Verona (Town)
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Dane County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 59 ′ N , 89 ° 33 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
1,948 (as of 2010) 568,593 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 25.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 76 km 2 (approx. 29 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 287 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-82625 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1584329 | ||
| Website : | www.town.verona.wi.us | ||
| Mayor : | David K. Combs (Chairperson) | ||
 Location of the Town of Verona in Dane County |
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The Town of Verona is one of 34 Towns in Dane County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Verona had 1948 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 .
The area of the Town of Verona is part of the Madison metropolitan area .
geography
The Town of Verona is located in southern Wisconsin, in the south-western suburb of its capital, Madison . The intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota on the Mississippi is about 185 km to the west-northwest; to Illinois it is around 60 km south.
The coordinates of the geographic center of the Town of Verona are 42 ° 59'17 "north latitude and 89 ° 32'49" west longitude. It extends over an area of 76 km². The Town of Verona completely encloses the urban area of the City of Verona without it belonging to the Town.
The Town of Verona is located in the southwestern center of Dane County and borders the following neighboring towns:
| Town of Cross Plains | Town of Middleton | City of Madison |
| Town of Springdale |
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City of Fitchburg |
| Town of Primrose | Town of Montrose | Town of Oregon |
traffic
US Highways 18 and 151 run through the area of the Town of Verona in a west-east direction on a shared four-lane section . All other roads are subordinate country roads and some unpaved roads.
A rail trail for hikers and cyclists runs parallel to the US 18 / US 151 road through the Military Ridge State Trail on the route of a former railway line of the Chicago and North Western Railway . In winter, the hiking trail can also be used with snowmobiles.
The nearest airport is Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 25 km northeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Verona had 1,948 people in 746 households. The population density was 25.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.61 people lived in each of the 746 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.3 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.9 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesians and 0.9 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.3 percent were 65 years or older. 49.1 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 97,500 USD . The per capita income was $ 48,691. 1.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Locations in the Town of Verona
Apart from scattered settlements, there is no other settlement in the Town of Verona.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 5, 2013
- ^ Map from Google Maps on Histopolis.com.Retrieved December 5, 2013
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Military Ridge State Trail.Retrieved December 5, 2013