Oregon (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 Oregon is part of the Madison Metropolitan Region.
Geography
The Town of Oregon is located in southern Wisconsin. Located on the Mississippi intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota is located approximately 200 kilometers north-northwest; to Illinois, there are approximately 45 km to the south.
The geographical coordinates of the center of the Town of Oregon 42 ° 54'02 " north latitude and 89 ° 25'45 " west longitude. It extends over an area of 83.6 km ².
The Town of Oregon is located in the south of Dane County and is adjacent to the following neighboring Towns:
Traffic
By Town lead the County Highways A, D and CC. All other roads are minor roads and partly unpaved roadways.
The nearest airport is Dane County Regional Airport in Madison Wisconsin's capital city ( 30 km north ).
Population
According to the census in 2010 lived in the Town of Oregon 3184 people in 1160 households. The population density was 38.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 1160 households lived statistically 2.74 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian, 0.1 percent and 0.2 percent Polynesians from other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.5 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
24.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 65.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.2 percent were 65 years or older. 50.0 percent of the population was female.
The median annual income for a household was $ 101,875. The per capita income was $ 40,666. 5.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Villages in the Town of Oregon
In addition to scattered settlements there are no other settlements in the Town of Oregon.