| Janesville is located in Rock County. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 59,498. The city is located to the southeast of and adjacent to the Town of Janesville.
Carrie Jacobs Bond, songwriter, was born in Janesville in 1862. Located in Janesville, the Lincoln-Tallman House, completed in 1857, models the Italian Villa-style architecture and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Janesville Gazette is the primary newspaper of Janesville and is a property of Bliss Communications. Janesville also has a bi-weekly community newspaper, the Janesville Messenger, a Community Shoppers Inc. paper. Traxler Park is home to the Rock Aqua Jays, a waterski team which has been U.S. national champion 15 times.
The Columbus Circle Neighborhood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005
The Seventh Day Baptist General Conference has their offices in Janesville. |