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Ashland County

Population in July 2008: 386. Population change since 2000: -5.2%
 

Males: 185  (48.2%)
Females: 201  (51.8%)

Median resident age:  36.8 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 54514.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,471 (it was $30,446 in 2000)
Butternut:  $36,471
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,091
Butternut:  $21,091
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $75,976 (it was $47,700 in 2000)
Butternut:  $75,976
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $84,134; Detached houses: $88,799; Mobile homes: $21,250

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Races in Butternut:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Butternut: 72.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (65.6%), Polish (18.4%), Irish (9.6%), Swedish (5.4%), Norwegian (4.2%), United States (3.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1903

Elevation: 1503 feet

Land area: 1.60 square miles.

Population density: 241 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Butternut

  • High school or higher: 83.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 6.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Butternut village

  • Never married: 24.6%
  • Now married: 49.9%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 15.2%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.0%
Wisconsin:  3.6%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Butternut, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Butternut to the number of sex offenders is 386 to 1.

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

Butternut:  1.5% ($709)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN (93.8 miles , pop. 86,918).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (146.6 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (320.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Park Falls, WI (2.4 miles ), Lake, WI (2.5 miles ), Agenda, WI (2.7 miles ), Peeksville, WI (2.8 miles) , Chippewa, WI (3.2 miles ), Jacobs, WI (3.3 miles ), Eisenstein, WI (3.3 miles ), Fifield, WI (3.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $65,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $80,500
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 46.01 N, Longitude: 90.49 W

Area code: 715

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Population change in the 1990s: -43 (-9.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Paper (19%)
  • Truck transportation (12%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Wood products (11%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (17%)
  • Wood products (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Furniture and related products (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (24%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Woodworkers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)



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Butternut-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 31% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.9 miles away from the Butternut village center killed 2 people and injured 42 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 35.7 miles away from the village center killed 2 people and injured 24 people.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Butternut:
  • FLAMBEAU HOSPITAL INC (about 14 miles; PARK FALLS, WI)
  • GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; IRONWOOD, MI)
  • HAYWARD AREA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; HAYWARD, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Butternut, WI

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Butternut:
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 64 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 81 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 87 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 94 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 98 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 98 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 98 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 2,512)
Public high schools in Butternut:
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Churches in Butternut include: Immaculate Conception Church (A), Saint Pauls Lutheran Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Cecelia Cemetery (1), Union Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

NORTHERN PINES RESORT-RESTAURANT (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (OCT-20-2004), St Public Notif requested (OCT-20-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-20-2004), St Public Notif issued (OCT-26-2004), St Public Notif received (OCT-29-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-22-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
NORTHERN PINES RESORT-MOTEL (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-15-2000)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-12-1997), St Boil Water Order (MAY-12-1997), St Other (MAY-12-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-12-1997), St Public Notif issued (MAY-16-1997), St Public Notif received (MAY-21-1997), St Other (JUN-02-1997), St Compliance achieved (JUN-02-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Butternut that have no violations reported:
  • BUTTERNUT WATERWORKS (Address: PO Box 276, Population served: 438, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • MIDWAY BAR (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • LEWS LANDING, INC (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This village:  2.1 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  51.8%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  2.0%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  7.0%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  1.1%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Butternut, WI



Butternut compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median house value significantly 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.
  • 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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Banks with branches in Butternut (2009 data):
  • Northern State Bank: Butternut Branch at 200 West Main Street, branch established on 1933-09-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $165.6 mil, Deposits: $151.1 mil, headquarters in Ashland, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Bay Area Banking Shares, Inc.



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School Enrollment by Level of School



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2004 Presidential Election results in Ashland County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (63%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
  • Wood (8%)
  • Other fuel (3%)


Religion statistics for Butternut

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchLutheran ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)United Church of Christ
Adherents52.8%18.7%9.5%4.4%3.1%
Congregations24.2%15.2%6.1%3.0%9.1%
NameBaptist General ConferenceUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents2.2%1.9%1.9%1.8%3.8%
Congregations3.0%9.1%3.0%9.1%18.2%
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.


