Gordon (Town, Douglas County)
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Douglas County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 17 ′ N , 91 ° 47 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 636 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 1.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 407.7 km 2 (approx. 157 mi 2 ) of which 393.0 km 2 (approx. 152 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 330 m | ||
| Postal code : | 54838 | ||
| Area code : | +1 715 and 534 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-29925 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1583292 | ||
| Website : | www.gordonwi.us.com | ||
| Mayor : | John Cosgrove (Chairman) | ||
The Town of Gordon is one of 16 Towns in Douglas County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Gordon had 636 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
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 407.7 km 2 of which 393.0 km 2 country and 14.7 km 2 (ie 6.6% of the total area) are water.
traffic
The US Highway 53 runs through the Town.
history
The town was named after "Antoine Guerdon", a fur trader from La Pointe , Wisconsin.
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Gordon had 636 people in 309 households. The population density was 1.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically speaking, 2.06 people lived in each of the 309 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.9 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.8 percent Native American and 0.3 percent Asian; 1.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.2 percent of the population.
16 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 24.7 percent were 65 years or older. 48.7 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 45,395 USD . The per capita income was $ 18,065. 8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities in the Town of Gordon
In addition to scattered settlements, Gordon is a community-free settlement in the Town of Gordon .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.gordonwi.us/pdf-files/history-1960.pdf