Reedsburg

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Reedsburg
Reedsburg city center, listed as Main Street Commercial Historic District in the NRHP since 1984 [1]
Downtown Reedsburg, as Main Street Commercial Historic District since 1984 NRHP listed
Location in Wisconsin
Reedsburg, Wisconsin
Reedsburg
Reedsburg
Basic data
Foundation : 1887 (incorporated)
State : United States
State : Wisconsin
County : Sauk County
Coordinates : 43 ° 32 ′  N , 90 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 32 ′  N , 90 ° 0 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 9,200 (as of 2010)
Population density : 599 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 15.36 km 2  (about 6 mi 2 )
Height : 275 m
Postal code : 53959
Area code : +1 608
FIPS : 55-66800
GNIS ID : 1572172
Website : www.reedsburgwi.gov
Mayor : David G. Estes
Reedsburg Brewery.jpg
The Reedsburg Brewery , since 1984 NRHP listed

Reedsburg is a city (with the status " City ") in Sauk County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Reedsburg had 9200 inhabitants.

geography

Reedsburg is located in central southwest Wisconsin on both sides of the Baraboo River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin over the Wisconsin River .

The geographical coordinates of Reedsburg are 43 ° 31'57 "north latitude and 90 ° 00'09" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of ​​15.36 km² and is almost completely surrounded by the Town of Reedsburg without belonging to it.

Neighboring towns to Reedsburg are Lyndon Station (15 miles northeast), Wisconsin Dells (16 miles northeast), Lake Delton (14 miles east northeast), Baraboo (25.5 miles east-southeast), North Freedom (18 miles southeast) , Loganville (12.4 km southwest), Lime Ridge (17.9 km southwest), Ironton (12.5 km west), Cazenovia (19.5 km in the same direction), and La Valle (12.4 km northwest) .

The nearest major cities are La Crosse (134 km west-northwest), Eau Claire (210 km northwest), Wausau (188 km north-northeast), Appleton (192 km east-northeast), Green Bay on Lake Michigan (235 km in the same direction), Wisconsin's largest City of Milwaukee (215 km east-southeast), Wisconsin's capital Madison (90.3 km southeast), Rockford , Illinois (194 km southeast), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (266 km south), and Cedar Rapids , Iowa (267 km southwest) .

traffic

Wisconsin State Routes 23 and 33 meet in the Reedsburg metropolitan area . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

In Reedsburg, a railway line coming from the southeast ends for freight traffic on the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (WSOR).

Reedsburg is the southeastern end point of the 400 State Trail , a rail trail for hikers, riders and cyclists that follows the route of a former railway line . In winter, the trail can also be used with cross-country skis and snowmobiles.

The Reedsburg Municipal Airport is a small airfield in the south-eastern part of the city. The nearest commercial airports are La Crosse Regional Airport (135 km west-northwest), Dubuque Regional Airport in Dubuque , Iowa (165 km south-southwest) and Dane County Regional Airport in Madison (98.4 km east).

population

According to the 2010 census , Reedsburg had 9,200 people in 3,795 households. The population density was 599 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.41 people lived in each of the 3795 households.

The racial the population was composed of 95.3 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 1.0 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and 1.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.3 percent of the population.

27.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.9 percent were 65 years or older. 51.6 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was 43,418  USD . The per capita income was $ 21,790. 13.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

Individual evidence

  1. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 84000654 Retrieved August 18, 2014
  2. City of Reedsburg - Elected Officials Retrieved August 18, 2014
  3. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 84000661. Retrieved August 18, 2014
  4. a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 18, 2014
  5. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 18, 2014
  6. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Railroad Map (PDF; 379 kB) Retrieved August 18, 2014
  7. ^ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - 400 State Trail.Retrieved August 18, 2014
  8. AirNav.com - Reedsburg Municipal Airport Accessed on 18 August 2014

Web links

Commons : Reedsburg, Wisconsin  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files