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Washburn County

Population in July 2008: 242. Population change since 2000: -9.7%
 

Males: 126  (52.2%)
Females: 116  (47.8%)

Median resident age:  52.3 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,932 (it was $32,500 in 2000)
Chicog:  $38,932
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,666
Chicog:  $21,666
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $129,653 (it was $81,400 in 2000)
Chicog:  $129,653
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $219,404; Detached houses: $244,637; Mobile homes: $58,500

Chicog, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Chicog:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Chicog: 78.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (42.5%), Irish (15.3%), Norwegian (7.5%), Dutch (5.2%), English (4.9%), Scotch-Irish (4.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 43.6 square miles.

Population density: 5.6 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Chicog

  • High school or higher: 86.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chicog town

  • Never married: 10.8%
  • Now married: 77.9%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 5.8%

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:

Chicog:  2.3% ($1,875)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN (51.5 miles , pop. 86,918).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (93.9 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (360.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Minong, WI (2.3 miles ), Brooklyn, WI (2.4 miles ), Casey, WI (2.7 miles ), Minong, WI (2.7 miles ), Webb Lake, WI (2.8 miles ), Scott, WI (3.2 miles ), Blaine, WI (3.2 miles ), Trego, WI (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 46.04 N, Longitude: 91.96 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Chicog household income distribution Chicog home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +85 (+46.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (24%)
  • Furniture and related products (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (25%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Health technologists and technicians (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (9%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)



Chicog-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 22% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.8 miles away from the Chicog town center killed 2 people and injured 16 people and caused $10 million in damages.

On 5/21/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 49.3 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Chicog:
  • SPOONER HEALTH SYSTEM 84 (about 11 miles; SPOONER, WI)
  • INDIANHEAD MEDICAL CTR SHELL LAKE (about 14 miles; SHELL LAKE, WI)
  • HAYWARD AREA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; HAYWARD, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chicog:
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 14 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 38 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 54 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 55 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 2,512)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 82 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
  • CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 85 miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; FT enrollment: 4,381)
  • BETHEL COLLEGE (about 90 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 2,787)

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Notable locations in Chicog: Byrkits Landing (A), Chicog Townhall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Chicog Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: East Wilcox Lake (A), South Twin Lake (B), West Wilcox Lake (C), Matthews Lake (D), McLain Lake (E), Middle Lake (F), Hointville Lake (G), Twin Lakes (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: McKenzie Creek (A), Chicog Creek (B), Casey Creek (C), Stuntz Brook (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  67.2%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.1%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  9.4%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.9%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Chicog, WI



Chicog compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly 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 Washburn County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
  • Wood (25%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
  • Electricity (3%)


Religion statistics for Chicog

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist Church The Wesleyan ChurchLutheran Church
Adherents33.9%27.8%9.8%7.7%7.2%
Congregations14.7%14.7%11.8%5.9%5.9%
NameWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodChurch of the NazareneNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsGeneral Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesOther religions
Adherents2.4%2.2%1.9%1.6%5.4%
Congregations2.9%5.9%2.9%2.9%32.4%
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.


6.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,536 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.88%
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 Barron County, WI  0.95% ($43,410 average AGI)
from Sawyer County, WI  0.57% ($27,919)
from Burnett County, WI  0.45% ($29,414)


7.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,410 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.08%
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 Barron County, WI  1.18% ($21,526 average AGI)
to Eau Claire County, WI  0.51% ($19,758)
to Sawyer County, WI  0.51% ($28,333)


Strongest AM radio stations in Chicog:
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • KDAL (610 AM; 5 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chicog:
  • WHSM-FM (101.1 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WGMO (95.3 FM; SHELL LAKE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOJB (88.9 FM; RESERVE, WI; Owner: LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWA PUBLIC)
  • WRLS-FM (92.3 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: VACATIONLAND BROADCASTER, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Chicog:
  • W57AS (Channel 57; SPOONER, WI; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W24CL (Channel 24; GRANTSBURG, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 8 meters (26ft)
Total average daily traffic: 1,060
Total average daily truck traffic: 6
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 1,280

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