King (Wisconsin)
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 Center of King |
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| Location in Wisconsin | |||
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Waupaca County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 20 ′ N , 89 ° 9 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,750 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 290.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 6.02 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 273 m | ||
| Postal code : | 54487 | ||
| Area code : | +1 534, 715 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-39700 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1567492 | ||
 King's Fire Station |
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King is a settlement on community-free area in Waupaca County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . For statistical purposes, the place has been combined to form a census-designated place (CDP) . In 2010 King had 1,750 residents.
The place was named after the general and writer Charles King (1844-1933).
geography
King is located in northeastern Wisconsin, about 60 km west-northwest of Lake Winnebago and about 100 km west-southwest of Green Bay on Lake Michigan . The place is south of the Waupaca River , which belongs to the catchment area of Lake Michigan via the Wolf River and the Fox River .
The geographical coordinates of King are 44 ° 20'15 "north latitude and 89 ° 08'30" west longitude. The settlement extends over an area of 6.02 km² and is the largest village in the Town of Farmington .
Neighboring towns of King are Waupaca (on the eastern border) and Chain O 'Lakes (on the western border).
The nearest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (99 km east-northeast), Appleton (66 km east-southeast), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (200 km south-southeast), Chicago in Illinois (350 km in the same direction), Wisconsin's capital Madison (158 km south), Eau Claire (225 km west-northwest), the Twin Cities in Minnesota (360 km in the same direction), Wausau (99 km northwest), Duluth on Lake Superior in Minnesota (458 km in the same direction), and Sault Ste. Marie in the Canadian province of Ontario (548 km northeast, across from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan ).
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 22 forms the southeastern outskirts of King. County Highway QQ runs in a northeast-southwest direction through the center of town. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
With the Waupaca Municipal Airport is located 11 km east a small airfield. The nearest commercial airports are Austin Straubel International Airport at Green Bay (90 km east-northeast), Outagamie County Regional Airport at Appleton (60 km east) and Central Wisconsin Airport at Wausau (79 km northwest).
population
According to the 2010 census , King had 1,750 people in 452 households. The population density was 290.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.32 people lived in each of the 452 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.0 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 0.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.0 percent of the population.
13.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 45.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 41.6 percent were 65 years or older. 38.2 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 50,352 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,380. 14.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Eddie Russo (1925–2012) - racing car driver - died in King
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder.Retrieved September 12, 2014
- ↑ Historic Marker Database - General Charles King.Retrieved September 12, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed September 12, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Waupaca Municipal Airport Accessed on September 12, 2014