Cross, Wisconsin

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Population in July 2008: 378. Population change since 2000: +3.3%

Males: 190	(50.3%)
Females: 188	(49.7%)

Median resident age:	33.5 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $60,494 (it was $50,500 in 2000)

Cross:	$60,494
Wisconsin:	$50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,866

Cross:	$25,866
Wisconsin:	$25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $182,534 (it was $114,600 in 2000)

Cross:	$182,534
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $295,871; Detached houses: $306,610; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $20,469; Mobile homes: $56,250

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Races in Cross:

White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
Hispanic (1.4%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Cross: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (64.2%), Polish (31.7%), Swiss (15.6%), Norwegian (13.9%), English (5.5%), Irish (4.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 859 feet

Land area: 37.7 square miles.

Population density: 10 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Cross

High school or higher: 95.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.2%
Unemployed: 1.6%
Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cross town

Never married: 27.3%
Now married: 65.7%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 1.3%
Divorced: 3.7%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.8%
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:

Cross:	1.4% ($1,625)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: La Crosse, WI (33.5 miles , pop. 51,818).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (89.6 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (258.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Glencoe, WI (2.3 miles ), Fountain City, WI (2.6 miles ), Waumandee, WI (2.6 miles ), Milton, WI (2.6 miles ), Dodge, WI (2.7 miles ), Arcadia, WI (2.8 miles ), Buffalo, WI (3.0 miles ), Minnesota City, MN (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 44.20 N, Longitude: 91.63 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 608

Population change in the 1990s: +41 (+12.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (35%)
Construction (12%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Computer and electronic products (5%)
Food (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (18%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Health care (13%)
Computer and electronic products (7%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (26%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Carpenters (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)

Cross-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 64% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/26/1959, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.6 miles away from the Cross town center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/4/1958, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 43.1 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Cross:

FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR-ARCADIA HOSP (about 8 miles; ARCADIA, WI)
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; WINONA, MN)
TRI COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; WHITEHALL, WI)

Amtrak station near Cross:

11 miles: WINONA (65 E. MARK ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cross:

WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,568)
SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 13 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 35 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 41 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 41 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 43 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)

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Church in Cross: Evangelical Reformed Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Eagle Valley Cemetery (1), Bohris Valley Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Cross: Trempealeau River Meadow State Natural Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.9 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	82.7%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	7.1%
Whole state:	5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 1.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	4.1%
Whole state:	8.7%

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

This town:	1.8%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cross, WI

Cross compared to Wisconsin state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly below 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.
Number of rooms per house above state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Buffalo County Wisconsin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%) Wood (18%) Electricity (7%)

Religion statistics for Cross

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church
Adherents	34.8%	29.1%	9.8%	9.8%	5.2%
Congregations	10.8%	21.6%	13.5%	10.8%	10.8%

Name	United Church of Christ	New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists	Old Order Amish	Baptist General Conference	Other religions
Adherents	4.7%	2.7%	2.6%	0.6%	0.7%
Congregations	8.1%	5.4%	10.8%	2.7%	5.4%

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.

5.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,363 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.62%
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 Trempealeau County, WI	0.72% ($35,500 average AGI)
from Eau Claire County, WI	0.66% ($24,919)
from Winona County, MN	0.64% ($30,944)

6.87% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,560 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.87%
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 Eau Claire County, WI	1.27% ($27,444 average AGI)
to Winona County, MN	0.97% ($30,764)
to Trempealeau County, WI	0.79% ($32,022)

Strongest AM radio stations in Cross:

KAGE (1380 AM; 4 kW; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
KWNO (1230 AM; 1 kW; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
KOLM (1520 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: OLMSTED COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
WIZM (1410 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cross:

KHME (101.1 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
KQAL (89.5 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY)
KAGE-FM (95.3 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
K203BR (88.5 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: FAITH SOUND, INC.)
K280EI (103.9 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: MARATHON MEDIA GROUP, L.L.C.)
WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
WHLA (90.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WLSU (88.9 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: BD.OF REGENTS, UNIV.OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
WFBZ (105.5 FM; TREMPEALEAU, WI; Owner: S & S BROADCASTING)
KXLC (91.1 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
WIZM-FM (93.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
KNXR (97.5 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: UNITED AUDIO CORPORATION)
KLSE-FM (91.7 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KQEG (102.7 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: WHITE EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KMFX-FM (102.5 FM; LAKE CITY, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KZSE (90.7 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KWNO-FM (99.3 FM; RUSHFORD, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC)
WHTL-FM (102.3 FM; WHITEHALL, WI; Owner: THE WHTL GROUP, L.L.C.)
KLCX (107.7 FM; ST. CHARLES, MN; Owner: ST. CHARLES BROADCASTING CO. LLC)
KQYB (98.3 FM; SPRING GROVE, MN; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Cross:

WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)
K38CL (Channel 38; WINONA, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WXOW-TV (Channel 19; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
K62EV (Channel 62; WINONA, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
WLAX (Channel 25; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA, INC.)
KTTC (Channel 10; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
KXLT-TV (Channel 47; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SHOCKLEY BROADCASTING, LLC)
WHLA-TV (Channel 31; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WQOW-TV (Channel 18; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
KQEG-CA (Channel 50; La CRESCENT, MN; Owner: WHITE EAGLE PARTNERSHIP)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 10
Total length: 10 meters (33ft)
Total costs: $166,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,191
Total average daily truck traffic: 14
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 1,617

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1930-1939: 1
1940-1949: 0
1950-1959: 0
1960-1969: 0
1970-1979: 2
1980-1989: 4
1990-1999: 2
2000-2009: 1

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Cross, WI

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