Lamont, Wisconsin

Lafayette County

55-42175

The Town of Lamont is one of the 18 Towns in Lafayette County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2010, the Town of Lamont 314 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.

Geography

The Town of Lamont is located in southwest Wisconsin, approximately 60 km east of the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Iowa. The border with Illinois is located approximately 30 km south.

The coordinates of the geographical center of the Town of Lamont are 42 ° 42'7 " north latitude and 90 ° 00'28 " west longitude. It extends over an area of 51.6 km ².

The Town of Lamont is located in the northeastern center of Lafayette County and is adjacent to the following neighboring Towns:

Traffic

Through the Town of Lamont runs in east-west direction of the Wisconsin State Highway 81 in the center of the Town of County Highway crosses D. All other roads are minor roads or partly unpaved roadways.

The nearest airports are the Dubuque Regional Airport in Iowa ( about 90 km west-southwest ) and the Dane County Regional Airport in Madison Wisconsin's capital city ( about 90 km north-east ).

Population

According to the census in 2010 lived in the Town of Lamont 314 people in 110 households. The population density was 6.1 people per square kilometer. In the 110 households lived statistically 2.85 per person.

Ethnically, the population consisted with two exceptions only from whites.

33.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 50.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.6 percent were 65 years or older. 47.1 percent of the population was female.

The median annual income for a household was $ 52,857. The per capita income was $ 22,824. 8.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Villages in the Town of Lamont

In the area of ​​Town of Lamont is next scattered settlement nor the unincorporated settlement Lamont.