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Sawyer County

Population in July 2007: 2,360.
Males: 1,155  (49.0%)
Females: 1,205  (51.0%)

Median resident age:  37.4 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,463 (it was $31,274 in 2000)
Bass Lake:  $37,463
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,804
Bass Lake:  $19,804
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $160,713 (it was $100,900 in 2000)
Bass Lake:  $160,713
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $235,198; Detached houses: $238,564; Townhouses or other attached units: $481,305; In 2-unit structures: $675,421; Mobile homes: $31,500

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Races in Bass Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (59.9%)
  • American Indian (39.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Bass Lake: 81.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (27.9%), Irish (10.4%), Norwegian (7.1%), Swedish (5.4%), English (4.5%), Polish (4.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 785 feet

Land area: 45.9 square miles.

Population density: 51 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Bass Lake

  • High school or higher: 85.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 8.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bass Lake town

  • Never married: 26.8%
  • Now married: 53.3%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 13.1%

28 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.2%
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:

Bass Lake:  1.2% ($1,166)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN (68.2 miles , pop. 86,918).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (105.6 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (338.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Chief Lake, WI (2.1 miles ), Reserve, WI (2.2 miles ), Hayward, WI (2.3 miles ), Sand Lake, WI (2.4 miles ), Little Round Lake, WI (2.4 miles ), Hayward, WI (2.7 miles ), Couderay, WI (2.8 miles ), Stone Lake, WI (2.9 miles ).

Latitude: 45.92 N, Longitude: 91.43 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Bass Lake household income distribution Bass Lake home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Wood products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (14%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Construction (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)



Bass Lake-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 16% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.9 miles away from the Bass Lake town center killed 2 people and injured 16 people and caused $10 million in damages.

On 7/30/1977, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 45.9 miles away from the town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Bass Lake:
  • HAYWARD AREA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; HAYWARD, WI)
  • INDIANHEAD MEDICAL CTR SHELL LAKE (about 18 miles; SHELL LAKE, WI)
  • SPOONER HEALTH SYSTEM 84 (about 19 miles; SPOONER, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bass Lake:
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 18 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 57 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 69 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 73 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 2,512)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 77 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 79 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 79 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)

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Churches in Bass Lake include: Saint Francis Solanus Mission (A), Northwoods Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Durphee Lake (A), Spring Lake (B), Adina Lake (C), Schoolhouse Lake (D), Minnemac Lake (E), Hub Lake (F), Island Lake (G), Mud Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Squaw Lake Creek (A), Rainbow Creek (B), Spring Lake Creek (C), Grindstone Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Bass Lake include: Grindstone Creek State Wildlife Management Area (1), Flat Creek State Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  76.0%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  8.9%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  17.4%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  10.1%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bass Lake, WI


3 people in religious group quarters


Bass Lake compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Unemployed percentage above 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.
  • House age below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Sawyer County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
  • Wood (16%)
  • Utility gas (13%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Bass Lake

Adherents


NameCatholic Church The Wesleyan ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist Church
Adherents39.9%27.8%15.8%2.0%1.9%
Congregations18.9%5.4%10.8%2.7%5.4%
NameNational Association of Congregational Christian ChurchesEpiscopal ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodEvangelical Free Church of AmericaOther religions
Adherents1.7%1.4%1.4%1.3%6.9%
Congregations2.7%2.7%2.7%5.4%43.2%
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.


6.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,892 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.30%
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 Washburn County, WI  0.49% ($28,333 average AGI)
from Barron County, WI  0.31% ($29,714)
from Hennepin County, MN  0.27% ($95,056)


6.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,974 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.85%
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 Washburn County, WI  0.54% ($27,919 average AGI)
to Barron County, WI  0.52% ($31,257)
to Eau Claire County, WI  0.40% ($16,741)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bass Lake:
  • WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • 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)
  • WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bass Lake:
  • WOJB (88.9 FM; RESERVE, WI; Owner: LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWA PUBLIC)
  • WHSM-FM (101.1 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WRLS-FM (92.3 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: VACATIONLAND BROADCASTER, INC.)
  • WKFX (97.7 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WGMO (95.3 FM; SHELL LAKE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W230AN (93.9 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Bass Lake:
  • K31GH (Channel 31; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: KQDS ACQUISITION CORP.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total costs: $280,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,500
Total average daily truck traffic: 140
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 2,130

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