Juda, Wisconsin

Juda, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Location in Green County and the state of Wisconsin
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Coordinates: 42°35′23″N89°30′21″W / 42.58972°N 89.50583°W / 42.58972; -89.50583
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Green
Town	Jefferson
Area
• Total	0.267 sq mi (0.69 km2)
• Land	0.267 sq mi (0.69 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [1]	846 ft (258 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	340
• Density	1,300/sq mi (490/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	608
FIPS code	[3]
GNIS feature ID	1577668 [1]

Juda is an unincorporated census-designated place located in the town of Jefferson, in Green County, Wisconsin, United States. Juda is 5 miles east of Monroe along Wisconsin State Highway 11, and 81. As of the 2020 census, its population was 340, down from 357 at the 2010 census. ^[4] Juda is a part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.

On March 30, 1967, nine students from Juda's Union High School, all girls, were killed when a Delta Air Lines DC-8 jet crashed into the motel where they had been staying during a senior class trip to New Orleans, Louisiana. ^[5]

Education

• The Juda School District is located in Juda. ^[6]

Notable people

• Charle Newman, baseball player
• Gabriel Zophy, Wisconsin politician

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Juda, Wisconsin
2. "Census Bureau profile: Juda CDP, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved April 6, 2011.
5. "18 Killed as Jet Rips Motel, Sets Fires", Chicago Tribune, March 31, 1967, p1
6. http://www.judaschool.com/ Juda School District webpage