Watertown, Wisconsin
| Watertown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Watertown town center |
|||
| Location in Wisconsin | |||
|
|||
| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| Counties : |
Jefferson County Dodge County |
||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 12 ′ N , 88 ° 44 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 23,861 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 760.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 32.40 km 2 (approx. 13 mi 2 ) of which 31.36 km 2 (approx. 12 mi 2 ) is land |
||
| Height : | 260 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 53094, 53098 | ||
| Area code : | +1 920 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-83975 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1576295 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.watertown.wi.us | ||
| Mayor : | John David | ||
 North Washington Street Historic District in Watertown, listed on the NRHP since 2009 |
|||
Watertown is a city (with the status " City ") in the Jefferson and to a lesser extent in Dodge County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Watertown had 23,861 residents.
geography
Watertown is located in southeastern Wisconsin on the Rock River , a left tributary of the Mississippi . The geographical coordinates of Watertown are 43 ° 11'41 "north latitude and 88 ° 43'44" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 32.4 km², which is spread over 31.36 km² of land and 1.04 km² of water.
Neighboring towns to Watertown are Clyman (15.4 km north), Lebanon (13.4 km northeast), Ashippun ( 13.8 km east), Ixonia (12.3 km southeast), Johnson Creek (14.9 km south-southwest), Portland (15 miles west), Reeseville (14 miles northwest), and Lowell ( 14 miles northwest ).
The closest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (181 km northeast), Wisconsin's largest city, Milwaukee (75 km east-southeast), Chicago , Illinois (204 km southeast), Rockford , Illinois (123 km southwest) and Wisconsin's capital, Madison (65 km west-southwest ).
traffic
Wisconsin State Highways 16 and 19 and 26 meet in Watertown . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
Watertown is a railway junction, where several stretches of the Union Pacific Railroad , the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad and the Canadian Pacific Railway belonging Wisconsin Central meet.
With the Watertown Municipal Airport there is a small airfield in the north of the city area. The nearest commercial airports are Dane County Regional Airport in Madison (59 km to the west) and Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (87 km to the east-southeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , Watertown had 23,861 people in 9,187 households. The population density was 760.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.46 people each in the 9187 households.
The racial the population was composed of 94.0 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian and 2.7 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 7.3 percent of the population.
25.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.5 percent were 65 years or older. 51.6 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 50,746 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,673. 11.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Daniel Charles Brandenstein (* 1943) - former astronaut - born and raised in Watertown
- Joseph E. Davies (1876–1958) - lawyer and diplomat - born and raised in Watertown
- Charles A. Kading (1874–1956) - Republican member of the US House of Representatives (1927–1933) - lived in Watertown until his death and is buried here
- Lloyd August Kasten (1905–1999) - Romanist - born and raised in Watertown
- Robert Kastenmeier (1924-2015) - Democratic member of the US House of Representatives (1959-1991) - worked for years as a lawyer and justice of the peace in Watertown
- John Peterson (* 1948) - former wrestler - works as a trainer in Watertown
- Benjamin Peterson (* 1950) - former wrestler - works as a trainer in Watertown
- Meinhardt Raabe (1915-2010) - actor - born and raised in Watertown
- Carl Schurz (1829–1906) - US Secretary of the Interior (1877–1881) - lived in Watertown for several years
- Margarethe Meyer-Schurz (1833–1876) - founder of the USA's first kindergarten - lived with her husband Carl Schurz in Watertown
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 09000850.Retrieved January 15, 2014
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed January 15, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Watertown Municipal Airport Accessed on January 15, 2014
- ^ NASA biography of Daniel C. Brandenstein , accessed on January 15, 2014 (English; PDF).
- ↑ Notable Names Database - Joseph E. Davies.Retrieved January 15, 2014
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Charles A. Kading Retrieved January 15, 2014
- ^ Find a Grave - Charles A. Kading Retrieved January 15, 2014
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Robert Kastenmeier.Retrieved January 15, 2014
- ↑ Internet Movie Database - Meinhardt Raabe.Retrieved January 15, 2014
- ↑ Virtual American Biographies - Carl Schurz.Retrieved January 15, 2014
- ↑ Froebel Web - Margarethe Meyer-Schurz Retrieved January 15, 2014