Brownsville, Wisconsin
| Brownsville, Wisconsin | |
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| Village | |
Looking east in Brownsville on Wisconsin Highway 49
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 Location of Brownsville, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates: 43°37′1″N 88°29′28″W / 43.61694°N 88.49111°WCoordinates: 43°37′1″N 88°29′28″W / 43.61694°N 88.49111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Dodge |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2) |
| • Land | 0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 997 ft (304 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 581 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 580 |
| • Density | 1,117.3/sq mi (431.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 55-10450 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1562277 |
| Website | www |
Brownsville is a village in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 581 at the 2010 census.
Brownsville was founded around 1878. It originally had a canning factory at the corner of West Avenue and Main Street where Michels Corporation exists today. The village was first known as Thetis Station and had a narrow gauge railroad connection to Fond du Lac and Iron Ridge. The Lutheran church was located next to the cemetery.
Brownsville is located at 43°37′1″N 88°29′28″W / 43.61694°N 88.49111°W (43.617063, -88.491134), two miles from US Hwy 41 and Wisconsin Highway 175. Wisconsin Highway 49 runs through the village.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.52 square miles (1.35 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 581 people, 221 households, and 175 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,117.3 inhabitants per square mile (431.4/km2). There were 233 housing units at an average density of 448.1 per square mile (173.0/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.6% White, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, and 0.3% Pacific Islander. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population.
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