Fayette (Town)
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Lafayette County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 47 ′ N , 90 ° 0 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 376 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 4.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 93.1 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) of which 91.2 km 2 (approx. 35 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 316 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-25475 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1583195 | ||
 Location of the Town of Fayette in Lafayette County |
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The Town of Fayette is one of 18 Towns in Lafayette County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Fayette had 376 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 Fayette is located in southwest Wisconsin, around 70 km east of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa . The Illinois border is around 30 km south.
The coordinates of the geographical center of the Town of Fayette are 42 ° 46'37 "north latitude and 89 ° 59'47" west longitude. It extends over an area of 93.1 km², which is spread over 91.2 km² of land and 1.9 km² of water.
To the east of the Town of Fayette is Yellowstone Lake and the surrounding Yellowstone Lake State Park .
The Town of Fayette is located in northeast Lafayette County and borders the following neighboring towns:
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Town of Mineral Point ( Iowa County ) |
Town of Waldwick, Iowa County |
Town of Moscow (Iowa County) |
| Town of Willow Springs |
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Town of Blanchard Town of Argyle |
| Town of Lamont |
traffic
County Highways D, F and G come together in the Town of Fayette. All other roads are subordinate country roads or partly unpaved roads.
The nearest airports are Dubuque Regional Airport in Iowa (around 85 km southwest) and Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 85 km northeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Fayette had 376 people in 142 households. The population density was 4.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.65 people lived in each of the 142 households.
Ethnically, the population consisted only of whites with three exceptions.
23.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.7 percent were 65 years or older. 47.1 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 55,208 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,131. 10.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities in the Town of Fayette
In the area of the Town of Fayette, in addition to scattered settlements, 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.Retrieved on September 18, 2013