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'''Beloit''' ({{IPAc-en|b|ə|ˈ|l|ɔɪ|t|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Beloit.wav}} {{respell|bə|LOYT}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://misspronouncer.com/cities/|title=Cities -|accessdate=September 9, 2023}}</ref> is a city in [[Rock County, Wisconsin]], United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 36,657 people.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid%3DDEC_10_DP_DPDP1%26prodType%3Dtable |title=American FactFinder - Results |access-date=April 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305164937/http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |archive-date=March 5, 2014 }}</ref> Beloit is a principal city of the [[Janesville, Wisconsin|Janesville]]–Beloit [[metropolitan statistical area]] (Rock County) and is included in the [[Madison metropolitan area|Madison–Janesville–Beloit combined statistical area]].
'''Beloit''' ({{IPAc-en|b|ə|ˈ|l|ɔɪ|t|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Beloit.wav}} {{respell|bə|LOYT}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://misspronouncer.com/cities/|title=Cities -|accessdate=September 9, 2023}}</ref> is a city in [[Rock County, Wisconsin]], United States. It is located along the [[Rock River (Mississippi River tributary)|Rock River]] in southern Wisconsin, on the state border with [[Illinois]]. The population was 36,657 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. The [[Janesville, Wisconsin|Janesville]]–Beloit [[metropolitan statistical area]], consisting solely of Rock County, has an estimated 165,000 residents.<ref name=PopEstCBSA>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-metro-and-micro-statistical-areas.html#v2024 |title=Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2024 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division |date=March 13, 2025 |access-date=March 13, 2025 }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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Beloit's main festivals include the [[Beloit International Film Festival]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stevenson |first=Alexandra |date=August 5, 2017 |title=In Weary Wisconsin Town, a Billionaire-Fueled Revival |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/05/business/dealbook/beloit-wisconsin-revival-diane-hendricks.html |access-date=November 25, 2024 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and Beloit's [[Winterfest]], which includes an indoor playland, ice skating, ice sculpting and toboggan races.
Beloit's main festivals include the [[Beloit International Film Festival]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stevenson |first=Alexandra |date=August 5, 2017 |title=In Weary Wisconsin Town, a Billionaire-Fueled Revival |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/05/business/dealbook/beloit-wisconsin-revival-diane-hendricks.html |access-date=November 25, 2024 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and Beloit's [[Winterfest]], which includes an indoor playland, ice skating, ice sculpting and toboggan races.


==Parks and recreation==
==Baseball==
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Beloit is home to the [[Beloit Sky Carp]], a professional [[Minor League Baseball|minor league baseball]] team that play in the [[Midwest League]] and is the [[High-A]] affiliate of the [[Miami Marlins]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Mayo|first=Jonathan|title=MLB Announces New Minors Teams, Leagues|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/new-minor-league-baseball-structure|website=Major League Baseball|date=February 12, 2021|access-date=February 12, 2021}}</ref> The Sky Carp play their games at [[ABC Supply Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Gavan |first=Hillary |title=Fans cheer on Snappers at inaugural night of new ABC Supply Stadium |url=https://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/local-news/fans-cheer-on-snappers-at-inaugural-night-of-new-abc-supply-stadium/article_99e47b84-acb9-562e-b5d6-61399ef874ff.html |access-date=August 4, 2021 |date=August 3, 2021 |newspaper=[[Beloit Daily News]] |language=en}}</ref> From 1982 to 2021, they played at [[Harry C. Pohlman Field]].
Beloit is home to a professional [[Minor League Baseball|minor league baseball]] team, the [[Beloit Sky Carp]], who play in the [[High-A Central]] and are the [[Minor League Baseball|High A]] affiliate of the [[Miami Marlins]]. The Sky Carp play their games at [[ABC Supply Stadium]]. Until August 3, 2021, they played at [[Harry C. Pohlman Field]].


