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Dodge County

Population in July 2008: 1,010. Population change since 2000: +0.5%
 

Males: 517  (51.2%)
Females: 493  (48.8%)

Median resident age:  39.4 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $56,726 (it was $50,000 in 2000)
Calamus:  $56,726
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,961
Calamus:  $23,961
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $179,277 (it was $121,200 in 2000)
Calamus:  $179,277
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $207,556; Detached houses: $242,751; Townhouses or other attached units: $41,860; Mobile homes: $24,375

Calamus, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Calamus:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Black (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Calamus: 81.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (60.6%), Irish (8.9%), English (6.7%), Polish (6.5%), Norwegian (5.8%), United States (3.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 845 feet

Land area: 36.1 square miles.

Population density: 28 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Calamus

  • High school or higher: 85.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Calamus town

  • Never married: 26.1%
  • Now married: 62.7%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 3.6%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

15 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.5%
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:

Calamus:  1.8% ($2,153)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI (32.9 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (126.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Fall River, WI (2.3 miles ), Fountain Prairie, WI (2.4 miles ), Beaver Dam, WI (2.5 miles ), Westford, WI (2.5 miles ), Beaver Dam, WI (2.5 miles ), Elba, WI (2.5 miles ), Columbus, WI (2.6 miles ), .

Latitude: 43.42 N, Longitude: 88.95 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 920

Calamus household income distribution Calamus home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: -178 (-15.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Machinery (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Printing and related support activities (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Printing and related support activities (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (18%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)



Calamus-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 140% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/18/1996, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 25.4 miles away from the Calamus town center injured 12 people and caused $40 million in damages.

On 9/26/1951, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.1 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Calamus:
  • BEAVER DAM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC (about 6 miles; BEAVER DAM, WI)
  • COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; COLUMBUS, WI)
  • WAUPUN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; WAUPUN, WI)

Amtrak station near Calamus:
  • 7 miles: COLUMBUS (359 LUDINGTON ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Local government website: WWW.TOWNOFCALAMUS.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Calamus:
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 29 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 34 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 35 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
  • WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 3,465)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 43 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
  • CARROLL COLLEGE (about 48 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; FT enrollment: 2,332)

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Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Wanderers Rest Cemetery (2), Bethany Cemetery (3), Salem Cemetery (4), Calamus Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Lost Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  78.4%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.8%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.8%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.5%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Calamus, WI



Calamus 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 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 below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Dodge County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
  • Utility gas (26%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
  • Wood (5%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Calamus

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchReformed Church in America
Adherents30.7%18.9%13.7%12.1%5.4%
Congregations14.4%18.6%10.2%11.0%4.2%
NameUnited Methodist ChurchChristian Reformed Church in North AmericaUnited Church of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents4.0%3.9%1.9%1.7%7.6%
Congregations5.9%6.8%4.2%3.4%21.2%
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.


6.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,507 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.84%
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 Jefferson County, WI  1.18% ($36,545 average AGI)
from Washington County, WI  0.86% ($41,037)
from Waukesha County, WI  0.65% ($49,058)


6.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,809 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.46%
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 Jefferson County, WI  0.99% ($33,817 average AGI)
to Fond du Lac County, WI  0.71% ($32,273)
to Washington County, WI  0.63% ($38,839)


Strongest AM radio stations in Calamus:
  • WBEV (1430 AM; 1 kW; BEAVER DAM, WI)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNWC (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • 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.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Calamus:
  • WXRO (95.3 FM; BEAVER DAM, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WTLX (100.5 FM; COLUMBUS, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WJWD (90.3 FM; MARSHALL, WI; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • 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)
  • WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJJO (94.1 FM; WATERTOWN, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGMENT, INC.)
  • WMAD-FM (92.1 FM; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFDL-FM (97.7 FM; LOMIRA, WI; Owner: RADIO PLUS OF FOND DU LAC, INC.)
  • WMDC (98.7 FM; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: RADIO PLUS, INC.)
  • WPKR (99.5 FM; OMRO, WI; Owner: MIDWEST DIMENSIONS, INC.)
  • WBZU (105.1 FM; WAUNAKEE, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WBWI-FM (92.5 FM; WEST BEND, WI; Owner: WEST BEND BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WHIT-FM (93.1 FM; DE FOREST, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WDDC (100.1 FM; PORTAGE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Calamus:
  • WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
  • 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: 2
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 725
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 798

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