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Beloit, Wisconsin
City in Wisconsin, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beloit (/bəˈlɔɪt/ bə-LOYT)[3] is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 36,657 people.[4][5] Beloit is a principal city of the Janesville–Beloit metropolitan statistical area (Rock County) and is included in the Madison–Janesville–Beloit combined statistical area.
This article is about the city. For the adjacent town, see Beloit (town), Wisconsin.
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Beloit | |
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![]() Downtown Beloit | |
Nickname: "Gateway To Wisconsin" | |
![]() Location of Beloit in Rock County, Wisconsin | |
Coordinates: 42°30′30″N 89°01′54″W | |
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County | Rock |
Founded | 1836 |
Incorporated | February 24, 1846 (village) March 31, 1856 (city) |
Government | |
• City manager | Jerry Gabrielatos |
Area | |
• City | 17.66 sq mi (45.73 km2) |
• Land | 17.33 sq mi (44.89 km2) |
• Water | 0.33 sq mi (0.84 km2) |
Elevation | 751 ft (228.9 m) |
Population | |
• City | 36,657 |
• Density | 2,115.0/sq mi (816.6/km2) |
• Metro | 163,687 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code(s) | 53511, 53512 |
Area code | 608 |
FIPS code | 55-06500 |
Website | beloitwi.gov |
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