Pleasant Springs
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Dane County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 58 ′ N , 89 ° 11 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
3,154 (as of 2010) 568,593 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 36.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 92.2 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) of which 86.4 km 2 (approx. 33 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 265 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-63375 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1583937 | ||
| Website : | www.pleasantsprings.org | ||
| Mayor : | Mary Haley (Chairperson) | ||
 Location of the Town of Pleasant Springs in Dane County |
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The Town of Pleasant Springs is one of 34 Towns in Dane County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Pleasant Springs had 3,154 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 .
The Town of Pleasant Springs area is part of the Madison metropolitan area .
geography
The Town of Pleasant Springs is located in southern Wisconsin, in the southeastern suburb of the capital Madison . The intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota, located on the Mississippi , is around 205 km to the west-northwest; to Illinois it is around 65 km south.
The coordinates of the geographical center of the Town of Pleasant Springs are 42 ° 58'19 "north latitude and 89 ° 11'25" west longitude. It extends over an area of 92.2 km², which is spread over 86.4 km² of land and 5.8 km² of water.
The Town of Pleasant Springs is located in southeast Dane County and borders the following neighboring towns and independent communities:
| Town of Blooming Grove | Town of Cottage Grove | Town of Deerfield |
| Town of Dunn |
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Town of Christiana |
| City of Stoughton | Town of Dunkirk | Town of Albion |
traffic
Interstates 39 and 90 run through the north of the Town of Pleasant Springs on a shared route . In addition, the County Highways B, N and MN run through the town. All other roads are subordinate country roads or partly unpaved roads.
A railway line of the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (WSOR), a regional ( Class II ) freight transport company, runs through the southwest of the town . The only passenger in the region is from Chicago circulating to the West Coast Empire Builder from Amtrak , which stops in Madison.
The nearest airport is Dane County Regional Airport in Madison (25 km northwest).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Pleasant Springs had 3,154 people in 1,193 households. The population density was 36.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.64 people lived in the 1193 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.3 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian and 0.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.2 percent of the population.
22.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.6 percent were 65 years or older. 49.7 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 89,167 USD . The per capita income was $ 40,062. 4.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Towns in the Town of Pleasant Springs
In addition to scattered settlements, there is also a community-free settlement in the Town of Pleasant Springs, Kegonsa .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b - American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 2, 2013
- ^ Map from Google Maps.Retrieved December 2, 2013