Buena Vista, Wisconsin

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Population in July 2007: 1,592.

Males: 825	(51.9%)
Females: 767	(48.1%)

Median resident age:	36.5 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $49,526 (it was $40,000 in 2000)

Buena Vista:	$49,526
Wisconsin:	$49,993

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $21,538

Buena Vista town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $126,205 (it was $83,400 in 2000)

Buena Vista:	$126,205
Wisconsin:	$170,800

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $165,909; Detached houses: $184,970; In 2-unit structures: $124,828; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $124,828; Mobile homes: $47,266; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $74,897

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White alone - 1,530 (97.1%)
Hispanic - 16 (1.0%)
Two or more races - 13 (0.8%)
Black alone - 4 (0.3%)
American Indian alone - 5 (0.3%)
Asian alone - 5 (0.3%)
Other race alone - 2 (0.1%)

Races in Buena Vista detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Buena Vista: 88.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (38.7%), Norwegian (12.1%), Irish (11.6%), English (9.8%), United States (7.6%), French (4.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 41.1 square miles.

Population density: 39 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Buena Vista:

High school or higher: 85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
Unemployed: 5.0%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Buena Vista town:

Never married: 18.4%
Now married: 65.0%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 5.1%
Divorced: 10.6%

14 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.9%
Wisconsin:	3.6%

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

Buena Vista town:	1.5% ($1,265)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI (45.7 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (164.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Ithaca, WI (2.3 miles ), Orion, WI (2.3 miles ), Avoca, WI (2.4 miles ), Lone Rock, WI (2.4 miles ), Pulaski, WI (2.7 miles ), Bear Creek, WI (2.8 miles ), Richland Center, WI (2.9 miles ), Clyde, WI (2.9 miles ).

Latitude: 43.25 N, Longitude: 90.27 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 608

Buena Vista household income distribution

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	6.1%
Wisconsin:	7.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Construction (11%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (10%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)

Health care (14%)
Educational services (12%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (9%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Farmers and farm managers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

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Average climate in Buena Vista, Wisconsin

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Buena Vista, Wisconsin average temperatures

Buena Vista, Wisconsin average precipitation

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Tornado activity:

Buena Vista-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 127% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1984, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.4 miles away from the Buena Vista town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.8 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Richland County (13) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 11, Tornadoes: 7, Winds: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Buena Vista:

RICHLAND HSPTL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; RICHLAND CENTER, WI)
UPLAND HILLS HLTH (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 21 miles away; DODGEVILLE, WI)
BOSCOBEL AREA HEALTH CARE (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 24 miles away; BOSCOBEL, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buena Vista:

University of Wisconsin-Platteville (about 38 miles; Platteville, WI; Full-time enrollment: 6,352)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (about 46 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 37,050)
University of Wisconsin Colleges (about 46 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 8,846)
Madison Area Technical College (about 49 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 5,928)
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (about 62 miles; La Crosse, WI; FT enrollment: 8,660)
Viterbo University (about 63 miles; La Crosse, WI; FT enrollment: 2,076)
Western Technical College (about 63 miles; La Crosse, WI; FT enrollment: 2,278)

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Notable locations in Buena Vista: Bear Valley Dairy Farm (A), Burr Oak Stock and Dairy Farm (B), Durst Stock Farm (C), Edgewood Farm (D), Evergreen Stock and Dairy Farm (E), Greenhecks Homestead (F), Hickory Grove Farm (G), Lindencroft Stock and Dairy Farm (H), Sunnyside Farm (I), Willow Springs Farm (J), Atwood Stock, Dairy and Grain Farm (K), Butternut Lane Farm (L), Evergreen Farm (M), Lake Labelle Farm (N), Lees Dairy Farm (O), Locust Corners Farm (P), Lone Rock Stock and Grain Farm (Q), Maplewood Farm (R), Mayflower Dairy Farm (S), Moss Creek Stock Farm (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Buena Vista include: Gotham United Methodist Church (A), Brown Church (B), Saint Killian Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Bear Valley Cemetery (1), Saint Killian Cemetery (2), Sextonville Cemetery (3), Button Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Bear Creek (A), Willow Creek (B), Pine River (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Buena Vista include: Bear Creek Sedge Meadow State Natural Area (1), Gotham Jack Pine Barrens State Natural Area (2), Smith Slough and Sand Prairie State Natural Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Richland County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	73.0%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.0%
Whole state:	5.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	6.2%
Whole state:	8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	3.3%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Buena Vista, WI

Buena Vista compared to Wisconsin 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.
Number of college students 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 (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
Utility gas (26%)
Wood (7%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
Electricity (3%)
Other fuel (1%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Richland County Wisconsin:

2008 Presidential Election results in Richland County Wisconsin:

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Religion statistics for Buena Vista (based on Richland County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 38.31%

Here		38.3%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	38.0%	19.7%	14.9%	4.1%	2.5%
Congregations	11.8%	26.5%	8.8%	2.9%	5.9%

Name	Church of the Nazarene	National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Lutheran Church	New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists	Other
Adherents	2.4%	2.1%	2.1%	2.0%	12.0%
Congregations	2.9%	2.9%	5.9%	2.9%	29.4%

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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 4

Richland County:	2.20 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.86 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

Here:	0.55 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:	0.11 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1

This county:	0.55 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:	0.38 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10

Richland County:	5.51 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:	4.12 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 17

This county:	9.36 / 10,000 pop.
State:	8.64 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Richland County:	7.7%
Wisconsin:	7.6%

Adult obesity rate:

Richland County:	29.2%
State:	27.5%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here:	17.4%
State:	13.0%

6.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,917 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.05%
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 Sauk County, WI	1.15% ($30,064 average AGI)
from Grant County, WI	0.93% ($23,302)
from Dane County, WI	0.81% ($78,127)

6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,708 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.74%
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 Dane County, WI	0.98% ($102,000 average AGI)
to Sauk County, WI	0.95% ($32,108)
to Grant County, WI	0.88% ($31,450)

Strongest AM radio stations in Buena Vista:

WRCO (1450 AM; 1 kW; RICHLAND CENTER, WI; Owner: FRUIT BROADCASTING, LLC)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WHA (970 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD REGENTS OF UNIV OF WI SYSTEM)

Strongest FM radio stations in Buena Vista:

WHHI (91.3 FM; HIGHLAND, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WRCO-FM (100.9 FM; RICHLAND CENTER, WI; Owner: FRUIT BROADCASTING, LLC)
WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WJTY (88.1 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVCX (98.9 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
WDMP-FM (99.3 FM; DODGEVILLE, WI; Owner: DODGE POINT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNFM (104.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WBDL (102.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Buena Vista:

WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics

Number of bridges: 18
Total length: 58 meters (190ft)
Total costs: $3,610,000
Total average daily traffic: 25,346
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,695
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 30,782

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1930-1939: 2
1940-1949: 0
1950-1959: 3
1960-1969: 0
1970-1979: 1
1980-1989: 3
1990-1999: 9

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Buena Vista, WI

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