Charlestown, Wisconsin

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Population in July 2008: 1,046. Population change since 2000: +32.6%

Males: 547	(52.3%)
Females: 499	(47.7%)

Median resident age:	39.8 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $62,650 (it was $52,300 in 2000)

Charlestown:	$62,650
Wisconsin:	$50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $32,575

Charlestown:	$32,575
Wisconsin:	$25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $183,808 (it was $115,400 in 2000)

Charlestown:	$183,808
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $198,446; Detached houses: $204,675; In 2-unit structures: $148,990; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $136,882; Mobile homes: $47,115

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Races in Charlestown:

White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
Hispanic (1.3%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Charlestown: 77.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (74.9%), Irish (11.2%), French (5.7%), Norwegian (3.7%), Dutch (2.5%), United States (2.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 784 feet

Land area: 31.8 square miles.

Population density: 33 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Charlestown

High school or higher: 81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
Unemployed: 3.0%
Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Charlestown town

Never married: 22.4%
Now married: 65.4%
Separated: 0.2%
Widowed: 4.2%
Divorced: 7.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
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:

Charlestown:	1.3% ($1,539)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Oshkosh, WI (22.1 miles , pop. 62,916).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (67.2 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (152.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Chilton, WI (1.6 miles ), New Holstein, WI (2.2 miles ), Chilton, WI (2.3 miles ), New Holstein, WI (2.3 miles ), Rantoul, WI (2.5 miles ), Potter, WI (2.6 miles ), Eaton, WI (2.7 miles ), Brothertown, WI (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 44.02 N, Longitude: 88.11 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 920

Charlestown household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: -85 (-9.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
Machinery (13%)
Metal and metal products (10%)
Construction (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (13%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Machinery (8%)
Food (6%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
Farmers and farm managers (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Financial managers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

Charlestown-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 67% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/18/1996, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.7 miles away from the Charlestown town center injured 12 people and caused $40 million in damages.

On 4/21/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.3 miles away from the town center injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Charlestown:

CALUMET MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; CHILTON, WI)
VALLEY VIEW MEDICAL CTR (about 19 miles; PLYMOUTH, WI)
HOLY FAMILY MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; MANITOWOC, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Charlestown:

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 22 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,057)
FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 28 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 29 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)
SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 31 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
LAKELAND COLLEGE (about 32 miles; SHEBOYGAN, WI; FT enrollment: 2,103)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 36 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)

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Church in Charlestown: Saint Martin Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Martin Catholic Cemetery (1), Charlestown Cemetery (2), Hayton Hillside Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Hayton Pond 104 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Average household size:

This town:	2.7 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	78.7%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.1%
Whole state:	5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	4.0%
Whole state:	8.7%

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

This town:	2.1%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Charlestown, WI

Charlestown compared to Wisconsin state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage 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 rooms per house 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 Calumet County Wisconsin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (35%) Utility gas (31%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%) Wood (4%) Electricity (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Charlestown

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Lutheran Church	United Church of Christ	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	United Methodist Church
Adherents	66.8%	12.4%	7.9%	7.1%	3.3%
Congregations	36.4%	18.2%	12.1%	6.1%	9.1%

Name	Christian and Missionary Alliance	Assemblies of God	Old Order Amish	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.5%	0.6%	0.3%	0.1%	0.0%
Congregations	3.0%	6.1%	3.0%	3.0%	3.0%

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.

7.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,005 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.48%
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 Outagamie County, WI	2.50% ($48,998 average AGI)
from Winnebago County, WI	1.26% ($38,407)
from Manitowoc County, WI	0.55% ($33,905)

8.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,903 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.21%
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 Outagamie County, WI	2.66% ($39,399 average AGI)
to Winnebago County, WI	1.41% ($44,486)
to Brown County, WI	0.51% ($28,886)

Strongest AM radio stations in Charlestown:

WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMBE (1530 AM; daytime; 0 kW; CHILTON, WI; Owner: MASZJA-PACER RADIO, INC.)
WCUB (980 AM; 5 kW; TWO RIVERS, WI; Owner: CUB RADIO, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WHBL (1330 AM; 5 kW; SHEBOYGAN, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Charlestown:

WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WHID (88.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: BD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF WI SYS)
WIXX (101.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WOGB (103.1 FM; KAUKAUNA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WXWX (107.5 FM; BRILLION, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WPCK (104.9 FM; KAUKAUNA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST DIMENSIONS, INC.)
WPNE-FM (89.3 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WKSZ (95.9 FM; DE PERE, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WORQ (90.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: LAKESHORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WROE (94.3 FM; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WSTM (91.3 FM; KIEL, WI; Owner: JUBILATION MINISTRIES INC)
W215BF (90.9 FM; MANITOWOC, WI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
WNCY-FM (100.3 FM; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WLKN (98.1 FM; CLEVELAND, WI; Owner: RADIO K-T, INC.)
WVBO (103.9 FM; WINNECONNE, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KFIZ-FM (107.1 FM; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: RBH ENTERPRISES, INC.)
WLFM (91.1 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN)
WEMY (91.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC)
WXER (104.5 FM; PLYMOUTH, WI; Owner: RBH ENTERPRISES, INC. D/B/A YELLOW DOG BROADCASTING)
WLTU (92.1 FM; MANITOWOC, WI; Owner: CUB RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Charlestown:

WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
WLUK-TV (Channel 11; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
WFRV-TV (Channel 5; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WBAY-TV (Channel 2; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF GREEN BAY, INC.)
WGBA (Channel 26; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
WPNE (Channel 38; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WACY (Channel 32; APPLETON, WI; Owner: ACE TV, INC.)
WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
W49CB (Channel 49; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W23BL (Channel 23; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W30BU (Channel 30; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W17CF (Channel 17; RIPON, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 12
Total length: 19 meters (62ft)
Total costs: $368,000
Total average daily traffic: 5,050
Total average daily truck traffic: 238
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 6,840

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1900-1909: 2
1910-1919: 1
1920-1929: 1
1930-1939: 0
1940-1949: 0
1950-1959: 0
1960-1969: 0
1970-1979: 4
1980-1989: 1
1990-1999: 3

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Charlestown, WI

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