Hazel Green, Wisconsin

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Hazel Green
Hazel Green, Wisconsin
Hazel Green
Hazel Green
Location in Wisconsin
Basic data
State : United States
State : Wisconsin
Counties : Grant County
Lafayette County
Coordinates : 42 ° 32 ′  N , 90 ° 26 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 32 ′  N , 90 ° 26 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 1,256 (as of 2010)
Population density : 372.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 3.37 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 )
Height : 293 m
Postal code : 53811
Area code : +1 608
FIPS : 55-33500
GNIS ID : 1566231
Website : www.villageofhazelgreen.org
Mayor : Dale Leifker (President)

Hazel Green is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in the Grant and to a lesser extent in Lafayette County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Hazel Green had 1256 residents.

geography

Hazel Green is located in southwest Wisconsin, 6 km west of the Galena River and around 20 km east of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa . The Illinois border is 2 km south of the city. The geographical coordinates of Hazel Green are 42 ° 31'58 "north latitude and 90 ° 26'04" west longitude. The parish covers an area of ​​3.37 km² and is surrounded by the Town of Hazel Green in Grant County and the Town of Benton in Lafayette County.

Neighboring towns are Cuba City (8.4 km north), Benton (8.1 km northeast), New Diggings (9.6 km east), Scales Mound in Illinois (14.9 km east-southeast), Galena in Illinois (15.9 km east) km south), Menominee in Illinois (13.1 km west-southwest), Dubuque , Iowa (13.9 km west), Kieler (18.3 km west-northwest), and Dickeyville (19.7 km northwest).

The closest major cities are La Crosse (193 km northwest), Wisconsin's capital Madison (134 km northeast), Rockford , Illinois (135 km east-southeast), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (136 km south), and Cedar Rapids , Iowa (138 km) km west-southwest).

traffic

The Wisconsin State Highway 80 leads as the main road through Hazel Green, where the Wisconsin State Highway 11 turns to the west. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

With the Platteville Municipal Airport there is a small airfield 18.2 km north. The nearest major airports are Dubuque Regional Airport (34.7 km southwest) and Dane County Regional Airport in Madison (152 km east-northeast).

population

According to the 2010 census , Hazel Green had 1,256 people in 531 households. The population density was 372.7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.37 people lived in each of the 531 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.5 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American and 0.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.4 percent of the population.

24.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 50,382  USD . The per capita income was $ 21,919. 12.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 15, 2013
  2. ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed September 15, 2013
  3. ^ Nebraska State Historical Society - William A. Richards. Retrieved September 15, 2013
  4. ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - John W. Cox Retrieved September 15, 2013

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