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Douglas County

Population in July 2008: 1,185. Population change since 2000: +10.3%
 

Males: 601  (50.7%)
Females: 584  (49.3%)

Median resident age:  34.9 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $58,283 (it was $48,654 in 2000)
Amnicon:  $58,283
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,364
Amnicon:  $22,364
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $126,946 (it was $79,700 in 2000)
Amnicon:  $126,946
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $137,742; Detached houses: $144,352; Mobile homes: $46,071

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Races in Amnicon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
  • American Indian (2.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • Black (0.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Amnicon: 76.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (31.4%), Swedish (14.0%), Norwegian (12.5%), Irish (11.3%), Polish (7.6%), French (5.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 865 feet

Land area: 39.1 square miles.

Population density: 30 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Amnicon

  • High school or higher: 89.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Amnicon town

  • Never married: 24.8%
  • Now married: 63.6%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 6.2%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.6%
Wisconsin:  3.6%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Amnicon:  1.2% ($965)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN (18.0 miles , pop. 86,918).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (127.5 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (388.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Poplar, WI (1.9 miles ), Lakeside, WI (2.2 miles ), Hawthorne, WI (2.3 miles ), Parkland, WI (2.6 miles ), Oakland, WI (2.7 miles ), Maple, WI (2.9 miles ), Lake Nebagamon, WI (3.1 miles ), Bennett, WI (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 46.58 N, Longitude: 91.87 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Amnicon household income distribution Amnicon home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +192 (+21.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (12%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Rail transportation (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Machinery (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)



Amnicon-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 59% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/11/1966, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 48.6 miles away from the Amnicon town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 8/6/1969, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 31.9 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Amnicon:
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL OF SUPERIOR NO 63 (about 12 miles; SUPERIOR, WI)
  • MILLER DWAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; DULUTH, MN)
  • ST LUKES HOSPITAL OF DULUTH (about 19 miles; DULUTH, MN)

Amtrak station near Amnicon:
  • 18 miles: DULUTH (2122 W. SUPERIOR ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Amnicon:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 12 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 19 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 23 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 2,512)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 111 miles; BRAINERD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,364)
  • CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 118 miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; FT enrollment: 4,381)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 119 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)

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Average household size:
This town:  3.0 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  80.8%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.5%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.8%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  1.2%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Amnicon, WI



Amnicon compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School





2004 Presidential Election results in Douglas County Wisconsin:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
  • Wood (13%)
  • Utility gas (8%)
  • Electricity (6%)


Religion statistics for Amnicon

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaSalvation Army The Wesleyan ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents47.5%20.2%6.6%5.0%3.5%
Congregations15.1%17.0%1.9%1.9%15.1%
NameLutheran ChurchBaptist General Conference The Evangelical Covenant ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchOther religions
Adherents3.4%2.8%2.4%2.2%6.3%
Congregations5.7%5.7%5.7%1.9%30.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


5.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,989 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.59%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($176 average AGI)
Douglas County:  0.10%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from St. Louis County, MN  1.77% ($34,678 average AGI)
from Bayfield County, WI  0.26% ($33,545)
from Carlton County, MN  0.19% ($29,938)


6.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,844 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.19%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to St. Louis County, MN  1.46% ($26,304 average AGI)
to Hennepin County, MN  0.40% ($28,955)
to Carlton County, MN  0.20% ($35,848)


Strongest AM radio stations in Amnicon:
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
  • KDAL (610 AM; 5 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGEE (970 AM; 1 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WNMT (650 AM; 10 kW; NASHWAUK, MN; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, L.L.C.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KQDS (1490 AM; 1 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: RED ROCK RADIO CORP.)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)

Strongest FM radio stations in Amnicon:
  • KBMX (107.7 FM; PROCTOR, MN; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF DULUTH, INC.)
  • WWAX (92.1 FM; HERMANTOWN, MN; Owner: RED ROCK RADIO CORP.)
  • WSCN (100.5 FM; CLOQUET, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KDNI (90.5 FM; DULUTH, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KLDJ (101.7 FM; DULUTH, MN; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF DULUTH, INC.)
  • KQDS-FM (94.9 FM; DULUTH, MN; Owner: RED ROCK RADIO CORP.)
  • KDAL-FM (95.7 FM; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KUMD-FM (103.3 FM; DULUTH, MN; Owner: REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA)
  • KKCB (105.1 FM; DULUTH, MN; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF DULUTH, INC.)
  • KUWS (91.3 FM; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS, UNIV. OF WISC. SYS.)
  • WHSA (89.9 FM; BRULE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WSCD-FM (92.9 FM; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KRBR-FM (102.5 FM; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KTCO (98.9 FM; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KDNW (97.3 FM; DULUTH, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WNCB (89.5 FM; DULUTH, MN; Owner: REFUGE MEDIA GROUP)
  • KZIO (104.3 FM; TWO HARBORS, MN; Owner: RED ROCK RADIO CORP.)
  • W203AL (88.5 FM; DULUTH, MN; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Amnicon:
  • WDIO-TV (Channel 10; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WDIO-TV, LLC)
  • KDLH (Channel 3; DULUTH, MN; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF DULUTH, LLC)
  • KBJR-TV (Channel 6; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: KBJR LICENSE, INC.)
  • KQDS-TV (Channel 21; DULUTH, MN; Owner: KQDS ACQUISITION CORP.)
  • WDSE-TV (Channel 8; DULUTH, MN; Owner: DULUTH-SUPERIOR AREA EDUCATIONAL TV CORPORATION)
  • K58CM (Channel 58; DULUTH, MN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K15DU (Channel 15; DULUTH, MN; Owner: DAN BLECHMAN)
  • K66EO (Channel 66; DULUTH, MN; Owner: HAROLD AND/ OR SUE KROGMAN)
  • K38DS (Channel 38; DULUTH, MN; Owner: STEVEN R. ZUKERBERG)
  • K62EP (Channel 62; DULUTH, MN; Owner: DAN BLECHMAN)
  • K64EF (Channel 64; DULUTH, MN; Owner: STEVEN R. ZUKERBERG)
  • K68EA (Channel 68; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KWMN-LP (Channel 56; DULUTH, MN; Owner: DULUTH DATACASTING PARTNERS, G.P.)
  • KDUL-LP (Channel 60; DULUTH, MN; Owner: DULUTH TV PARTNERS, GP)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 19
Total length: 42 meters (138ft)
Total costs: $482,000
Total average daily traffic: 32,534
Total average daily truck traffic: 3,380

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1920-1929: 1
  • 1930-1939: 1
  • 1940-1949: 1
  • 1950-1959: 0
  • 1960-1969: 1
  • 1970-1979: 1
  • 1980-1989: 9
  • 1990-1999: 2
  • 2000-2009: 3
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Amnicon, WI

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • Cnty Rd V & Old 11, Overall height: 45.4 m, Call Sign: WHY651
    Assigned Frequencies : 6950.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/17/1984, Expiration Date: 04/01/2006, Cancelation Date: 09/02/2003
    Registrant: Covington & Burling, 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 662-5120, Fax: (202) 662-6291, Email:
  • Cty Rd. V & Old 11, Overall height: 45.4 m, Call Sign: WLP307
    Assigned Frequencies : 7000.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/22/1989, Expiration Date: 04/01/2006, Cancelation Date: 09/02/2003
    Registrant: Covington & Burling, 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 662-5120, Fax: (202) 662-6291, Email:


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 2

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