Madison (Town, Dane County)
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Dane County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 3 ′ N , 89 ° 25 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
6,279 (as of 2010) 568,593 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 1,569.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 4 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 261 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-48025 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1583626 | ||
| Website : | www.town.madison.wi.us | ||
 Location of the Town of Madison in Dane County |
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The Town of Madison is one of 34 Towns in Dane County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Madison had 6,279 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 .
The area of the Town of Madison is part of the metropolitan area of Madison .
geography
The Town of Madison is located in southern Wisconsin, in the suburbs of its capital Madison . The intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota on the Mississippi is about 180 km west-northwest; to Illinois it is around 65 km south.
The coordinates of the geographic center of the Town of Madison are 43 ° 02'39 "north latitude and 89 ° 24'34" west longitude. It extends over an area of 4 km².
The Town of Madison is located in the center of Dane County and consists of several separate parts, which are mostly surrounded by the city of Madison. Some southern parts border the city of Fitchburg .
traffic
Many parts of the town are connected by a four-lane southern bypass around the center of the city of Madison, on which the US Highways 12 , 14 , 18 and 151 converge. All other roads are subordinate country roads and some unpaved roads.
A Canadian Pacific Railway runs north-south through parts of the Town of Madison.
The nearest airport is Dane County Regional Airport , north of Madison City.
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Madison had 6,279 people in 2,852 households. The population density was 1569.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.2 people lived in each of the 2,852 households.
The racial the population was composed of 54.6 percent white, 20.1 percent African American, 0.9 percent Native American, 5.9 percent Asian and 13.7 percent from other ethnic groups; 4.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 28.0 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 72.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 4.4 percent were 65 years or older. 47.4 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 30,625 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,914. 22.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Towns in the Town of Madison
Apart from scattered settlements, there are no other settlements in the Town of Madison.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 26, 2013
- ↑ Map from Google Maps on Histopolis.com.Retrieved November 26, 2013