==Government==
==Government==
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==Education==
==Education==
[[File:Beloit College Middle College.jpg|thumb|Middle College, on the [[Beloit College]] campus, is Wisconsin's oldest academic building still in use.]]
[[File:Beloit College Middle College.jpg|thumb|Middle College, on the [[Beloit College]] campus, is Wisconsin's oldest academic building still in use.]]
[[File:Beloit Public Library.jpg|thumb|Beloit Public Library]]
[[File:Beloit Public Library.jpg|thumb|Hendricks Center for the Arts formerly as Beloit Public Library]]


The [[School District of Beloit]] serves 5,923 students<ref>{{cite web| url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?ID2=5501050|title=National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data|access-date=October 5, 2022}}</ref> in six primary schools, four intermediate schools, and one high school, with alternative programming and charter schools. [[Beloit Memorial High School]] is the city's public high school. The majority of Beloit is in the Beloit school district, though some portions are in the [[Beloit Turner School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st55_wi/schooldistrict_maps/c55105_rock/DC20SD_C55105.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Rock County, WI|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 15, 2024}}</ref>
The [[School District of Beloit]] serves 5,923 students<ref>{{cite web| url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?ID2=5501050|title=National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data|access-date=October 5, 2022}}</ref> in six primary schools, four intermediate schools, and one high school, with alternative programming and charter schools. [[Beloit Memorial High School]] is the city's public high school. The majority of Beloit is in the Beloit school district, though some portions are in the [[Beloit Turner School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st55_wi/schooldistrict_maps/c55105_rock/DC20SD_C55105.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Rock County, WI|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 15, 2024}}</ref>
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[[Beloit College]], a private liberal arts college with undergraduate enrollment around 1,300, is in the city, with the main campus adjacent to downtown. The campus has a number of prehistoric Native American mounds. [[Blackhawk Technical College]], a public [[technical school]], has a campus in downtown Beloit.
[[Beloit College]], a private liberal arts college with undergraduate enrollment around 1,300, is in the city, with the main campus adjacent to downtown. The campus has a number of prehistoric Native American mounds. [[Blackhawk Technical College]], a public [[technical school]], has a campus in downtown Beloit.


Beloit has a public library that was part of the [[Arrowhead Library System (Wisconsin)|Arrowhead Library System]] which merged with Lakeshores Library System in 2023 to form Prairie Lakes Library System.
Beloit has a public library that was part of the [[Arrowhead Library System (Wisconsin)|Arrowhead Library System]] which merged with Lakeshores Library System in 2023 to form Prairie Lakes Library System.


==Media==
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[[Beloit Airport]] is a small public-use [[general aviation]] airport within the city. It offers hangars for storing aircraft, [[Glider (aircraft)|gliders]], and sky diving. [[Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport]] is a public airport north of Beloit in Rock County. Formerly known as Rock County Airport, it is owned and operated by the Rock County government. The airport has no scheduled commercial passenger service. [[Dane County Regional Airport]] and [[Rockford International Airport]] are the closest airports to Beloit that offer scheduled airline service.
[[Beloit Airport]] is a small public-use [[general aviation]] airport within the city. It offers hangars for storing aircraft, [[Glider (aircraft)|gliders]], and sky diving. [[Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport]] is a public airport north of Beloit in Rock County. Formerly known as Rock County Airport, it is owned and operated by the Rock County government. The airport has no scheduled commercial passenger service. [[Dane County Regional Airport]] and [[Rockford International Airport]] are the closest airports to Beloit that offer scheduled airline service.
[[Van Galder Bus Company|Van Galder]] offers express bus service via its South Beloit stop to Downtown Madison, [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago O'Hare Airport]] and [[Chicago Union Station]] as well as intermediate stops in Janesville and Rockford, this service runs approximately 14 buses a day in either direction 365 days a year.


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
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* [[Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin]], geologist
* [[Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin]], geologist
* [[Franklin Clarke]], professional football player for [[Dallas Cowboys]] (1960–1967) and [[Cleveland Browns]] (1957–1959)
* [[Franklin Clarke]], professional football player for [[Dallas Cowboys]] (1960–1967) and [[Cleveland Browns]] (1957–1959)
* [[Ward Connell]], [[NFL]] player
* [[Lawrence E. Cunningham]], Wisconsin State Senator
* [[Lawrence E. Cunningham]], Wisconsin State Senator
* [[Horatio N. Davis]], Wisconsin State Senator
* [[Horatio N. Davis]], Wisconsin State Senator
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* [[John D. Wickhem]], Justice of Wisconsin Supreme Court
* [[John D. Wickhem]], Justice of Wisconsin Supreme Court
* [[Albert J. Winegar]], Wisconsin State Representative
* [[Albert J. Winegar]], Wisconsin State Representative
* [[Delaphine Grace Wyckoff]], microbiologist and educator
* [[Zip Zabel]], [[MLB]] player
* [[Zip Zabel]], [[MLB]] player
* [[Robin Zander]], musician ([[Cheap Trick]])
* [[Robin Zander]], musician ([[Cheap Trick]])
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*[https://greaterbeloitchamber.org/ Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce]
*[https://greaterbeloitchamber.org/ Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce]
*[https://visitbeloit.com Visit Beloit]
*[https://visitbeloit.com Visit Beloit]
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Script error: No such module "about". Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Main otherScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Main other Beloit (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell)[1] is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located along the Rock River in southern Wisconsin, on the state border with Illinois. The population was 36,657 at the 2020 census. The Janesville–Beloit metropolitan statistical area, consisting solely of Rock County, has an estimated 165,000 residents.[2]

History

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Postcard of Carnegie Beloit Public Library, Beloit, Wis.

