Horicon (Wisconsin)

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Location in Wisconsin
Horicon (Wisconsin)
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Basic data
State : United States
State : Wisconsin
County : Dodge County
Coordinates : 43 ° 27 ′  N , 88 ° 38 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 27 ′  N , 88 ° 38 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 3,655 (as of 2010)
Population density : 412.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 8.86 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 )
Height : 268 m
Postal code : 53032
Area code : +1 920
FIPS : 55-35750
GNIS ID : 1566696
Website : www.cityhoriconwi.us
Mayor : Steven Neitzel
Horicon Wisconsin City Hall.jpg
Horicon Town Hall

Horicon is a small town (with the status " City ") in Dodge County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Horicon had 3655 inhabitants.

geography

Horicon is located in southeastern Wisconsin on the upper reaches of the Rock River , a left tributary of the Mississippi . The Horicon Marsh , a wetland and wildlife sanctuary, where the two headwaters of the Rock River converge, begins beyond the northern city limits .

The geographical coordinates of Horicon are 43 ° 27'05 "north latitude and 88 ° 37'52" west longitude. The city extends over an area of ​​8.86 km².

Neighboring towns to Horicon are Mayville (9.2 km northeast), Iron Ridge (12.9 km southeast), Hustisford (14.3 km southeast), Juneau (9.9 km southwest), Beaver Dam (17.6 km west) and Burnett (7 miles northwest).

The nearest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (151 km northeast), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (82.1 km southeast), Chicago , Illinois (231 km southeast), Rockford , Illinois (160 km southwest) and Wisconsin's capital Madison (83 , 2 km southwest).

traffic

Wisconsin State Highways 28 , 33 meet in the center of Horicon . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

Two lines of the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (WSOR), a regional ( Class II ) freight transport company , meet in Horicon .

About two kilometers west of the urban area runs the Wild Goose State Trail, a rail trail for hikers and cyclists. In winter, the trail can also be used on snowmobiles and skis.

With the Dodge County Airport there is a small airfield 8.8 km west-southwest. The nearest commercial airports are Dane County Regional Airport in Madison (79.3 km southwest) and Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (92 kilometers southeast).

population

According to the 2010 census , Horicon had 3,655 people in 1,497 households. The population density was 412.5 people per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.42 people in each of the 1,497 households.

The racial the population was composed of 95.7 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and 1.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 4.1 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

24.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.4 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 56,202  USD . The per capita income was $ 23,780. 5.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  2. ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on January 17, 2014
  3. ^ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Wild Goose State Trail. Retrieved January 17, 2014
  4. ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Hiram Barber.Retrieved January 17, 2014
  5. ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Charles Hawks.Retrieved January 17, 2014
  6. ^ Find a Grave - Charles Hawks.Retrieved January 17, 2014
  7. ^ Obituary for Marian Radke-Yarrow in the Washington Post.Retrieved January 17, 2014

Web links

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