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Washburn County

Population in July 2008: 375. Population change since 2000: +16.1%
 

Males: 185  (49.5%)
Females: 190  (50.5%)

Median resident age:  40.1 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,948 (it was $25,000 in 2000)
Crystal:  $29,948
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,701
Crystal:  $20,701
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $157,368 (it was $98,800 in 2000)
Crystal:  $157,368
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $202,834; Detached houses: $210,200; Mobile homes: $62,500

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Races in Crystal:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Crystal: 87.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (28.2%), Norwegian (16.7%), Irish (9.0%), Swedish (6.8%), Polish (5.9%), United States (5.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1012 feet

Land area: 35.1 square miles.

Population density: 11 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Crystal

  • High school or higher: 72.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Crystal town

  • Never married: 23.3%
  • Now married: 56.5%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 8.5%
  • Divorced: 11.7%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.9%
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:

Crystal:  1.0% ($963)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN (66.8 miles , pop. 86,918).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (92.0 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (342.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Madge, WI (2.4 miles ), Springbrook, WI (2.5 miles ), Stone Lake, WI (2.5 miles ), Spooner, WI (2.6 miles ), Trego, WI (2.6 miles ), Spooner, WI (2.9 miles ), Beaver Brook, WI (2.9 miles ), Bass Lake, WI (3.0 miles ).

Latitude: 45.85 N, Longitude: 91.72 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

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Population change in the 1990s: +43 (+15.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (28%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Wood products (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (31%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Other health and personal care stores (6%)
  • Wood products (4%)
  • Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other construction workers and helpers (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)



Crystal-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 7% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.3 miles away from the Crystal town center killed 2 people and injured 16 people and caused $10 million in damages.

On 6/4/1958, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 55.7 miles away from the town center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Crystal:
  • INDIANHEAD MEDICAL CTR SHELL LAKE (about 4 miles; SHELL LAKE, WI)
  • SPOONER HEALTH SYSTEM 84 (about 7 miles; SPOONER, WI)
  • HAYWARD AREA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; HAYWARD, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Crystal:
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 4 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 54 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 69 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 69 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 71 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 2,512)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 76 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 76 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)

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Notable location: Crystal Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Crystal: Anah Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Spring Lake (A), Potato Lake (B), Lucky Lake (C), Crystal Lake (D), Dilley Lake (E), Spring Lake (F), Crystal Swamp (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pine Brook (A), Dugan Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.8 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  75.2%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.4%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  9.0%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.0%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Crystal, WI



Crystal compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above 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 (54%)
  • Wood (31%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
  • No fuel used (3%)


Religion statistics for Crystal

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 Crystal:
  • WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA 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))
  • WCSW (940 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SHELL LAKE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Crystal:
  • WOJB (88.9 FM; RESERVE, WI; Owner: LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWA PUBLIC)
  • WGMO (95.3 FM; SHELL LAKE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHSM-FM (101.1 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WRLS-FM (92.3 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: VACATIONLAND BROADCASTER, INC.)
  • WKFX (97.7 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WJMC-FM (96.1 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WAQE-FM (97.7 FM; BARRON, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Crystal:
  • W57AS (Channel 57; SPOONER, WI; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K31GH (Channel 31; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: KQDS ACQUISITION CORP.)


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