Elkhorn, Wisconsin
| Elkhorn | |||
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 City center of Elkhorn |
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| Location in Wisconsin | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Walworth County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 40 ′ N , 88 ° 32 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 10,084 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 536.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 19.0 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) of which 18.8 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 311 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 53121 | ||
| Area code : | +1 262 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-23300 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1583150 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofelkhorn.org | ||
| Mayor : | Howie Reynolds | ||
 Elkhorn town hall |
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Elkhorn is a city and county seat of Walworth County in the southeast of the US -amerikanischen state of Wisconsin . In 2010 Elkhorn had 10,084 inhabitants.
geography
Elkhorn lies at 42 ° 40 'north latitude and 88 ° 32' west longitude, extends over 19.0 km² at an altitude of 311 meters above sea level.
Interstate 43 and US Highway 12 intersect on the outskirts of the city . Wisconsin Highways 11 and 67 run through town .
The city is connected to the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad network. The stretch to Burlington has been closed and is used as the White River State Trail .
The Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport is situated 65 kilometers northeast of the city.
The nearest major cities are Milwaukee (approx. 65 km northeast), Rockford (approx. 70 km southwest), Madison , the capital of the state (approx. 95 km northwest) and Chicago (approx. 120 km southeast).
history
At the beginning of the 19th century, Colonel Samuel Phoenix saw the shed antlers of a wapiti ("Elk") hanging in a tree and called the area of this find since the "Elk Horn".
The fertile soil and the beautiful area contributed to the fact that more and more people settled there over time. As early as 1846, at the first community meeting, there were over 500 residents. Because of its central location, Elkhorn became the administrative seat of Walworth County in the same year.
population
According to the 2010 census , there were 10,084 people in 3,801 households in Elkhorn. The population density was 536.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.53 people lived in each of the 3,801 households.
The racial the population was composed of 91.4 percent white, 1.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and 4.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 11.0 percent of the population regardless of ethnicity.
27.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 54,565 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,239. 8.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Thomas Ryum Amlie (1897–1973) - Republican member of the US House of Representatives (1931–1933 and 1935–1939) - practiced as a lawyer in Elkhorn for years
- Harry Melges (* 1930) - Olympic sailing champion 1972 - born in Elkhorn
- Richard Quinney (* 1934), sociologist and criminologist - born in Elkhorn
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from May 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Website of the city, list of elected city councilors ( memento of the original from May 18, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 27, 2014
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from February 20, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
