Dunkirk, Wisconsin
55-21100
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 Dunkirk is part of the Madison Metropolitan Region.
Geography
The Town of Dunkirk is located in southern Wisconsin, in the south suburban area of the capital, Madison. The Town of Dunkirk is drained by the Yahara River, a tributary of the opening into the Mississippi River in the neighboring state of Illinois Rock River. 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 50 km to the south.
The coordinates of the geographical center of the Town of Dunkirk are 42 ° 52'53 " north latitude and 89 ° 11'24 " west longitude. It extends spread over an area of 83.7 km ², which is 82.6 km ² on land and 1.1 km ² water surface.
The Town of Dunkirk is located in the southeast of Dane County and is adjacent to the following neighboring Towns and independent municipalities:
Traffic
U.S. Highway 51 runs from west to east through the north of the Town of Dunkirk. Through the west of the Town leads the Wisconsin State Highway 138 lead also still the County Highways A, B and N by the Town. All other roads are minor roads and partly unpaved roadways.
From northwest to southeast passing through the Town, a railroad line of the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad ( WSOR ), a regional (Class II ) Freight transportation company. The only passenger in the region is the traffic going from Chicago to the West Coast Empire Builder Amtrak, which stops in Madison.
The nearest airport is Dane County Regional Airport in Madison Wisconsin's capital city ( 35 km north ).
Population
According to the census in 2010 lived in the Town of Dunkirk in 1945 people in 785 households. The population density was 23.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 785 households lived statistically 2.48 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 97.2 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 1.0 percent Asian and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.1 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
21.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.0 percent were 65 years or older. 49.0 percent of the population was female.
The median annual income for a household was $ 67,097. The per capita income was $ 29,865. 12.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Villages in the Town of Dunkirk
In addition to scattered settlements still exist in the Town of Dunkirk following unincorporated settlements:
- Dunkirk
- Hanerville