Eastman (Town)
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Crawford County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 11 ′ N , 90 ° 58 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 739 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 188.0 km 2 (approx. 73 mi 2 ) of which 185.1 km 2 (approx. 71 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 313 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-21925 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1583116 | ||
 Location of the Town of Eastman in Crawford County |
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The Town of Eastman is one of eleven Towns in Crawford County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Eastman had 739 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 Eastman is located in southwestern Wisconsin, the eastern shore of the border with Iowa forming Mississippi . In the east the town is bounded by the Kickapoo River .
The geographical coordinates of the center of the Town of Eastman are 43 ° 11'07 "north latitude and 90 ° 57'42" west longitude. It extends over an area of 188 km², which is spread over 185.1 km² of land and 3 km² of water. In the center of the Town of Eastman is the independent community Eastman , without this belonging to the town. To the east, the town borders on the independent municipality of Steuben .
The Town of Eastman is located in southern Crawford County and borders the following neighboring towns and townships:
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Taylor Township ( Allamakee County , Iowa) |
Town of Seneca | Town of Haney |
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Fairview Township (Allamakee County, Iowa) |
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Town of Marietta |
| Town of Prairie du Chien | Town of Wauzeka |
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 35 runs through the Town of Eastman and forms the Wisconsin section of the Great River Road here. Wisconsin State Highway 27 and Wisconsin State Highway 179 intersect in the center of town . All other roads are subordinate country roads and some unpaved roads.
A railway line of the BNSF Railway runs along the Mississippi for freight traffic .
With the Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport there is a small airfield around 20 south-southwest. The nearest commercial airports are Dubuque Regional Airport in Iowa (around 120 km south), La Crosse Regional Airport (around 90 km north) and Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 150 km east).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Eastman had 739 people in 288 households. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.57 people lived in each of the 288 households.
The racial the population was composed of 99.1 percent white, 0.1 percent (one person) Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and 0.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.8 percent of the population.
26.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.9 percent were 65 years or older. 45.9 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 56,316 USD . The per capita income was $ 31,134. 9.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Towns in the Town of Eastman
In addition to scattered settlements exist with charm still unincorporated settlement in the area of the Town of Eastman.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved October 21, 2013
- ↑ Map from Google Maps on Histopolis.com.Retrieved October 21, 2013