Waterloo, Grant County, Wisconsin
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Grant County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 43 ′ N , 90 ° 50 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 550 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 5.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 115.5 km 2 (approx. 45 mi 2 ) of which 98.9 km 2 (approx. 38 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 292 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-83900 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1563972 | ||
 Location of the Town of Waterloo in Grant County |
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The Town of Waterloo is one of 33 Towns in Grant County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Waterloo had 550 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 Waterloo is located in southwest Wisconsin, on the east bank of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa . The Illinois border is around 25 miles south.
The geographical coordinates of the center of the Town of Waterloo are 42 ° 43'28 "north latitude and 90 ° 49'50" west longitude. It extends over an area of 115.5 km², which is spread over 98.9 km² of land and 16.6 km² of water.
The Town of Waterloo is located in southwest Grant County and borders the following neighboring towns and townships:
| Town of Beetown | Town of South Lancaster | |
| Town of Cassville |
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Town of Potosi |
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Buena Vista Township ( Clayton County , Iowa) |
Jefferson Township, Dubuque County Iowa |
Peru Township (Dubuque County, Iowa) |
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 133 runs parallel to the Mississippi and forms the Wisconsin section of the Great River Road . Furthermore, the County Highways N and U lead through the area of the Town of Waterloo. All other roads are subordinate country roads or partly unpaved roads.
A BNSF Railway runs along the Mississippi .
With the Cassville Municipal Airport there is a small airfield around 10 km to the west. The nearest major airports are Dubuque Regional Airport (around 60 km south) and Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 170 km east).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Waterloo had 550 people in 224 households. The population density was 5.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.46 people lived in each of the 224 households.
The racial the population was composed of 99.3 percent white and 0.7 percent Native American people. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.4 percent of the population.
20.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.7 percent were 65 years or older. 46.0 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 46,875 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,395. 6.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities in the Town of Waterloo
In addition to scattered settlements, there are the following non-parish settlements:
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 16, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on September 16, 2013