Waterloo, Wisconsin

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Location in Wisconsin
Waterloo, Wisconsin
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Basic data
State : United States
State : Wisconsin
County : Jefferson County
Coordinates : 43 ° 11 ′  N , 88 ° 59 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 11 ′  N , 88 ° 59 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 3,333 (as of 2010)
Population density : 329 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 10.13 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 )
Height : 247 m
Postal code : 53594
Area code : +1 920
FIPS : 55-83925
GNIS ID : 1576289
Website : www.waterloowi.us
Mayor : Bob Thompson
City of Waterloo Carousel.jpg
The City of Waterloo Carousel , listed in the NRHP since 1997

Waterloo is a small town (with the status " City ") in the Jefferson County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Waterloo had 3333 inhabitants.

geography

Waterloo is located in southeastern Wisconsin on both sides of the Maunesha River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin via the Crawfish River and the Rock River .

The geographical coordinates of Waterloo are 43 ° 11'02 "north latitude and 88 ° 59'18" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of ​​10.13 km².

Neighboring towns to Waterloo are Columbus (12 miles north), Reeseville (13 miles northeast), Watertown (14 miles east), Lake Mills (10 miles southeast), Cambridge (13 miles south), Deerfield ( 20.5 km south-southwest) and Marshall (7.5 km west).

The closest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (188 km northeast), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (98.7 km east-southeast), Chicago , Illinois (224 km southeast), Rockford , Illinois (119 km south) and Wisconsin's capital Madison (42 , 2 km west-southwest).

traffic

The WIS 89 in the center of Waterloo

In central Waterloo, Wisconsin State Highways 19 and 89 intersect . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

A route of the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (WSOR), which runs from the Mississippi via Madison to Milwaukee, runs through the city for freight traffic .

The nearest airports are Dane County Regional Airport in Madison (22 miles west-southwest) and Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (68 miles east-southeast).

economy

The headquarters of the global bicycle manufacturer Trek Bicycle Corporation is located in Waterloo .

population

According to the 2010 census , Waterloo had 3,333 people in 1,331 households. The population density was 329 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 1331 households there were statistically 2.49 people each.

The racial the population was composed of 88.0 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and 9.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 12.8 percent of the population.

26.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.0 percent were 65 years or older. 50.0 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 49,474  USD . The per capita income was $ 21,670. 6.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

  1. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 97000890.Retrieved February 25, 2014
  2. a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  3. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 25, 2014
  4. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Railroad Map (PDF; 379 kB) Retrieved February 25, 2014

Web links

Commons : Waterloo, Wisconsin  - collection of images, videos, and audio files