Verona (Wisconsin)
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Location in Wisconsin
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| Foundation : | 1921 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Dane County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 59 ′ N , 89 ° 32 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
10,619 (as of 2010) 568,593 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 644.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 16.47 km 2 (about 6 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 268 m | ||
| Postal code : | 53593 | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-82600 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1576068 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.verona.wi.us | ||
| Mayor : | Jon Hochkammer | ||
Verona is a city (with the status " City ") in Dane County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Verona had 10,619 inhabitants.
Verona is part of the Madison metropolitan area .
geography
Verona is located in the south-central part of Wisconsin, in the south-western suburb of its capital, Madison . The intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois is located on the Mississippi and lies 126 km to the west-southwest.
The geographical coordinates of Verona are 42 ° 59'27 "north latitude and 89 ° 31'59" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 16.47 km². The city is completely surrounded by the Town of Verona without belonging to it.
Central Madison is 9 miles away. Other neighboring towns are Middleton (14.2 km north), Shorewood Hills (13.9 km northeast), Fitchburg (10.5 km east), Oregon (18.2 km southeast), Paoli (7.8 km south), Belleville (17.2 km in the same direction), Mount Horeb (18.2 km west), and Cross Plains (23.3 km northwest).
The closest major cities are Green Bay (150 miles northeast), Milwaukee (90 miles east), Chicago (150 miles southeast), and Rockford (106 miles southeast).
traffic
US Highways 18 and 151 run along the southern outskirts of the city on a shared four-lane section . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A rail trail for hikers and cyclists runs parallel to the US 18 / US 151 road through the city on the route of a former railway line of the Chicago and North Western Railway with the Military Ridge State Trail . In winter, the hiking trail can also be used with snowmobiles.
The nearest airport is Dane County Regional Airport in Madison (15 miles northeast).
history
In 1847 the Town of Verona was formed and named after Verona in the state of New York . In 1921, today's city was spun off from the town as the Village of Verona and incorporated as an independent municipality. In 1978 the place was raised to the City of Verona .
population
According to the 2010 census , Verona lived 10,619 people in 4,223 households. The population density was 644.7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.5 people lived in each of the 4,223 households.
The racial the population was composed of 93.3 percent white, 1.3 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 2.5 percent Asian and 0.7 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.4 percent of the population.
29.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 9.8 percent were 65 years or older. 51.6 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 82,008 USD . The per capita income was $ 36,256. 3.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Ryan Truesdell (* 1980) - musician, composer and record producer - born and raised in Verona
- Neil Walker (* 1976) - swimmer - born in Verona
Individual evidence
- ^ A b American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 27, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on November 27, 2013
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Military Ridge State Trail. Retrieved November 27, 2013
- ↑ History of Verona ( Memento of the original from August 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 27, 2013
