Juda, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Location in Green County and the state of Wisconsin.
Location in Green County and the state of Wisconsin.
Juda is located in Wisconsin
Juda
Juda
Juda is located in the United States
Juda
Juda
Coordinates: 42°35′23″N 89°30′21″W / 42.58972°N 89.50583°W / 42.58972; -89.50583
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyGreen
TownJefferson
Area
 • Total0.267 sq mi (0.69 km2)
 • Land0.267 sq mi (0.69 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
846 ft (258 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total357
 • Density1,300/sq mi (520/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code608
FIPS code[2]
GNIS feature ID1577668[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 2010 census, its population was 357.[3] 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.[4]

Notable people

Education

  • The Juda School District is located in Juda.[5]

References

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


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