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Ephraim, WI map Population (year 2000): 353. Estimated population in July 2006: 325 (-7.9% change)
 

Males: 163  (46.2%)
Females: 190  (53.8%)

Door County

Median resident age:  52.8 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 54211.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $53,400 (it was $52,500 in 2000)
Ephraim  $53,400
Wisconsin:  $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $293,400 (it was $225,000 in 2000)
Ephraim  $293,400
Wisconsin:  $152,600

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Races in Ephraim:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

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Ancestries: German (39.4%), English (16.1%), Norwegian (12.7%), Swedish (11.3%), Irish (10.8%), French (5.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1919

Elevation: 600 feet

Land area: 3.90 square miles.

Population density: 85 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ephraim

  • High school or higher: 96.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 18.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ephraim village

  • Never married: 15.1%
  • Now married: 71.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 5.6%

7 residents are foreign born

This village:  2.0%
Wisconsin:  3.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

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

Ephraim:  1.1% ($2,565)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (73.1 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (155.2 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (232.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Sister Bay, WI (3.9 miles ), Gibraltar, WI (5.7 miles ), Baileys Harbor, WI (7.2 miles ), Liberty Grove, WI (8.4 miles ), Egg Harbor, WI (11.4 miles ), Jacksonport, WI (12.8 miles ), Egg Harbor, WI (14.1 miles ), Sevastopol, WI (20.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $234,900
  • 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $309,300
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $346,000
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $240,000
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $447,500
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $333,800
  • 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $396,900
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $165,000
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $387,500

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Latitude: 45.16 N, Longitude: 87.17 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 920

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Population change in the 1990s: +93 (+35.8%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Accommodation and food services (31%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (15%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (31%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (23%)
  • Art and design workers (14%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (16%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


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Ephraim-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/19/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 32.1 miles away from the Ephraim village center killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 8/23/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.3 miles away from the village center injured 2 people and caused $5 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Ephraim:
  • DOOR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 144 (about 21 miles; STURGEON BAY, WI)
  • BAY AREA MEDICAL CENTER MARINETTE (about 39 miles; MARINETTE, WI)
  • ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (about 49 miles; ESCANABA, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ephraim:
  • MENOMINEE-MARINETTE TWIN COUNTY (about 33 miles; MENOMINEE, MI; ID: MNM)
  • DELTA COUNTY (about 39 miles; ESCANABA, MI; ID: ESC)
  • FORD (about 79 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI; ID: IMT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ephraim:
  • EPHRAIM-FISH CREEK (about 2 miles; EPHRAIM, WI; ID: 3D2)
  • WASHINGTON ISLAND (about 24 miles; WASHINGTON ISLAND, WI; ID: 2P2)
  • DOOR COUNTY CHERRYLAND (about 28 miles; STURGEON BAY, WI; ID: SUE)

Local government website: WWW.EPHRAIM-WISCONSIN.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ephraim:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 70 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,794)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 74 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 76 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; FT enrollment: 7,374)
  • LAKELAND COLLEGE (about 104 miles; SHEBOYGAN, WI; FT enrollment: 2,103)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 104 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 117 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; FT enrollment: 2,343)

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Notable locations in Ephraim: Ephraim Yacht Harbor, Incorporated (A), Penninsula Golf Club (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Creek: Hidden Springs Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Ephraim Foundation Inc (Museums; 3060 Anderson Lane), Anderson Store Museum (3081 Anderson Ln), Pioneer Schoolhouse (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 9998 Moravia St).

Hotels: Bay Breeze Resort (9844 Water), Lodgings at Pioneer Lane (9998 Pioneer Lane), Ephraim Shores Motel & Restaurant (10018 Highway 42), Evergreen Beach Water Front Resort (9944 Water Street), Hillside Inn of Ephraim (9980 Water Street), Ephraim Inn (9994 Pioneer Lane), Ephraim Guest House (38 North Cedar), Ephraim Motel (10407 Water).

 

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

PIONEER ACRES COTTAGES (Population served: 110, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
PINE GROVE MOTEL (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This village:  2.2 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  69.6%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  4.3%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  5.2%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  0.0%
Whole state:  3.7%

Ephraim compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median house value above 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 below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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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 3$9,511$38,0442$100
Other and Unallocable 2$6,283$37,6982$1,718
Other Government Administration 2$6,598$39,5880$0
Financial Administration 0$0 1$914
Firefighters 0$0 10$1,499
Totals for Government 7$22,392$38,38615$4,231


Ephraim government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $315,000
    Parks & Recreation: $65,000
    All Other: $61,000
  • Construction - Parks & Recreation: $287,000
    Regular Highways: $24,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $390,000
    Central Staff Services: $152,000
    General Public Buildings: $145,000
    Fire Protection: $64,000
    Regular Highways: $61,000
    Financial Administration: $42,000
    Parks & Recreation: $40,000
    Solid Waste Management: $24,000
    Health Services - Other: $11,000
    Air Transportation: $10,000
    General - Other: $8,000
    Police Protection: $7,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $102,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $24,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $1,040,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $980,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,140,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,723,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,040,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $397,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $133,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $18,000
    Rents: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $322,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $88,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $88,000
    Highways: $24,000
    All Other: $6,000
  • Tax - Property: $859,000
    NEC: $11,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $330,000

5.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($72,433 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 Brown County, WI  0.78% ($53,894 average AGI)
from Kewaunee County, WI  0.51% ($38,000)
from Milwaukee County, WI  0.27% ($90,656)


5.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,211 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.56%
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 Brown County, WI  1.12% ($30,191 average AGI)
to Kewaunee County, WI  0.52% ($27,889)
to Milwaukee County, WI  0.35% ($30,286)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ephraim:
  • WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WDOR (910 AM; 1 kW; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: DOOR COUNTY BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ephraim:
  • WHDI (91.9 FM; SISTER BAY, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WHND (89.7 FM; SISTER BAY, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WPFF (90.5 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: FAMILY ED BC CORP OF DOOR COUNTY WI)
  • WDOR-FM (93.9 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: DOOR COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WSRG (97.7 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: MAGNUM BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRGX (88.5 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: FAMILY ED B/C CORP OF DOOR COUNTY WI)

TV broadcast stations around Ephraim:
  • W55AO (Channel 55; SISTER BAY, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WJMN-TV (Channel 3; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • W22BW (Channel 22; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)

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