Shullsburg
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Location in Wisconsin
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1827 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Lafayette County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 34 ′ N , 90 ° 14 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,226 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 427.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 2.87 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 303 m | ||
| Postal code : | 53586 | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-73825 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1574081 | ||
| Website : | www.shullsburgwisconsin.org | ||
| Mayor : | Tom Lethlean | ||
Shullsburg is a small town (with the status " City ") in Lafayette County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Shullsburg had 1226 residents.
geography
Shullsburg is located in southwest Wisconsin, 11 km east of the Galena River and about 40 km east of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa . The Illinois border is 8.7 km south of the city. The geographical coordinates of Shullsburg are 42 ° 34'24 "north latitude and 90 ° 13'51" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 2.87 km². The Apple River rises east of Shullsburg.
Neighboring towns are Darlington (18.4 km northeast), Gratiot (18 km east), Apple River in Illinois (16.6 km southeast), Scales Mound (12.5 km south), New Diggins (11.8 km west southwest), Benton (13.5 km west) and Belmont (26.5 km north-northwest).
The closest major cities are La Crosse (207 km northwest), Wisconsin's capital Madison (111 km northeast), Rockford , Illinois (117 km east-southeast) and Dubuque , Iowa (44.9 km southwest).
traffic
The four-lane Wisconsin State Highway 11 runs as the main highway through the northern urban area of Shullsburg. In addition, the County Highways A, O and U meet in Shullsburg. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The nearest airports are Dubuque Regional Airport (57.6 km west-southwest) and Dane County Regional Airport in Madison (122 km northeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , Shullsburg had 1,226 people in 534 households. The population density was 427.2 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.3 people lived in each of the 534 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.9 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American and 0.2 percent Asian; 0.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.4 percent of the population.
24.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.9 percent were 65 years or older. 51.3 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 39,265 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,792. 5.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Henry S. Magoon (1832-1889) - Republican MP in the US House of Representatives - practiced at times as a lawyer in Shullsburg
- William Warner (1840–1916) - Republican MP in both houses of the US Congress - was born and raised in Shullsburg
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 16, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on September 16, 2013
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Henry S. Magoon.Retrieved September 16, 2013
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - William Warner.Retrieved September 16, 2013