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 Center of Mouson |
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| Foundation : | 1887 (incorporated) | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Juneau County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 48 ′ N , 90 ° 5 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 4,423 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 389 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 12.41 km 2 (about 5 mi 2 ) of which 11.37 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 269 m | ||
| Postal code : | 53948 | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-50025 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1569135 | ||
| Website : | www.mauston.com | ||
| Mayor : | Brian McGuire | ||
 The Benjamin Boorman House, built in Victorian style in 1875 , has been listed in the NRHP since 1976 |
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Mauston is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative center of the Juneau County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Mouseon had 4,423 inhabitants.
geography
Mauson is located in southwest central Wisconsin on both sides of the Lemonweir River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin across the Wisconsin River .
The geographic coordinates of Mouseon are 43 ° 47'50 "north latitude and 90 ° 04'38" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 12.41 km², which is spread over 11.37 km² of land and 1.04 km² of water.
Neighboring towns to Mouseon are Necedah (16.5 miles north), Lemonweir (5.5 miles east-southeast), Lyndon Station (18.9 km southeast), Wonewoc (13.8 miles southwest), Elroy (20 km west-southwest) and New Lisbon (12.3 km northwest).
The nearest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (218 km east-northeast), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (222 km east-southeast), Wisconsin's capital Madison (116 km south-southwest), La Crosse (114 km west) and Eau Claire (172 km northwest).
traffic
The interstate highways 90 and 94 extend on a common track section along the northeast city limits. In the city center, US Highway 12 and Wisconsin State Highways 16 , 58 and 82 meet. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A stretch of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) runs through the city for freight traffic .
With the Mouson-New Lisbon Union Airport there is a small airport 8.4 km northwest. The nearest commercial airports are Dane County Regional Airport in Madison (113 km southeast) and Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (237 km east-southeast).
history
The city's origins go back to the logging industry in Wisconsin in the 19th century. The city, incorporated in 1887, was first named Maughs Town after the founder Milton M. Maugh , from which the current name gradually developed.
population
According to the 2010 census , 4,423 people in 1,779 households lived in Mauson. The population density was 389 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.25 people lived in 1779 households.
The racial the population was composed of 92.8 percent white, 2.6 percent African American, 1.2 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and 0.7 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.1 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 43,343 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,963. 13.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 76000066.Retrieved February 28, 2014
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 28, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 28, 2014
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Railroad Map (PDF; 379 kB) Retrieved February 28, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Mauston-New Lisbon Union Airport Accessed on February 28, 2014
- ^ The City of Mouson.Retrieved February 28, 2014
