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Clark County

Population in July 2008: 847. Population change since 2000: +2.4%
 

Males: 418  (49.5%)
Females: 429  (50.5%)

Median resident age:  35.3 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 54425.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,627 (it was $34,750 in 2000)
Dorchester:  $41,627
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,904
Dorchester:  $20,904
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $105,921 (it was $66,500 in 2000)
Dorchester:  $105,921
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $114,942; Detached houses: $126,856; Townhouses or other attached units: $94,090; Mobile homes: $17,500

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Races in Dorchester:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • Other race (1.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Dorchester: 76.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (61.9%), Norwegian (9.7%), English (7.1%), Irish (6.2%), Polish (5.1%), Swedish (3.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1901

Elevation: 1425 feet

Land area: 1.31 square miles.

Population density: 647 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Dorchester

  • High school or higher: 72.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dorchester village

  • Never married: 23.5%
  • Now married: 56.7%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 12.1%

21 residents are foreign born (1.3% Europe, 0.8% Latin America, 0.4% Asia).

This village:  2.5%
Wisconsin:  3.6%


According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Dorchester, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Dorchester to the number of sex offenders is 169 to 1.

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

Dorchester:  2.3% ($1,560)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (58.3 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (136.2 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (256.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Mayville, WI (1.5 miles ), Holton, WI (1.9 miles ), Abbotsford, WI (2.0 miles ), Stetsonville, WI (2.3 miles ), Deer Creek, WI (2.4 miles ), Little Black, WI (2.4 miles ), Curtiss, WI (2.4 miles) , Colby, WI (2.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $69,200
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $85,000
  • 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $86,700
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $80,000
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $88,300
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $127,500
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $94,000
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $115,000
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 45.00 N, Longitude: 90.33 W

Area code: 715

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Population change in the 1990s: +130 (+18.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Wood products (15%)
  • Food (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (15%)
  • Wood products (15%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)



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Dorchester-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 43% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.6 miles away from the Dorchester village center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/1953, a category 4 tornado 34.7 miles away from the village center killed 2 people and injured 24 people.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Dorchester:
  • MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER INC (about 13 miles; MEDFORD, WI)
  • WAUSAU HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; WAUSAU, WI)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 28 miles; NEILLSVILLE, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Dorchester, WI

Airports located in Dorchester:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dorchester:
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 27 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 51 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 59 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 59 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 79 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 87 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 89 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
Private elementary/middle school in Dorchester:
  • ST LOUIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 24; Location: 134 N 4TH ST; Grades: 1 - 6)
Library in Dorchester:
  • DORCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $58,970; Location: 155 N. SECOND ST.; 12,171 books; 115 audio materials; 524 video materials; 44 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Dorchester include: Peace United Church of Christ (A), Saint Peter Lutheran Church (B), Saint Louis Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: North Memorial Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Drinking water stations with addresses in Dorchester that have no violations reported:
  • DORCHESTER WATERWORKS (Address: P O Box 145, Population served: 834, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This village:  65.5%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  6.5%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  10.1%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  3.8%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dorchester, WI



Dorchester compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly 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 Dorchester (2009 data):
  • Advantage Community Bank: at 101 West Center Street, branch established on 1906-08-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $114.6 mil, Deposits: $93.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Advantage Community Bancshares, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Clark County Wisconsin:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (73%)
  • Electricity (11%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Dorchester

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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 2$1,611
Police Protection - Officers 1$3,056$36,6720$0
Streets and Highways 1$2,860$34,3200$0
Solid Waste Management 1$2,796$33,5520$0
Water Supply 1$3,142$37,7040$0
Local Libraries 0$0 2$2,484
Totals for Government 4$11,854$35,5624$4,095



