Perry (Wisconsin)
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Dane County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 54 ′ N , 89 ° 47 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
729 (as of 2010) 568,593 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 7.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 93.6 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 308 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-62050 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1583910 | ||
| Website : | www.perry-wi.gov | ||
| Mayor : | Roger A. Kittleson (Chairperson) | ||
 Location of the Town of Perry in Dane County |
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The Town of Perry is one of 34 Towns in Dane County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Perry had 729 inhabitants.
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 .
The area of the Town of Perry is part of the metropolitan area of Madison .
geography
The Town of Perry is located in southern Wisconsin, in the southwestern suburb of the capital, Madison . The intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota, located on the Mississippi , is around 175 km west-northwest; it is around 50 km south to Illinois .
The coordinates of the geographic center of the Town of Perry are 42 ° 53'54 "north latitude and 89 ° 46'40" west longitude. It extends over an area of 93.6 km².
The Town of Perry is located in the extreme southwest of Dane County and borders the following neighboring towns:
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Town of Brigham ( Iowa County ) |
Town of Blue Mounds | Town of Springdale |
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Town of Moscow (Iowa County) |
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Town of Primrose |
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Town of York ( Green County ) |
Town of New Glarus (Green County) |
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 78 runs in a north-south direction through the west of the Town of Perry. In addition, the County Highways A, H and Z run through the town. All other roads are subordinate country roads and some unpaved roads.
The nearest airport is Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 55 km northeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Perry had 729 people in 280 households. The population density was 7.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.6 people lived in each of the 280 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.5 percent African American and 1.4 percent Asian; 0.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.2 percent of the population.
24.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.3 percent were 65 years or older. 48.6 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 72,500 USD . The per capita income was $ 36,651. 3.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Towns in the Town of Perry
In addition to scattered settlements, the Town of Perry has the following non-parish settlements:
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 18, 2013
- ↑ Map from Google Maps.Retrieved December 18, 2013