Mount Pleasant (Town, Green County)
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Green County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 43 ′ N , 89 ° 32 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 598 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 6.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 88.8 km 2 (about 34 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 249 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-54850 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1583766 | ||
| Website : | townofmtpleasantwi.com | ||
| Mayor : | Kim Buehl (Chairperson) | ||
 Location of the Town of Mount Pleasant in Green County |
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The Town of Mount Pleasant is one of 16 Towns in Green County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Mount Pleasant had 598 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 Mount Pleasant is located in southern Wisconsin, around 25 km north of the Illinois border . The intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois on the Mississippi is about 110 km to the west. The town is traversed from north to south by the Little Sugar River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin via the Sugar River , the Pecatonica River and the Rock River .
The coordinates of the geographic center of the Town of Mount Pleasant are 42 ° 43'24 "north latitude and 89 ° 32'22" west longitude. It extends over an area of 88.8 km².
The Town of Mount Pleasant is located in the center of Green County and borders the following neighboring towns and independent communities:
| Town of New Glarus | Town of Exeter | Town of Brooklyn |
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Village of Monticello Town of Washington |
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Town of Albany |
| Town of Monroe | Town of New Years Eve | Town of Decatur |
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 69 runs through the west of the Town of Mount Pleasant. In addition, the County Highways C, D and F run through the town. All other roads are subordinate country roads and some unpaved roads.
The Sugar River State Trail runs through the Town of Mount Pleasant , a rail trail for hikers and cyclists that follows the route of a former railway line . In winter, the hiking trail can also be used with snowmobiles.
The nearest airport is Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 55 km northeast).
population
As of the 2010 census , the Town of Mount Pleasant had 598 people in 237 households. The population density was 6.7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.52 people lived in each of the 237 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.2 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.0 percent of the population.
22.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.9 percent were 65 years or older. 44.6 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 72,188 USD . The per capita income was $ 29,698. 6.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Towns in the Town of Mount Pleasant
Apart from scattered settlements, there are no other settlements in the Town of Mount Pleasant.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 22, 2013
- ↑ Map from Google Maps.Retrieved December 22, 2013
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Sugar River State Trail.Retrieved December 22, 2013