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Janesville, Wisconsin — From Wikipedia
Janesville, Wisconsin | |
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City | |
Town Square in downtown Janesville | |
| Nickname(s): Wisconsin’s Park Place, Bower City | |
Interactive map of Janesville, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 42°41′05″N 89°00′47″W / 42.684698°N 89.013170°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Rock |
| Established | 1835 |
| Incorporated | April 12, 1853[2] |
| Founder | Henry Janes |
| Government | |
| • City Manager | Kevin Lahner |
| • Presidents | Aaron Burdick Larry Squire |
| • Councilmembers | Michael Cass Joshua Erdman Heather Miller Richard Neeno Paul Williams |
| Area | |
• City | 35.246 sq mi (91.287 km2) |
| • Land | 34.645 sq mi (89.729 km2) |
| • Water | 0.602 sq mi (1.558 km2) 1.71% |
| Elevation | 850 ft (259 m) |
| Population | |
• City | 65,615 |
• Estimate (2024)[4] | 66,428 |
| • Rank | US: 592nd WI: 10th |
| • Density | 1,893.9/sq mi (731.26/km2) |
| • Urban | 72,285 (US: 392nd) |
| • Urban density | 1,972/sq mi (761.5/km2) |
| • Metro | 165,461 (US: 265th) |
| • Combined | 939,553 (US: 64th) |
| Demonym | Janesvilleites |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 53545, 53546, 53547, 53548 |
| Area codes | 608 and 353 |
| FIPS code | 55-37825 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1583448[7] |
| Website | janesvillewi.gov |
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Janesville is a city in, and the county seat of Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.[8] The population was 65,615 at the 2020 census,[5] and was estimated at 66,428 in 2024,[4] making it the tenth-most populous city in Wisconsin. The Janesville–Beloit Metropolitan statistical area, consisting solely of Rock County, has an estimated 165,461 residents in the 2024 estimate.[9] It is located along the Rock River in southern Wisconsin.