Washington (Town, Green County)
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![The Freitag Homestead, completed in 1906, listed in the NRHP since 2005 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Freitag_Homestead.jpg) The Freitag Homestead , completed in 1906, listed in the NRHP since 2005 |
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Green County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 44 ′ N , 89 ° 39 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 809 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 8.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 92.8 km 2 (about 36 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 306 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-83625 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1584354 | ||
 Location of the Town of Washington in Green County |
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The Town of Washington is one of 16 Towns in Green County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Washington had 809 residents.
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 Washington is located in southern Wisconsin, around 25 km north of the Illinois border . The intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois on the Mississippi is around 100 km to the west. The town is traversed from north to south by the Little Sugar River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin via the Sugar River , the Pecatonica River and the Rock River .
The coordinates of the geographic center of the Town of Washington are 42 ° 43'44 "north latitude and 89 ° 39'15" west longitude. It extends over an area of 92.8 km².
The Town of Washington is located in the center of Green County and borders the following neighboring towns and independent communities:
| Town of York | Town of New Glarus | Town of Exeter |
| Town of Adams |
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Village of Monticello Town of Mount Pleasant |
| Town of Jordan | Town of Monroe | Town of New Years Eve |
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 69 runs through the east of the Town of Washington. In addition, the county highways C, J and N run through the town. All other roads are subordinate country roads and some unpaved roads.
The nearest airport is Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 65 km northeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Washington had 809 people in 308 households. The population density was 8.7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 308 people lived in each of the 2.63 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.9 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 1.0 percent Asian and 0.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.0 percent of the population.
23.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.8 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 64,167 USD . The per capita income was $ 29,100. 4.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Towns in the Town of Washington
In addition to scattered settlements, Schulz is a community-free settlement in the Town of Washington .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 05001302 Retrieved December 22, 2013
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 22, 2013
- ↑ Map from Google Maps.Retrieved December 22, 2013