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Clark County

Population in July 2008: 348. Population change since 2000: +8.4%
 

Males: 182  (52.3%)
Females: 166  (47.7%)

Median resident age:  50.0 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,435 (it was $31,250 in 2000)
Dewhurst:  $37,435
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $27,278
Dewhurst:  $27,278
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $112,133 (it was $70,400 in 2000)
Dewhurst:  $112,133
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $173,119; Detached houses: $168,382; Townhouses or other attached units: $904,709; Mobile homes: $20,000

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Races in Dewhurst:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.2%)
  • American Indian (10.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)
  • Black (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Dewhurst: 79.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (38.3%), Polish (16.2%), Norwegian (13.4%), Irish (12.1%), English (8.7%), Czech (4.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 775 feet

Land area: 35.4 square miles.

Population density: 9.8 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Dewhurst

  • High school or higher: 77.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dewhurst town

  • Never married: 18.2%
  • Now married: 58.7%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 9.4%
  • Divorced: 12.9%

11 residents are foreign born (3.4% Europe).

This town:  3.4%
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:

Dewhurst:  2.0% ($1,433)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (45.3 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (116.1 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (237.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Levis, WI (2.2 miles ), Merrillan, WI (2.3 miles ), Komensky, WI (2.4 miles ), Alma, WI (2.6 miles ), Adams, WI (2.7 miles ), Hewett, WI (2.8 miles ), Alma Center, WI (3.0 miles ), Pine Valley, WI (3.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2003: 16 buildings, average cost: $100,800
  • 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $111,300
  • 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $97,400
  • 2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $208,000
  • 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $95,000
  • 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $95,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 44.45 N, Longitude: 90.73 W

Dewhurst household income distribution Dewhurst home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +124 (+62.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Repair and maintenance (10%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Public administration (24%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Woodworkers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Assemblers and fabricators (13%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Business operations specialists (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)



Dewhurst-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 56% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 34.7 miles away from the Dewhurst town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/26/1959, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.8 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Dewhurst:
  • BLACK RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 17 miles; NEILLSVILLE, WI)
  • OSSEO AREA MEDICAL CTR (about 26 miles; OSSEO, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dewhurst:
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 44 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 44 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 44 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 46 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
  • WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 6,568)
  • SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 57 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 59 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)

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Rivers and creeks: East Fork Black River (A), Arnold Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  62.8%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.8%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  6.7%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.5%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dewhurst, WI



Dewhurst compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly 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 Clark County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Wood (10%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Dewhurst

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchLutheran ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Church of ChristUnited Methodist Church
Adherents45.2%13.4%13.2%5.4%4.7%
Congregations11.4%11.4%12.7%8.9%16.5%
NameWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodOld Order MennoniteOld Order AmishConservative Baptist Association of AmericaOther religions
Adherents4.5%3.2%2.6%2.2%5.5%
Congregations3.8%5.1%11.4%1.3%17.7%
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.


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:
from Marathon County, WI  0.76% ($42,587 average AGI)
from Wood County, WI  0.71% ($28,663)
from Taylor County, WI  0.43% ($24,212)


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:
to Marathon County, WI  1.00% ($31,194 average AGI)
to Wood County, WI  0.92% ($28,912)
to Eau Claire County, WI  0.52% ($22,844)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dewhurst:
  • WCCN (1370 AM; 5 kW; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WKLJ (1290 AM; 5 kW; SPARTA, WI; Owner: SPARTA-TOMAH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WWIS (1260 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: WWIS RADIO, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dewhurst:
  • WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WCCN-FM (107.5 FM; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN B/CG INC.)
  • WWIS-FM (99.7 FM; BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: WWIS RADIO, INC.)
  • WVCX (98.9 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • WCOW-FM (97.1 FM; SPARTA, WI; Owner: SPARTA-TOMAH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WHTL-FM (102.3 FM; WHITEHALL, WI; Owner: THE WHTL GROUP, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Dewhurst:
  • WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
  • WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $339,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,910
Total average daily truck traffic: 120
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 2,840

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