Waukon, Iowa
| Waukon | |||
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| Nickname : Waukeezy | |||
![The Allamakee County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP since 2003 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:AllamakeeCountyCourthouse.jpg) The Allamakee County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP since 2003 |
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| Location in Iowa | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1853 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Iowa | ||
| County : | Allamakee County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 16 ′ N , 91 ° 29 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 3,897 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 512.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 7.6 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of which 7.6 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 377 m | ||
| Postal code : | 52172 | ||
| Area code : | +1 563 | ||
| FIPS : | 19-82740 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 462754 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofwaukon.com | ||
| Mayor : | Loren Beneke | ||
 The Allamakee County Historical Museum , the former County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP since 1977 |
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Waukon is a small town (with the status of City ) and the administrative seat of Allamakee County in the far northeast of the US -amerikanischen state of Iowa . At the 2010 census , Waukon had 3,897 inhabitants.
geography
Waukon lies at 43 ° 16'8 "north latitude and 91 ° 28'45" west longitude and extends over 7.6 km², which consists exclusively of land. The city is 19 miles south of the Minnesota border . The west bank of the Mississippi River , which forms the border with Wisconsin , is also about 30 km east of Waukon.
Neighboring towns are Ludlow (12.5 km southwest), Decorah (28.7 km west), Hanover (12.5 km north-northwest), Church (16.3 km northeast), Elon (13 km east), Rossville (14.2 km km southeast) and Postville (26.8 south-southwest).
The closest major cities are Iowa's capital Des Moines (354 km southwest), the Quad Cities (260 km south), Wisconsin's capital Madison (205 km east) and Minnesota's largest city, Minneapolis (287 km northwest).
traffic
Iowa Highway 9 and 76 and a number of subordinate county roads meet in Waukon .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 03000827.Retrieved February 21, 2011
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 77000492. Retrieved February 21, 2011
- ↑ US Census Bureau, Census 2010 - Waukon, Iowa.Retrieved February 20, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 21, 2012