Independence (Wisconsin)

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Independence
Independence (Wisconsin)
Independence
Independence
Location in Wisconsin
Basic data
Foundation : 1876 ​​(created)
1885 (incorporated)
State : United States
State : Wisconsin
County : Trempealeau County
Coordinates : 44 ° 21 ′  N , 91 ° 25 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 21 ′  N , 91 ° 25 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 1,336 (as of 2010)
Population density : 394.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 3.39 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 )
Height : 238 m
Postal code : 54747
Area code : +1 534, 715
FIPS : 55-36800
GNIS ID : 1566893
Website : www.independencewi.org
Mayor : Robert Baecker

Independence is a small town (with the status " City ") in Trempealeau County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Independence had 1,336 inhabitants.

geography

Independence is located in western Wisconsin at the mouth of Elk Creek in the Trempealeau River , the approximately 45 kilometers south in the border with Minnesota forming Mississippi flows.

Independence is located in the Ice Age-shaped region called the Driftless Area , which stretches across southeastern Minnesota, southwestern Wisconsin, northeastern Iowa, and far northwestern Illinois. During the last ice age, the so-called Wisconsin Glaciation , the region remained ice-free, so that the river valleys could cut deeper into the plateau during this time.

The geographical coordinates of Independence are 44 ° 21'25 "north latitude and 91 ° 25'14" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of ​​3.39 km² and is surrounded by the Town of Burnside in the northwest and the Town of Lincoln in the southwest, without belonging to one of them.

Neighboring towns to Independence are Strum (25 km north), Pleasantville (17 km northeast), Whitehall (9 km east), Blair (20.1 km southeast) and Arcadia (15.5 km south southwest).

The nearest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (315 km east), Wisconsin's capital Madison (268 km southeast), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (375 km in the same direction), La Crosse on the Mississippi (83 km southeast), Rochester , Minnesota (126 km west southwest), the Twin Cities in Minnesota (185 km northwest) and Eau Claire (63 km north).

traffic

The Wisconsin State Highway 93 runs in a north-south direction as the main road through Independence. Wisconsin State Highway 120 runs through the north of the city in a north-south direction . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

A Canadian National Railway freight line runs along the Trempealeau River through Independence.

The nearest airports are Chippewa Valley Regional Airport in Eau Claire (68 km north) and La Crosse Regional Airport (80 km south-southeast).

population

According to the 2010 census , Independence had 1,336 people in 606 households. The population density was 394.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.2 people lived in each of the 606 households.

The racial the population was composed of 88.6 percent white, 0.1 percent (one person) African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and 9.9 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 12.9 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

22.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.7 percent were 65 years or older. 48.1 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was 32,583  USD . The per capita income was $ 20,649. 19.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ City of Independence - City Officials. Retrieved September 3, 2014
  2. ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 3, 2014
  3. ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on September 3, 2014
  4. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Railroad Map (PDF; 379 kB). Accessed September 3, 2014

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