Juda, Wisconsin | |
|---|---|
Location in Green County and the state of Wisconsin | |
| 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 (2020) | |
• 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 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1577668 |
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 2020 census, its population was 340, down from 357 at the 2010 census. 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.
Education
- The Juda School District is located in Juda.
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
