Smelser (Wisconsin)
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Grant County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 38 ′ N , 90 ° 29 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 794 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 8.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 90.9 km 2 (approx. 35 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 292 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-74450 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1584169 | ||
| Website : | www.townofsmelser.com | ||
| Mayor : | Pat Klar (Chairman) | ||
 Location of the Town of Smelser in Grant County |
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The Town of Smelser is one of 33 Towns in Grant County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Smelser had 794 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 Smelser is located in southwest Wisconsin, around 20 km west of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa . The Illinois border is around 15 km south. In the extreme south-east, the town partially includes the small town of Cuba City , which is not part of the town.
The geographical coordinates of the center of the Town of Smelser are 42 ° 38'24 "north latitude and 90 ° 29'28" west longitude. It extends over an area of 90.9 km².
The Town of Smelser is located in the southeast of Grant County and borders the following neighboring towns:
| Town of Harrison | Town of Platteville |
Town of Elk Grove ( Lafayette County ) |
| Town of Paris |
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| Town of Jamestown | Town of Hazel Green |
Town of Benton (Lafayette County) |
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 80 runs north-south through the Town of Smelser. County Highway H runs through the south in a west-east direction. All other roads are subordinate country roads or partly unpaved roads.
By Platteville Municipal Airport a few hundred meters is a small airfield behind the northeastern boundary of the Town. The nearest major airport is Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 130 km east-northeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Smelser had 794 people in 301 households. The population density was 8.7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.64 people in each of the 301 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.6 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian and 0.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 0.3 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
24.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.0 percent were 65 years or older. 47.5 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 61,607 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,587. 8.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities in the Town of Smelser
In addition to scattered settlements, there are the following non-parish settlements:
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 13, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on September 13, 2013