Forest (Town, Vernon County)
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 Location in Wisconsin
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Wisconsin |
| County : | Vernon County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 41 ′ N , 90 ° 30 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 634 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 6.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 93.1 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 343 m |
| Area code : | +1 608 |
| FIPS : | 55-26550 |
| GNIS ID : | 1583216 |
| Website : | townofforest.com |
| Mayor : | Al Skemp (Chairperson) |
The Town of Forest is one of 21 towns in Vernon County in the US state of Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Forest had 634 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 Forest is located in southwest Wisconsin, around 90 km east-northeast of the intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota on the Mississippi .
The Town of Forest is located in the Ice Age-shaped region called the Driftless Area , which stretches across southeastern Minnesota, southwestern Wisconsin, northeastern Iowa, and far northwestern Illinois. During the last ice age, the so-called Wisconsin Glaciation , the region remained ice-free, so that the river valleys could cut deeper into the plateau during this time.
The geographical coordinates of the center of the Town of Forest are 43 ° 40'44 "north latitude and 90 ° 29'40" west longitude. It extends over an area of 93.1 km².
The Town of Forest is located in northeastern Vernon County and borders the following neighboring towns:
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Town of Sheldon ( Monroe County ) |
Town of Wellington (Monroe County) |
Town of Glendale (Monroe County) |
| Town of Whitestown |
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Town of Hillsboro |
| Town of Stark | Town of Union | Town of Greenwood |
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 33 leads in west-east direction through the Town of Forest. In addition, the county highways F, P, V and Z run through the area of the town. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The nearest airports are La Crosse Regional Airport (around 80 km west-northwest), Rochester International Airport in Rochester , Minnesota (around 190 km west) and Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 160 km south-east).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Forest had 634 people in 230 households. The population density was 6.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.76 people lived in each of the 230 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.3 percent white, 2.1 percent African American and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.1 percent of the population.
27.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.4 percent were 65 years or older. 47.3 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 44,375 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,812. 10.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Towns in the Town of Forest
In addition to scattered settlements, the following non-parish settlements exist in the Town of Forest :
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 8, 2014
- ↑ Map from Google Maps.Retrieved January 8, 2014