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Outagamie County

Population in July 2008: 388. Population change since 2000: -6.5%
 

Males: 195  (50.4%)
Females: 193  (49.6%)

Median resident age:  33.1 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 54922.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,154 (it was $39,375 in 2000)
Bear Creek:  $45,154
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,788
Bear Creek:  $19,788
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $91,844 (it was $64,200 in 2000)
Bear Creek:  $91,844
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $90,983; Detached houses: $93,412; In 2-unit structures: $68,378; Mobile homes: $32,500
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Races in Bear Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.2%)
  • Hispanic (10.8%)
  • Other race (5.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Bear Creek: 74.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (42.4%), Irish (14.2%), French (13.5%), Polish (5.3%), United States (4.6%), French Canadian (4.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1902

Elevation: 817 feet

Land area: 0.92 square miles.

Population density: 420 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Bear Creek

  • High school or higher: 76.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bear Creek village

  • Never married: 25.6%
  • Now married: 53.8%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 9.3%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

6 residents are foreign born

This village:  1.4%
Wisconsin:  3.6%


According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Bear Creek, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bear Creek to the number of sex offenders is 129 to 1.

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

Bear Creek:  1.4% ($900)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Appleton, WI (24.3 miles , pop. 70,087).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (106.0 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (193.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Deer Creek, WI (1.4 miles ), Maple Creek, WI (2.2 miles ), Lebanon, WI (2.5 miles ), Clintonville, WI (2.6 miles ), Matteson, WI (2.7 miles ), Larrabee, WI (2.8 miles ), Liberty, WI (2.9 miles ), Maine, WI (3.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $35,000
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $30,000
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 5 buildings, average cost: $165,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 44.53 N, Longitude: 88.73 W

Area code: 715

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Population change in the 1990s: -5 (-1.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (21%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Food (16%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)



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Bear Creek-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 64% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/26/1951, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.9 miles away from the Bear Creek village center killed 6 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/27/1984, a category 4 tornado 21.8 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



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Bear Creek topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Bear Creek:
  • NEW LONDON FAMILY MEDICAL CTR INC (about 10 miles; NEW LONDON, WI)
  • SHAWANO MEDICAL CTR 36 (about 19 miles; SHAWANO, WI)
  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CTR (about 24 miles; WAUPACA, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Bear Creek, WI

Amtrak stations near Bear Creek:
  • 7 miles: CLINTONVILLE (20 S. MAIN ST.) - Bus Station
  • 10 miles: NEW LONDON (501 S. PEARL ST.) - Bus Station
  • 14 miles: MARION (U.S. HWY 45) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bear Creek:
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 20 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 35 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 38 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 38 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 40 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 56 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)
Private elementary/middle school in Bear Creek:
  • ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 69; Location: P O BOX 216; Grades: PK - 6)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Bear Creek and their reported violations in the past:

BEAR CREEK WATERWORKS (Population served: 418, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1994 and JUN-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-1995)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1994 and JUN-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-1995)
PLEASANTVIEW AGAIN BAR (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-09-1998), St Boil Water Order (JUL-09-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-09-1998), St Public Notif received (JUL-22-1998), St Compliance achieved (SEP-01-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This village:  72.9%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  8.4%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  8.0%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  3.9%
Whole state:  3.7%

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



Bear Creek compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly 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 Bear Creek (2009 data):
  • Premier Community Bank: Bear Creek Branch at Railway Avenue, branch established on 1945-12-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $214.1 mil, Deposits: $176.4 mil, headquarters in Marion, WI, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: M.S.b. Bancorporation, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Outagamie County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (68%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Bear Creek

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist Church
Adherents59.7%10.3%9.9%5.5%2.8%
Congregations22.0%8.5%16.9%5.1%8.5%
NameUnited Church of ChristAssemblies of GodChristian and Missionary Alliance Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentOther religions
Adherents2.8%1.7%1.5%1.0%4.8%
Congregations5.1%4.2%2.5%0.8%26.3%
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.


