Beaver, Wisconsin

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Population in July 2007: 1,100.

Males: 570	(51.8%)
Females: 530	(48.2%)

Median resident age:	41.4 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,152 (it was $35,188 in 2000)

Beaver:	$42,152
Wisconsin:	$50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,383

Beaver:	$20,383
Wisconsin:	$25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $119,459 (it was $75,000 in 2000)

Beaver:	$119,459
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $159,401; Detached houses: $173,510; Townhouses or other attached units: $207,480; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $66,920; Mobile homes: $38,600

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Races in Beaver:

White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Beaver: 77.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (46.0%), Polish (25.2%), United States (8.4%), Irish (7.7%), French (5.3%), English (4.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 667 feet

Land area: 68.6 square miles.

Population density: 16 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Beaver

High school or higher: 74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
Unemployed: 5.9%
Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Beaver town

Never married: 20.6%
Now married: 64.9%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 6.8%
Divorced: 6.1%

18 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.6%
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:

Beaver:	1.2% ($879)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (44.3 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (145.4 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (229.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Pound, WI (2.1 miles ), Coleman, WI (2.5 miles ), Crivitz, WI (2.6 miles ), Brazeau, WI (2.7 miles ), Lake, WI (3.1 miles ), Stephenson, WI (3.2 miles ), Middle Inlet, WI (3.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $50,000
2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $119,000
2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $116,800
2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $116,800
2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $90,000

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Latitude: 45.15 N, Longitude: 88.08 W

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
Metal and metal products (12%)
Construction (10%)
Wood products (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (20%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (15%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Average climate in Beaver, Wisconsin

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Beaver-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 12% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/19/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.0 miles away from the Beaver town center killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 9/28/1971, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.7 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Beaver:

COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; OCONTO FALLS, WI)
OCONTO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; OCONTO, WI)
BAY AREA MEDICAL CENTER MARINETTE (about 19 miles; MARINETTE, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beaver:

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 44 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,794)
NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 49 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 59 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 80 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 83 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 85 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)

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Churches in Beaver include: Beaver Church (A), Saint Matthews Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Beaver Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Rainbow Lake (A), Heisel Lake (B), Giese Lake (C), Marsh Lake (D), Gilas Lake (E), Left Foot Lake (F), Bahlert Lake (G), Mattrich Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Murphy Creek (A), Iron Springs Creek (B), Left Foot Creek (C), Walker Creek (D), Beaver Creek (E), Whisky Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	70.9%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.3%
Whole state:	5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	10.7%
Whole state:	8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	3.9%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Beaver, WI

Beaver compared to Wisconsin state average:

Median house value below 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 below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Marinette County Wisconsin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%) Wood (22%) Electricity (6%) Utility gas (3%)

Religion statistics for Beaver

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	59.8%	11.5%	10.9%	3.9%	2.7%
Congregations	18.6%	10.2%	11.9%	8.5%	10.2%

Name	Assemblies of God	New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists	Baptist General Conference	Lutheran Church	Other religions
Adherents	2.5%	2.5%	1.6%	0.9%	3.8%
Congregations	8.5%	8.5%	3.4%	1.7%	18.6%

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.

5.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,218 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.54%
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 Menominee County, MI	1.02% ($26,789 average AGI)
from Brown County, WI	0.83% ($32,719)
from Oconto County, WI	0.46% ($27,831)

6.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,578 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.21%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($630 average AGI)
Marinette County: 0.08%
Wisconsin average: 0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Brown County, WI	1.15% ($25,722 average AGI)
to Menominee County, MI	0.86% ($32,455)
to Oconto County, WI	0.40% ($31,926)

Strongest AM radio stations in Beaver:

WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WOCO (1260 AM; 1 kW; OCONTO, WI; Owner: LAMARDO INC.)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
WNFL (1440 AM; 5 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Beaver:

WSFQ (96.3 FM; PESHTIGO, WI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
WRVM (102.7 FM; SURING, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
WLST (95.1 FM; MARINETTE, WI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS L.L.C.)
WOWN (99.3 FM; SHAWANO, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF SHAWANO, INC.)
WMXG (106.3 FM; STEPHENSON, MI; Owner: ESCANABA LICENSE CORP.)
WHYB (103.7 FM; MENOMINEE, MI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
WOCO-FM (107.1 FM; OCONTO, WI; Owner: LAMARDO INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Beaver:

WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 8 meters (26ft)
Total average daily traffic: 6,855
Total average daily truck traffic: 535
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 9,565

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

Corner Of 2nd & 21st Roads, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 128 m, Call Sign: KNKN395
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: Hill & Welch, 1330 New Hampshire Avenue N.W. #113, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 775-0070, Fax: (202) 775-9026, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Corner Of 2nd & 21st Roads, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 128 m
Registrant: Wisconsin Rsa No. 4 Limited Partnership, 1641 Commanche Ave. Suite I, Green Bay, WI 54313, Phone: (920) 339-2890

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

POUND, Corner Of 2nd & 21st Roads, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 128 m, Call Sign: WPOS320
Assigned Frequencies : 5945.20 MHz
Grant Date: 01/13/2009, Expiration Date: 02/01/2019
Registrant: Nsighttel Wireless, LLC, 450 Security Boulevard, Green Bay, WI 54313, Phone: (920) 617-7064, Fax: (920) 617-7319, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KC9HOR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01012779
Grant Date: 05/04/2005, Expiration Date: 05/04/2015, Cancelation Date: 02/04/2006, Certifier: David W Goddard
Registrant: David W Goddard, N5111 13th Rd, Beaver, WI 54114
Call Sign: W9DWG, Previous Call Sign: KC9HOR, Licensee ID: L01012779
Grant Date: 02/04/2006, Expiration Date: 02/04/2016, Certifier: David W Goddard
Registrant: David W Goddard, N5111 13th Rd, Beaver, WI 54114

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3
Hazardous Condition: 1

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