Bristol, Dane County, Wisconsin

55-09775

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 Bristol is part of the Madison Metropolitan Region.

Geography

The Town of Bristol is located in southern Wisconsin in the northeastern suburb area of ​​the capital, Madison. Located on the Mississippi intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota is located 200 km west-northwest; to Illinois is approximately 95 km to the south.

The coordinates of the geographical center of the Town of Bristol are 43 ° 14'45 " north latitude and 89 ° 10'43 " west longitude. It extends over an area of 89.1 km ².

The Town of Bristol is located in the northeast of Dane County and is adjacent to the following neighboring Towns and independent municipalities:

Traffic

From northeast to southwest of the four-lane U.S. Highway 151 runs through the territory of the Town of Bristol. In addition, still lead the County Highways N and V 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 25 km south-west ).

Population

According to the census in 2010 lived in the Town of Bristol 3765 people in 1302 households. The population density was 42.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 1302 households lived statistically 2.89 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 95.6 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 1.0 percent Asian, 0.1 percent and 0.8 percent Polynesians from other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 2.4 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

28.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 7.4 percent were 65 years or older. 49.1 percent of the population was female.

The median annual income for a household was $ 98,398. The per capita income was $ 38,577. 3.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Villages in the Town of Bristol

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

• Bakers Corners
• East Bristol
• North Bristol