Spirit, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -12.1%
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| Males: 143 |  (51.6%) |
| Females: 134 |  (48.4%) |
| Median resident age: | 52.7 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54459.
| Spirit: | $46,728 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $23,905 (it was $12,722 in 2000)
Spirit town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $145,109 (it was $70,600 in 2000)
| Spirit: | $145,109 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $221,240; detached houses: $231,356; townhouses or other attached units: $328,766; in 2-unit structures: $155,202; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $167,011; mobile homes: $83,835
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Spirit, WI
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- 26194.2%White alone
- 93.2%Hispanic
- 31.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 20.7%Two or more races
- 10.4%American Indian alone
- 10.4%Other race alone
Races in Spirit detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (30.5%), Swedish (18.1%), United States (9.8%), Hungarian (6.3%), English (5.7%), Irish (5.7%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1685 feet
Land area: 41.1 square miles.
Population density: 6.7 people per square mile (very low).
3 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.0% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Spirit town: | 1.5% ($1,075) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI 
(79.4 miles , pop. 61,704).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (150.0 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (275.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Hill, WI (2.4 miles ),
), Somo, WI (2.9 miles),
Knox, WI (3.0 miles ),
), Hackett, WI (4.0 miles ),
), Chelsea, WI (4.0 miles )
)Latitude: 45.42 N, Longitude: 90.11 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 3.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Accommodation & food services (12.8%)
- Health care (12.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (12.0%)
- Construction (6.8%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.0%)
- Educational services (5.1%)
- Machinery (5.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (15.6%)
- Construction (12.5%)
- Health care (12.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (12.5%)
- Wood products (7.8%)
- Truck transportation (7.8%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (7.8%)
- Food & beverage stores (13.2%)
- Health care (13.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (13.2%)
- Finance & insurance (9.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.5%)
- Plastics & rubber products (7.5%)
- Public administration (7.5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8.5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6.8%)
- Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (6.0%)
- Religious workers (6.0%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12.5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12.5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10.9%)
- Art and design workers (7.8%)
- Religious workers (7.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15.1%)
- Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (13.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9.4%)
- Registered nurses (7.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.5%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Cashiers (5.7%)
Average climate in Spirit, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Spirit-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 23% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/10/1953, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.2 miles away from the Spirit town center killed 2 people and injured 24 people.
On 6/25/1950, a category F4 tornado 27.9 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Spirit-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 76% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 287.9 miles away from Spirit center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 280.3 miles away from Spirit center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 300.1 miles away from the city center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 251.7 miles away from the city center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 320.7 miles away from the city center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 189.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Price County (7) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spirit:
- Northcentral Technical College (about 38 miles; Wausau, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 67 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 73 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 81 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 10,143)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 81 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 91 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,414)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 97 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Spirit Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Hillcrest Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Stone Lake (A), Bergeson Lake (B), 1 Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Twin Creek (A), Knox Creek (B), Johnson Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Spirit: Spirit Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.2 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 68.3% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 6.5% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
