Juneau, Wisconsin
| Juneau | |||
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 Center of Juneau |
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| Location in Wisconsin | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1845 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Dodge County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 24 ′ N , 88 ° 42 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,814 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 703.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 4.1 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 4.0 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 282 m | ||
| Postal code : | 53039 | ||
| Area code : | +1 920 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-38675 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1583462 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofjuneau.net | ||
| Mayor : | Ron Bosak | ||
 The Dodge County Administration Building in Juneau |
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Juneau is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Dodge County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Juneau had 2814 residents.
geography
Juneau is located in southeastern Wisconsin, about 4 km west of the Rock River , a left tributary of the Mississippi . The geographical coordinates of Juneau are 43 ° 24'23 "north latitude and 88 ° 42'12" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 4.1 km².
Neighboring towns to Juneau are Burnett (11.5 km north), Horicon (9.9 km northeast), Iron Ridge (16.4 km east), Hustisford (13.6 km southeast), Clyman (12.6 km south), Lowell (8.3 miles southwest) and Beaver Dam (8.9 miles northwest).
The nearest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (156 km northeast), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (97.2 km southeast), Chicago , Illinois (228 km southeast), Rockford , Illinois (150 km southwest) and Wisconsin's capital Madison (74th district) , 3 km southwest).
traffic
Wisconsin Highway 26 runs west to north through the city. The Wisconsin Highway 115 begins in the city center, leaving Juneau to the east.
The city was connected to the rail network of the Chicago and North Western Railway , but the rails have been dismantled and the gravel route is part of the Wild Goose State Trail .
Dodge County Airport is a small airfield on the northern city limits . The nearest commercial airports are Dane County Regional Airport in Madison (70.4 km southwest) and Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (107 kilometers southeast).
history
The city of Juneau is named after Paul Juneau its founder. His father, Solomon Juneau , is one of the founders of Milwaukee.
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Juneau had 2,814 people in 852 households. The population density was 703.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.46 people lived in each of the 852 households.
The racial the population was composed of 93.2 percent white, 3.6 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.9 percent Asian and 1.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 10.1 percent of the population.
19.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 65.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.2 percent were 65 years or older. 43.9 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 43,313 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,542. 14.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Hiram Barber (1835–1924) - Republican Member of the US House of Representatives (1879–1881) - practiced as a lawyer in Juneau for several years
- Charles Billinghurst (1818–1865) - Republican member of the US House of Representatives (1855–1859) - lived for a long time in Juneau and is buried here
Individual evidence
- ^ City website
- ^ Website of the city, list of department heads of the city administration ( Memento of the original from May 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed January 15, 2014
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Wild Goose State Trail. Retrieved January 15, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com Dodge County Airport Accessed on January 15, 2014
- ↑ Juneau Region Chamber of Commerce
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Hiram Barber.Retrieved January 15, 2014
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Charles Billinghurst.Retrieved January 15, 2014
- ^ Find a Grave - Charles Billinghurst. Retrieved January 15, 2014
