Albion, Dane County, Wisconsin

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Town has a fundamentally different meaning than in other English-speaking area in Wisconsin. Rather, it corresponds to the usual in the other U.S. states townships that make up the next smallest administrative unit of the County.

The area of ​​the Town of Albion is part of the Madison Metropolitan Region.

Geography

The Town of Albion is located in southern Wisconsin on Lake Koshkonong, in the south suburban area of the capital, Madison. Located on the Mississippi intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota is located approximately 225 km west-northwest; to Illinois, there are approximately 45 km to the south.

The coordinates of the geographical center of the Town of Albion are 42 ° 52'53 " north latitude and 89 ° 04'44 " west longitude. It extends over an area of 92.7 km ² which 91.1 km ² land and 1.6 km ² water surface spread.

The Town of Albion is located in the extreme southeast of the Dane County and is adjacent to the following neighboring Towns and independent municipalities:

Traffic

The running on a section of track shared Interstate Highways 39 and 90 run from north to south through the area of the Town of Albion. The U.S. Highway 51 ends in the north in Interstate and leaves on the southern boundary of the Town the common route again. runs from west to east through the north of the Town of Albion. In the center of the Town the Wisconsin State Highway 73 and the Wisconsin State Highway 106 intersect perform addition nor the County Highways A, N and X by the Town. All other roads are minor roads and partly unpaved roadways.

The nearest airport is Dane County Regional Airport in Madison Wisconsin's capital city ( about 45 km north-west ).

Population

According to the census in 2010 lived in the Town of Albion in 1951 people in 747 households. The population density was 21.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 747 households lived statistically 2.42 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 98.4 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian, 0.1 percent and 0.3 percent Polynesians from other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 8.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

25.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.0 percent were 65 years or older. 45.1 percent of the population was female.

The median annual income for a household was $ 66,630. The per capita income was $ 28,430. 6.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Villages in the Town of Albion

In addition to scattered settlements still exist in the Town of Albion following unincorporated settlements:

• Albion
• Highwood
• Hillside
• Indian Heights