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
Financial Administration 0$0 1$2,172
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$695
Streets and Highways 1$2,464$29,5680$0
Sewerage 1$3,299$39,5880$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 5$801
Totals for Government 2$5,763$34,57813$3,668



Butternut government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $48,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $168,000
    Sewerage: $42,000
    General - Other: $38,000
    Water Utilities: $23,000
    Solid Waste Management: $20,000
    Fire Protection: $18,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,000
    Financial Administration: $12,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $4,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $40,000
    Interest Earnings: $13,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $436,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $23,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $121,000
    All Other: $27,000
    Highways: $22,000
  • Tax - NEC: $10,000
    Property: $9,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $86,000

5.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,511 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.87%
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 Bayfield County, WI  1.18% ($23,356 average AGI)
from Price County, WI  0.35% ($35,227)
from St. Louis County, MN  0.18% ($33,909)


6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,043 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 Bayfield County, WI  0.99% ($38,048 average AGI)
to Price County, WI  0.43% ($29,778)
to Douglas County, WI  0.37% ($20,739)


Strongest AM radio stations in Butternut:
  • WNBI (980 AM; 1 kW; PARK FALLS, WI)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Butternut:
  • WCQM (98.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, LLC)
  • WHBM-FM (90.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WIMI (99.7 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Butternut:
  • WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)


Butternut fatal accident list:
Jan 15, 1988 01:40 AM, 13, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total average daily traffic: 6,470
Total average daily truck traffic: 383
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 7,450

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Thomas l Tuttle, 75099 Bear Lake Rd, Butternut, Type: Tower, Structure height: 79 m, Overall height: 85 m, , Licensee ID: L00002662
    Registrant: State Of Wisconsin, 2421 Darwin Rd, Madison, WI 53704, Phone: (608) 246-7998, Email:
  • Ronald D Obermueller, 2 Mi E, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
    Registrant: Xcel Energy Services Inc., 414 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55401, Phone: (612) 330-2876, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • STATION, 2 Mi E Of, Overall height: 97.5 m, Call Sign: WNEG863
    Assigned Frequencies : 2184.80 MHz, 2181.60 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/28/1995, Expiration Date: 07/28/2000, Cancelation Date: 08/16/2000
    Registrant: Phone: (715) 836-1125
  • BUTTERNUT, 2 Mi E, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m, Call Sign: WPQP396
    Assigned Frequencies : 6256.54 MHz, 6226.89 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/21/2000, Expiration Date: 07/21/2010, Certifier: Ronald D Obermueller
    Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 13th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 756-8282, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7
  • Call Sign: KA9HXJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01112931
    Grant Date: 01/31/2006, Expiration Date: 04/22/2016, Certifier: David C Harris
    Registrant: David C Harris, 79605 Peeksville Rd, Butternut, WI 54514
  • Call Sign: KA9VWI, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 04/22/1996, Expiration Date: 04/22/2006, Cancelation Date: 04/23/2008
    Registrant: David A James, Rt 1 Box 33a, Butternut, WI 54514
  • Call Sign: KD9YS, Previous Call Sign: KA9NTY, Licensee ID: L00599257
    Grant Date: 11/25/2002, Expiration Date: 02/23/2013
    Registrant: Peter J Kanikula, N16706 Lakeshore Dr, Butternut, WI 54514
  • Call Sign: N9RLL, Previous Call Sign: KB9ICP, Licensee ID: L00701546
    Grant Date: 06/16/2003, Expiration Date: 09/14/2013
    Registrant: Thomas W Johnson, Butternut, WI 54514
  • Call Sign: N9TDH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00719594
    Grant Date: 07/22/2003, Expiration Date: 04/20/2013
    Registrant: Violet M Kanikula, N 16706 Lakeshore Dr, Butternut, WI 54514
  • Call Sign: KD7LSK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00320442
    Grant Date: 02/01/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: John R Maxfield
    Registrant: John R Maxfield, 11184 S Park Road, Butternut, WI 54514-8608
  • Call Sign: KC9DXU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00678489
    Grant Date: 04/30/2003, Expiration Date: 04/30/2013, Certifier: Cameron C Schienebeck
    Registrant: Cameron C Schienebeck, Rt 1 Box 105, Butternut, WI 54514


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: LUSCOMBE 8A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 86 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 71892 , Serial Number: 3319, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 05/29/1957
    Registrant (Individual): John P Hames, Rr 1, Butternut, WI 54514


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