Madison (town), 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 Madison is part of the Madison Metropolitan Region.
Geography
The Town of Madison is located in southern Wisconsin, in the suburban area of the capital, Madison. Located on the Mississippi intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota is located 180 km west-northwest; to Illinois is approximately 65 km in the south.
The coordinates of the geographical center of the Town of Madison are 43 ° 02'39 " north latitude and 89 ° 24'34 " west longitude. It extends over an area of 4 km ².
The Town of Madison is located in the center of Dane County and consists of several distinct parts which are mostly surrounded by the city of Madison. Some southern parts bordering the city Fitchburg.
Traffic
Many parts of the Town are connected by four-lane southern ring road around the center of the city of Madison with each other, on which the U.S. Highways 12, 14, 18 and 151 collect. All other roads are minor roads and partly unpaved roadways.
In a north-south direction, a railroad line of the Canadian Pacific Railway runs through parts of the Town of Madison.
The nearest airport is Dane County Regional Airport in the north of the city of Madison.
Population
According to the census in 2010 lived in the Town of Madison 6279 people in 2852 households. The population density was 1569.8 people per square kilometer. In the 2852 households lived statistically 2.2 persons each.
The racial the population was composed of 54.6 percent white, 20.1 percent African American, 0.9 percent Native American, 5.9 percent Asian and 13.7 percent from other ethnic groups; 4.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 28.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 72.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 4.4 percent were 65 years or older. 47.4 percent of the population was female.
The median annual income for a household was $ 30,625. The per capita income was $ 20,914. 22.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Villages in the Town of Madison
In addition to scattered settlements there are no other settlements in the Town of Madison.