Fitchburg, Wisconsin
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Location in Wisconsin
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Dane County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 58 ′ N , 89 ° 28 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
25,260 (as of 2010) 568,593 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 277 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 91.19 km 2 (approx. 35 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 311 m | ||
| Postal code : | 53711 | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-25950 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1565032 | ||
| Website : | www.city.fitchburg.wi.us | ||
| Mayor : | Steve Arnold | ||
 The John Mann House in Fitchburg, built in 1856 , has been listed in the NRHP since 1982 under the reference number 82000655 |
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Fitchburg is a city (with the status " City ") in Dane County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Fitchburg had 25,260 residents.
Fitchburg is part of the Madison metropolitan area .
geography
Fitchburg is located in south-central Wisconsin, in the southern suburbs of its capital, Madison . The intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois is located on the Mississippi and is 140 km to the west-southwest.
The geographical coordinates of Fitchburg are 42 ° 57'39 "north latitude and 89 ° 28'11" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 91.19 km².
The center of Madison, which borders the city of Fitchburg to the north, is 9.4 km away. Other neighboring towns are McFarland (18 km east), Stoughton (24 km southeast), Oregon (on the southern city limits), Verona (on the western city limits) and Middleton (20 km northwest).
The closest major cities are Green Bay (233 km northeast), Milwaukee (137 km east), Chicago (240 km southeast), and Rockford (101 km southeast).
traffic
The four-lane US Highway 14 runs north-south through the eastern districts of Fitchburg. US Highway 151 runs through the northwest corner of the urban area. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The nearest airport is Dane County Regional Airport in Madison (20 km north-northeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , Fitchburg had 25,260 people in 9,955 households. The population density was 277 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.45 people lived in the 9955 households.
The racial the population was composed of 72.2 percent white, 10.4 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 4.9 percent Asian and 8.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 3.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 17.2 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
24.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 67.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 7.6 percent were 65 years or older. 48.4 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 63,811 USD . The per capita income was $ 33,955. 12.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
economy
The headquarters of the biotechnology group Promega is located in Fitchburg .
Individual evidence
- ^ Wisconsin History - John Mann House. Retrieved November 14, 2013
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 14, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on November 14, 2013