Sand Prairie, Wisconsin

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Sand Prairie, Wisconsin
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Sand Prairie, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°12′19″N90°36′41″W / 43.20528°N 90.61139°W / 43.20528; -90.61139 Coordinates: 43°12′19″N90°36′41″W / 43.20528°N 90.61139°W / 43.20528; -90.61139
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Richland
Elevation
207 m (679 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 608
GNIS feature ID1577810 [1]

Sand Prairie is an unincorporated community in the town of Richwood, Richland County, Wisconsin. [1]

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Richwood, Wisconsin Town in Wisconsin, United States

Richwood is a town in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 618 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Byrds Creek, Excelsior, Port Andrew, Sand Prairie, Tavera, Westport, and Wild Rose are located in the town.

Richland County, Wisconsin County in the United States

Richland County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,021. Its county seat is Richland Center. The county was created from the Wisconsin Territory in 1842 and organized in 1850. It is named for the high quality of its soil. Some rural areas in the county have their power provided by the Richland Electric Cooperative.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Sand Prairie, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.


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