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Sauk County

Population in July 2008: 1,419. Population change since 2000: +0.6%
 

Males: 748  (52.8%)
Females: 671  (47.2%)

Median resident age:  41.8 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $65,136 (it was $54,375 in 2000)
Excelsior:  $65,136
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $30,508
Excelsior:  $30,508
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $218,213 (it was $137,000 in 2000)
Excelsior:  $218,213
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $263,108; Detached houses: $266,994; Townhouses or other attached units: $271,413; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $825,912; Mobile homes: $62,941

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Races in Excelsior:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Excelsior: 81.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (50.2%), English (12.6%), Irish (12.6%), United States (8.4%), Norwegian (6.5%), Polish (5.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 690 feet

Land area: 33.9 square miles.

Population density: 42 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Excelsior

  • High school or higher: 85.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
  • Unemployed: 2.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Excelsior town

  • Never married: 17.5%
  • Now married: 70.7%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 3.6%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

7 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:

Excelsior:  1.2% ($1,576)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI (39.2 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (161.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Rock Springs, WI (1.5 miles ), North Freedom, WI (1.9 miles ), Freedom, WI (2.3 miles ), Reedsburg, WI (2.4 miles ), Dellona, WI (2.4 miles ), West Baraboo, WI (2.6 miles ), Delton, WI (2.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings

Latitude: 43.51 N, Longitude: 89.90 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 608

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Population change in the 1990s: +210 (+17.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)



Average climate in Excelsior, Wisconsin

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Excelsior-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 120% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1984, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.6 miles away from the Excelsior town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/19/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.8 miles away from the town center killed one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Excelsior:
  • ST CLARE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (about 5 miles; BARABOO, WI)
  • REEDSBURG AREA MEDICAL CTR 179 (about 6 miles; REEDSBURG, WI)
  • SAUK PRAIRIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; PRAIRIE DU SAC, WI)

Amtrak station near Excelsior:
  • 11 miles: WISCONSIN DELLS (LACROSSE ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Excelsior:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 39 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 37,607)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 39 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 41 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 61 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 67 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 70 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 71 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)

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Cemeteries: Saint Johns Cemetery (1), Pleasant Valley Cemetery (2), Pine Hill Cemetery (3), Butterfield Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Lake Virginia 2 (A), Huey Duck Lake 1 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Park in Excelsior: Wiedman Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  81.2%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.5%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.3%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  1.2%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Excelsior, WI



Excelsior compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Sauk County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (63%)
  • Utility gas (13%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
  • Wood (8%)
  • Electricity (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Excelsior

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodLutheran Church
Adherents48.9%16.2%9.3%7.9%5.9%
Congregations11.7%10.4%18.2%10.4%7.8%
NameUnited Church of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)Church of the NazareneAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents2.2%1.9%1.7%1.0%5.1%
Congregations2.6%3.9%2.6%2.6%29.9%
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.


6.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,230 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.79%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($217 average AGI)
Sauk County:  0.12%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Dane County, WI  1.38% ($41,144 average AGI)
from Columbia County, WI  0.89% ($36,736)
from Juneau County, WI  0.53% ($27,785)


6.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,785 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.60%
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 Dane County, WI  1.54% ($35,662 average AGI)
to Columbia County, WI  0.72% ($35,185)
to Juneau County, WI  0.49% ($29,900)


Strongest AM radio stations in Excelsior:
  • WRDB (1400 AM; 1 kW; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WIBU (900 AM; 1 kW; WISCONSIN DELLS, WI; Owner: MAGNUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRPQ (740 AM; 0 kW; BARABOO, WI; Owner: BARABOO BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Excelsior:
  • WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WNFM (104.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WBDL (102.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WNNO-FM (106.9 FM; WISCONSIN DELLS, WI; Owner: MAGNUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVCX (98.9 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • WRJC-FM (92.1 FM; MAUSTON, WI; Owner: WRJC, INCORPORATED)
  • WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBKY (95.9 FM; PORTAGE, WI; Owner: MAGNUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDDC (100.1 FM; PORTAGE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W290AL (105.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Excelsior:
  • WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
  • WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W58CO (Channel 58; SAULT STE. MARIE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 9
Total length: 30 meters (98ft)
Total average daily traffic: 15,534
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,056

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