Norwalk, Wisconsin
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Monroe County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 50 ′ N , 90 ° 37 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 638 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 234.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 2.72 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 310 m | ||
| Postal code : | 54648 | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-58575 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1570539 | ||
Norwalk is a community (with the status " Village ") in Monroe County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , Norwalk had 638 residents.
geography
Norwalk is located in west central Wisconsin, around 50 km east of the Mississippi , which forms the Wisconsin- Minnesota border. The intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa, also on the Mississippi, is located around 70 km to the southwest.
The geographical coordinates of Norwalk are 43 ° 49'50 "north latitude and 90 ° 37'18" west longitude. The parish extends over an area of 2.72 km² and is completely surrounded by the Town of Ridgeville without belonging to it.
Neighboring towns to Norwalk are Tomah (15 miles northeast), Wilton (9.2 miles east), Ontario (14.2 km south), Cashton (18.7 km southwest), Leon (22 km west northwest), and Sparta (23rd district) km northwest).
A few kilometers north of Norwalk is Fort McCoy, a US Army garrison .
The closest major cities are Wausau (184 km northeast), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (279 km west southwest), Wisconsin's capital Madison (161 km southeast), Rockford , Illinois (278 km in the same direction), the Quad Cities in Illinois and Iowa (294 km south), La Crosse on the Mississippi (67.6 km west), Rochester , Minnesota (177 km in the same direction), and the Twin Cities , Minnesota (294 km northwest).
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 71 runs as the main road through Norwalk. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The Elroy-Sparta State Trail is a rail trail for hikers and cyclists on the route of a former railway line of the former Chicago and North Western Railway . In winter, the hiking trail can also be used with snowmobiles.
The Sparta / Fort McCoy Airport is located 22.4 km northwest of Norwalk, an airfield owned by the US Army that is also open for civil use ( general aviation ). The nearest commercial airport is La Crosse Regional Airport (65 km to the west).
population
According to the 2010 census , Norwalk had 638 people in 215 households. The population density was 234.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.97 people in each of the 215 households.
The racial the population was composed of 70.1 percent white, 0.2 percent (one person) Native American, 1.1 percent Asian and 27.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 35.1 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
30.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 44,167 USD . The per capita income was $ 17,225. 15.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- John J. Esch (1861–1941) - longtime Republican member of the US House of Representatives (1899–1921) - born in Norwalk
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 24, 2014
- ↑ Fort McCoy Garrison.Retrieved July 24, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on July 24, 2014
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Elroy-Sparta State Trail.Retrieved July 24, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Sparta / Fort McCoy Airport Retrieved on July 24, 2014