Hurley (Wisconsin)
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 Silver Street in the center of Hurley |
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| Location in Wisconsin | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1884 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Iron County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 27 ′ N , 90 ° 11 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,547 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 179.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 8.6 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 456 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 54534 | ||
| Area code : | +1 715,534 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-36525 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1566822 | ||
 The Old Iron County Courthouse in Hurley, built in 1893, listed on the NRHP since 1977 |
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Hurley is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Iron County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , Hurley had 1,547 residents.
geography
Hurley is located in northern Wisconsin, on the west bank of the border with Michigan forming Montreal River , in the Lake Superior empties.
The geographical coordinates of Hurley are 46 ° 27'01 "north latitude and 90 ° 11'23" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 8.6 km².
Neighboring towns of Hurley are the twin cities of Ironwood in Michigan (on the opposite side of the Montreal River) and Montreal (on the southwestern outskirts).
The closest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (350 km southeast), Wausau (199 km south), the Twin Cities in Minnesota (360 km west-southwest) and Duluth on Lake Superior in Minnesota (174 km west-northwest).
traffic
In the center of Hurley, the US Highways 2 and 51 and the Wisconsin State Highway 77 meet. All other roads are subordinate and partly unpaved roads as well as inner-city connecting roads.
The nearest regional airports are Duluth International Airport (183 km west-northwest) and Central Wisconsin Airport near Wausau (219 km south). The nearest major international airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (379 km southwest).
history
The town was named after MA Hurley , a lawyer from Wausau who won a lawsuit for the Northern Chief Iron Company in 1884. In return, he did not ask for payment, but asked that the place that was involved in this lawsuit be named after his name. This request was granted and the place was initially called Glen Hurley , but in 1885 then Hurley . The main industries of the city were in particular the timber industry and the iron ore industry. Two huge fires in 1888 destroyed most of the wooden houses. The city was then rebuilt with houses made of stone. Silver Street still bears witness to the reconstruction with its ancient buildings.
The historic Old Iron County Courthouse (now The Iron County Historical Museum ) has been added to the National Register of Historic Places .
population
According to the 2010 census , Hurley had 1,547 people in 771 households. The population density was 179.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 1.89 people lived in each of the 771 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.5 percent white, 0.1 percent (one person) African American, 0.8 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 0.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.8 percent of the population.
16.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 26.1 percent were 65 years or older. 52.7 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 26,429 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,107. 20.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 77000031 Retrieved April 17, 2014
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 17, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 17, 2014
- ↑ mattsonworks
