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Beloit
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city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Wisconsin
- County
- Rock
- Incorporated
- February 24, 1846 (village), March 31, 1856 (city)
- City manager
- Jerry Gabrielatos
- City
- 17.66 sq mi (45.73 km )
- Land
- 17.33 sq mi (44.89 km )
- Water
- 0.32 sq mi (0.84 km )
- Elevation
- 751 ft (228.9 m)
- Density
- 2,115/sq mi (817/km )
- Metro
- 163,687
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Zip code s
- 53511, 53512
- Area codes
- 608 , 353
- Fips code
- 55-06500
- Website
- beloitwi.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Beloit
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Rock County
- Population
- 36657
- Area
- 45.836835
- Elevation
- 228.9
- Official website
- www.beloitwi.gov
- Image
- Downtown Beloit, Wisconsin.jpg
- Households
- 13753
- Dialing code
- 608
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- postal code
- 53511
- inception
- 1836-00-00
- Commons category
- Beloit, Wisconsin
- topic's main category
- Category:Beloit, Wisconsin
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Beloit, Wisconsin
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Beloit, Wisconsin
- P8168
- Šuker
- water as percent of area
- 1.8368
- per capita income
- 23618
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- different from
- Beloit
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
Beloit (/bəˈlɔɪt/ bə-LOYT) is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located along the Rock River in southern Wisconsin, on the state border with Illinois. The population was 36,657 at the 2020 census. The Janesville–Beloit metropolitan statistical area, consisting solely of Rock County, has an estimated 165,000 residents.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Beloit” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.