Kickapoo, Wisconsin
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 Location in Wisconsin
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Wisconsin |
| County : | Vernon County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 28 ′ N , 90 ° 45 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 626 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 6.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 98.1 km 2 (approx. 38 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 330 m |
| Area code : | +1 608 |
| FIPS : | 55-39475 |
| GNIS ID : | 1583477 |
| Website : | www.tn.kickapoo.wi.gov |
| Mayor : | Jeff Clements (Chairperson) |
The Town of Kickapoo is one of 21 towns in Vernon County in the US state of Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Kickapoo had 626 inhabitants.
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 Kickapoo is located in southwest Wisconsin and is traversed by the Kickapoo River , a right tributary of the Wisconsin River that flows into the Mississippi . The intersection of the three states of Minnesota , Iowa and Wisconsin on the Mississippi is around 50 km to the west.
The Town of Kickapoo is located in the Driftless Area known as the Ice Age-shaped region, which extends 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 Kickapoo are 43 ° 27'43 "north latitude and 90 ° 45'01" west longitude. It extends over an area of 98.1 km². The Town of Kickapoo completely surrounds the independent community Readstown , without it being part of the town.
The Town of Kickapoo is located in southern Vernon County and borders the following neighboring towns:
| Town of Viroqua | Town of Liberty |
Town of Forest ( Richland County ) |
| Town of Franklin |
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Town of Sylvan (Richland County) |
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Town of Utica ( Crawford County ) |
Town of Clayton (Crawford County) |
Town of Akan (Richland County) |
traffic
Through the area run the US Highways 14 and 61 and the Wisconsin State Highway 131 , which meet in the borough of Readstown. In addition, the County Highways I, M, S and U run through the area of 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 85 km northwest), Rochester International Airport in Rochester , Minnesota (around 200 km west-northwest) and Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 140 km east-southeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Kickapoo had 626 people in 224 households. The population density was 6.4 people per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.79 people each in the 224 households.
The racial the population was composed of 95.7 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and 2.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.4 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
26.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.8 percent were 65 years or older. 48.7 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 41,902 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,706. 12.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Locations in the Town of Kickapoo
In addition to scattered settlements, Sugar Grove is another community-free settlement in the Town of Kickapoo .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 9, 2014
- ↑ Map from Google Maps.Retrieved January 9, 2014