Dorchester government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $74,000
    Solid Waste Management: $35,000
    All Other: $16,000
    Regular Highways: $8,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $250,000
    Water Utilities: $100,000
    Sewerage: $85,000
    Fire Protection: $80,000
    Police Protection: $44,000
    Libraries: $36,000
    Solid Waste Management: $36,000
    General - Other: $19,000
    Central Staff Services: $16,000
    Financial Administration: $16,000
    General Public Buildings: $13,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,000
    Health Services - Other: $6,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $1,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $59,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $44,000
    Highways: $5,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $745,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $691,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $54,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $26,000
    Interest Earnings: $15,000
    Rents: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $192,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $67,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $256,000
    All Other: $90,000
    Highways: $55,000
  • Tax - Property: $311,000
    NEC: $9,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $258,000

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:
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 Dorchester:
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WIGM (1490 AM; 1 kW; MEDFORD, WI; Owner: W I G M, INC.)
  • WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WCCN (1370 AM; 5 kW; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dorchester:
  • WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WKEB (99.3 FM; MEDFORD, WI; Owner: WIGM, INCORPORATED)
  • WOFM (94.7 FM; MOSINEE, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WOSQ (92.3 FM; SPENCER, 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)
  • WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
  • WLJY (106.5 FM; MARSHFIELD, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMZK (104.1 FM; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCCN-FM (107.5 FM; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN B/CG INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Dorchester:
  • WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WAOW-TV (Channel 9; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WSAW-TV (Channel 7; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
  • WHRM-TV (Channel 20; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Christopher B Page, W 1907 Pine Rd. (Curtiss, Wi # 310834), Type: Tower, Structure height: 146.3 m, Overall height: 150.5 m
    Registrant: Spectrasite Communications, Inc. Through American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive Ste 700, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3
  • Int Washington & 2nd St, Type: Tank, Structure height: 46 m, Overall height: 49 m, Call Sign: WPIW356
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.250 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/15/2005, Expiration Date: 12/01/2015
    Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Rd #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:
  • Lat: 45.002750 Lon: -90.341806, Call Sign: KD42239
    Assigned Frequencies : 462.325 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/08/2004, Expiration Date: 04/20/2014
    Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Road #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:
  • Lat: 45.004000 Lon: -90.331667, Call Sign: WPWJ585
    Assigned Frequencies : 453.062 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/02/2002, Expiration Date: 12/02/2012, Certifier: James Jantsch
    Registrant: Altronex Control Systems, 4633 Tompkins Dr, Madison, WI 53716, Phone: (608) 222-8622, Fax: (608) 222-9414, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6
  • Call Sign: KB9BLV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00231764
    Grant Date: 07/19/1999, Expiration Date: 07/19/2009
    Registrant: Robert H Braun, 167 N Front St, Dorchester, WI 54425
  • Call Sign: KB9BPL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00153848
    Grant Date: 07/18/2008, Expiration Date: 08/18/2018, Certifier: Richard D Grinker
    Registrant: Richard D Grinker, N16354 Cherry Ave, Dorchester, WI 54425
  • Call Sign: KB9OBX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01178431
    Grant Date: 08/01/2006, Expiration Date: 07/17/2016, Certifier: Robert H Braun
    Registrant: Black River Amateur Radio Association, 167 N Front St, Dorchester, WI 54425
  • Call Sign: WD9FWP, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00232774
    Grant Date: 02/09/2007, Expiration Date: 04/30/2017, Certifier: Ernest B Mehner
    Registrant: Ernest B Mehner, 420 W Center Ave, Dorchester, WI 54425
  • Call Sign: WD9ITI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00770305
    Grant Date: 01/06/2004, Expiration Date: 01/06/2014
    Registrant: Donald W Yeager, 301 Apollo Av., Dorchester, WI 54425
  • Call Sign: KC9IGS, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01072104
    Grant Date: 10/11/2005, Expiration Date: 10/11/2015, Certifier: Jason T Hommrich
    Registrant: Jason T Hommrich, 356 W Center Ave -4, Dorchester, WI 54425


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1

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