Union (Town, Vernon County)
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 Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States |
| State : | Wisconsin |
| County : | Vernon County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 36 ′ N , 90 ° 29 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 700 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 7.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 92.6 km 2 (about 36 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 369 m |
| Area code : | +1 608 |
| FIPS : | 55-81675 |
| GNIS ID : | 1584314 |
| Website : | townofunionvernon.us |
| Mayor : | Elgin Fanta (Chairperson) |
The Town of Union is one of 21 towns in Vernon County in the US state of Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Union had 700 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 Union is located in southwest Wisconsin, around 100 km east of the intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota on the Mississippi .
The Town of Union is located in the Ice Age-shaped region called the Driftless Area , which stretches across southeastern Minnesota, southwestern Wisconsin, northeastern Iowa, and far northwestern Illinois. During the last ice age, the so-called Wisconsin Glaciation , the region remained ice-free, so that the river valleys could cut deeper into the plateau during this time.
The geographical coordinates of the center of the Town of Union are 43 ° 36'14 "north latitude and 90 ° 29'06" west longitude. It extends over an area of 92.6 km².
The Town of Union is located in the east of Vernon County and borders the following neighboring towns:
| Town of Whitestown | Town of Forest | Town of Hillsboro |
| Town of Stark |
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Town of Greenwood |
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Town of Forest ( Richland County ) |
Town of Bloom (Richland County) |
Town of Henrietta (Richland County) |
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 82 runs in a northeast-southwest direction through the Town of Union. In addition, the County Highways A, D, H and V run through the area of the town. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The nearest airports are La Crosse Regional Airport (around 100 km north-northwest), Rochester International Airport in Rochester , Minnesota (around 215 km west-northwest) and Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 125 km east-southeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Union had 700 people in 211 households. The population density was 7.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 3.32 people lived in each of the 211 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.7 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.9 percent Asian and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 0.1 percent (one person) of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
35.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 54.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.1 percent were 65 years or older. 47.9 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 42,273 USD . The per capita income was $ 15,040. 33.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Towns in the Town of Union
In addition to scattered settlement, the Town of Union also has White City , a community-free settlement.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 8, 2014
- ↑ Map from Google Maps on Histopolis.com.Retrieved January 8, 2014