Juda, Wisconsin

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Juda, Wisconsin
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
Location in Green County and the state of Wisconsin.
Coordinates: 42°35′23″N 89°30′21″W / 42.58972°N 89.50583°W / 42.58972; -89.50583Coordinates: 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)
Elevation846 ft (258 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total357
 • Density1,300/sq mi (520/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)608
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]

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. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Juda, Wisconsin
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 6 April 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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