Elcho, Wisconsin

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Population in July 2008: 1,282. Population change since 2000: -2.7%

Males: 646	(50.4%)
Females: 636	(49.6%)

Median resident age:	51.2 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 54428.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,751 (it was $29,010 in 2000)

Elcho:	$34,751
Wisconsin:	$50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,427

Elcho:	$22,427
Wisconsin:	$25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $149,404 (it was $93,800 in 2000)

Elcho:	$149,404
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $191,944; Detached houses: $199,538; Townhouses or other attached units: $131,484; In 2-unit structures: $139,057; Mobile homes: $45,758

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Races in Elcho:

White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
Two or more races (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Elcho: 82.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (41.8%), Irish (11.2%), Polish (10.8%), English (5.9%), Norwegian (5.7%), Dutch (3.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1635 feet

Land area: 71.4 square miles.

Population density: 18 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Elcho

High school or higher: 81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
Unemployed: 6.8%
Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elcho town

Never married: 15.2%
Now married: 64.3%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 9.9%
Divorced: 9.8%

14 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.1%
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:

Elcho:	1.5% ($1,421)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (85.3 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (163.9 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (259.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Schoepke, WI (2.3 miles ), Upham, WI (2.6 miles ), Enterprise, WI (3.1 miles ), Ainsworth, WI (3.2 miles ), Parrish, WI (3.2 miles) , Summit, WI (3.3 miles) , Monico, WI (3.4 miles ), Nashville, WI (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 45.44 N, Longitude: 89.17 W

Area code: 715

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Population change in the 1990s: +242 (+22.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (21%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Machinery (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Accommodation and food services (18%)
Educational services (11%)
Public administration (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (3%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Carpenters (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Waiters and waitresses (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Average climate in Elcho, Wisconsin

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Elcho-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 5% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/25/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.8 miles away from the Elcho town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/8/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.7 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 42 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Elcho:

ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; RHINELANDER, WI)
LANGLADE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 117 (about 22 miles; ANTIGO, WI)
SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; TOMAHAWK, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Elcho, WI

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elcho:

NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 64 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 84 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 87 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 89 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 90 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 102 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)

Public high schools in Elcho:

ELCHO HIGH (Students: 127; Location: N11268 Antigo Street; Grades: 09 - 12)
ELCHO HIGH (Students: 127; Location: N11268 Antigo Street; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Elcho:

ELCHO ELEMENTARY (Students: 247; Location: N11268 Antigo Street; Grades: K4 - 08)
ELCHO ELEMENTARY (Students: 247; Location: N11268 Antigo Street; Grades: K4 - 08)

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Notable location: Summit Lake Ranger Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Pohaida Lake (A), East Apple Lake (B), Pine Lake (C), Airhole Lake (D), Enterprise Lake (E), Aninnan Lake (F), Apple Lakes (G), West Apple Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Pollock Creek (A), Swamp Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Elcho: Monito Lake State Natural Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Four Seasons (10275 Cty Tk B) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Court: Olsen Melinda E Fcc - Court Commissioner (11226 Antigo) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Elcho and their reported violations in the past:

ELCHO SANITARY DISTRICT 1 (Population served: 275, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-01-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-01-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUN-07-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-02-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-02-1998), St Compliance achieved (NOV-18-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (3 times from JAN-08-1999 to APR-16-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

POST LAKE INN (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUN-20-2003), St Public Notif issued (JUN-20-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-20-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUN-20-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-11-2003), St Public Notif received (AUG-29-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-20-2003 and AUG-29-2003, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-22-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-29-2003)

3 routine major monitoring violations

3 regular monitoring violations

OAK RIDGE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUN-14-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUN-14-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-14-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-21-2004), St Public Notif received (JAN-02-2005), St Public Notif issued (JAN-02-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-04-2004 and JAN-02-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-08-2004), St Compliance achieved (JAN-02-2005)

One regular monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Elcho that have no violations reported:

PELICAN LAKE CAMPGROUND LLC (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.1 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	64.9%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.9%
Whole state:	5.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% 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:	4.0%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elcho, WI

Elcho 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 significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Elcho (2009 data):

The Baraboo National Bank: Elcho Branch at 11224 North Dore Street, branch established on 2003-03-07. Info updated 2009-03-26: Bank assets: $707.3 mil, Deposits: $601.7 mil, headquarters in Baraboo, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Baraboo Bancorporation, Inc., The

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School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Langlade County Wisconsin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%) Utility gas (28%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%) Electricity (8%) Wood (7%)

Religion statistics for Elcho

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Lutheran Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Church of Christ	United Methodist Church
Adherents	59.5%	19.6%	7.0%	3.2%	2.9%
Congregations	24.2%	18.2%	9.1%	9.1%	3.0%

Name	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Assemblies of God	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Free Church of America	Other religions
Adherents	1.5%	1.3%	1.3%	1.0%	2.7%
Congregations	3.0%	6.1%	3.0%	3.0%	21.2%

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.

5.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,694 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.36%
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	0.60% ($26,646 average AGI)
from Shawano County, WI	0.59% ($19,021)
from Outagamie County, WI	0.26% ($31,952)

5.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,374 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.98%
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	0.91% ($22,370 average AGI)
to Shawano County, WI	0.45% ($28,056)
to Oneida County, WI	0.40% ($47,813)

Strongest AM radio stations in Elcho:

WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
WOBT (1240 AM; 1 kW; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
WJJQ (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
WJMT (730 AM; 1 kW; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elcho:

WHDG (97.5 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRLO-FM (105.3 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRHN (100.1 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
WACD (106.1 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WXPR (91.7 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY B/CASTING, INC.)
WLSL (93.7 FM; THREE LAKES, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF RHINELANDER, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Elcho:

WTPX (Channel 46; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: PAXSON WAUSAU LICENSE, INC.)
WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
WBIJ (Channel 4; CRANDON, WI; Owner: SELENKA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
W04CS (Channel 4; CRANDON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Elcho fatal accident list:
Aug 28, 1979 08:45 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total average daily traffic: 1,083
Total average daily truck traffic: 7
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 913

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

James W Lienau, 1.5 Miles North Of Elcho, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
Registrant: Hill & Welch, 1330 New Hampshire Ave., Nw #113, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 775-0070, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KF9MO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00492427
Grant Date: 09/30/2003, Expiration Date: 12/14/2013, Certifier: Greg A Geiger
Registrant: Greg A Geiger, W10520 Sunset Road, Elcho, WI 54428
Call Sign: WA9ZOR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00169720
Grant Date: 09/07/2005, Expiration Date: 12/01/2015, Certifier: Donald J Spreeman
Registrant: Donald J Spreeman, N 10810 W Isle Of Pine Dr, Elcho, WI 54428
Call Sign: KC9AOE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00419895
Grant Date: 11/14/2001, Expiration Date: 11/14/2011, Certifier: Bryan T Baldauf
Registrant: Bryan T Baldauf, W9250 County K, Elcho, WI 54428

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 11
Hazardous Condition: 5

Incident types - Elcho

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