Pepin (Wisconsin)
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| Foundation : | 1855 (settled) 1860 (first incorporated) |
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Pepin County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 26 ′ N , 92 ° 9 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 837 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 462.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 1.81 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 219 m | ||
| Postal code : | 54759 | ||
| Area code : | +1 715 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-61925 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1571190 | ||
| Website : | pepinwisconsin.org | ||
| Mayor : | Vern Seifert (President) | ||
Pepin is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in Pepin County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Pepin had 837 inhabitants.
geography
Pepin is located in western Wisconsin, about 5 km west-northwest of the confluence of the Chippewa River in Lake Pepin , a natural reservoir of the Mississippi . This forms the natural border between Wisconsin and the neighboring state of Minnesota .
The geographical coordinates of Pepin are 44 ° 26'28 "north latitude and 92 ° 08'53" west longitude. The municipality extends over an area of 1.81 km² and is completely surrounded by the Town of Pepin without belonging to it.
Neighboring towns of Pepin are Stockholm (10.4 km northwest), Nelson (12.5 km east) and Wabasha on the opposite bank of the Mississippi in Minnesota (18.7 km east-southeast).
The closest major cities are Eau Claire (83.2 km northeast), La Crosse on the Mississippi (118 km southeast), Wisconsin's capital Madison (321 km in the same direction), Rochester , Minnesota (83.3 km southwest), the Twin Cities in Minnesota (107 km northwest) and Duluth on Lake Superior in Minnesota (309 km north).
traffic
By Pepin runs along the Mississippi of the Wisconsin portion of the Great River Road forming Wisconsin State Highway 35 . All other roads in the municipal area of Pepin are subordinate country roads, partly unpaved roads or inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line of the BNSF Railway runs along the Mississippi , on which only freight is transported.
The nearest airport is the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport in Eau Claire (92.8 km northeast). The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, 118 km northwest .
history
The place, like the entire county, was named after the French explorers Pierre and Jean Pepin du Chardonnets , who were the first whites to come to the area around 1679.
In 1855 the present place was laid out and five years later it was incorporated as the Village of Pepin for the first time . Due to the decline in population, the place lost this status in 1864. Another incorporation took place in 1882.
population
According to the 2010 census , Pepin had 837 people in 399 households. The population density was 462.4 people per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 1.98 people each in the 399 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.9 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American and 0.4 percent Asian; 0.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.2 percent of the population.
14.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 28.0 percent were 65 years or older. 52.2 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 39,500 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,076. 15.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ^ Village of Pepin - The Village Board. Retrieved August 6, 2014
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 6, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 6, 2014
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation - Railroad Map (PDF; 379 kB) Retrieved August 6, 2014
- ↑ a b Village of Pepin - A quick history. Retrieved August 6, 2014
