Juda, Wisconsin
Juda, Wisconsin | |
|---|---|
Location in Green County and the state of Wisconsin | |
Juda Juda | |
| Coordinates: 42°35′23″N 89°30′21″W / 42.58972°N 89.50583°W | |
| 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 | 846 ft (258 m) |
| Population | |
• 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 five miles east of Monroe along state highways 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
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Juda, Wisconsin
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Juda CDP, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
- ^ "18 Killed as Jet Rips Motel, Sets Fires", Chicago Tribune, March 31, 1967, p1
- ^ http://www.judaschool.com/ Juda School District webpage