Twelve men in Colebrook, New Hampshire created the "New England Emigrating Company" in October 1836, and sent Horace White to find a suitable region of Wisconsin in which to settle. The level fields and the water power of Turtle Creek and "unlimited gravel" in the area around what is now Beloit fixed the site of the village and farms. White purchased the land. At the same time as the Colebrook settlers, six families from Bedford, New Hampshire, arrived and settled in the region. They said the Rock River Valley had a "New England look" that made them feel at home. The village was platted in 1838 and was planned with wide streets, building on the New England model.

Beloit was originally named New Albany (after Albany, Vermont) in 1837 by its founder, Caleb Blodgett. The name was changed to Beloit in 1838.[3][4] The name was coined to be reminiscent of Detroit.[3]

Beloit lays claim to such inventions as the speedometer,[5] John Francis Appleby's twine binder,[6] and Korn Kurls, which resemble Cheetos, and the original puffed cheese snack.[7][8]

Railroad heritage

Beloit was served by the Milwaukee Road, and the Chicago & North Western Railroad (C&NW). In its 1980 bankruptcy, the Milwaukee Road disposed of the Southwestern Line. The Union Pacific, which took over the C&NW, operates in Beloit today over a remnant of the former Milwaukee Road, providing a rail connection to Fairbanks-Morse Engine manufacturing facility.Template:Clarify The CPKC operates other trackage in Beloit.[9] The city also had an electric interurban railroad.Template:When

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert is water.[10] Location: Template:Coord.

The city is adjacent to the Town of Beloit, Town of Turtle, and the Illinois municipality of South Beloit, and is also Wisconsin's southernmost city.

Most of Beloit's development is occurring on the east side, adjacent to Interstates 39/90 and Interstate 43, where the city annexed rural land for Beloit Gateway Industrial Park, as well as in the newly revitalized downtown along the Rock River.

Climate

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Demographics

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2020 census

As of the census of 2020,[11] the population was 36,657. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 15,068 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the city was 60.0% White, 14.5% Black or African American, 1.6% Asian, 1.0% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 11.4% from other races, and 11.3% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 21.3% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

2010 census

As of the census[12] of 2010, there were 36,966 people, 13,781 households, and 8,867 families residing in the city. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 15,177 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the city was 68.9% White, 15.1% African American, 0.4% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 10.0% from other races, and 4.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.1% of the population.

There were 13,781 households, of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.6% were married couples living together, 18.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.7% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.16.

The median age in the city was 33.1 years. 27.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 12.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.7% were from 25 to 44; 23.1% were from 45 to 64; 12% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.

Economy

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Beloit Ironworks, a group of restored industrial buildings along the city's downtown riverfront

Industries with headquarters in Beloit include ABC Supply Company, Bio-Systems International, Broaster Company, Fairbanks-Morse Defense, Hendricks Holding Company, Murmac Paint Manufacturing, PlayMonster, and Regal Beloit.

Downtown Beloit is a dense cluster of mostly small shops and boutiques. The area has been recognized for increased investment and renewal since the 1990s.[13] Downtown Beloit is one of two inaugural members of the Wisconsin Main Street designation.[14] Upscale downtown condominiums and hotels were introduced after 2000 with the construction of the Hotel Hilton Apartments (2001), the Beloit Inn (now the Ironworks Hotel, 2003), Heritage View (2005), Phoenix Project (2013), Hotel Goodwin (2018), and the Wright & Wagner Lofts (2021).[15]

From the 1990s to 2011, downtown Beloit received direct public and private investment totaling more than $75 million.[13] In 2011, Beloit was a Great American Main Street Award winner.[16] In 2012, Beloit was listed #17 on Travel and LeisureTemplate:'s list of America's Greatest Mainstreets.[17][18]

Arts and culture

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Beloit Water Tower, constructed in 1889

Historic buildings

Beloit's 1889 Water Tower Place began demolition in 1935, which was halted because of the cost. A historic pump station is nearby. The Fairbanks Flats were built in 1917 to house the rush of African Americans moving to the area from the Southern United States. Pearsons Hall of Science was designed by the architectural firm Burnham and Root for Beloit College as a science center. The Lathrop-Munn Cobblestone House was originally built for politician John Hackett. The Castle at 501 Prospect was built as First Presbyterian Church in 1902; it now operates as a Performing Arts Center and Music School.

