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Notable locations in Barron: Barron City Public Library (A), Barron - Maple Grove Fire Department (B), Baron City Hall (C), Baron Police Department (D), Baron County Courthouse (E), Baron County Jail (F), Barron Area Community Center (G), Jennie-O Grain Elevator (H), Baron Municipal Substation (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Barron include: Evangelical Free Methodist Church (A), Foursquare Church (B), Saint Joseph's Catholic Church (C), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (D), First Baptist Church (E), First Lutheran Church (F), First United Methodist 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). 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
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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Barron County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
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
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 23.8%
(23.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 64.6% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 6.2% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Wisconsin: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 58.3% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This city: | 7.3% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
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.
- 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 (2011 data):
- Bank Mutual: Barron Branch at 1512 E Division Avenue, branch established on 1991/07/12. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $2,497.0 mil, Deposits: $2,046.0 mil, headquarters in Brown Deer, WI, negative income in the last year, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 79 total offices
- Sterling Bank: at 234 East La Salle Avenue, branch established on 1885/05/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $190.4 mil, Deposits: $170.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Northwest Wisconsin Bancorp, Inc.
- First National Bank and Trust: First National Bank And Trust at 436 East La Salle Avenue, branch established on 1916/01/01. Info updated 2010/06/02: Bank assets: $46.8 mil, Deposits: $41.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: First Financial Holdings, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (64%)
- Electricity (24%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Barron County Wisconsin:
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Religion statistics for Barron (based on Barron County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 62.61%
| Here | | 62.6% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| 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 |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 8 | Barron County: | 1.76 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 26 | Barron County: | 5.71 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 45 | This county: | 9.88 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Barron County: | 8.5% | | Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate: | Barron County: | 28.2% | | State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| 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 ($109.29)
Solid Waste Management: $132,000 ($38.57)
All Other: $112,000 ($32.73)
Parks & Recreation: $17,000 ($4.97)
Regular Highways: $10,000 ($2.92)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $149,000 ($43.54)
Parks & Recreation: $105,000 ($30.68)
Libraries: $10,000 ($2.92)
Health - Other: $6,000 ($1.75)
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $5,000 ($1.46)
General: $4,000 ($1.17)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $3,752,000 ($1096.43)
Police Protection: $445,000 ($130.04)
Regular Highways: $434,000 ($126.83)
Sewerage: $413,000 ($120.69)
Water Utilities: $362,000 ($105.79)
Libraries: $197,000 ($57.57)
Fire Protection: $164,000 ($47.93)
Parks & Recreation: $146,000 ($42.67)
Central Staff Services: $119,000 ($34.77)
General - Other: $96,000 ($28.05)
Welfare - Other: $77,000 ($22.50)
Financial Administration: $68,000 ($19.87)
Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000 ($10.52)
General Public Buildings: $15,000 ($4.38)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $6,000 ($1.75)
Health Services - Other: $4,000 ($1.17)
Solid Waste Management: $4,000 ($1.17)
Air Transportation: $3,000 ($0.88)
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $32,000 ($9.35)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $120,000 ($35.07)
- General - Interest on Debt: $134,000 ($39.16)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Regular Highways: $72,000 ($21.04)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $20,000 ($5.84)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $530,000 ($154.88)
Water Utilities: $81,000 ($23.67)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,182,000 ($637.64)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $499,000 ($145.82)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,435,000 ($711.57)
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $62,000 ($18.12)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $480,000 ($140.27)
Other, NEC: $64,000 ($18.70)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $182,000 ($53.19)
Electric Utilities: $50,000 ($14.61)
Water Utilities: $19,000 ($5.55)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $144,000 ($42.08)
Interest Earnings: $86,000 ($25.13)
Rents: $35,000 ($10.23)
Special Assessments: $20,000 ($5.84)
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $501,000 ($146.41)
Police Protection: $29,000 ($8.47)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,466,000 ($720.63)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $3,416,000 ($998.25)
Water Utilities: $375,000 ($109.59)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $58,000 ($16.95)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $873,000 ($255.11)
Highways: $163,000 ($47.63)
All Other: $25,000 ($7.31)
- Tax - Property: $663,000 ($193.75)
NEC: $55,000 ($16.07)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,317,000 ($384.86)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000 ($1.46)
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 road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (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: 81
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 121
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 34
- Fatalities: 88
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 202
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11
Barron fatal accident list:
Feb 1, 2001 07:52 AM, E Division Ave, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 29, 2000 11:11 PM, Us-8, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 29, 1999 12:42 AM, Us-8, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 21, 1988 07:35 PM, 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 2027) 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: 34 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 7 - 250 N 7th St (Lat: 45.404944 Lon: -91.847667), 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 (Lat: 45.408278 Lon: -91.850167), 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 (Lat: 45.410056 Lon: -91.850667), 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 (Lat: 45.402167 Lon: -91.850167), 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 (Lat: 45.408000 Lon: -91.849861), 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: 3 - JUSTICE CENT, 1420 State Hwy 25 North (Lat: 45.409694 Lon: -91.850806), Type: Bant, Structure height: 10 m, Overall height: 13.6 m, Call Sign: WQKX485, Licensee ID: L00036970
Assigned Frequencies: 10915.0 MHz
Grant Date: 10/16/2009, Expiration Date: 10/16/2019, Certifier: Gay Radosevich
Registrant: County Of Barron, 1420 State Highway 25 North - Room 1200, Barron, WI 54812-3007, Phone: (715) 537-5814, Fax: (715) 537-6615, Email:
- COURTHOUSE, 127 S. 4th Street (Lat: 45.399222 Lon: -91.852500), Type: Tower, Structure height: 42.7 m, Call Sign: WQKX486, Licensee ID: L00036970
Assigned Frequencies: 11405.0 MHz, 11325.0 MHz
Grant Date: 10/16/2009, Expiration Date: 10/16/2019, Certifier: Gay Radosevich
Registrant: County Of Barron, 1420 State Highway 25 North - Room 1200, Barron, WI 54812-3007, Phone: (715) 537-5814, Fax: (715) 537-6615, Email:
- BARRON WI, 1 Mi S & 0.5 Mi W Of (Lat: 45.385778 Lon: -91.867944), 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 Aircraft: 11 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Barron)
| Businesses in Barron, WI |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | | |
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