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
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$1,810
Sewerage 0$0 5$500
Totals for Government 0$0 11$2,310



Bear Creek government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $75,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,000
    All Other: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $122,000
    Sewerage: $87,000
    Fire Protection: $75,000
    Regular Highways: $35,000
    Police Protection: $29,000
    Central Staff Services: $23,000
    General - Other: $17,000
    General Public Buildings: $13,000
    Financial Administration: $13,000
    Solid Waste Management: $12,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
    Health Services - Other: $4,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $26,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $33,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $414,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $437,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $80,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $403,000
    Other, NEC: $327,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $30,000
    Water Utilities: $11,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $22,000
    Interest Earnings: $13,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $9,000
    Police Protection: $4,000
    Central Staff: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $400,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $71,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $50,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $212,000
    Highways: $19,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $33,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $56,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $25,000

7.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,212 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.36%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($172 average AGI)
Outagamie County:  0.06%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Winnebago County, WI  1.95% ($36,435 average AGI)
from Brown County, WI  0.80% ($41,494)
from Calumet County, WI  0.66% ($39,399)


7.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,739 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.17%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($196 average AGI)
Outagamie County:  0.05%
Wisconsin average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Winnebago County, WI  1.92% ($35,048 average AGI)
to Brown County, WI  0.70% ($33,759)
to Calumet County, WI  0.62% ($48,998)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bear Creek:
  • WFCL (1380 AM; 4 kW; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WTCH (960 AM; 1 kW; SHAWANO, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF SHAWANO, INC.)
  • WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNFL (1440 AM; 5 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bear Creek:
  • WJMQ (92.3 FM; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WOZZ (93.5 FM; NEW LONDON, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WIXX (101.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRVM (102.7 FM; SURING, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
  • WHID (88.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: BD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF WI SYS)
  • WPNE-FM (89.3 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WOGB (103.1 FM; KAUKAUNA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WNCY-FM (100.3 FM; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WECB (104.3 FM; SEYMOUR, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WXWX (107.5 FM; BRILLION, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKSZ (95.9 FM; DE PERE, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WOWN (99.3 FM; SHAWANO, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF SHAWANO, INC.)
  • WQLH (98.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WPCK (104.9 FM; KAUKAUNA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST DIMENSIONS, INC.)
  • WLFM (91.1 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN)
  • WEMI (91.9 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WDUX-FM (92.7 FM; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bear Creek:
  • W66DC (Channel 66; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)
  • WBAY-TV (Channel 2; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF GREEN BAY, INC.)
  • WLUK-TV (Channel 11; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WFRV-TV (Channel 5; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPNE (Channel 38; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
  • WGBA (Channel 26; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
  • WACY (Channel 32; APPLETON, WI; Owner: ACE TV, INC.)
  • W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 880
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 880

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • Bear Creek Cell Site E9577 Blueberry Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 60.6 m, Call Sign: KNKN406
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/09/1999, Expiration Date: 10/01/2009
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-2036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Jerri L Janjua, E9577 Blueberry Road(Bear Creek), Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.8 m, Overall height: 60.3 m
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: N9TXY, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 12/17/1998, Expiration Date: 06/08/2003, Cancelation Date: 06/09/2005
    Registrant: Lois M Holden, E 7837 Symco Rd, Bear Creek, WI 54922
  • Call Sign: W9CUW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00217810
    Grant Date: 01/22/2008, Expiration Date: 02/09/2018, Certifier: Charles C Dawson
    Registrant: Charles C Dawson, N8163 Poplar Rd, Bear Creek, WI 54922-9618


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2
  • Aircraft: FANTASY AIR SRO ALLEGRO 2000 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL) (4 Cycle)
    N-Number: 5064E , Serial Number: 05-720, Year manufactured: 2006, Airworthiness Date: 04/29/2006
    Registrant (Corporation): Plane Guys Aviation LLC, E8650 Blueberry Rd, Bear Creek, WI 54922
    Deregistered: Cancel Date: 10/06/1992, Exported to: England
  • Aircraft: ANDERSON PETER J REVELATION (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Amphibian, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 6116S , Serial Number: RE00/0001, Year manufactured: 2001, Airworthiness Date: 07/20/2001
    Registrant (Individual): Peter J Andersen, E8650 Blueberry Rd, Bear Creek, WI 54922



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$82,260
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0132.00

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 14
  • Hazardous Condition: 1

Incident types - Bear Creek


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