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Notable locations in Barron: Baron City Fire Department (A), Baron City Hall (B), Baron County Courthouse (C), Baron County Jail (D), Baron Municipal Substation (E), Baron Police Department (F), Barron Area Community Center (G), Barron City Public Library (H), Jennie-O Grain Elevator (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Barron include: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (A), Saint Joseph's Catholic Church (B), Evangelical Free Methodist Church (C), First Baptist Church (D), First Lutheran Church (E), First United Methodist Church (F), Foursquare Church (G), Salem Lutheran Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Wayside Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Little Lake (A), Barron Flowage Number One 142 (B), Barron Flowage Number Three 109 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Quaderer Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Barron: Becker Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Barron Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Hotels: Barron Motel & RV Campground (1521 East Division Avenue), Barron's First Ramblers Rest Motel (1492 East Division Avenue).
Courts: Barron County Government - Clerk Of Court- Traffic Division (330 East La Salle Rm 207), Barron County Government - Clerk Of Court- Small Claims Division (330 East La Salle Rm 207), Barron County Government - Clerk Of Court- Passport Information (330 East La Salle Rm 207), Circuit Court Judges Branch 1 (1420 State Highway 25 North), Barron County Government - Circuit Court- Branch 2 (330 East La Salle Rm 207), Barron County Government - Clerk Of Court- Criminal Division (330 East La Salle Rm 207), Barron County Government - Clerk Of Court- Civil Division (330 East La Salle Rm 207).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Barron and their reported violations in the past:
BARRON LIGHT & WATER DEPT (Population served: 3319, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-25-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-25-2000)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1999)
- 21 regular monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  9.2% | | Whole state: |  8.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 3.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Barron, WI
People in group quarters in Barron
- 60 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 46 people in nursing homes
- 18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Barron compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Barron (2009 data):
- First National Bank and Trust: First National Bank And Trust at 436 East Lasalle Avenue, branch established on 1916-01-01. Info updated 2007-07-18: Bank assets: $54.5 mil, Deposits: $43.0 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: First Financial Holdings, Inc.
- Sterling Bank: at 234 East La Salle Avenue, branch established on 1885-05-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $161.6 mil, Deposits: $144.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Northwest Wisconsin Bancorp, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Barron County Wisconsin:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (64%)
- Electricity (24%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religion statistics for Barron
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | The Wesleyan Church |
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| Adherents | 33.2% | 31.4% | 9.2% | 7.7% | 3.2% |
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| Congregations | 21.3% | 11.3% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 2.5% |
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| Name | Mennonite Church of God in Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) | New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists | Assemblies of God | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 9.5% |
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| Congregations | 3.8% | 1.3% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 32.5% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $11,331 | $45,324 | 1 | $578 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,587 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
7 | $30,476 | $52,245 | 3 | $2,094 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $1,506 |
| Streets and Highways |
5 | $18,666 | $44,798 | 0 | $0 |
| Welfare |
1 | $2,345 | $28,140 | 1 | $257 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $11,546 | $46,184 | 1 | $677 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $7,242 | $43,452 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
4 | $18,841 | $56,523 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
4 | $10,747 | $32,241 | 2 | $894 |
| Totals for Government |
29 | $111,194 | $46,011 | 12 | $7,593 |
Barron government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $374,000
Solid Waste Management: $132,000
All Other: $112,000
Parks & Recreation: $17,000
Regular Highways: $10,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $149,000
Parks & Recreation: $105,000
Libraries: $10,000
Health - Other: $6,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $5,000
General: $4,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $3,752,000
Police Protection: $445,000
Regular Highways: $434,000
Sewerage: $413,000
Water Utilities: $362,000
Libraries: $197,000
Fire Protection: $164,000
Parks & Recreation: $146,000
Central Staff Services: $119,000
General - Other: $96,000
Welfare - Other: $77,000
Financial Administration: $68,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000
General Public Buildings: $15,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $6,000
Health Services - Other: $4,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Air Transportation: $3,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $32,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $120,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $134,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Regular Highways: $72,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $20,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $530,000
