Rutland (Town)

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Rutland
Rutland, Wisconsin
Rutland
Rutland
Location in Wisconsin
Basic data
State : United States
State : Wisconsin
County : Dane County
Coordinates : 42 ° 54 ′  N , 89 ° 19 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 54 ′  N , 89 ° 19 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
Metropolitan Area :
1,966 (as of 2010)
568,593 (as of 2010)
Population density : 21.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 91.7 km 2  (approx. 35 mi 2 )
Height : 278 m
Area code : +1 608
FIPS : 55-70400
GNIS ID : 1584083
Website : www.town.rutland.wi.us
Mayor : Dale Beske (Chairperson)
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Location of the Town of Rutland in Dane County

The Town of Rutland is one of 34 Towns in Dane County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Rutland had 1,966 inhabitants.

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 Rutland is part of the metropolitan area of ​​Madison .

geography

The Town of Rutland is located in southern Wisconsin. The intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota is located on the Mississippi and lies around 205 km north-northwest; to Illinois it is around 45 km south.

The geographical coordinates of the center of the Town of Rutland are 42 ° 53'42 "north latitude and 89 ° 18'38" west longitude. It extends over an area of ​​91.7 km².

The Town of Rutland is located in the south of Dane County and borders the following neighboring towns:

Village of Oregon Town of Dunn City of Stoughton
Town of Oregon Neighboring communities Town of Dunkirk
Village of Brooklyn Town of Union
( Rock County )
Town of Porter
(Rock County)

traffic

The US Highway 14 leading into a north-south direction through the western part of the Town of Rutland. In west-east direction, the Wisconsin State Highway 138 runs through the north of the town to its end point at the confluence with US 14. In the southwest corner of the town is the confluence with US 14, the end point of Wisconsin State Highway 92 . The County Highway A runs through the middle of the town. All other roads are subordinate country roads and some unpaved roads.

The nearest airport is Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 35 km north).

population

According to the 2010 census , the Town of Rutland had 1,966 people in 760 households. The population density was 21.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.59 people lived in each of the 760 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.6 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.1 percent (one person) Native American, 1.0 percent Asian and 0.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.4 percent of the population.

21 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 67 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12 percent were 65 years or older. 48.4 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 76,364  USD . The per capita income was $ 37,302. 2.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Towns in the Town of Rutland

In addition to scattered settlements, the following unincorporated settlements exist in the Town of Rutland :

Individual evidence

  1. a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 5, 2013
  2. ^ Map from Google Maps on Histopolis.com.Retrieved December 5, 2013

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