Whitehall, Wisconsin
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Location in Wisconsin
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Trempealeau County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 22 ′ N , 91 ° 19 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,558 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 362.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 4.3 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 251 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 54773 | ||
| Area code : | +1 715,534 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-86725 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1584426 | ||
| Website : | sites.google.com/site/cityofwhitehallwi | ||
| Mayor : | Rod Moen | ||
Whitehall is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Trempealeau County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Whitehall had 1,558 residents.
Geography and traffic
Whitehall is at 44 ° 22 'north latitude and 91 ° 19' west longitude, extends over 4.3 km² at an altitude of 251 meters above sea level. The city is located at the confluence of Pigeon Creek and Trempealeau River .
The US Highway 53 runs from the southeast to the city. Wisconsin Highway 121 comes into the city from the west . Both roads leave the city in a north-easterly direction together.
The city was founded on the route network of the "Green Bay and Western Railroad". Rail service is currently provided by Canadian National .
The La Crosse Municipal Airport is located 70 kilometers south of the city.
The nearest major cities are Eau Claire (approx. 60 km north), La Crosse (approx. 70 km south) and the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) in Minnesota (approx. 230 km northwest). Madison , the capital of the state is approx. 250 km southeast and Chicago , the next megacity , approx. 470 km southeast.
population
According to the 2010 census , Whitehall had 1,558 people in 665 households. The population density was 362.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.24 people lived in each of the 665 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.9 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.1 percent (one person) Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and 1.5 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 4.2 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.7 percent were 65 years or older. 51.2 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 35,673 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,438. 15.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- George Comings (1849–1942) - 24th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin (1921–1925) - died in Whitehall
- Herman Ekern (1872–1954) - 28th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin (1938–1939) - practiced law in Whitehall
- Steven Gunderson (* 1951) - Republican member of the US House of Representatives (1981–1997) - grew up in Whitehall
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ^ A b North American Numbering Plan Administration, Wisconsin Numbering Plan
- ↑ City of Whitehall ( Memento of the original from January 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder.Retrieved September 2, 2014
- ^ HA Anderson: A few early settlers and a brief review of Whitehall's progress. In: Whitehall Times. dated July 16, 1925 ( article online at Wisconsin Historical Society )
- ↑ Wisconsin Transportation Department, Railroad Map (PDF; 379 kB)
