Ridgeway (Town)
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![The Plum Grove Primitive Methodist Church, built in the neo-Gothic style in 1882, has been listed in the NRHP since 1995 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Plum_Grove_Primitive_Methodist_Church_-_Ridgeway_Wisconsin.jpg) The built in 1882 in neo-Gothic style Plum Grove Primitive Methodist Church , in 1995 NRHP listed |
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| Location in Wisconsin | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Iowa County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 59 ′ N , 89 ° 59 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
568 (status: 2010) 568,593 (status: 2010) |
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| Population density : | 5.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 110.6 km 2 (approx. 43 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 330 m | ||
| Postal code : | 53582 | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-67900 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1584035 | ||
| Website : | townofridgeway.org | ||
| Mayor : | Joe Thomas (Chairman) | ||
 Location of the Town of Ridgeway in Iowa County |
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The Town of Ridgeway is one of 14 Towns in Iowa County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Ridgeway had 568 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 area of the Town of Ridgeway is part of the metropolitan area of Madison .
geography
The Town of Ridgeway is located in southwest Wisconsin. The intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota on the Mississippi is around 140 km to the northwest; to Illinois it is around 70 km south.
The geographical coordinates of the center of the Town of Ridgeway are 42 ° 59'27 "north latitude and 89 ° 59'29" west longitude. It extends over an area of 110.6 km². The Town of Ridgeway completely encloses the Village of Ridgeway without it being part of the Town.
The Town of Ridgeway is located in central eastern Iowa County and borders the following neighboring towns:
| Town of Wyoming | Town of Arena | |
| Town of Dodgeville |
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Town of Brigham |
| Town of Waldwick | Town of Moscow |
traffic
US Highways 18 and 151 run through the town in a west-south-west-east-north-east direction on a common section of route . Wisconsin State Highway 191 runs through the southwest corner of the town . In addition, the County Highways H, Y and W run through the area of the Town of Ridgeway. All other roads are subordinate country roads and some unpaved roads.
Parallel to the road US 18 / US 151 runs through the area of the Town of Ridgeway on the route of a former railway line of the Chicago and North Western Railway with the Military Ridge State Trail, a rail trail for hikers and cyclists. In winter, the hiking trail can also be used with snowmobiles.
With the Iowa County Airport there is a small airfield about 30 km to the west. The nearest commercial airports are Dubuque Regional Airport in Iowa (around 100 km southwest), Chicago Rockford International Airport (around 150 km southeast) and Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 65 km east).
population
As of the 2010 census , the Town of Ridgeway had 568 people in 231 households. The population density was 5.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.46 people lived in each of the 231 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.5 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American and 0.5 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.1 percent of the population.
19.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 66.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.9 percent were 65 years or older. 48.1 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 69,167 USD . The per capita income was $ 30,987. 12.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Towns in the Town of Ridgeway
In addition to scattered settlement, the town of Ridgeway also has the community-free settlement of Hyde .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 95000505.Retrieved November 12, 2013
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 12, 2013
- ↑ Map from Google Maps on Histopolis.com.Retrieved November 12, 2013
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Military Ridge State Trail.Retrieved November 12, 2013