Janesville, Wisconsin
Janesville, Wisconsin | |
|---|---|
Downtown Janesville | |
| Nickname(s): "Wisconsin's Park Place", "Bower City" | |
Location of Janesville in Rock County, Wisconsin | |
Janesville, Wisconsin Location in the contiguous United States | |
| 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 |
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.
The first settlers arrived in Janesville in 1835. It incorporated as a city in 1835.[5]
References
- ↑ 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
- City of Janesville Archived 2016-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
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