Water Utilities: $81,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,182,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $499,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,435,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $62,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $480,000
Other, NEC: $64,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $182,000
Electric Utilities: $50,000
Water Utilities: $19,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $144,000
Interest Earnings: $86,000
Rents: $35,000
Special Assessments: $20,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $501,000
Police Protection: $29,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,466,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $3,416,000
Water Utilities: $375,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $58,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $873,000
Highways: $163,000
All Other: $25,000
- Tax - Property: $663,000
NEC: $55,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,317,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000
5.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,452 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.63% | | 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:
5.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,839 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.88% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Barron:
- WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WJMC (1240 AM; 1 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WXCE (1260 AM; 5 kW; AMERY, WI; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
- WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
Strongest FM radio stations in Barron:
- WJMC-FM (96.1 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WKFX (97.7 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WAQE-FM (97.7 FM; BARRON, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WATQ (106.7 FM; CHETEK, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMEQ-FM (92.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGMO (95.3 FM; SHELL LAKE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
- WLMX-FM (104.9 FM; BALSAM LAKE, WI; Owner: QUARNSTROM MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- WWJP-LP (101.7 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: MEADOW CREEK CHRISTIAN RADIO CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Barron:
- WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Barron, Wisconsin:
- Fatal accident count: 4
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 4
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 9
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Wisconsin average:
- Fatal accident count: 79
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 117
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 33
- Fatalities: 86
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 197
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11
Barron fatal accident list:
Feb 1, 2001 02:52 AM, E Division Ave, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 29, 2000 04:11 AM, Us-8, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 29, 1999 11:42 AM, Us-8, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 21, 1988 08:35 AM, Local St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 9
Total length: 17 meters (56ft)
Total costs: $203,000
Total average daily traffic: 35,810
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,825
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 36,172
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Barron)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 7- 250 N 7th St, Call Sign: KNAK574
Assigned Frequencies : 159.120 MHz
Grant Date: 02/15/2001, Expiration Date: 03/05/2011
Registrant: Barron County Highway Department, 260 N 7th Street, Barron, WI 54812, Phone: (715) 637-3755, Fax: (715) 637-3061, Email:
- 1303 E Division Ave, Call Sign: KVD771, Licensee ID: L00101091
Assigned Frequencies : 154.040 MHz
Grant Date: 02/04/2004, Expiration Date: 02/09/2014
Registrant: City Of Barron, 1303 E Division, Barron, WI 54812, Phone: (715) 537-3855, Fax: (715) 537-3714, Email:
- 1420 Hwy 25, Type: Bant, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 12.1 m, Call Sign: KNAX716
Assigned Frequencies : 460.025 MHz
Grant Date: 04/17/2002, Expiration Date: 06/19/2012, Certifier: Jerry Johnson
Registrant: Two Way Co, 705 S Barstow St, Eau Claire, WI 54703, Phone: (715) 832-3202, Fax: (715) 832-4177, Email:
- 127 S 4th, Call Sign: WNBD952
Assigned Frequencies : 159.615 MHz
Grant Date: 12/16/2004, Expiration Date: 01/09/2015
Registrant: Universal Licensing Service, 3419 Via Lido 609, Newport Beach, CA 92663-3908, Phone: (877) 677-3639, Fax: (949) 515-2544 - 660 E. Birch Ave, Call Sign: WQAC876, Licensee ID: L00798301
Assigned Frequencies : 463.300 MHz
Grant Date: 05/06/2004, Expiration Date: 05/06/2014, Certifier: Len F Fast
Registrant: Barron Riverside Manor, 660 E Birch Ave, Barron, WI 54812, Phone: (715) 537-5643, Fax: (715) 537-5911, Email:
- Lat: 45.485917 Lon: -91.846861, Structure height: 5 m, Call Sign: WQAS202
Assigned Frequencies : 150.805 MHz, 155.250 MHz, 150.805 MHz
Grant Date: 07/27/2004, Expiration Date: 07/27/2014, Certifier: Mike A Freeman
Registrant: Rassbach Communications, 2912 London Road, Eau Claire, WI 54701, Phone: (715) 832-6763, Fax: (715) 832-1698, Email:
- Lat: 45.398250 Lon: -91.840472, Call Sign: WQDY485
Assigned Frequencies : 72.1000 MHz
Grant Date: 11/30/2005, Expiration Date: 11/30/2015, Certifier: Terry Sullivan
Registrant: Primex Wireless, Inc, N3211 County Rd H, Lake Geneva, WI 53147, Phone: (262) 248-3000, Fax: (262) 248-0455
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- BARRON WI, 1 Mi S & 0.5 Mi W Of, Overall height: 81.7 m, Call Sign: WEE778
Assigned Frequencies : 6286.19 MHz, 6197.24 MHz
Grant Date: 05/03/2002, Expiration Date: 07/09/2012
Registrant: Mona Lee & Associates, LLC, 3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200, Pmb 165, Houston, TX 77098, Phone: (832) 230-1809, Fax: (713) 861-6899, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 19 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Barron)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 8 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Barron)
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