East Troy, Wisconsin
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Location in Wisconsin
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Walworth County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 47 ′ N , 88 ° 24 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 4,281 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 366.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 11.68 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 262 m | ||
| Postal code : | 53120 | ||
| Area code : | +1 262 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-22100 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1564382 | ||
| Website : | www.easttroy-wi.com | ||
| Mayor : | Randy Timms (President) | ||
East Troy is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in Walworth County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , East Troy had 4,281 residents.
geography
East Troy is located in southeastern Wisconsin on both sides of Honey Creek , which is part of the Mississippi basin over the Fox and Illinois Rivers .
The geographical coordinates of East Troy are 42 ° 47'07 "north latitude and 88 ° 24'18" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 11.68 km². The city of East Troy is surrounded to the north, east and south by the Town of East Troy and to a small extent to the west by the Town of Troy , but does not belong to any of them.
Neighboring towns to East Troy are Potter Lake (7.5 km northeast), Mukwonago (11.5 km in the same direction), Waterford (17 km east), Burlington (22 km southeast), Spring Prairie (10.5 km south) , Elkhorn (18 km southwest), La Grange (17.6 km west) and Eagle (16 km north-northwest).
The closest major cities are Wisconsin's largest city, Milwaukee (54 km northeast), Chicago , Illinois (143 km southeast), Rockford , Illinois (97.3 km southwest), and Wisconsin's capital, Madison (99 km west northwest).
Attractions
The community is best known for the Alpine Valley ski area, the Alpine Valley Music Theater , where large concerts regularly take place, and the East Troy Electric Railroad Museum . After a concert with Eric Clapton at the Alpine Valley Music Theater, guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan died on August 26, 1990 in a helicopter crash in East Troy.
traffic
The Interstate 43 leads in northeast-southwest direction on its way from Milwaukee to Rockford at the center of East Troy over. This is where Wisconsin State Routes 20 and 120 meet. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
East Troy is the southwestern terminus of a freight railway line for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), which leads to Mukwonago.
With the East Troy Municipal Airport there is a small airfield in the northeast of the urban area. The nearest commercial airports are Dane County Regional Airport in Madison (102 km west northwest), Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (51.9 km northeast), Chicago O'Hare International Airport (119 km southeast) and Chicago Rockford International Airport (106 km southwest).
economy
The motorcycle manufacturer Buell was based in East Troy until the owner, Harley-Davidson, ceased production in 2009.
education
East Troy High School is located in East Troy .
population
According to the 2010 census , East Troy had 4,281 people in 1,737 households. The population density was 366.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.44 people in each of the 1737 households.
The racial the population was composed of 95.9 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and 1.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.0 percent of the population regardless of ethnicity.
27 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 60,644 USD . The per capita income was $ 26,767. 16.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Mark Neumann (* 1954), Republican member of the US House of Representatives (1995–1999) - born and raised in East Troy
- John F. Potter (1817–1899), Republican member of the US House of Representatives (1857–1863) - lived and buried in East Troy for a long time
- Clifford E. Randall (1876-1934), Republican member of the US House of Representatives (1919-1921) - attended school in East Troy
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 27, 2014
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Railroad Map (PDF; 379 kB) Retrieved February 27, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - East Troy Municipal Airport Accessed on February 27, 2014
