Janesville, Wisconsin
city in and county seat of Rock County, Wisconsin, United States
Janesville is a city in the state of Wisconsin in the United States.[4] It is the county seat of Rock County.[4] 65,615 people were living in Janesville as of the 2020 census.[3] Janesville has an area of 34.8 square miles.
Janesville, Wisconsin | |
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Nickname(s): "Wisconsin's Park Place", "Bower City" | |
Coordinates: 42°41′2″N 89°0′59″W / 42.68389°N 89.01639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Rock |
Incorporated | 1853[1] |
Area | |
• City | 34.76 sq mi (90.03 km2) |
• Land | 34.16 sq mi (88.47 km2) |
• Water | 0.60 sq mi (1.56 km2) |
Population | |
• City | 65,615 |
• Rank | 10th in Wisconsin |
• Density | 1,890.37/sq mi (729.87/km2) |
• Metro | 163,687 |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP Codes | 53545–53548 |
Area code | 608 |
FIPS code | 55-37825 |
Website | www.janesvillewi.gov |
The first settlers arrived in Janesville in 1835. It incorporated as a city in 1835.[5]
References
change- ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 150. .
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "QuickFacts: Janesville city, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "History of Janesville | Janesville, WI".
Other websites
change- City of Janesville Archived 2016-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
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