Waupun
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 Waupun town hall |
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| Location in Wisconsin | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1839 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| Counties : |
Dodge County Fond du Lac County |
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| Coordinates : | 43 ° 38 ′ N , 88 ° 44 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 11,340 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 986.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 11.5 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 272 m | ||
| Postal code : | 53963 | ||
| Area code : | +1 920 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-84425 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1576324 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofwaupun.org | ||
| Mayor : | Jodi Steger | ||
 Entrance to Waupun |
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Waupun is a city (with the status " City ") in Dodge and Fond du Lac County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Waupun had 11,340 inhabitants.
geography
Waupun is located in southeastern Wisconsin on the western headwaters of the Rock River . The geographical coordinates of Waupun are 43 ° 37'54 "north latitude and 88 ° 43'46" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 11.5 km².
Neighboring towns of Waupun are Rosendale (13.4 miles north-northeast), Lamartine (11.2 miles northeast), Oakfield (11.3 miles east-northeast), Brownsville (20.2 km east), Mayville (27.7 km southwest), Burnett (15.5 km south), Beaver Dam (14.4 km south-southwest), Fox Lake (16.8 km southwest), and Markesan (28.7 km northwest).
The nearest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (130 km northeast), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (106 km southeast), Chicago , Illinois (255 km southeast), Rockford , Illinois (176 km southwest) and Wisconsin's capital Madison (91 km southwest ).
traffic
The four-lane US Highway 151 runs along the eastern city limits. In the metropolitan area, Wisconsin State Highways 26 , 49 and 68 meet at its eastern end point. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line of the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (WSOR), a regional ( Class II ) freight transport company, runs through the city in a north-south direction .
A rail trail for hikers and cyclists runs about a kilometer east of the city, the Wild Goose State Trail . In winter, the trail can also be used on snowmobiles and skis.
With the Dodge County Airport there is a small airfield 25.2 km south. The nearest commercial airports are Dane County Regional Airport in Madison (87.1 km southwest) and Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (116 kilometers southeast).
Prisons
Waupun is also known as Prison City . There are two detention centers in the city:
- Dodge Correctional Institution , Maximum Security Level , 1572 inmates
- Waupun Correctional Institution , Maximum Security Level , 1244 inmates
population
According to the 2010 census , 11,340 people in 3485 households lived in Waupun. The population density was 986.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.35 people lived in 3485 households.
The racial the population was composed of 84.7 percent white, 12.2 percent African American, 1.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian, 0.2 percent Polynesian and 0.5 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.9 percent of the population.
27.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.9 percent were 65 years or older. 39.0 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 43,672 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,296. 9.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Nelson Dewey (1813-1889) - first governor of Wisconsin (1848-1852) - was prison director in Waupun from 1874 to 1881
- Ed Gein (1906–1984) - murderer, grave and corpse molester - died in Waupun
- John van Hengel (1923–2005) - founder of Feeding America - born in Waupun
- Oliver Smith (1918–1994) - set designer and producer on Broadway - born and raised in Waupun
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on January 16, 2014
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Wild Goose State Trail.Retrieved January 16, 2014
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Corrections - Dodge Correctional Institution. Retrieved January 16, 2014
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Corrections - Waupun Correctional Institution. Retrieved January 16, 2014
