Wyalusing (Town)
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Grant County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 56 ′ N , 91 ° 6 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 346 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 3.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 110.2 km 2 (approx. 43 mi 2 ) of which 103.3 km 2 (approx. 40 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 308 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-89250 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1584486 | ||
 Location of the Town of Wyalusing in Grant County |
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The Town of Wyalusing is one of 33 Towns in Grant County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Wyalusing had 346 inhabitants.
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 Wyalusing is located in southwest Wisconsin, at the confluence of the Wisconsin River with the Mississippi . The Wisconsin River forms the northern boundary of Grant County, while the Mississippi forms the border with Iowa .
The geographical coordinates of the center of the Town of Wyalusing are 42 ° 56'23 "north latitude and 91 ° 05'37" west longitude. It extends over an area of 110.2 km², which is spread over 103.3 km² of land and 6.9 km² of water.
The Wyalusing State Park with the delta of the Wisconsin River in the Mississippi is located within the Town of Wyalusing.
The Town of Wyalusing is located in the far west of Grant County and borders the following neighboring towns and townships:
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Mendon Township ( Clayton County , Iowa) |
Town of Bridgeport ( Crawford County ) |
Town of Wauzeka (Crawford County) |
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Clayton Township (Clayton County, Iowa) |
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Town of Millville Town of Patch Grove |
| Town of Bloomington |
traffic
US Highway 18 and Wisconsin State Highway 35 run through the northeast of the Town of Wyalusing on a shared stretch of road , which at the same time form the Wisconsin section of the Great River Road . In addition, the County Highway C, P and X meet in the Town of Wyalusing. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A BNSF Railway runs along the Mississippi .
The Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport is around 18 km north of a small airfield. The nearest major airport is Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (170 km east).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Wyalusing had 346 people in 155 households. The population density was 3.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.23 people lived in each of the 155 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.2 percent white, 1.2 percent Native American and 2.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.9 percent of the population.
17.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.8 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 47,344 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,178. 5.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Locations in the Town of Wyalusing
In addition to scattered settlements, there are the following non-parish settlements:
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 11, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps on Histopolis.com.Retrieved September 11, 2013