Theresa, Wisconsin
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| Foundation : | 1898 (incorporated) | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Dodge County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 31 ′ N , 88 ° 27 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,262 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 595.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 2.12 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 287 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 53091 | ||
| Area code : | +1 920 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-79375 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1575345 | ||
| Website : | www.villageoftheresa.com | ||
| Mayor : | George Marsh (President) | ||
Theresa is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in Dodge County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Theresa had 1262 inhabitants.
geography
Theresa is located in southeastern Wisconsin on the East Branch Rock River , the eastern headwaters of the Rock River . This flows through the states of Wisconsin and Illinois and flows into the Mississippi at Rock Island in Illinois .
The geographic coordinates of Theresa are 43 ° 31'02 "north latitude and 88 ° 27'04" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 2.12 km².
Teresa's neighbors are Lomira (9.1 km north), Theresa Station (2.9 km east-northeast), Iron Ridge (19.5 km southwest), Mayville (9.6 km west-southwest) and Brownsville (14.3 km north-northwest) .
The nearest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (133 km northeast), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (74.5 km southeast), Chicago , Illinois (222 km southeast), Rockford , Illinois (179 km southwest) and Wisconsin's capital Madison (102 km southwest).
traffic
A few kilometers east of the city is the four-lane US Highway 41 , which is the shortest connection between Milwaukee and Fond du Lac . Wisconsin State Highways 28 , 67 and 175 meet in downtown Theresa . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
About one kilometer east of Theresa runs a railway line of the Canadian Pacific Railway belonging to Wisconsin Central .
With the Dodge County Airport there is a small airfield 27.5 km west-southwest. The nearest commercial airports are Dane County Regional Airport in Madison (98.1 km southwest) and Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (82.9 km southeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , there were 1262 people in 539 households in Theresa. The population density was 595.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.34 people lived in each of the 539 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.5 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 0.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.7 percent of the population.
21.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.2 percent were 65 years or older. 48.9 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 43,929 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,388. 5.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Armand James Quick (1894–1978), doctor and chemist - born in Theresa
photos
Theresa's public library
The northern entrance sign
The western entrance sign
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed January 15, 2014
- ↑ Biography of Armand James Quick. Retrieved January 15, 2014
