Eau Galle, Wisconsin

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Population in July 2007: 781. Population change since 2000: -13.0%

Males: 406	(52.0%)
Females: 375	(48.0%)

Median resident age:	37.8 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 54737.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $67,270 (it was $56,250 in 2000)

Eau Galle:	$67,270
Wisconsin:	$50,578

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $249,510 (it was $154,500 in 2000)

Eau Galle:	$249,510
Wisconsin:	$168,800

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Races in Eau Galle:

White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
Other race (1.6%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Asian Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Eau Galle: 94.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (47.8%), Norwegian (40.7%), English (9.1%), Dutch (9.0%), Irish (8.6%), Swedish (5.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 780 feet

Land area: 33.6 square miles.

Population density: 23 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Eau Galle

High school or higher: 90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
Unemployed: 1.9%
Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Eau Galle town

Never married: 24.1%
Now married: 65.2%
Separated: 2.6%
Widowed: 3.4%
Divorced: 4.8%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.2%
Wisconsin:	3.6%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Eau Galle, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Eau Galle to the number of sex offenders is 391 to 1.

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

Eau Galle:	1.2% ($1,781)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Paul, MN (39.6 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (314.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Woodville, WI (1.9 miles ), Spring Valley, WI (2.2 miles ), Rush River, WI (2.2 miles ), Cady, WI (2.3 miles ), Baldwin, WI (2.4 miles ), Gilman, WI (2.4 miles ), Baldwin, WI (2.6 miles ), Pleasant Valley, WI (2.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2002: 22 buildings, average cost: $185,600
2005: 10 buildings, average cost: $217,400
2006: 14 buildings, average cost: $186,500
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $195,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 44.90 N, Longitude: 92.31 W

Area code: 715

Population change in the 1990s: +26 (+3.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Educational services (8%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Wood products (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Educational services (10%)
Social assistance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Average climate in Eau Galle, Wisconsin

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Eau Galle-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 71% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 1.0 miles away from the Eau Galle town center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 7/30/1977, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.3 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Eau Galle:

BALDWIN AREA MEDICAL CTR 141 (about 9 miles; BALDWIN, WI)
HUDSON HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; HUDSON, WI)
RIVER FALLS AREA HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Eau Galle, WI

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Eau Galle:

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 16 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,491)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 19 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,475)
METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 38 miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; FT enrollment: 4,381)
ST PAUL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 2,587)
BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (about 41 miles; MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,171)

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

Creek: Carr Creek (A). 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:	81.8%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.9%
Whole state:	5.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	2.6%
Whole state:	8.7%

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

This town:	0.7%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Eau Galle, WI

Eau Galle compared to Wisconsin state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly 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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Banks with branches in Eau Galle (2009 data):

Bremer Bank, National Association: Eau Galle Branch at N388 County Road D, branch established on 1972-11-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $600.3 mil, Deposits: $457.4 mil, headquarters in Menomonie, WI, positive income, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Otto Bremer Foundation

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School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in St. Croix County Wisconsin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%) Wood (11%) Electricity (9%) Utility gas (4%)

Religon statistics for Eau Galle

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church	Baptist General Conference
Adherents	47.1%	26.0%	8.0%	5.0%	2.9%
Congregations	15.0%	23.3%	8.3%	13.3%	3.3%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Reformed Church in America	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Other religions
Adherents	1.3%	1.2%	1.2%	1.1%	6.0%
Congregations	3.3%	1.7%	1.7%	3.3%	26.7%

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.

8.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,666 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.94%
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 Washington County, MN	1.57% ($59,592 average AGI)
from Ramsey County, MN	1.08% ($48,784)
from Pierce County, WI	0.85% ($39,054)

6.86% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,731 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.86%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($109 average AGI)
St. Croix County: 0.03%
Wisconsin average: 0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Washington County, MN	0.75% ($56,283 average AGI)
to Polk County, WI	0.69% ($38,739)
to Pierce County, WI	0.68% ($39,824)

Strongest AM radio stations in Eau Galle:

WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WIXK (1590 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEW RICHMOND, WI; Owner: WIXK-AM, LLC)
WXCE (1260 AM; 5 kW; AMERY, WI; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
WMGT (1220 AM; 5 kW; STILLWATER, MN; Owner: ENDURANCE BROADCASTING, LLC)
WMIN (740 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: WRPX, INC.)
WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Eau Galle:

WVSS (90.7 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
W211AY (90.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
WXPT (104.1 FM; ST. LOUIS PARK, MN; Owner: THE AUDIO HOUSE, INC.)
WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
KNOW-FM (91.1 FM; MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
WLTE (102.9 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KSTP-FM (94.5 FM; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-FM, LLC, A DELAWARE LLC)
WEVR-FM (106.3 FM; RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: HANTEN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KEEY-FM (102.1 FM; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KTIS-FM (98.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KDWB-FM (101.3 FM; RICHFIELD, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KQRS-FM (92.5 FM; GOLDEN VALLEY, MN; Owner: KQRS, Inc.)
KSJN (99.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KXXR (93.7 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KQRS, INC.)
WMEQ-FM (92.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KWNG (105.9 FM; RED WING, MN; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDMO (95.9 FM; DURAND, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Eau Galle:

WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
KMSP-TV (Channel 9; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
KARE (Channel 11; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
KSTP-TV (Channel 5; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTCA-TV (Channel 2; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
WCCO-TV (Channel 4; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
KTCI-TV (Channel 17; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
KSTC-TV (Channel 45; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
KMWB (Channel 23; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KLGT LICENSEE, LLC)
WFTC (Channel 29; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WQOW-TV (Channel 18; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
W55AP (Channel 55; RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)

Eau Galle fatal accident list:
Oct 5, 1988 10:45 AM, Co C, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 26
Total length: 78 meters (256ft)
Total costs: $1,036,000
Total average daily traffic: 151,954
Total average daily truck traffic: 25,456

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1920-1929: 1
1930-1939: 0
1940-1949: 0
1950-1959: 10
1960-1969: 4
1970-1979: 3
1980-1989: 2
1990-1999: 2
2000-2009: 4

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Eau Galle, WI

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KB9LUK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01049649
Grant Date: 08/08/2005, Expiration Date: 10/18/2015, Certifier: James R Kinney
Registrant: James R Kinney, E 3078 70th Ave, Eau Galle, WI 54737
Call Sign: KB9QGK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01240953
Grant Date: 01/31/2007, Expiration Date: 04/25/2017, Certifier: Deena M Kinney
Registrant: Deena M Kinney, E3078 70th Ave, Eau Galle, WI 54737

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: SCHWIESOTHERON B CHALLENGER II (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 204TS , Serial Number: CH2-0485-R-0149, Airworthiness Date: 07/29/1985
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Rt 1 Box 42, Eau Galle, WI 54737
Aircraft: WEINZIRL ROGER TITAN TORNADO (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 763RW , Serial Number: T9350350HK0063, Year manufactured: 1995, Airworthiness Date: 01/19/1995
Registrant (Individual): Roger A Weinzirl, W6319 County Road Dd, Eau Galle, WI 54737

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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