Rockland, Wisconsin
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | La Crosse County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 54 ′ N , 90 ° 55 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
594 (status: 2010) 133,665 (status: 2010) |
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| Population density : | 396 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 1.5 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 229 m | ||
| Postal code : | 54653 | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-68900 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1572484 | ||
Rockland is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in La Crosse County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Rockland had 594 residents.
Rockland is part of the interstate metropolitan area of La Crosse Metropolitan Area .
geography
Rockland is located on the southern bank of the La Crosse River , located 34 km west of the border with the Minnesota forming Mississippi flows. The intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa is located on the Mississippi and is 67.8 km south-southwest.
Rockland is located in the Ice Age-shaped region called the Driftless Area , which stretches across southeastern Minnesota, southwestern Wisconsin, northeastern Iowa, and far northwestern Illinois. During the last ice age, the so-called Wisconsin Glaciation , the region remained ice-free, so that the river valleys could cut deeper into the plateau during this time.
The geographical coordinates of Rockland are 43 ° 54'23 "north latitude and 90 ° 55'09" west longitude. The local area extends over an area of 1.5 km².
Neighboring towns to Rockland are Sparta (11.5 km east-northeast), Cashton (27.5 km southeast), West Salem (14.3 km west) and Mindoro (23.8 km northwest).
The nearest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (293 km east-northeast), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (306 km east-southeast), Wisconsin's capital Madison (198 km southeast), Rockford in Illinois (305 km in the same direction), the Quad Cities in Illinois and Iowa (303 km south), Cedar Rapids in Iowa (289 km south-southwest), Rochester , Minnesota (145 km west) and the Twin Cities , Minnesota (267 km northwest).
traffic
The Interstate 90 extends in the east-west direction along the southern border location. County Highways U and J are the main roads through Rockland. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A Canadian Pacific Railway runs along the La Crosse River for freight traffic .
The La Crosse River State Trail runs through Rockland , a rail trail for hikers and cyclists that follows the route of a former railway line . In winter, the hiking trail can also be used with snowmobiles.
The nearest airport is La Crosse Regional Airport , which is 20 miles to the west.
population
According to the 2010 census , Rockland had 594 people in 228 households. The population density was 396 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.61 people lived in each of the 228 households.
The racial the population was composed of 93.9 percent white, 2.0 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 2.7 percent Asian and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.7 percent of the population.
25.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 9.4 percent were 65 years or older. 44.9 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 50,000 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,625. 11.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on January 13, 2014
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - La Crosse River State Trail.Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ↑ La Crosse River State Trail ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 13, 2014
