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Washburn County

Population in July 2008: 881. Population change since 2000: -4.3%
 

Males: 452  (51.4%)
Females: 429  (48.6%)

Median resident age:  40.8 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,109 (it was $43,500 in 2000)
Bashaw:  $52,109
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,383
Bashaw:  $22,383
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $138,573 (it was $87,000 in 2000)
Bashaw:  $138,573
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $170,617; Detached houses: $177,813; Townhouses or other attached units: $123,040; Mobile homes: $51,852

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Races in Bashaw:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Bashaw: 74.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (42.1%), Norwegian (16.6%), Irish (13.2%), English (11.0%), Swedish (10.0%), United States (6.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1061 feet

Land area: 33.5 square miles.

Population density: 26 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Bashaw

  • High school or higher: 86.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bashaw town

  • Never married: 20.6%
  • Now married: 71.5%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 2.6%
  • Divorced: 4.7%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.5%
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:

Bashaw:  1.5% ($1,292)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN (69.4 miles , pop. 86,918).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (79.8 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (346.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Shell Lake, WI (2.1 miles ), Evergreen, WI (2.2 miles ), Spooner, WI (2.2 miles ), Beaver Brook, WI (2.4 miles ), Dewey, WI (2.5 miles ), Spooner, WI (2.6 miles ), Barronett, WI (2.6 miles ), Roosevelt, WI (2.9 miles) .

Latitude: 45.78 N, Longitude: 91.97 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

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Population change in the 1990s: +163 (+21.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (18%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (24%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)



Average climate in Bashaw, Wisconsin

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Bashaw-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 4% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.3 miles away from the Bashaw town center killed 2 people and injured 16 people and caused $10 million in damages.

On 6/4/1958, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 52.7 miles away from the town center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

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Hospitals/medical centers near Bashaw:
  • INDIANHEAD MEDICAL CTR SHELL LAKE (about 11 miles; SHELL LAKE, WI)
  • SPOONER HEALTH SYSTEM 84 (about 13 miles; SPOONER, WI)
  • CUMBERLAND MEM HSPTL EXTENDED CARE (about 17 miles; CUMBERLAND, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bashaw:
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 11 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 56 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 64 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
  • CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 71 miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; FT enrollment: 4,381)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 72 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 73 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 2,512)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 74 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)

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Notable location: Bashaw Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Clam River Cemetery (1), Shell Lake Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Long Lake (A), Tozer Lake (B), Starkey Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sawyer Creek (A), Dahlstrom Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Bashaw: Sawyer Creek State Public Hunting Grounds (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  78.8%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.5%
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: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  8.8%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.7%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bashaw, WI



Bashaw compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Washburn County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
  • Wood (21%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
  • Utility gas (9%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Bashaw

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist Church The Wesleyan ChurchLutheran Church
Adherents33.9%27.8%9.8%7.7%7.2%
Congregations14.7%14.7%11.8%5.9%5.9%
NameWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodChurch of the NazareneNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsGeneral Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesOther religions
Adherents2.4%2.2%1.9%1.6%5.4%
Congregations2.9%5.9%2.9%2.9%32.4%
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.


6.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,536 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.88%
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 Barron County, WI  0.95% ($43,410 average AGI)
from Sawyer County, WI  0.57% ($27,919)
from Burnett County, WI  0.45% ($29,414)


7.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,410 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.08%
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 Barron County, WI  1.18% ($21,526 average AGI)
to Eau Claire County, WI  0.51% ($19,758)
to Sawyer County, WI  0.51% ($28,333)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bashaw:
  • WCSW (940 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SHELL LAKE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
  • WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
  • WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bashaw:
  • WGMO (95.3 FM; SHELL LAKE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKFX (97.7 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WJMC-FM (96.1 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WAQE-FM (97.7 FM; BARRON, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WOJB (88.9 FM; RESERVE, WI; Owner: LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWA PUBLIC)
  • WLMX-FM (104.9 FM; BALSAM LAKE, WI; Owner: QUARNSTROM MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • WHSM-FM (101.1 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WXCX (105.7 FM; SIREN, WI; Owner: QUARNSTROM MEDIA GROUP, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Bashaw:
  • W57AS (Channel 57; SPOONER, WI; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W24CL (Channel 24; GRANTSBURG, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total average daily traffic: 260
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 260

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