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Price County

Population in July 2007: 1,093. Population change since 2000: -5.5%
 

Males: 542  (49.6%)
Females: 551  (50.4%)
Median resident age:  44.3 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,256 (it was $41,953 in 2000)
Elk:  $50,256
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $170,747 (it was $107,200 in 2000)
Elk:  $170,747
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $194,047; Detached houses: $199,253; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $79,087; Mobile homes: $38,375

Elk, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Elk:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Elk: 82.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (45.8%), Irish (11.7%), Norwegian (11.2%), Czech (10.2%), Polish (8.1%), English (6.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 830 feet

Land area: 50.8 square miles.

Population density: 22 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Elk

  • High school or higher: 84.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elk town

  • Never married: 17.5%
  • Now married: 69.2%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 4.9%

4 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.3%
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:

Elk:  1.6% ($1,716)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (90.7 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (185.7 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (330.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Flambeau, WI (6.3 miles ), Phillips, WI (7.9 miles ), Harmony, WI (8.1 miles ), Georgetown, WI (10.3 miles) , Catawba, WI (11.3 miles) , Kennan, WI (12.6 miles) , Worcester, WI (12.8 miles ), Catawba, WI (14.6 miles ).

Latitude: 45.70 N, Longitude: 90.52 W

Elk household income distribution Elk home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +124 (+11.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Machinery (21%)
  • Wood products (10%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)


Elk-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 31% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/10/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.2 miles away from the Elk town center killed 2 people and injured 24 people.

On 6/8/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.3 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.


Hospitals/medical centers near Elk:
  • FLAMBEAU HOSPITAL INC (about 15 miles; PARK FALLS, WI)
  • MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER INC (about 38 miles; MEDFORD, WI)
  • RUSK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 203 (about 44 miles; LADYSMITH, WI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elk:
  • GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 63 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; ID: IWD)
  • RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 73 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; ID: RHI)
  • CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 87 miles; MOSINEE, WI; ID: CWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elk:
  • PRICE COUNTY (about 9 miles; PHILLIPS, WI; ID: PBH)
  • PARK FALLS MUNI (about 19 miles; PARK FALLS, WI; ID: PKF)
  • PRENTICE (about 21 miles; PRENTICE, WI; ID: 5N2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elk:
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 72 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 90 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 92 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 92 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 105 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 114 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 127 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)

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

Lakes and reservoirs: McIlquham Lake (A), Sault Dore, Lac (B), Grassy Lake (C), Wilson Lake (D), Long Lake (E), Lac Sault Dore 272 (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Ninemile Creek (A), Wilson Creek (B), Elk River (C), Crane and Chase Creek (D), Deer Creek (E), Carpenter Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.9%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.4%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.7%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.3%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elk, WI



Elk compared to Wisconsin 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.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Price County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
  • Utility gas (37%)
  • Wood (11%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)

5.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,316 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.28%
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 Ashland County, WI  0.45% ($29,778 average AGI)
from Taylor County, WI  0.35% ($24,048)
from Marathon County, WI  0.33% ($29,100)


6.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,191 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.41%
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 Taylor County, WI  0.41% ($33,360 average AGI)
to Dane County, WI  0.37% ($24,000)
to Ashland County, WI  0.36% ($35,227)


Strongest AM radio stations in Elk:
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WNBI (980 AM; 1 kW; PARK FALLS, WI)
  • WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, 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)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elk:
  • WCQM (98.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, LLC)
  • WHBM-FM (90.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)

TV broadcast stations around Elk:
  • WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)

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