New Glarus
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 The New Glarus Reformed Church, destroyed in 1899 |
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| Location in Wisconsin | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1845 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Green County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 49 ′ N , 89 ° 38 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,172 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 471.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 4.61 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 278 m | ||
| Postal code : | 53574 | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-56700 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1570216 | ||
| Website : | newglarusvillage.com | ||
| Mayor : | Roger Truttmann (President) | ||
 Flag throwers and alphorn players in New Glarus |
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New Glarus is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in Green County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , New Glarus had 2172 inhabitants.
The municipality was named after the Swiss municipality of Glarus and was founded in 1845 by 150 immigrants from Glarus. It is also called "New Glaris", according to the Glarus dialect. The place attracts many tourists every year. The community is also known for its restaurants with Swiss specialties.
geography
New Glarus is located in south central Wisconsin, 38.3 km north of the Illinois border . The intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois is located on the Mississippi and is 111 km west-southwest.
The geographical coordinates of New Glarus are 42 ° 48'52 "north latitude and 89 ° 38'06" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 4.61 km².
Neighboring towns of New Glarus are Verona (27.5 km north-northeast), Belleville (11.6 km northeast), Exeter (6.7 km east-southeast), Monticello (9.3 km south-south-east), Monroe (27.4 km south), Blanchardville (14 miles west) and Mount Horeb (16 miles northwest).
The nearest major cities are Wisconsin's capital, Madison (27 miles northeast), Milwaukee (170 miles northeast), Chicago (232 miles southeast), and Rockford (96.6 miles southeast).
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highways 69 runs in a north-south direction as the main road through the center of New Glarus and meets the eastern end point of the Wisconsin State Highway 39 at its confluence . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The northern end of the Sugar River State Trail is located in New Glarus , 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 airports are Dane County Regional Airport in Madison (52.9 km northeast) and Chicago Rockford International Airport (106 km southeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , New Glarus had 2,172 people in 895 households. The population density was 471.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.34 persons lived in each of the 895 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.9 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian and 1.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.6 percent of the population regardless of ethnicity.
23.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.1 percent were 65 years or older. 52.0 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 56,800 USD . The per capita income was $ 26,000. 3.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 19, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed December 19, 2013
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Sugar River State Trail.Retrieved December 19, 2013
