Montello, Wisconsin

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Location in Wisconsin
Montello, Wisconsin
Montello
Montello
Basic data
State : United States
State : Wisconsin
County : Marquette County
Coordinates : 43 ° 47 ′  N , 89 ° 19 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 47 ′  N , 89 ° 19 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 1,495 (as of 2010)
Population density : 302 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 5.57 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of
which 4.95 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 242 m
Postal code : 53949
Area code : +1 608
FIPS : 55-53875
GNIS ID : 1569671
Montello Wisconsin Municipal Building and Fire Department.jpg
Montello City Council and Fire Station

Montello is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative center of Marquette County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Montello had 1,495 inhabitants.

geography

The Fox River in Montello

Montello is located in southeastern central Wisconsin, at the mouth of the Montello River, which flows into Lake Michigan via the Fox River .

The geographical coordinates of Montello are 43 ° 47'29 "north latitude and 89 ° 19'11" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of ​​5.57 km², which is divided into 4.95 km² of land and 0.62 km² of water.

Neighboring towns to Montello are Budsin (14.8 km north), Princeton (18.4 km east-northeast), Kingston (25.8 km east-southeast), Dalton (14.8 km southeast), Endeavor (25.6 km southwest), Packwaukee (12.6 km west-southwest), Westfield (13.4 km northwest), and Harrisville (14.2 km north-northwest).

The nearest major cities are Appleton (108 km northeast), Green Bay on Lake Michigan (156 km in the same direction), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (171 km southeast), Chicago , Illinois (327 km southeast), Rockford , Illinois (196 km south) and Wisconsin's capital, Madison (54 miles in the same direction).

traffic

The Wisconsin State Highway 23 runs as the main road in a west-east direction through the urban area of ​​Montello. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

The nearest airports are Dane County Regional Airport in Madison (80.8 km south) and Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (182 km southeast).

population

According to the 2010 census , Montello had 1,495 people in 628 households. The population density was 302 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.23 people lived in each of the 628 households.

The racial the population was composed of 95.3 percent white, 1.7 percent African American, 0.9 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and 0.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.9 percent of the population.

21.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.0 percent were 65 years or older. 50.4 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was 40,299  USD . The per capita income was $ 21,116. 10.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

  1. a b American Fact Finder.Retrieved May 14, 2014
  2. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 14, 2014

Web links

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