Christiana (Dane County, Wisconsin)

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The Town of Christiana is one of 34 Towns in Dane County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2010, the Town of Christiana 1235 inhabitants.

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 Christiana is part of the Madison Metropolitan Region.

Geography

The Town of Christiana is located in southern Wisconsin, 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 215 km west-northwest; to Illinois it is 60 km to the south.

The coordinates of the geographical center of the Town of Christiana are 42 ° 58'51 " north latitude and 89 ° 04'03 " west longitude. It extends over an area of 91.8 km ².

The Town of Christiana is located in the southeast of 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 through the southwest of the Town of Christiana. Through the Northeast run on a section of track shared the U.S. Highways 12 and 18, The Wisconsin State Highway 73 runs north -south through the center of 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 35 km north-west ).

Population

According to the census in 2010 lived in the Town of Christiana 1235 people in 478 households. The population density was 13.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 478 households lived statistically 2.58 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 97.3 percent white, 1.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, 0.2 percent and 0.2 percent Polynesians from other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 0.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

24.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.9 percent were between 18 and 64, and 14.1 percent were 65 years or older. 47.9 percent of the population was female.

The median annual income for a household was $ 63,472. The per capita income was $ 29,082. 5.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Villages in the Town of Christiana

In addition to scattered settlements exist in the Town of Christiana Utica with an unincorporated settlement.