Ephraim (Wisconsin)
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| Foundation : | 1949 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Door County | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 9 ′ N , 87 ° 10 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 288 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 29.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 18.54 km 2 (about 7 mi 2 ) of which 9.81 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 201 m | ||
| Postal code : | 54211 | ||
| Area code : | +1 920 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-24150 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1564680 | ||
| Website : | www.ephraim-wisconsin.com | ||
| Mayor : | Mike McCutcheon (President) | ||
 Town hall and community center built in 1927 in the style of the Arts and Crafts Movement , listed in the NRHP since 1985 |
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Ephraim is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in Door County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Ephraim had 288 inhabitants.
geography
Ephraim is located in eastern Wisconsin on the west bank of Green Bay , a bay on Lake Michigan . The geographical coordinates of Ephraim are 45 ° 09'23 "north latitude and 87 ° 10'05" west longitude. The municipality extends over an area of 18.54 km², which is spread over 9.81 km² of land and 8.73 km² of water. The municipality of Ephraim is surrounded to the east by the Town of Gibraltar and to the west by the Town of Liberty Grove , without belonging to any of them.
Neighboring towns to Ephraim are Sister Bay (6.5 km northeast), Ellison Bay (15.2 km in the same direction) and Fish Creek (7.7 km southwest).
The closest major cities are Green Bay (120 km southwest), Milwaukee (274 km south), Chicago , Illinois (420 km in the same direction), Wisconsin's capital Madison (344 km southwest) and Eau Claire (430 km west).
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 42 runs as the main road through Ephraim. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
With the Ephraim-Gibraltar Airport there is a small airfield on the south-western outskirts. The Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay is 136 km south-west lying next regional airport; the nearest major airports are Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (284 km south), O'Hare International Airport in Chicago (399 km in the same direction) and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (572 km west).
population
According to the 2010 census , Ephraim had 288 people in 138 households. The population density was 29.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically speaking, 2.09 people lived in each of the 138 households.
Ethnically, the population consisted only of whites with three exceptions. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.4 percent of the population.
14.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 52.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 33.0 percent were 65 years or older. 53.1 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 55,938 USD . The per capita income was $ 52,998. 2.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 85000663 Retrieved January 22, 2014
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 22, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed January 22, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Ephraim – Gibraltar Airport. Accessed January 22, 2014
