Galesville, Wisconsin
| Galesville, Wisconsin | |
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 Location of Galesville, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates: 44°5′1″N 91°21′13″W / 44.08361°N 91.35361°WCoordinates: 44°5′1″N 91°21′13″W / 44.08361°N 91.35361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Trempealeau |
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| • Total | 1.47 sq mi (3.81 km2) |
| • Land | 1.36 sq mi (3.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2) |
| Elevation | 728 ft (222 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,481 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,525 |
| • Density | 1,089.0/sq mi (420.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Zip Code | 54630 |
| Area code(s) | 608 |
| FIPS code | 55-28200 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1565380 |
| Website | cityofgalesville |
Galesville is a city in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,481 at the 2010 census.
Galesville is located where Beaver Creek flows into a wide area of the Mississippi River valley. The creek is impounded to form Lake Marinuka.
Galesville is named for its founder, Judge George Gale a native of Vermont. It was platted by gale in 1854.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.47 square miles (3.81 km2), of which, 1.36 square miles (3.52 km2) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,481 people, 635 households, and 388 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,089.0 inhabitants per square mile (420.5/km2). There were 694 housing units at an average density of 510.3 per square mile (197.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.6% White, 0.1% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.
There were 635 households of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.9% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.87.
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