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Dunn County

Population in July 2007: 799. Population change since 2000: +2.7%
 

Males: 379  (47.5%)
Females: 420  (52.5%)
Median resident age:  30.8 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 54739.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,300 (it was $36,513 in 2000)
Elk Mound  $39,300
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $115,000 (it was $78,200 in 2000)
Elk Mound  $115,000
Wisconsin:  $168,800

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Races in Elk Mound:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
  • Other Asian (1.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Elk Mound: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (41.3%), Norwegian (31.7%), Irish (11.8%), English (7.0%), French (6.2%), Swedish (3.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1909

Elevation: 930 feet

Land area: 2.27 square miles.

Population density: 351 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Elk Mound

  • High school or higher: 88.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elk Mound village

  • Never married: 23.9%
  • Now married: 57.6%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 2.9%
  • Divorced: 13.7%

12 residents are foreign born

This village:  1.5%
Wisconsin:  3.6%



According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Elk Mound, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Elk Mound to the number of sex offenders is 114 to 1.

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

Elk Mound:  2.1% ($1,639)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
Elk Mound satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (14.1 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (98.0 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (346.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Spring Brook, WI (5.8 miles ), Union, WI (8.4 miles ), Colfax, WI (8.7 miles ), Wheaton, WI (9.2 miles ), Howard, WI (9.8 miles ), Rock Creek, WI (10.2 miles ), Red Cedar, WI (10.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $117,500
  • 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $102,500
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $105,000
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $150,000

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Latitude: 44.87 N, Longitude: 91.69 W


Area code: 715

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Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+1.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (8%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)



 

Crime in Elk Mound by Year

Type 2001 2002 2006
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 004
    per 100,000 0.00.0489.0
Robberies 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Assaults 023
    per 100,000 0.0251.3366.7
Burglaries 010
    per 100,000 0.0125.60.0
Thefts 145
    per 100,000 126.4502.5611.2
Auto thefts 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Arson 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 5.179.1489.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.50
US city average:  3.00

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Elk Mound-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 17% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 12.3 miles away from the Elk Mound village center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/4/1958, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.6 miles away from the village center killed 3 people and injured 50 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Elk Mound:
  • OAK LEAF SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
  • SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
  • MYRTLE WERTH HOSPITAL MAYO HEALTH SYST (about 17 miles; MENOMONIE, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Elk Mound, WI

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elk Mound:
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 15 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
  • LA CROSSE MUNI (about 76 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID: LSE)
  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 87 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; ID: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elk Mound:
  • MENOMONIE MUNICIPAL-SCORE FIELD (about 13 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; ID: W11)
  • BOYCEVILLE MUNI (about 26 miles; BOYCEVILLE, WI; ID: 3T3)
  • CHETEK MUNI-SOUTHWORTH (about 30 miles; CHETEK, WI; ID: Y23)

Amtrak station near Elk Mound:
  • 14 miles: EAU CLARE (101 N. FARWELL ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elk Mound:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 16 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 16 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 17 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
  • WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 6,568)
  • SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 58 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 63 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; FT enrollment: 5,491)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 70 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
Public high school in Elk Mound:
  • ELK MOUND HIGH (Students: 290; Location: 405 University St; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Elk Mound:

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Hotel: Four Seasons FS Inc (N6055 State Road 40).

 

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

ELK MOUND WATERWORKS (Population served: 810, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-07-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-07-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-10-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-11-2005)
LOW DOWN SALOON (Population served: 70, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • 4 regular monitoring violations
BERGHS MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (SEP-23-2004), St Public Notif requested (SEP-23-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-23-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-01-2004), St Public Notif received (OCT-05-2004)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-30-2004), St Boil Water Order (JUL-30-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-13-2004), St Public Notif received (AUG-16-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2004 and NOV-05-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-04-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-05-2004)
COUNTRY VIEW MOBILE HOME COURT (Population served: 54, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2004 and NOV-08-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-08-2004), St Public Notif requested (NOV-08-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-08-2004), St Public Notif received (NOV-18-2004), St Public Notif issued (NOV-18-2004)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1994 and JUN-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-1995)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1994 and JUN-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-1995)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1993 and JUN-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-31-1993), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-1995), Fed Formal NOV issued (OCT-19-1995)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
GREEN ACRES MOBILE HOMES (Population served: 48, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-30-2004), St Boil Water Order (AUG-30-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-30-2004), St Public Notif received (SEP-09-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-13-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2004 and NOV-05-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-05-2004), St No addtl Formal Action needed (FEB-18-2005)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 41 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This village:  2.6 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  75.3%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  8.0%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  6.4%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  2.0%
Whole state:  3.7%

Elk Mound compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population 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 Elk Mound (2007 data):
  • Independence State Bank: Elk Mound Branch at E401 Menomonie Street, branch established on 1999-01-13. Info updated 2006-11-01: Bank assets: $66.5 mil, Deposits: $57.9 mil, headquarters in Independence, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Northern Financial Corporation
  • Bremer Bank, National Association: Elk Mound Branch at 116 Main Street, branch established on 1968-07-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $553.3 mil, Deposits: $433.4 mil, headquarters in Menomonie, WI, positive income, 19 total offices, Holding Company: Otto Bremer Foundation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Sewerage 1$2,096$25,1520$0
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$480
Streets and Highways 1$2,776$33,3120$0
Other Government Administration 1$2,514$30,1684$1,074
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,588$31,0563$1,214
Water Supply 1$1,704$20,4480$0
Totals for Government 5$11,678$28,0278$2,768



Elk Mound government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $110,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $273,000
    Police Protection: $92,000
    Sewerage: $72,000
    Water Utilities: $71,000
    Fire Protection: $57,000
    Central Staff Services: $41,000
    General Public Buildings: $26,000
    Solid Waste Management: $24,000
    General - Other: $18,000
    Financial Administration: $11,000
    Health Services - Other: $11,000
    Parks & Recreation: $11,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $49,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $29,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $874,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $45,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $436,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $26,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $416,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $67,000
    Water Utilities: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $20,000
    Special Assessments: $18,000
    Interest Earnings: $18,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $411,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $71,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $104,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $261,000
    Highways: $48,000
    All Other: $12,000
  • Tax - Property: $143,000
    NEC: $14,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $191,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000

8.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,518 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.24%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($35 average AGI)
Dunn County:  0.08%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Eau Claire County, WI  1.21% ($32,808 average AGI)
from St. Croix County, WI  0.96% ($34,700)
from Chippewa County, WI  0.60% ($29,034)


8.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,153 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.34%
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 Eau Claire County, WI  1.51% ($29,887 average AGI)
to St. Croix County, WI  0.81% ($31,195)
to Chippewa County, WI  0.53% ($28,705)


Strongest AM radio stations in Elk Mound:
  • 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)
  • WEAQ (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WOGO (680 AM; 3 kW; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WBIZ (1400 AM; 1 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • WDVM (1050 AM; 1 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elk Mound:
  • WECL (92.9 FM; ELK MOUND, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WMEQ-FM (92.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WUEC (89.7 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • WBIZ-FM (100.7 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WATQ (106.7 FM; CHETEK, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WHEM (91.3 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: FOURTH DIMENSION, INC.)
  • WVCF (90.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • WIAL (94.1 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WISM-FM (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
  • WQRB (95.1 FM; BLOOMER, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDMO (95.9 FM; DURAND, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • W204BP (88.7 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Elk Mound:
  • WEUX (Channel 48; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA INC.)
  • WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WQOW-TV (Channel 18; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)




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