Siren (town)
| Town of Siren | |||
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Burnett County | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 46 ′ N , 92 ° 20 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 936 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 11.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 93.2 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) of which 81.4 km 2 (approx. 31 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 295 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 715 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-74200 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1584165 | ||
 Location of the Town of Siren in Burnett County |
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The Town of Siren is one of 21 Towns in Burnett County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Siren had 936 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 .
geography
The Town of Siren is located in northwest Wisconsin and is traversed northeast by the Clam River , a left tributary of the St. Croix River , which flows into the Mississippi and forms the border with Minnesota .
The geographical coordinates of the center of the Town of Siren are 45 ° 46'15 "north latitude and 92 ° 19'55" west longitude. It extends over an area of 93.2 km², which is spread over 81.4 km² of land and 11.8 km² of water.
The Town of Siren is in the south of Burnett County and borders the following neighboring towns:
| Town of Lincoln | Town of Meenon | Town of Sand Lake |
| Town of Daniels |
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Town of La Follette |
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Town of West Sweden ( Polk County ) |
Town of Clam Falls (Polk County) |
Town of Lorain (Polk County) |
Directly on the northern border of the town is in the area of the neighboring Town of Meenon the Burnett County Government Center . In the northwest is Siren , which is completely surrounded by the Town of Siren and not part of the Town.
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 35 runs north-south through the Town of Siren. The Wisconsin State Highway 70 runs in a west-east direction through the town. The intersection of both streets is in the center of the Village of Siren . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
Through the Town of Siren runs in a north-south direction with the Gandy Dancer State Trail, a combined hiking and cycling path known as the Rail Trail on the route of a disused railway line. The name of the path goes back to the slang word Gandy Dancer , which was used to describe a railroad worker.
With the Burnett County Airport is located on the northern border of the Town in the area of Town of Meenon, opposite the Countyverwaltungsgebäude, a small airfield. The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (160 km southwest).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Siren had 936 people in 408 households. The population density was 1.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.29 people lived in each of the 408 households.
The racial the population was composed of 91.5 percent white, 0.1 percent (one person) African American, 3.8 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and 1.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.1 percent of the population.
19.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.6 percent were 65 years or older. 48.0 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 37,875 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,953. 23.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 5, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps (on Histopolis.com). Retrieved on September 5, 2013
- ↑ Trails from Rails - Gandy Dancer State Trail ( Memento of the original from August 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 5, 2013
- ↑ AirNav.com - Burnett County Airport Accessed on 5 September 2013
