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Fairchild, WI map Population (year 2000): 564. Estimated population in July 2006: 491 (-12.9% change)
 

Males: 282  (50.0%)
Females: 282  (50.0%)

Eau Claire County

Median resident age:  37.4 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 54741.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,900 (it was $23,625 in 2000)
Fairchild  $24,900
Wisconsin:  $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $60,900 (it was $43,900 in 2000)
Fairchild  $60,900
Wisconsin:  $152,600

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Races in Fairchild:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)

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Ancestries: German (42.9%), Norwegian (22.2%), Irish (7.3%), Polish (6.2%), English (5.9%), Italian (3.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1880

Elevation: 1080 feet

Land area: 1.46 square miles.

Population density: 339 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Fairchild

  • High school or higher: 60.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
  • Unemployed: 14.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fairchild village

  • Never married: 18.8%
  • Now married: 57.5%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 10.7%
  • Divorced: 11.6%

7 residents are foreign born

This village:  1.2%
Wisconsin:  3.6%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Fairchild, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Fairchild to the number of sex offenders is 99 to 1.

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

Fairchild:  1.5% ($643)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (39.5 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (150.1 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (295.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Cleveland, WI (1.8 miles ), Mentor, WI (6.2 miles ), Bridge Creek, WI (9.5 miles ), Garden Valley, WI (9.7 miles ), Foster, WI (10.4 miles) , Garfield, WI (11.0 miles ), Alma Center, WI (11.6 miles ), Augusta, WI (12.5 miles ).

Latitude: 44.60 N, Longitude: 90.96 W


39 people in nursing homes

Area code: 715

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Population change in the 1990s: +45 (+8.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Transportation equipment (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (22%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Assemblers and fabricators (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)


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Fairchild-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 13% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.4 miles away from the Fairchild village center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/26/1959, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.5 miles away from the village center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Fairchild:
  • OSSEO AREA MEDICAL CTR (about 19 miles; OSSEO, WI)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 21 miles; NEILLSVILLE, WI)
  • LUTHER HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fairchild:
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 41 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
  • LA CROSSE MUNI (about 55 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID: LSE)
  • VOLK FIELD (about 68 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID: VOK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairchild:
  • BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA (about 26 miles; BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI; ID: BCK)
  • BLAIR (about 29 miles; BLAIR, WI; ID: 5E6)
  • NEILLSVILLE MUNI (about 32 miles; NEILLSVILLE, WI; ID: VIQ)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fairchild:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 39 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 39 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 50 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 53 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
  • WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 6,568)
  • SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 65 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 70 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
Public elementary/middle school in Fairchild:
Library in Fairchild:
  • FAIRCHILD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $4,309; Location: 200 HURON ST.; 10,917 books; 200 audio materials; 199 video materials; 28 serial subscriptions)

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Reservoirs: Fairchild Pond (A), Fairchild Pond 12 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

FAIRCHILD WATERWORKS (Population served: 504, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JAN-19-2000 and FEB-24-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-24-2000)
R & R SPORTS BAR (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This village:  64.8%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  7.1%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  18.0%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  7.2%
Whole state:  3.7%

Fairchild compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Fairchild (2007 data):
  • Mid-Wisconsin Bank: Fairchild Branch at 111 North Front Street, branch established on 1968-12-31. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $456.9 mil, Deposits: $347.4 mil, headquarters in Medford, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Mid-Wisconsin Financial Services, Inc.



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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
Local Libraries 0$0 1$40
Streets and Highways 2$4,884$29,3040$0
Solid Waste Management 0$0 1$248
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,568$30,8161$145
Other Government Administration 0$0 9$1,450
Financial Administration 0$0 2$400
Totals for Government 3$7,452$29,80814$2,283


Fairchild government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $84,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $66,000
    Parks & Recreation: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $128,000
    Regular Highways: $97,000
    Police Protection: $45,000
    Fire Protection: $40,000
    Water Utilities: $38,000
    Financial Administration: $16,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000
    Libraries: $7,000
    General - Other: $7,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,000
    Health Services - Other: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $32,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $528,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $504,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $24,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $11,000
    Interest Earnings: $9,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $456,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $33,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $234,000
    Highways: $26,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $28,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $106,000

8.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,824 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.20%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($133 average AGI)
Eau Claire County:  0.10%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Chippewa County, WI  1.52% ($29,099 average AGI)
from Dunn County, WI  0.61% ($29,887)
from Trempealeau County, WI  0.33% ($35,958)


7.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,958 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.91%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($133 average AGI)
Eau Claire County:  0.05%
Wisconsin average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Chippewa County, WI  1.50% ($35,358 average AGI)
to Dunn County, WI  0.49% ($32,808)
to Hennepin County, MN  0.44% ($30,597)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fairchild:
  • WCCN (1370 AM; 5 kW; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WEAQ (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WOGO (680 AM; 3 kW; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
  • WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • WKLJ (1290 AM; 5 kW; SPARTA, WI; Owner: SPARTA-TOMAH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))

Strongest FM radio stations in Fairchild:
  • WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WCCN-FM (107.5 FM; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN B/CG INC.)
  • WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
  • WWIS-FM (99.7 FM; BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: WWIS RADIO, INC.)
  • WHTL-FM (102.3 FM; WHITEHALL, WI; Owner: THE WHTL GROUP, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Fairchild:
  • WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
  • WQOW-TV (Channel 18; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)

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