Lamont (Town)
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Lafayette County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 42 ′ N , 90 ° 0 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 314 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 6.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 51.6 km 2 (approx. 20 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 318 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-42175 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1583522 | ||
 Location of the Town of Lamont in Lafayette County |
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The Town of Lamont is one of 18 Towns in Lafayette County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Lamont had 314 residents.
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 Lamont is located in southwest Wisconsin, around 60 km east of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa . The Illinois border is around 30 km south.
The coordinates of the geographical center of the Town of Lamont are 42 ° 42'7 "north latitude and 90 ° 00'28" west longitude. It extends over an area of 51.6 km².
The Town of Lamont is located in the northeastern center of Lafayette County and borders the following neighboring towns:
| Town of Willow Springs | Town of Fayette | |
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Town of Argyle | |
| Town of Darlington | Town of Wiota |
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 81 runs through the Town of Lamont in a west-east direction . County Highway D crosses in the middle of the town. All other roads are subordinate country roads or partly unpaved roads.
The nearest airports are Dubuque Regional Airport in Iowa (around 90 km west-southwest) and Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 90 km northeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Lamont had 314 people in 110 households. The population density was 6.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.85 people lived in each of the 110 households.
Ethnically, the population consisted only of whites with two exceptions.
33.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 50.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.6 percent were 65 years or older. 47.1 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 52,857 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,824. 8.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities in the Town of Lamont
In the area of the Town of Lamont, in addition to scattered settlement, there is also the community-free settlement of Lamont .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 19, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps on Histopolis.com.Retrieved on September 19, 2013