town of Bloomer |
Town of Cleveland |
Town of Estella Town of Arthur |
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Town of Woodmohr Town of Tilden |
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Town of Anson |
| City of Chippewa Falls | Town of Lafayette |
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 178 runs along the Chippewa River through the area of the Town of Eagle Point, which is bounded to the north by Wisconsin State Highway 64 . All other roads are subordinate country roads or partly unpaved roads.
A line of the Union Pacific Railroad runs in north-south direction for freight traffic .
The nearest airport is the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport in Eau Claire (around 35 km southwest).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Eagle Point had 3,053 people in 1,211 households. The population density was 19.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.52 people lived in each of the 1211 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.6 percent white, 0.1 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American and 0.4 percent Asian; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.2 percent of the population.
21.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.6 percent were 65 years or older. 49.4 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 70,867 USD . The per capita income was $ 28,197. 4.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities in the Town of Eagle Point
In addition to scattered settlements, the following unincorporated settlements are located in the Town of Eagle Point area:
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 20, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps on Histopolis.com.Retrieved on September 20, 2013