Milton, Wisconsin
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 Center of Milton |
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| Location in Wisconsin | |||
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| Foundation : | 1838 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Rock county | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 47 ′ N , 88 ° 57 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 5,546 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 604.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 9.17 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 271 m | ||
| Postal code : | 53563 | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-52200 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1569532 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.milton.wi.us | ||
| Mayor : | Brett Frazier | ||
 The Milton House , listed on the NRHP since 1972 |
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Milton is a town (with the status " City ") in Rock County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Milton had 5546 inhabitants.
geography
Milton is in southern Wisconsin. The intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois is located on the Mississippi and is 166 km to the west-southwest.
The geographical coordinates of Milton are 42 ° 46'32 "north latitude and 88 ° 56'38" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 9.17 km².
Neighboring towns to Milton are Koshkonong (9.2 km north-northeast), Whitewater (13.1 km east-northeast), Avalon (22.1 km east-southeast), Janesville (13.6 km southwest), Fulton (16.3 km west-northwest), Newville (10.7 km northwest), Edgerton (15.4 km in the same direction), and Charlie Bluff (9.8 km northwest).
The closest major cities are Wisconsin's capital Madison (36 miles northwest), Milwaukee (106 miles east-northeast), Chicago (169 km southeast), and Rockford (65.6 km southwest).
traffic
About two kilometers west of the city limits of Milton run in a north-south direction on a common section of the Interstate Highways 39 and 90 . In the urban area of Milton, Wisconsin State Highways 26 and 59 intersect . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
Two railway lines of the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (WSOR), a regional ( Class II ) freight transport company, meet in Milton .
With the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport in Janesville there is a small airport 17 miles south-southwest. The nearest commercial airports are Dane County Regional Airport in Madison (61.4 km northwest) and Chicago Rockford International Airport (45 miles southwest).
population
According to the 2010 census , Milton had 5,546 people in 2,231 households. The population density was 604.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.48 people each in the 2231 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.0 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 1.0 percent Asian and 1.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.4 percent of the population.
26.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.5 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 55,179 USD . The per capita income was $ 26,005. 6.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Albert Whitford (1905–2002) - astronomer - born and raised in Milton
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 72000065.Retrieved December 15, 2013
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 15, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed December 15, 2013
