Webster (Town, Vernon County)
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 Location in Wisconsin
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Wisconsin |
| County : | Vernon County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 38 ′ N , 90 ° 43 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 778 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 8.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 91.7 km 2 (approx. 35 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 372 m |
| Area code : | +1 608 |
| FIPS : | 55-85050 |
| GNIS ID : | 1584392 |
| Website : | www.tn.webster.wi.gov |
The Town of Webster is one of 21 towns in Vernon County in the US state of Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Webster had 778 residents.
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 Webster is located in southwest Wisconsin. The intersection of the three states of Minnesota , Iowa and Wisconsin on the Mississippi is about 60 km to the west-southwest.
The Town of Webster is located in the Ice Age-shaped region called the Driftless Area , which extends across southeastern Minnesota, southwestern Wisconsin, northeastern Iowa, and far northwestern Illinois. During the last ice age, the so-called Wisconsin Glaciation , the region remained ice-free, so that the river valleys could cut deeper into the plateau during this time.
The geographical coordinates of the center of the Town of Webster are 43 ° 37'55 "north latitude and 90 ° 42'38" west longitude. It extends over an area of 91.7 km².
The Town of Webster is located in the eastern center of Vernon County and borders the following neighboring towns:
| Town of Christiana | Town of Clinton | Town of Whitestown |
| Town of Viroqua |
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Town of Stark |
| Town of Liberty |
Town of Forest ( Richland County ) |
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 82 runs in a west-east direction through the Town of Webster. In addition, the County Highways D, S and SS run through the area of the town. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The nearest airports are La Crosse Regional Airport (around 80 km northwest), Rochester International Airport in Rochester , Minnesota (around 180 km west-northwest) and Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 155 km south-southeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Webster had 778 people in 271 households. The population density was 8.5 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.87 people lived in each of the 271 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.3 percent Asian and 1.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
30.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.4 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 34,306 USD . The per capita income was $ 14,609. 35.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Towns in the Town of Webster
In addition to scattered settlements, the following non-parish settlements exist in the Town of Webster :
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 9, 2014
- ↑ Map from Google Maps.Retrieved January 9, 2014