Drinking water stations with addresses in Colby that have no violations reported:
- COLBY WATERWORKS (Address: PO Box 236, Population served: 1600, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.4 people | | Wisconsin: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 67.9% | | Whole state: | 66.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 7.0% | | Whole state: | 8.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 2.4% | | Whole state: | 3.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Colby, WI
People in group quarters in Colby
- 92 people in nursing homes
- 8 people in other group homes
- 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Colby compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above 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 Colby (2009 data):
- Community Bank of Central Wisconsin: Community Bank Of Central Wisconsin at 1122 Division Street, branch established on 1912-06-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $137.8 mil, Deposits: $105.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Central Wisconsin Bancorporation, Inc.
- Mid-Wisconsin Bank: Colby Branch at 101 South First Street, branch established on 1920-06-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $492.4 mil, Deposits: $388.2 mil, headquarters in Medford, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Mid-Wisconsin Financial Services, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Clark County Wisconsin:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (68%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Wood (3%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Religion statistics for Colby
| Name | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Church of Christ | United Methodist Church |
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| Adherents | 45.2% | 13.4% | 13.2% | 5.4% | 4.7% |
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| Congregations | 11.4% | 11.4% | 12.7% | 8.9% | 16.5% |
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| Name | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | Old Order Mennonite | Old Order Amish | Conservative Baptist Association of America | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 4.5% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 5.5% |
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| Congregations | 3.8% | 5.1% | 11.4% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $3,213 | $38,556 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $3,213 | $38,556 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $9,321 | $37,284 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $4,536 | $54,432 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $4,703 | $56,436 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,999 |
| Totals for Government |
7 | $24,986 | $42,833 | 2 | $1,999 |
Colby government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $352,000
Solid Waste Management: $63,000
All Other: $1,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $670,000
General: $21,000
Parks & Recreation: $8,000
Libraries: $4,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $316,000
Water Utilities: $192,000
Police Protection: $179,000
Regular Highways: $137,000
Fire Protection: $128,000
Central Staff Services: $78,000
Solid Waste Management: $70,000
Libraries: $48,000
General - Other: $44,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000
General Public Buildings: $16,000
Parks & Recreation: $13,000
Financial Administration: $11,000
Health Services - Other: $7,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $352,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $36,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $2,108,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,446,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,895,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,733,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,987,000
Other, NEC: $360,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $121,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,248,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $273,000
General Revenue, NEC: $13,000
Special Assessments: $9,000
Rents: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $17,000
Central Staff: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,203,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $165,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,370,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $530,000
Highways: $120,000
All Other: $8,000
- Tax - Property: $503,000
NEC: $40,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $268,000
4.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,388 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.98% | | 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:
6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,457 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.54% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Colby:
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WCCN (1370 AM; 5 kW; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WIGM (1490 AM; 1 kW; MEDFORD, WI; Owner: W I G M, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WDLB (1450 AM; 1 kW; MARSHFIELD, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WFHR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Colby:
- WOSQ (92.3 FM; SPENCER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
- WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WOFM (94.7 FM; MOSINEE, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WLJY (106.5 FM; MARSHFIELD, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WLBL-FM (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WXPW (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WKEB (99.3 FM; MEDFORD, WI; Owner: WIGM, INCORPORATED)
- WCCN-FM (107.5 FM; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN B/CG INC.)
- WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
- WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WGNV (88.5 FM; MILLADORE, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WMZK (104.1 FM; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Colby:
- WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
- WAOW-TV (Channel 9; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WSAW-TV (Channel 7; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WHRM-TV (Channel 20; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
Colby fatal accident list:
May 16, 1985 05:04 AM, 13, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 1,140
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 1,140
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- Brian P Meier, Ne 1/4 Of Se 1/4, Section 11, Marathon County, Colby, Wi, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m, , Licensee ID: L01155683
Registrant: Central States Tower Holdings, LLC, 323 S. Hale Street, Wheaton, IL 60187, Phone: (630) 221-8500, Email:
- Kurt L Baumgarten, Adj To Hi Line Rd .5 Mi W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 80.8 m, Overall height: 86.3 m, , Licensee ID: L00007608
Registrant: Dairyland Power Cooperative, 3200 East Ave S, La Crosse, WI 54602-0817, Phone: (608) 788-4000, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2- .8 Km W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 81 m, Overall height: 86 m, Call Sign: KNNR825, Licensee ID: L00007608
Assigned Frequencies : 451.025 MHz, 451.050 MHz, 451.100 MHz
Grant Date: 04/17/2001, Expiration Date: 04/11/2011, Certifier: Ken Adams
Registrant: Dairyland Power Cooperative, 3200 East Ave S, La Crosse, WI 54602-0817, Phone: (608) 787-1390, Fax: (608) 787-1475 - 105 N Division St, Call Sign: KZT844, Licensee ID: L00092317
Assigned Frequencies : 152.915 MHz
Grant Date: 10/11/2002, Expiration Date: 11/23/2012
Registrant: Harmony Country Cooperatives, Colby, WI 54421, Phone: (715) 223-2306
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4- T CORNERS, .5 Mi W, Overall height: 86.3 m, Call Sign: WPOS712
Assigned Frequencies : 952.681 MHz, 928.681 MHz
Grant Date: 04/19/1999, Expiration Date: 04/19/2009
Registrant: Phone: (281) 586-0574 - COLBY, 700 Industrial Dr, Structure height: 50.6 m, Call Sign: WPOU795
Assigned Frequencies : 953.550 MHz
Grant Date: 08/02/1999, Expiration Date: 08/02/2009
Registrant: Phone: (716) 242-8444 - COLBY, Lat: 44.911806 Lon: -90.319806, Call Sign: WQGK762
Assigned Frequencies : 956.393 MHz
Grant Date: 02/16/2007, Expiration Date: 02/16/2017, Certifier: Connie Gurtner
Registrant: Sensus, 450 N Gallatin Ave, Uniontown, PA 15401, Phone: (800) 638-3748, Fax: (800) 888-2403, Email:
- T-CORNERS WI, 1/2 Mile W Of, Overall height: 86.3 m, Call Sign: WHH676
Assigned Frequencies : 5945.20 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6823.75 MHz
Grant Date: 08/01/2002, Expiration Date: 09/24/2012
Registrant: Cm White & Company, LLC, 3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77098, Phone: (713) 834-1108, Fax: (713) 831-6899, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Colby)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 4- Aircraft: HOLTMAN TERRENCE E SR7XL (Powered Parachute, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 582DCDI (65 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 2704A , Serial Number: 20002431, Year manufactured: 2000, Airworthiness Date: 10/24/2007
Registrant (Individual): Terrence E Holtman, H3339 Huckleberry Rd, Colby, WI 54421
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 12/10/1982 - Aircraft: LUDWIG WILLIAM CONDOR (Powered Parachute, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 582DCDI (65 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 5534L , Serial Number: LW001, Year manufactured: 2003, Airworthiness Date: 10/24/2007
Registrant (Individual): William D Ludwig, N12644 Badger Ave, Colby, WI 54421
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 08/10/2004, Exported to: Poland - Aircraft: SIX CHUTER SR7 XL (Powered Parachute, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 582 (65 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 8045Z , Serial Number: 2490, Year manufactured: 2000, Airworthiness Date: 10/19/2008
Registrant (Individual): Danny L Harrell, 509 N 7th St, Colby, WI 54421
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 06/29/2004, Exported to: Canada - Aircraft: CESSNA 172M (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 8996V , Serial Number: 17264351, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 11/14/1974
Registrant (Individual): Scot W Baumgartner, H4722 Popple Rd, Colby, WI 54421
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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