Drinking water stations with addresses in Benton and their reported violations in the past:
BENTON WATERWORKS (Population served: 976, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Benton that have no violations reported:
- NEW DIGGINGS GENERAL STORE & INN (Population served: 27, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- LEAD MINE TAVERN (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This village: | 7.5% | | Whole state: | 8.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This village: | 1.1% | | Whole state: | 3.7% |
Benton 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.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Benton (2007 data):
- The Benton State Bank: at 42 West Main Street, branch established on 1894-12-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $44.1 mil, Deposits: $36.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Bsb Community Bancorporation, Inc.
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2004 Presidential Election results in Lafayette County Wisconsin:
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $5,371 | $32,226 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $384 |
| Electric Power |
1 | $2,969 | $35,628 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,763 | $33,156 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,382 | $28,584 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,750 | $33,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $8,125 | $32,500 | 1 | $850 |
| Totals for Government |
9 | $24,361 | $32,481 | 2 | $1,234 |
Benton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $217,000
Solid Waste Management: $65,000
All Other: $11,000
- Construction - General: $115,000
Regular Highways: $10,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $319,000
Sewerage: $196,000
Water Utilities: $150,000
Regular Highways: $77,000
Fire Protection: $72,000
Police Protection: $44,000
Solid Waste Management: $33,000
Central Staff Services: $31,000
Libraries: $27,000
Parks & Recreation: $16,000
General - Other: $13,000
Financial Administration: $12,000
General Public Buildings: $10,000
Health Services - Other: $6,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $19,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $114,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $9,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $581,000
Electric Utilities: $322,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,715,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $267,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,318,000
Water Utilities: $555,000
Electric Utilities: $308,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $130,000
Water Utilities: $26,000
Electric Utilities: $14,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $45,000
General Revenue, NEC: $19,000
Special Assessments: $6,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,473,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $263,000
Water Utilities: $178,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $304,000
Highways: $55,000
All Other: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $88,000
NEC: $36,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $473,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $35,000
5.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,045 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.38% | | 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:
6.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,098 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.32% | | 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 Benton:
- KDTH (1370 AM; 5 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
- WPVL (1590 AM; 1 kW; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Benton:
- KATF (92.9 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
- WJOD (103.3 FM; ASBURY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WDBQ-FM (107.5 FM; GALENA, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- K254AE (98.7 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
- WVRE (101.1 FM; DICKEYVILLE, WI; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
- KXGE (102.3 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KIYX (106.1 FM; SAGEVILLE, IA; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
- WPVL-FM (107.1 FM; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
- K269EK (101.7 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
- WJTY (88.1 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WGLR-FM (97.7 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
- WHHI (91.3 FM; HIGHLAND, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- KLYV (105.3 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WDMP-FM (99.3 FM; DODGEVILLE, WI; Owner: DODGE POINT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WSUP (90.5 FM; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
TV broadcast stations around Benton:
- KFXB (Channel 40; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: DUBUQUE TV LTD. PARTNERSHIP)
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