Windsor (town), Wisconsin

55-87750

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 Windsor is part of the Madison Metropolitan Region.

Geography

The Town of Windsor is located in southern Wisconsin, in the northern suburban area of the capital, Madison. Located on the Mississippi intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota is located approximately 190 km west-northwest; to Illinois, it is approximately 90 km to the south.

The coordinates of the geographical center of the Town of Windsor are 43 ° 13'45 " north latitude and 89 ° 18'05 " west longitude. It extends over an area of 79.9 km ².

Traffic

U.S. Highway 51 runs north -south through the Town of Windsor. In addition, still lead the County Highways C and V by the Town. 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 Windsor.

The nearest airport is Dane County Regional Airport in Madison Wisconsin's capital ( approximately 20 km south-southwest ).

Population

According to the census in 2010 lived in the Town of Windsor 6345 people in 2432 households. The population density was 79.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 2432 households lived statistically 2.61 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 94.3 percent white, 1.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 2.3 percent Asian and 0.7 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

24.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.0 percent were 65 years or older. 50.6 percent of the population was female.

The median annual income for a household was $ 73,023. The per capita income was $ 32,500. 7.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Villages in the Town of Windsor

In addition to scattered settlements exist in the Town of Windsor following unincorporated settlements:

• Lake Windsor
• Morrisonville
• Windsor