Elk Grove (Town)
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Lafayette County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 40 ′ N , 90 ° 22 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 551 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 5.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 93.9 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 282 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-23262 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1583148 | ||
 Location of the Town of Elk Grove in Lafayette County |
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The Town of Elk Grove is one of 18 Towns in Lafayette County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Elk Grove had 551 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 Elk Grove is located in southwest Wisconsin, around 30 km east of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa . The Illinois border is around 20 km south. In the northeast of the Town of Elk Grove rises the southern arm of the Pecatonica River , a tributary of the Rock River, which flows into the Mississippi .
The coordinates of the geographic center of the Town of Elk Grove are 42 ° 40'12 "north latitude and 90 ° 22'4" west longitude. The town extends over an area of 93.9 km².
The Town of Elk Grove is located in northwest Lafayette County and borders the following neighboring towns:
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Town of Platteville ( Grant County ) |
Town of Belmont | Town of Kendall |
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Town of Seymour | |
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Town of Smelser (Grant County) |
Town of Benton , Town of New Diggings |
traffic
In the area of the Town of Elk Grove, Wisconsin State Highway 81 , which runs in a west-east direction, and Wisconsin State Highway 126, which runs north to south, cross . In addition, the county highways F, H, I and X run through the town. All other roads are subordinate country roads or partly unpaved roads.
The Platteville Municipal Airport is about 6 km northwest of a small airfield. The nearest major airports are Dubuque Regional Airport in Iowa (around 50 km southwest) and Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 120 km northeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Elk Grove had 551 people in 166 households. The population density was 5.9 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 3.28 people lived in each of the 166 households.
The racial the population was composed of 95.3 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 1.1 percent Asian and 2.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.9 percent of the population.
37.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 54.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 8.5 percent were 65 years or older. 46.3 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 63,750 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,769. 5.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Towns in the Town of Elk Grove
In the area of the Town of Elk Grove, in addition to scattered settlement, there are the following unincorporated settlements:
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 18, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps on Histopolis.com.Retrieved on September 18, 2013