Gratiot (Wisconsin)
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Lafayette County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 35 ′ N , 90 ° 1 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 236 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 154.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 1.53 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 282 m | ||
| Postal code : | 53541 | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-30575 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1565778 | ||
| Website : | www.gratiot.us | ||
Gratiot is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in Lafayette County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , Gratiot had 236 residents.
geography
Gratiot is located in southwest Wisconsin on the Pecatonica River , a tributary of the Rock River that flows into the Mississippi . The Mississippi border with Iowa is 35 miles west and the Illinois border is 9 miles south of the city. The geographical coordinates of Gratiot are 42 ° 34'44 "north latitude and 90 ° 01'21" west longitude. The municipality extends over an area of 1.53 km² and is completely surrounded by the Town of Gratiot without belonging to it.
Neighboring towns are Lamont ( 10.5 miles northeast ), Wiota (6.5 miles northeast), South Wayne (8 miles east), Warren in Illinois (7 miles southeast), Apple River in Illinois (9 miles southwest), Shullsburg (11 miles west), and Darlington (11 miles northwest).
The nearest major cities are La Crosse (216 km northwest), Wisconsin's capital Madison (97.6 km northeast), Rockford , Illinois (101 km east-southeast), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (167 km southwest) and Dubuque , Iowa ( 61.4 km west).
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 11 runs as the main road in a west-east direction through Gratiot and there intersects the Wisconsin State Highway 78 . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The nearest airports are Dubuque Regional Airport (73.3 km west-southwest) and Dane County Regional Airport at Madison (106 km northeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , 236 people in 97 households lived in Gratiot. The population density was 154.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.43 people lived in the 97 households.
Ethnically, the population consisted only of whites with five exceptions.
24.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.2 percent were 65 years or older. 46.2 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 36,667 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,512. 12.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 19, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on September 19, 2013