Kewaskum
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| Counties : |
Washington County Fond du Lac County |
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| Coordinates : | 43 ° 31 ′ N , 88 ° 14 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 4,004 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 630.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 6.35 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 232 m | ||
| Postal code : | 53040 | ||
| Area code : | +1 262 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-39300 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1567443 | ||
| Website : | www.village.kewaskum.wi.us | ||
| Mayor : | Andy Pesch (President) | ||
Kewaskum is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in Washington County and a small part in Fond du Lac County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , Kewaskum had 4004 inhabitants.
geography
Kewaskum is located in southeastern Wisconsin on both sides of the Milwaukee River , around 40 km west of Lake Michigan . The geographic coordinates of Kewaskum are 43 ° 31'15 "north latitude and 88 ° 13'44" west longitude. The municipality extends over an area of 6.35 km².
Neighboring towns of Kewaskum are New Fane (7.4 km northeast), Newburg (23.5 km southeast), West Bend (12.9 km south-southeast), Allenton (19.8 km southwest), Theresa (20.6 km west) and Campbellsport (10.1 km north-northwest).
The closest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (75 miles north), Wisconsin's largest city, Milwaukee (40 miles south-southeast), Chicago , Illinois (214 km in the same direction), Rockford , Illinois (203 km southwest), and Wisconsin's capital city Madison (122 km southwest).
traffic
The US Highway 45 runs north-south direction as the main road through Kewaskum and crosses here the Wisconsin State Highway 28, . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The State Trail , a rail trail for hikers and cyclists, runs parallel to US 45 through the municipality of Kewaskum on the route of a former railway line . In winter, the trail can also be used on snowmobiles and skis.
With the West Bend Municipal Airport there is a small airfield 16.3 km southeast. The nearest major airport is Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (74.6 kilometers south-southeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , Kewaskum had 4004 people in 1581 households. The population density was 630.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.52 people lived in each of the 1581 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.0 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and 1.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.9 percent of the population.
25.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.7 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 59,280 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,989. 7.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Glenway Wescott (1901–1987) - Writer, born and raised in Kewaskum
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 6, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps ; accessed on February 6, 2014
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Railroad State Trail.Retrieved February 6, 2014