Janesville, Wisconsin

Janesville, Wisconsin
City
Downtown Janesville
Nickname(s):  "Wisconsin's Park Place", "Bower City"
Location of Janesville in Rock County, Wisconsin
Janesville, Wisconsin Location in the contiguous United States
Coordinates: 42°41′2″N 89°0′59″W / 42.68389°N 89.01639°W / 42.68389; -89.01639
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Rock
Incorporated	1853[1]
Area [2]
• City	34.76 sq mi (90.03 km2)
• Land	34.16 sq mi (88.47 km2)
• Water	0.60 sq mi (1.56 km2)
Population  (2020)[3]
• City	65,615
• Rank	10th in Wisconsin
• Density	1,890.37/sq mi (729.87/km2)
• Metro	163,687
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	53545–53548
Area code	608
FIPS code	55-37825
Website	www.janesvillewi.gov

Janesville is a city in the state of Wisconsin in the United States.^[4] It is the county seat of Rock County.^[4] 65,615 people were living in Janesville as of the 2020 census.^[3] Janesville has an area of 34.8 square miles.

The first settlers arrived in Janesville in 1835. It incorporated as a city in 1835.^[5]

1. ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Janesville" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 150.
2. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "QuickFacts: Janesville city, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
5. ↑ "History of Janesville | Janesville, WI".