Muscoda
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Grant County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 10 ′ N , 90 ° 29 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 769 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 8.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 89.6 km 2 (approx. 35 mi 2 ) of which 86.7 km 2 (approx. 33 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 200 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-55225 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1583774 | ||
 Location of the Town of Muscoda in Grant County |
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The Town of Muscoda is one of 33 Towns in Grant County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Muscoda had 769 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 Muscoda is located in southwestern Wisconsin, on the south bank of the Wisconsin River , a left tributary of the border with Iowa forming Mississippi . In the north-east lies Muscoda , which is almost completely enclosed by the Town of Muscoda , without it being part of the town. The Illinois border is around 90 km south.
The geographical coordinates of the center of the Town of Muscoda are 43 ° 09'52 "north latitude and 90 ° 29'17" west longitude. It extends over an area of 89.6 km², which is spread over 86.7 km² of land and 2.9 km² of water.
The Town of Muscoda is located in the far northeast of Grant County and borders the following neighboring towns:
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Town of Richwood ( Richland County ) |
Town of Eagle (Richland County) |
Town of Orion (Richland County) |
| Town of Watterstown |
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Town of Pulaski ( Iowa County ) |
| Town of Hickory Grove | Town of Castle Rock |
Town of Highland (Iowa County) |
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 133 and County Highway G and Q passing through the Town of Muscoda. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railroad line of the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad runs along the Wisconsin River for freight traffic , which runs from the Mississippi to Madison and from there to Milwaukee .
The nearest major airport is Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (100 km east).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Muscoda had 769 people in 297 households. The population density was 8.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.59 people lived in each of the 297 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.4 percent white, 0.3 percent African American and 0.1 percent Native American; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 0.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
25.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.0 percent were 65 years or older. 50.8 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 40,865 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,978. 9.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities in the Town of Muscoda
In the area of the Town of Muscoda there are no other settlements besides scattered settlement.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 12, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps on Histopolis.com.Retrieved on September 12, 2013