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Forest County

Population in July 2007: 461. Population change since 2000: +0.6%
 

Males: 238  (51.8%)
Females: 223  (48.2%)

Median resident age:  45.6 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 54103.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,942 (it was $27,500 in 2000)
Armstrong Creek:  $32,942
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $107,195 (it was $67,300 in 2000)
Armstrong Creek:  $107,195
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $125,825; Detached houses: $132,136; Mobile homes: $44,100

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Races in Armstrong Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)
  • American Indian (1.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Armstrong Creek: 78.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Polish (57.7%), German (27.9%), Irish (10.2%), English (5.0%), Swedish (4.3%), Norwegian (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1516 feet

Land area: 48.0 square miles.

Population density: 9.6 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Armstrong Creek

  • High school or higher: 74.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Armstrong Creek town

  • Never married: 19.6%
  • Now married: 58.1%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 12.9%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

22 residents are foreign born (4.8% Europe).

This town:  4.8%
Wisconsin:  3.6%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Armstrong Creek, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Armstrong Creek to the number of sex offenders is 461 to 1.

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

Armstrong Creek:  1.7% ($1,138)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (83.0 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (182.8 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (267.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Fence, WI (2.5 miles ), Goodman, WI (2.8 miles ), Caswell, WI (3.0 miles) , Blackwell, WI (3.1 miles ), Homestead, WI (3.5 miles ), Ross, WI (3.5 miles) , Laona, WI (3.5 miles ), Long Lake, WI (3.8 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $47,300
  • 2004: 11 buildings, average cost: $60,600
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 45.67 N, Longitude: 88.49 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

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Population change in the 1990s: -1 (-0.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Wood products (23%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Truck transportation (10%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Wood products (30%)
  • Accommodation and food services (17%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Woodworkers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)



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Armstrong Creek-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 33% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/25/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 40.8 miles away from the Armstrong Creek town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/4/1986, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.8 miles away from the town center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Armstrong Creek:
  • IRON COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; IRON RIVER, MI)
  • DICKINSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI)
  • EAGLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 41 miles; EAGLE RIVER, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Armstrong Creek, WI

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Armstrong Creek:
  • NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,374)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 81 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 84 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 87 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 88 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 92 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 93 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)

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Notable location: Laura-Gordon Lakes Campground (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Pine Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Forest Lake (A), Gordon, Lake (B), Laura, Lake (C), Lost Lake (D), Nelligan Pond (E), Logger Lake (F), Rat Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Rock Creek (A), West Branch Armstrong Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.2 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  60.4%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.8%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  9.7%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.0%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Armstrong Creek, WI



Armstrong Creek 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.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Armstrong Creek (2009 data):
  • Laona State Bank: Armstrong Creek Branch at Po Box 38 497 Hwy 8, branch established on 1999-04-23. Info updated 2008-03-14: Bank assets: $135.7 mil, Deposits: $121.4 mil, headquarters in Laona, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Northern Wisconsin Bank Holding Company, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Forest County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
  • Wood (34%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


Religon statistics for Armstrong Creek

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents60.3%11.4%10.3%4.8%3.6%
Congregations30.0%15.0%10.0%10.0%5.0%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)General Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesConservative Congregational Christian ConferenceChurch of the NazareneOther religions
Adherents2.8%2.8%1.8%1.3%0.9%
Congregations10.0%5.0%5.0%5.0%5.0%
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.


6.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,386 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.02%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

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

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Oneida County, WI  0.63% ($23,864 average AGI)
from Milwaukee County, WI  0.46% ($40,500)
from Brown County, WI  0.40% ($43,786)


5.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,543 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.66%
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 Oneida County, WI  0.60% ($36,810 average AGI)
to Brown County, WI  0.58% ($36,650)
to Oconto County, WI  0.43% ($31,933)


Strongest AM radio stations in Armstrong Creek:
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMIQ (1450 AM; 1 kW; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Armstrong Creek:
  • WOBE (100.7 FM; CRYSTAL FALLS, MI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF IRON MOUNTAIN, INC.)
  • WMVM (91.3 FM; GOODMAN, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
  • WHTO (106.7 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: TODD STUART NOORDYK)
  • WJNR-FM (101.5 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF IRON MOUNTAIN, INC.)
  • WVCM (91.5 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: VCY AMERICA INC.)
  • WIMK (93.1 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • W244AW (96.7 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: FAMILY ED BC CORP OF DOOR CNTY WI)
  • WRLO-FM (105.3 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WEUL (98.1 FM; KINGSFORD, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
  • WZNL (94.3 FM; NORWAY, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WIKB-FM (99.1 FM; IRON RIVER, MI; Owner: NORTHLAND ADVERTISING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Armstrong Creek:
  • W54AR (Channel 54; FENCE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KTTM (Channel 12; HURON, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBIJ (Channel 4; CRANDON, WI; Owner: SELENKA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WTPX (Channel 46; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: PAXSON WAUSAU LICENSE, INC.)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Anthony Ortolani, 2420 Ziolkowski Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.8 m
    Registrant: Communication Enhancement, LLC, 479 Centennial Blvd., Voorhees, NJ 08043, Phone: (856) 782-3700, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: KA9TFP, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 01/10/1995, Expiration Date: 01/10/2005, Cancelation Date: 01/11/2007
    Registrant: Emil C Millette, 375 N Forest Lake Dr, Armstrong Creek, WI 54103
  • Call Sign: KF9QD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00368492
    Grant Date: 07/14/1994, Expiration Date: 06/15/2003, Cancelation Date: 08/10/2001
    Registrant: Nels R Friis, Box 11, Armstrong Creek, WI 54103
  • Call Sign: WA9YAL, Previous Call Sign: KF9QD, Licensee ID: L00368492
    Grant Date: 08/10/2001, Expiration Date: 08/10/2011, Certifier: Nels R Friis
    Registrant: Nels R Friis, Box 1, Armstrong Creek, WI 54103


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