| This town: | 17.2% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 14.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Spirit:
- Never married: 19.8%
- Now married: 58.5%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 13.2%
For population 25 years and over in Spirit:
- High school or higher: 81.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 8.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 38.7 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 11.1 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Spirit, WI (based on Price County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 4,502 | 5 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,224 | 20 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,445 | 9 |
| Other | 3 | 1 |
| Orthodox | - | - |
| None | 5,985 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| This county: | 4.16 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| This county: | 1.39 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
| This county: | 6.93 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 17
| Price County: | 11.79 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 9.2% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Price County: | 28.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Price County: | 13.1% |
| State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Spirit:
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WJJQ (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
- WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WJMT (730 AM; 1 kW; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Spirit:
- WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
- WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMZK (104.1 FM; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLBL-FM (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WXPW (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WKEB (99.3 FM; MEDFORD, WI; Owner: WIGM, INCORPORATED)
- WHBM-FM (90.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WOFM (94.7 FM; MOSINEE, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WJJQ-FM (92.5 FM; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
TV broadcast stations around Spirit:
- WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
- WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 8Number of bridges
- 26ft / 8.3mTotal length
- $369,000Total costs
- 1,101Total average daily traffic
- 21Total average daily truck traffic
- 1,287Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
6- Kerry R Groetsch, 3.0 Mi W (Lat: 45.443056 Lon: -90.175833), Type: 83.2, Overall height: 77.1 m, Registrant: Dairyland Power Cooperative, Krg@dairynet.Com, , 817 La Cr-osse, Phone: (608) 787-1478
- KERRY R GROETSCH, 3.0 Mi W (Lat: 45.443056 Lon: -90.175833), Type: 83.2, Overall height: 77.1 m, Registrant: Mona Lee & Associates, Mona@fcc-Expert.Com, , Houst-on, Phone: (832) 230-1809
- KERRY R GROETSCH, 3.0 Mi W (Lat: 45.443472 Lon: -90.176083), Type: 83.2, Structure height: 55099 m, Overall height: 77.1 m, Registrant: Mona Lee & Associates, Mona@fcc-Expert.Com, , Houst-on, Phone: (832) 850-7646
- KERRY R GROETSCH, 3.0 Mi W (Lat: 45.443472 Lon: -90.176083), Type: 83.2, Structure height: 55099 m, Overall height: 77.1 m, Registrant: Mona Lee & Associates, Mona@fcc-Expert.Com, , Houst-on, Phone: (832) 850-7646
- KURT BAUMGARTEN, 3.0 Mi W (Lat: 45.443472 Lon: -90.176083), Type: 83.2, Structure height: 55099 m, Overall height: 77.1 m, Registrant: Mona Lee & Associates, Mona@fcc-Expert.Com, , Houst-on, Phone: (832) 850-7646
- 3.0 Mi W (Lat: 45.443056 Lon: -90.175833), Type: 83.2, Overall height: 77.1 m, Registrant: Norlight Inc, Brook-field, Phone: (414) 792-9700
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- SPIRIT, 3.0 Mi W (Lat: 45.443056 Lon: -90.175833), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 77.1 m, Overall height: 83.2 m, Call Sign: KNHD284,
Assigned Frequencies: 151.145 MHz, 151.205 MHz, 151.310 MHz, 151.355 MHz, Grant Date: 07/21/2022, Expiration Date: 10/05/2032, Certifier: Thomas L Tuttle, Registrant: Wisconsin State Patrol, 4722 Madison Yards Way - 9th Fl South, Madison, WI 53705, Phone: (608) 709-0095, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
2- TIMMS HILL, WI, 3.0 Mi W (Lat: 45.443472 Lon: -90.176083), Type: Gtower, Structure height: 77.1 m, Overall height: 83.2 m, Call Sign: WQCK825,
Assigned Frequencies: 6663.75 MHz, 6560.62 MHz, 6595.00 MHz, 6595.00 MHz, 6595.00 MHz, 6595.00 MHz, 6595.00 MHz, 6595.00 MHz, 6595.00 MHz, Grant Date: 03/16/2015, Expiration Date: 03/28/2025, Certifier: Kerry Groetsch, Registrant: Micronet Communications, Inc., 812 Lexington Dr, Plano, TX 75075, Phone: (972) 422-7200, Email:
- TIMS HILL, 3 Mi W (Lat: 45.443000 Lon: -90.175972), Overall height: 77.1 m, Call Sign: WCG322, Licensee ID: L00016000,
Assigned Frequencies: 6404.80 MHz, Grant Date: 03/13/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 06/06/2003, Registrant: Norlight, Inc, 13935 Bishops Drive, Brookfield, WI 53005, Phone: (262) 792-9700, Fax: (262) 792-7767
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 52.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 33.7%Wood
- 6.3%Electricity
- 6.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.1%Solar energy
- 73.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 26.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Spirit compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.