Superior (Wisconsin)

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Superior
Superior
Superior
Location in Wisconsin
Superior (Wisconsin)
Superior
Superior
Basic data
Foundation : 1854 (incorporated)
State : United States
State : Wisconsin
County : Douglas County
Coordinates : 46 ° 43 ′  N , 92 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 43 ′  N , 92 ° 6 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
Metropolitan Area :
27,244 (as of 2010)
279,771 (as of 2010)
Population density : 284.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 143.6 km 2  (approx. 55 mi 2 ) of
which 95.7 km 2  (approx. 37 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 196 m
Postal code : 54880
Area code : +1 715,534
FIPS : 55-78650
GNIS ID : 1575125
Website : www.ci.superior.wi.us
Mayor : Bruce Hagen
Fairlawn-Superior-WI-003-050507.jpg
The Fairlawn Mansion & Museum

Superior is a port city (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Douglas County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , Superior had 27,244 residents.

With Duluth , Minnesota, Superior is part of the interstate Twin Ports metropolitan area .

geography

The city is located in northwestern Wisconsin on the southwestern shore of Lake Superior , the largest of the five Great Lakes in North America. In Superior, the Saint Louis River and the Nemadji River flow into the Upper Lake.

The geographical coordinates of Superior are 46 ° 43'09 "north latitude and 92 ° 06'10" west longitude. The city extends over an area of ​​143.6 km², which is spread over 95.7 km² of land and 47.9 km² of water.

In addition to the city of Duluth, located on the opposite bank of the Saint Louis River in Minnesota, Superiors are other neighboring towns of South Range (17.9 km southeast), Superior (Village) (on the southern city limits), Oliver (13.2 km southwest) and Proctor in Minnesota (7.5 miles west).

The closest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (509 km southeast), Eau Claire (150 miles south-southeast), Wisconsin's capital Madison (523 km in the same direction), the Twin Cities in Minnesota (150 miles southwest) and Thunder Bay in the Canadian province of Ontario (313 km northeast).

traffic

One of the largest ports in the Great Lakes is located in Superior.

In the urban area, the US Highways 2 and 53 and the Wisconsin State Highways 13 and 35 meet.

In the city of Superior several railway lines meet BNSF Railway and subject to the Canadian National Railway belonging Wisconsin Central together.

The nearest airport is Duluth International Airport (18 km northwest).

Educational institutions

In Superior is the Comprehensive University of Wisconsin-Superior of the University of Wisconsin System , where u. a. Arnold Schwarzenegger studied and received an honorary doctorate as governor of California .

population

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1890 11,983 -
1900 31.091 159.5%
1910 40,384 29.9%
1920 39,671 -1.8%
1930 36,133 -8.9%
1940 35,136 -2.8%
1950 35,325 0.5%
1960 33,563 -5%
1970 32,237 -4%
1980 29,571 -8.3%
1990 27.134 -8.2%
2000 27,368 0.9%
2010 27,244 -0.5%
2012 estimate 26,862 -1.4%
1890-2000 2010-2012

According to the 2010 census , there were 27,244 people in 11,670 households in Superior. The population density was 284.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically speaking, 2.23 people lived in each of the 11,670 households.

The racial the population was composed of 91.5 percent white, 1.4 percent African American, 2.6 percent Native American, 1.2 percent Asian and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 3.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.4 percent of the population.

21.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 65.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.5 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 41,144  USD . The per capita income was $ 23,998. 16.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 24, 2014
  2. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed January 24, 2014
  3. US Decennial Census.Retrieved January 24, 2014

Web links

Commons : Superior, Wisconsin  - collection of images, videos, and audio files