Festivals

Beloit's main festivals include the Beloit International Film Festival[20] and Beloit's Winterfest, which includes an indoor playland, ice skating, ice sculpting and toboggan races.

Baseball

Beloit is home to the Beloit Sky Carp, a professional minor league baseball team that play in the Midwest League and is the High-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins.[21] The Sky Carp play their games at ABC Supply Stadium.[22] From 1982 to 2021, they played at Harry C. Pohlman Field.

Government

Beloit is represented by Mark Spreitzer and Stephen Nass in the Wisconsin State Senate, Clinton Anderson and Ellen Schutt in the Wisconsin State Assembly, Bryan Steil in the United States House of Representatives, and Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin in the United States Senate.

Beloit has a council-manager system of government, with seven council members, each elected for two-year terms. Four members are elected in even years and three in odd years. City council elections are held annually in April.[23] The city council establishes policies for the city and appoints a city manager to implement those policies. The current city manager, Jerry Gabrielatos, started on February 20, 2023.[24]

Education

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Middle College, on the Beloit College campus, is Wisconsin's oldest academic building still in use.
File:Beloit Public Library.jpg
Hendricks Center for the Arts formerly as Beloit Public Library

The School District of Beloit serves 5,923 students[25] in six primary schools, four intermediate schools, and one high school, with alternative programming and charter schools. Beloit Memorial High School is the city's public high school. The majority of Beloit is in the Beloit school district, though some portions are in the Beloit Turner School District.[26]

Beloit College, a private liberal arts college with undergraduate enrollment around 1,300, is in the city, with the main campus adjacent to downtown. The campus has a number of prehistoric Native American mounds. Blackhawk Technical College, a public technical school, has a campus in downtown Beloit.

Beloit has a public library that was part of the Arrowhead Library System which merged with Lakeshores Library System in 2023 to form Prairie Lakes Library System.

Media

Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Beloit's main newspaper is The Beloit Daily News, a daily (published Monday through Friday) paper owned by Adams Publishing Group, LLC, and serving the Wisconsin/Illinois stateline area. The Janesville Gazette, also owned by Adams Publishing Group, also serves Beloit.

Beloit is a part of the Madison television market, but due to its proximity to Rockford, stations from Rockford also serve the city and report on local stories and information (weather, school closings, etc.) relating to Beloit.

Radio stations broadcasting to Beloit include '90s hits WBEL (1380 AM), which is licensed to South Beloit, Illinois and operates studios in Janesville, classic country WGEZ (1490 AM) and variety WBCR (103.5 FM), owned by the Board of Trustees of Beloit College. Radio stations from Janesville, Madison and Rockford are also receivable.

Transportation

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 Interstate 90 Westbound (Northbound) routes to Janesville and Madison. Eastbound (Southbound) routes to Rockford, Illinois. This is a full interstate grade freeway that runs on the east side of the city, although the I-90 is overall a west–east interstate the section in Beloit runs north–south.
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 Interstate 39 runs entirely concurrently with Interstate 90 through the city of Beloit.
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 Interstate 43 terminates at I-90/39 in Beloit, it routes Northbound to Milwaukee
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 U.S. Route 51 runs through the center and partly the south side of the city. Northbound routes to Janesville, Madison, and Wausau. Southbound routes to South Beloit, Illinois and Rockford.

Beloit Airport is a small public-use general aviation airport within the city. It offers hangars for storing aircraft, gliders, and sky diving. Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport is a public airport north of Beloit in Rock County. Formerly known as Rock County Airport, it is owned and operated by the Rock County government. The airport has no scheduled commercial passenger service. Dane County Regional Airport and Rockford International Airport are the closest airports to Beloit that offer scheduled airline service.

Van Galder offers express bus service via its South Beloit stop to Downtown Madison, Chicago O'Hare Airport and Chicago Union Station as well as intermediate stops in Janesville and Rockford, this service runs approximately 14 buses a day in either direction 365 days a year.

Notable people

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See also

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