Profile for Beloit, Wisconsin, WI

Beloit is on the Rock River, at the Illinois border.

Settled by families from Colebrook, NH

Public transportation: Beloit Transit System (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 127. The number of murders and homicides was 3. The violent crime rate was 3.5 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Riverfest - July 12-15, 2007
• Heritage Days - Sept. 8-9, 2007
• International Film Festival - Jan. 18-21, 2007

Performing arts: Beloit Janesville Symphony Orchestra

Nearby parks & recreation: RiverWalk, Big Hill Park

Sports teams: Snappers (minor league baseball)

Historic sites and museums: Angel Museum, Hanchett-Bartlett Homestead, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, Beckman Mill

Colleges and universities: Beloit College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 69

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Archives (1)

Cemeteries (14)

Colleges (2)

Communities (9)

Historic sites (1)

Hotels (9)

Libraries (4)

Museums (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Beloit demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Rock County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Janesville-Beloit area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 53511 ZIP code.

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23% of Beloit residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Beloit ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Beloit
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Post a query on a message board:

• Rock County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

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• Ancestry.com - WI data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Crime in Rock County
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• Americans with Disabilities Act
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Beloit was $16,912, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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13% of Beloit residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Beloit festival dates:

• Riverfest - July 12-15, 2007
• Heritage Days - Sept. 8-9, 2007
• International Film Festival - Jan. 18-21, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Beloit festival web sites:

• Beloit International Film Festival
• Riverfest

• ePodunk festival listings
• Wisconsin county fairs
• Wisconsin festivals (Wisconsin tourism department)
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Historic districts in Beloit include Bluff Street Historic District, Near East Side Historic District ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Beloit, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $431.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $763.

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Libraries in Beloit include Beloit Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Beloit include Beloit Daily News

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Rock County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Beloit political report.

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The average commute time for Beloit workers is 20 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 13 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Beloit between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 3.6 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was slightly lower than the national norm.

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