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Sawyer County

Population in July 2007: 615. Population change since 2000: +3.9%
 

Males: 322  (52.4%)
Females: 293  (47.6%)
Median resident age:  46.7 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 54834.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,170 (it was $38,542 in 2000)
Edgewater:  $46,170
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $154,979 (it was $97,300 in 2000)
Edgewater:  $154,979
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $195,333; Detached houses: $204,137; Townhouses or other attached units: $271,413; Mobile homes: $44,079

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Races in Edgewater:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Edgewater: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (53.6%), Irish (13.7%), Czech (10.1%), English (8.0%), Polish (7.5%), Norwegian (6.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1260 feet

Land area: 47.2 square miles.

Population density: 13 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Edgewater

  • High school or higher: 83.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Edgewater town

  • Never married: 18.1%
  • Now married: 66.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.5%
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:

Edgewater:  1.5% ($1,508)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (61.7 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (122.8 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (374.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Birchwood, WI (5.3 miles ), Wilson, WI (8.5 miles) , Cedar Lake, WI (9.2 miles ), Sand Lake, WI (9.5 miles ), Meteor, WI (10.2 miles) , Stone Lake, WI (12.2 miles ), Wilkinson, WI (12.5 miles) .

Latitude: 45.71 N, Longitude: 91.50 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

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Population change in the 1990s: +76 (+14.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (19%)
  • Wood products (9%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (26%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Wood products (12%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Gasoline stations (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
  • Engineers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)


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Edgewater-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 24% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 47.0 miles away from the Edgewater 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 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 35.7 miles away from the town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Edgewater:
  • LAKEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; RICE LAKE, WI)
  • HAYWARD AREA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; HAYWARD, WI)
  • INDIANHEAD MEDICAL CTR SHELL LAKE (about 24 miles; SHELL LAKE, WI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Edgewater:
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 59 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
  • DULUTH INTL (about 91 miles; DULUTH, MN; ID: DLH)
  • GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 111 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; ID: IWD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Edgewater:
  • SAWYER COUNTY (about 22 miles; HAYWARD, WI; ID: HYR)
  • RICE LAKE REGIONAL - CARL'S FIELD (about 28 miles; RICE LAKE, WI; ID: RPD)
  • SHELL LAKE MUNI (about 30 miles; SHELL LAKE, WI; ID: SSQ)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Edgewater:
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 24 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 64 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 64 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 65 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 74 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 86 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 91 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 2,512)

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Notable location: Edgewater Town Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Edgewater: Wayside Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Pickerel Lake (A), Heron Lake (B), McDermott Lake (C), Bennett Lake (D), Green Lake (E), Buff Lake (F), Little Sissabagama Lake (G), Knuteson Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Knuteson Creek (A), Thirty-three Creek (B), Fortyone Creek (C), Yarnell Creek (D), Malviney Creek (E), Benson Creek (F), Squaw Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Edgewater: Benson Creek State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Edgewater Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  75.5%
Whole state:  66.5%

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

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.4%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  1.9%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Edgewater, WI



Edgewater compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Sawyer County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
  • Wood (26%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Utility gas (1%)

6.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,892 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.30%
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 Washburn County, WI  0.49% ($28,333 average AGI)
from Barron County, WI  0.31% ($29,714)
from Hennepin County, MN  0.27% ($95,056)


6.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,974 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.85%
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 Washburn County, WI  0.54% ($27,919 average AGI)
to Barron County, WI  0.52% ($31,257)
to Eau Claire County, WI  0.40% ($16,741)


Strongest AM radio stations in Edgewater:
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • 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.)
  • WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Edgewater:
  • WOJB (88.9 FM; RESERVE, WI; Owner: LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWA PUBLIC)
  • 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.)
  • WHSM-FM (101.1 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WRLS-FM (92.3 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: VACATIONLAND BROADCASTER, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Edgewater:
  • K31GH (Channel 31; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: KQDS ACQUISITION CORP.)

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