Arlington, Wisconsin facts for kids
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Arlington, Wisconsin
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Panorama of Arlington
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Location of Arlington in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
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| Country |  United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Columbia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.04 sq mi (2.69 km2) |
| • Land | 1.04 sq mi (2.69 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,073 ft (327 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 819 |
| • Estimate
(2019)
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820 |
| • Density | 790.74/sq mi (305.38/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 55-02825 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1582713 |
Arlington is a village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 819 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Arlington. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Arlington was originally settled in 1838, and was platted in 1871.
Geography
Arlington is located at 43°20′19″N 89°22′36″W / 43.338506°N 89.376695°W (43.338506, -89.376695).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.01 square miles (2.62 km2), all of it land.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Arlington has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Arlington was 103 °F (39.4 °C) on July 5–7, 2012, while the coldest temperature recorded was −36 °F (−37.8 °C) on January 18, 1994.
| Climate data for Arlington, Wisconsin, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1962–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 55 (13) |
69 (21) |
83 (28) |
90 (32) |
96 (36) |
100 (38) |
103 (39) |
102 (39) |
96 (36) |
90 (32) |
75 (24) |
67 (19) |
103 (39) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 45.0 (7.2) |
50.0 (10.0) |
65.3 (18.5) |
77.8 (25.4) |
85.4 (29.7) |
90.6 (32.6) |
91.9 (33.3) |
90.3 (32.4) |
87.5 (30.8) |
79.9 (26.6) |
63.6 (17.6) |
49.5 (9.7) |
93.8 (34.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 26.4 (−3.1) |
30.7 (−0.7) |
42.8 (6.0) |
56.6 (13.7) |
69.0 (20.6) |
78.7 (25.9) |
82.2 (27.9) |
80.2 (26.8) |
73.4 (23.0) |
60.4 (15.8) |
44.4 (6.9) |
31.9 (−0.1) |
56.4 (13.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 17.6 (−8.0) |
21.3 (−5.9) |
33.0 (0.6) |
45.4 (7.4) |
57.5 (14.2) |
67.5 (19.7) |
71.0 (21.7) |
69.0 (20.6) |
61.4 (16.3) |
49.1 (9.5) |
35.4 (1.9) |
23.8 (−4.6) |
46.0 (7.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 8.7 (−12.9) |
12.0 (−11.1) |
23.1 (−4.9) |
34.2 (1.2) |
45.9 (7.7) |
56.2 (13.4) |
59.8 (15.4) |
57.8 (14.3) |
49.4 (9.7) |
37.8 (3.2) |
26.4 (−3.1) |
15.7 (−9.1) |
35.6 (2.0) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −13.2 (−25.1) |
−8.9 (−22.7) |
1.4 (−17.0) |
19.8 (−6.8) |
30.5 (−0.8) |
41.9 (5.5) |
47.6 (8.7) |
46.1 (7.8) |
33.7 (0.9) |
23.3 (−4.8) |
9.3 (−12.6) |
−6.1 (−21.2) |
−17.1 (−27.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −36 (−38) |
−30 (−34) |
−16 (−27) |
7 (−14) |
19 (−7) |
34 (1) |
38 (3) |
34 (1) |
25 (−4) |
14 (−10) |
−9 (−23) |
−26 (−32) |
−36 (−38) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.24 (31) |
1.40 (36) |
1.98 (50) |
3.74 (95) |
4.24 (108) |
5.14 (131) |
4.17 (106) |
3.80 (97) |
3.34 (85) |
2.78 (71) |
2.23 (57) |
1.45 (37) |
35.51 (904) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 10.7 (27) |
11.2 (28) |
5.3 (13) |
1.9 (4.8) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
2.4 (6.1) |
10.7 (27) |
42.6 (106.91) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 104.5 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 6.1 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 22.4 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 56 | — | |
| 1950 | 255 | — | |
| 1960 | 349 | 36.9% | |
| 1970 | 379 | 8.6% | |
| 1980 | 440 | 16.1% | |
| 1990 | 440 | 0.0% | |
| 2000 | 484 | 10.0% | |
| 2010 | 819 | 69.2% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 820 | 0.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 819 people, 317 households, and 233 families living in the village. The population density was 810.9 inhabitants per square mile (313.1/km2). There were 330 housing units at an average density of 326.7 per square mile (126.1/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 97.3% White, 1.2% African American, 0.5% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.
There were 317 households, of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.5% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.95.
The median age in the village was 32.1 years. 26.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 35.5% were from 25 to 44; 20.5% were from 45 to 64; and 9.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.
Notable people
- Hugh McFarlane, Wisconsin state representative
- Charles R. Robertson, North Dakota politician
- Vincent James Ryan, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck
- Clarion A. Youmans, Wisconsin state senator
Images for kids
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Looking west in downtown Arlington on WIS 60
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Post office
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The sign for Arlington on WIS 60
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The intersection of WIS 60 and US 51 in Arlington
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Railroad tracks
See also
In Spanish: Arlington (Wisconsin) para niños
