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Population (year 2000): 1,051. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,100 (+4.7% change)
 

Males: 500  (47.6%)
Females: 551  (52.4%)

Polk County

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

Zip codes: 54005.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,800 (it was $32,269 in 2000)
Clear Lake  $32,800
Wisconsin:  $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $105,000 (it was $80,500 in 2000)
Clear Lake  $105,000
Wisconsin:  $152,600

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Races in Clear Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
  • Hispanic (3.1%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (36.6%), Norwegian (26.2%), Swedish (12.5%), Irish (9.5%), English (7.3%), United States (3.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1894

Elevation: 1201 feet

Land area: 2.65 square miles.

Population density: 404 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Clear Lake

  • High school or higher: 85.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Clear Lake village

  • Never married: 24.4%
  • Now married: 52.6%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 13.5%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

15 residents are foreign born

This village:  1.4%
Wisconsin:  3.6%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Clear Lake, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Clear Lake to the number of sex offenders is 214 to 1.

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

Clear Lake:  1.7% ($1,386)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Paul, MN (61.4 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (393.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Black Brook, WI (5.5 miles ), Clayton, WI (6.9 miles ), Forest, WI (7.0 miles ), Amery, WI (7.5 miles ), Cylon, WI (7.7 miles ), Lincoln, WI (8.0 miles ), Clayton, WI (8.6 miles ), Deer Park, WI (9.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $52,500
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $92,500
  • 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $43,400
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $115,000
  • 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $81,600
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $137,000
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $127,500
  • 2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $111,000
  • 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $130,400
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $92,500
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $260,000

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Latitude: 45.25 N, Longitude: 92.27 W


9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 715

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Population change in the 1990s: +103 (+10.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Food (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Plastics and rubber products (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Personal and laundry services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Food (7%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Personal appearance workers (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)


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Clear Lake-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 9% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.6 miles away from the Clear Lake village center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 7/30/1977, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.6 miles away from the village center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Clear Lake:
  • AMERY REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR (about 12 miles; AMERY, WI)
  • OSCEOLA MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; OSCEOLA, WI)
  • HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; NEW RICHMOND, WI)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Clear Lake:
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 62 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 71 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 94 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; ID: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Clear Lake:
  • AMERY MUNI (about 7 miles; AMERY, WI; ID: AHH)
  • NEW RICHMOND MUNI (about 20 miles; NEW RICHMOND, WI; ID: RNH)
  • BOYCEVILLE MUNI (about 24 miles; BOYCEVILLE, WI; ID: 3T3)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clear Lake:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 36 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 39 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; FT enrollment: 5,491)
  • CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 54 miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; FT enrollment: 4,381)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 55 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
  • METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
  • INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,475)
  • ST PAUL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 63 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 2,587)
Public high school in Clear Lake:
  • CLEAR LAKE HIGH (Students: 213; Location: 1101 3rd St SW; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Clear Lake:
Private elementary/middle school in Clear Lake:
  • SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY (Students: 7; Location: 176 TENTH ST; Grades: 2 - 8)
Library in Clear Lake:
  • CLEAR LAKE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $57,879; Location: 360 FOURTH ST.; 8,675 books; 113 audio materials; 524 video materials; 19 serial subscriptions)

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Tourist attraction: Clear Lake Museum (450 5th Avenue).

Hotel: Clear Lake Motel & Fitness (200 Digital Drive).

 

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

MOE LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Clear Lake that have no violations reported:
  • CLEAR LAKE WATERWORKS (Address: PO Box 48, Population served: 1061, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This village:  2.3 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  57.8%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  7.1%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  7.5%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  2.2%
Whole state:  3.7%

Clear Lake compared to Wisconsin state average:

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  • Black 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 below state average.


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Banks with branches in Clear Lake (2007 data):
  • Citizens Bank: Clear Lake Branch at 327 Third Avenue, branch established on 1990-10-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $7,516.6 mil, Deposits: $5,355.6 mil, headquarters in Flint, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 172 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Banking Corporation



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Clear Lake government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $322,000
    Solid Waste Management: $213,000
    All Other: $92,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Construction - General: $103,000
    Regular Highways: $99,000
    Housing & Community Development: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $379,000
    Police Protection: $131,000
    Regular Highways: $131,000
    Health Services - Other: $130,000
    Water Utilities: $104,000
    Central Staff Services: $73,000
    Fire Protection: $69,000
    General - Other: $51,000
    Libraries: $47,000
    Solid Waste Management: $20,000
    General Public Buildings: $11,000
    Parks & Recreation: $11,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000
    Financial Administration: $9,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $23,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $97,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $98,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,365,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,005,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $468,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $885,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,017,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $91,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $30,000
    Special Assessments: $8,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,230,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $79,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $90,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $369,000
    Highways: $70,000
    All Other: $5,000
  • Tax - Property: $183,000
    NEC: $22,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $406,000

6.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,121 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.49%
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 St. Croix County, WI  1.20% ($38,739 average AGI)
from Chisago County, MN  0.52% ($38,685)
from Barron County, WI  0.47% ($23,988)


6.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,277 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.05%
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 St. Croix County, WI  1.12% ($39,114 average AGI)
to Barron County, WI  0.49% ($32,859)
to Burnett County, WI  0.37% ($34,750)


Strongest AM radio stations in Clear Lake:
  • WXCE (1260 AM; 5 kW; AMERY, WI; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • 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))
  • WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WIXK (1590 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEW RICHMOND, WI; Owner: WIXK-AM, LLC)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WMGT (1220 AM; 5 kW; STILLWATER, MN; Owner: ENDURANCE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Clear Lake:
  • WXPT (104.1 FM; ST. LOUIS PARK, MN; Owner: THE AUDIO HOUSE, INC.)
  • WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WLMX-FM (104.9 FM; BALSAM LAKE, WI; Owner: QUARNSTROM MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • WVSS (90.7 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • W211AY (90.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Clear Lake:
  • WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)

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