Tigerton

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Tigerton
Tigerton town center
Tigerton town center
Location in Wisconsin
Tigerton, Wisconsin
Tigerton
Tigerton
Basic data
Foundation : 1896 (incorporated)
State : United States
State : Wisconsin
County : Shawano County
Coordinates : 44 ° 44 ′  N , 89 ° 4 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 44 ′  N , 89 ° 4 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 741 (as of 2010)
Population density : 157.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 4.71 km 2  (about 2 mi 2 )
Height : 314 m
Postal code : 54486
Area code : +1 534, 715
FIPS : 55-79825
GNIS ID : 1575448
Website : tigertonwis.com
Mayor : Dale Breaker (President)
Tigerton Village Hall and Engine House.jpg
Tigerton Town Hall and Fire Station, listed on the NRHP since 2008

Tigerton is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in Shawano County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Tigerton had 741 residents.

history

The Lake Shore Railroad ran through this area between 1879 and 1981. Tigerton was founded in 1896. The village was named after Tiger Creek. The creek has fast flowing water, which reminded the namesake of the roar of a tiger.

In the 1970s and 1980s, Tigerton was one of the main places for the far-right Posse Comitatus to be active .

geography

Tigerton is located in northeastern Wisconsin at the confluence of Tiger Creek with the South Fork Embarrass River, which is part of the Green Bay catchment area of Lake Michigan via the Embarrass River , Wolf River and Fox River .

The geographical coordinates of Tigerton are 44 ° 44'27 "north latitude and 89 ° 03'47" west longitude. The municipality extends over an area of ​​4.71 km² and is completely surrounded by the Town of Fairbanks without belonging to it.

Tigerton's neighbors are Bowler (18.1 km northeast), Tilleda (18.7 km northeast), Leopolis (20.6 km east-northeast), Pella (25.3 km east), Marion (17.6 km southeast), Big Falls (18.5 km south-southeast), Alban (29.5 km southwest), Elderon (16.9 km west-northwest), and Wittenberg (15 km northwest).

The nearest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (94.8 km east-southeast), Appleton (87.8 km southeast), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (234 km south-southeast), Wisconsin's capital Madison (238 km south), Eau Claire (219 km west), the Twin Cities in Minnesota (341 km in the same direction), Wausau (62.2 km west-northwest), Duluth on Lake Superior in Minnesota (423 km northwest), and Sault Ste. Marie in the Canadian province of Ontario (514 km northeast, across from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan ).

traffic

The US Highway 45 results in a northwest-southeast direction as the main road through the municipality of Tigerton. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

In a north-west-south-east direction, the Wiouwash State Trail runs through Wittenberg, a rail trail for hikers, riders and cyclists that follows the route of a former railway line . In winter, the trail can also be used with cross-country skis and snowmobiles.

The nearest airports are Central Wisconsin Airport at Wausau (54 km west), Outagamie County Regional Airport at Appleton (82.2 km southeast) and Austin Straubel International Airport at Green Bay (94.4 km east-southeast).

population

According to the 2010 census , Tigerton had 741 people in 332 households. The population density was 157.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.23 people lived in each of the 332 households.

The racial the population was composed of 92.3 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 3.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and 1.5 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.9 percent of the population.

23.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.7 percent were 65 years or older. 51.3 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was 33,542  USD . The per capita income was $ 23,166. 19.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Village of Tigerton - Village Government. Retrieved August 24, 2014
  2. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 08001036. Accessed August 24, 2014
  3. ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 24, 2014
  4. ^ A Brief History of the Village of Tigerton . Official Website of Tigerton Wisconsin. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  5. ↑ Tigerton, Wisconsin . Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  6. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company: A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways 1908, p. 130.
  7. ^ Profiles for Tigerton, Wisconsin, WI . ePodunk. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  8. ↑ With Leaders in Jail, Posse Comitatus' Fate Is Uncertain . In: Los Angeles Times , September 23, 1990. 
  9. ↑ Posse Comitatus Manual Urged Terrorism Sheriff Says . Associated Press. September 12, 1985.
  10. ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 24, 2014
  11. ^ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Wiouwash State Trail.Retrieved August 24, 2014

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