Juda, Wisconsin

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, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Location in Green County and the state of Wisconsin.
Juda
Location in Green County and the state of Wisconsin.
Juda
Juda (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°35′23″N 89°30′21″W
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]

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. 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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