Random Lake
| Random Lake | |||
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 Random Lake town center |
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| Location in Wisconsin | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1840 (settled) 1907 (incorporated) |
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Sheboygan County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 33 ′ N , 87 ° 58 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,594 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 363.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 4.38 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 271 m | ||
| Postal code : | 53075 | ||
| Area code : | +1 920 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-66200 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1572069 | ||
| Mayor : | Robert McDermott (President) | ||
 Random Lake Public Library |
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Random Lake is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in Sheboygan County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , Random Lake had 1,594 residents.
geography
Random Lake is located in southeast Wisconsin, around the lake of the same name. The west bank of Lake Michigan is around 15 km away.
The geographical coordinates of Random Lake are 43 ° 33'08 "north latitude and 87 ° 57'42" west longitude. The municipality extends over an area of 4.38 km² and is surrounded by the Town of Sherman without belonging to it.
Neighboring towns to Random Lake are Adell (9.7 km north), Oostburg (21 km northeast), Cedar Grove (13.3 km east), Belgium (14.6 km southeast), Fredonia (11.5 km south), Waubeka (10.4 km south-southwest), Newburg (19.2 km southwest), Kewaskum (25.8 km west-southwest) and Cascade (16.3 km north-northwest).
The closest major cities are Green Bay (121 km north), Appleton (108 km northwest), Wisconsin's capital Madison (149 km west southwest), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (60.9 km south), and Chicago , Illinois (207 km in the same Direction).
traffic
The four-lane Wisconsin State Highway 57 runs in a north-south direction along the eastern parish boundary of Random Lake. Wisconsin State Highway 144 forms the northern parish boundary. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
Random Lake runs parallel to WIS 57 on a freight railway line for the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (WSOR).
With the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport there is a small airfield 30 km north-northeast. The nearest commercial airports are Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (71 km south) and Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay (126 km north).
history
The first white immigrants came to the region in 1840 and founded the settlement. In 1850, the Town of Sherman was established as the next higher administrative unit. In 1872 the settlement was connected to the railway network. In the year Random Lake was removed from the town and incorporated as the Village of Random Lake .
population
Random Lake was home to 1,594 people in 659 households according to the 2010 census . The population density was 363.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.42 people lived in each of the 659 households.
The racial the population was composed of 95.4 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and 2.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.5 percent of the population.
24 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13 percent were 65 years or older. 49.2 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 48,864 USD . The per capita income was $ 29,592. 9.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ^ Village Officials. Retrieved August 28, 2014
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 28, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 28, 2014
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Railroad Map (PDF; 379 kB) Retrieved August 28, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Sheboygan County Memorial Airport Accessed on August 28, 2014
- ↑ Random Lake Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved August 28, 2014
