Jefferson (Town, Vernon County)
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 Location in Wisconsin
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Wisconsin |
| County : | Vernon County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 35 ′ N , 90 ° 59 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,143 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 9.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 121.8 km 2 (approximately 47 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 361 m |
| Area code : | +1 608 |
| FIPS : | 55-37975 |
| GNIS ID : | 1583454 |
The Town of Jefferson is one of 21 towns in Vernon County in the US state of Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Jefferson had a population of 1,143.
Town has a fundamentally different meaning in Wisconsin than in the rest of the English-speaking area. Rather, it corresponds to the usual townships in the other US states , which form the next smaller administrative unit after the county .
geography
The Town of Jefferson is located in southwest Wisconsin, around 30 km southeast of the intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota on the Mississippi .
The Town of Jefferson 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 the center of the Town of Jefferson are 43 ° 35'00 "north latitude and 90 ° 58'30" west longitude. It extends over an area of 121.8 km².
The Town of Jefferson is located in central western Vernon County and borders the following neighboring towns:
| Town of Hamburg | Town of Coon | Town of Christiana |
| Town of Harmony |
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Town of Viroqua |
| Town of Sterling | Town of Franklin |
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 56 runs in a west-east direction through the Town of Jefferson. In addition, the County Highways B, XX and Y run through the town. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The nearest airports are La Crosse Regional Airport (around 55 km northwest), Rochester International Airport in Rochester , Minnesota (around 170 km west-northwest) and Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 165 km east-southeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Jefferson had 1,143 people in 430 households. The population density was 9.4 people per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.66 people in each of the 430 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.3 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.1 percent (one person) Asian and 0.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.6 percent of the population.
28.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.3 percent were 65 years or older. 47.5 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 42,375 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,212. 33.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Towns in the Town of Jefferson
In addition to scattered settlements, the following unincorporated settlements exist in the Town of Jefferson :
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 6, 2014
- ↑ Map from Google Maps.Retrieved January 6, 2014