Waterford (Village, Wisconsin)

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Waterford
Waterford, Wisconsin
Waterford
Waterford
Location in Wisconsin
Basic data
State : United States
State : Wisconsin
County : Racine County
Coordinates : 42 ° 46 ′  N , 88 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 46 ′  N , 88 ° 13 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 5,368 (as of 2010)
1,751,316 (as of 2010)
Population density : 773.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 6.94 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 )
Height : 236 m
Postal code : 53185
Area code : +1 262
FIPS : 55-83825
GNIS ID : 1576287
Website : www.vi.waterford.wi.gov
Mayor : Thomas E. Roanhouse (President)

Waterford is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in Racine County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Waterford had 5368 inhabitants, the number of which decreased slightly to 5341 by 2013.

Waterford is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area .

geography

Waterford is located in southeastern Wisconsin on both sides of the Fox River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin across the Illinois River . The west bank of Lake Michigan is around 35 km east of Waterford, and the Wisconsin border to the neighboring state of Illinois runs around 30 km south.

The geographical coordinates of Waterford are 42 ° 45'47 "north latitude and 88 ° 12'51" west longitude. The municipality extends over an area of ​​6.94 km².

Neighboring towns to Waterford are Buena Park and Tichigan (on the northern parish line), North Cape (8.2 miles east), Rochester (on the southern parish line), Honey Creek (10 km west-southwest), and Mukwonago (15.8 km northwest).

The nearest major cities are Milwaukee (28 miles northeast), Racine (23 miles east), Chicago , Illinois (131 miles southeast), Rockford , Illinois (114 miles southwest), and Wisconsin's capital city, Madison (119 miles west northwest).

traffic

The Interstate Highway 43 , which is the shortest route from Milwaukee to Rockford, runs west around 15 km away and northwest of Waterford over. In the community area, Wisconsin State Highways 20 , 36 , 83, and 164 come together. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

With the Fox River Airport there is a small airfield 5.7 km southwest. The nearest major airport is Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (23 miles northeast).

population

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1980 2051 -
1990 2431 18.5%
2000 4048 66.5%
2010 5368 32.6%
2013 estimate 5341 -0.5%
1980-2000 2010-2013

According to the 2010 census , Waterford had 5,368 people in 2,114 households. The population density was 773.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.54 people lived in each of the 2114 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.0 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and 0.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.0 percent of the population.

17.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 67.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.0 percent were 65 years or older. 51.5 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was 62,436  USD . The per capita income was $ 29,292. 7.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Village of Waterford - Village Board ( August 19, 2014 memento on the Internet Archive ). Retrieved August 15, 2014
  2. ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 15, 2014
  3. ↑ a b U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Racine, Wisconsin ( August 9, 2014 memento on the Internet Archive ). Retrieved August 15, 2014
  4. ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Retrieved on August 15, 2014
  5. ↑ Air.Nav - Fox River Airport Accessed on August 15, 2014
  6. ↑ United States Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses.Retrieved August 15, 2014

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