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Fond du Lac County

Population in July 2007: 352. Population change since 2000: 0.0%
 

Males: 176  (50.0%)
Females: 176  (50.0%)

Median resident age:  37.6 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 53931.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,417 (it was $42,292 in 2000)
Fairwater:  $46,417
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $101,805 (it was $73,100 in 2000)
Fairwater:  $101,805
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $121,464; Detached houses: $121,941; Mobile homes: $75,000

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Races in Fairwater:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Fairwater: 75.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (56.6%), Dutch (10.6%), Polish (5.7%), English (5.1%), French (3.4%), United States (3.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1921

Elevation: 970 feet

Land area: 0.74 square miles.

Population density: 474 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fairwater

  • High school or higher: 78.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fairwater village

  • Never married: 21.7%
  • Now married: 71.3%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 2.2%

2 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.6%
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:

Fairwater:  1.4% ($1,052)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Oshkosh, WI (25.2 miles , pop. 62,916).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (53.1 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (144.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Metomen, WI (1.6 miles ), Alto, WI (2.0 miles ), Brandon, WI (2.1 miles ), Mackford, WI (2.3 miles ), Green Lake, WI (2.4 miles ), Markesan, WI (2.5 miles ), Ripon, WI (2.7 miles ), Green Lake, WI (2.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $110,200
  • 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $93,100
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $153,300
  • 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $111,000
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $133,000
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $146,000
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $110,000
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $237,500
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $95,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 43.74 N, Longitude: 88.87 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 920

Fairwater household income distribution Fairwater home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +49 (+16.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Printing and related support activities (13%)
  • Truck transportation (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Finance and insurance (14%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Food (10%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Personal and laundry services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Customer service representatives (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)



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Fairwater-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 131% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/18/1996, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 12.8 miles away from the Fairwater village center injured 12 people and caused $40 million in damages.

On 4/21/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 2.0 miles away from the village center injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Fairwater:
  • RIPON MEDICAL CTR (about 8 miles; RIPON, WI)
  • BERLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BERLIN, WI)
  • BEAVER DAM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC (about 19 miles; BEAVER DAM, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Fairwater, WI

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fairwater:
  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 18 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,037)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 27 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 48 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 50 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 54 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 55 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
  • WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 55 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 3,465)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Fairwater that have no violations reported:
  • FAIRWATER WATERWORKS (Population served: 302, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This village:  75.5%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  2.2%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  3.6%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  0.0%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fairwater, WI



Fairwater compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Fairwater travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Fond du Lac County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (93%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Religon statistics for Fairwater

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Church of ChristLutheran Church
Adherents53.1%11.9%8.4%6.3%4.8%
Congregations29.6%12.2%8.2%8.2%4.1%
NameUnited Methodist ChurchSalvation ArmyReformed Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents3.9%2.5%2.0%1.1%6.2%
Congregations10.2%1.0%2.0%1.0%23.5%
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.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0$0 2$979
Water Supply 1$2,936$35,2320$0
Totals for Government 1$2,936$35,2322$979



Fairwater government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $31,000
    All Other: $3,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $14,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $81,000
    Sewerage: $53,000
    Fire Protection: $24,000
    Central Staff Services: $19,000
    Parks & Recreation: $19,000
    Solid Waste Management: $15,000
    Police Protection: $13,000
    Regular Highways: $10,000
    General - Other: $10,000
    Health Services - Other: $8,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $319,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $18,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $301,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $12,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $18,000
    Other, NEC: $6,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $12,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $269,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $57,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $82,000
    Highways: $7,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $68,000
    NEC: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $45,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $19,000

5.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,493 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.13%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($127 average AGI)
Fond du Lac County:  0.04%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Winnebago County, WI  0.60% ($33,284 average AGI)
from Dodge County, WI  0.60% ($32,273)
from Washington County, WI  0.49% ($52,343)


5.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,079 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.43%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($47 average AGI)
Fond du Lac County:  0.02%
Wisconsin average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Winnebago County, WI  0.74% ($34,054 average AGI)
to Dodge County, WI  0.48% ($33,624)
to Milwaukee County, WI  0.39% ($29,151)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fairwater:
  • WRPN (1600 AM; 5 kW; RIPON, WI)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WFDL (1170 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WAUPUN, WI; Owner: RADIO PLUS, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fairwater:
  • WPKR (99.5 FM; OMRO, WI; Owner: MIDWEST DIMENSIONS, INC.)
  • WTCX (96.1 FM; RIPON, WI; Owner: RADIO B/C LTD PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBJZ (104.7 FM; BERLIN, WI; Owner: CAXAMBAS CORPORATION)
  • WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WFDL-FM (97.7 FM; LOMIRA, WI; Owner: RADIO PLUS OF FOND DU LAC, INC.)
  • WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WXRO (95.3 FM; BEAVER DAM, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WVBO (103.9 FM; WINNECONNE, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WAUH (102.3 FM; WAUTOMA, WI; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING LLC)
  • K221DH (92.1 FM; RIPON, WI; Owner: RIPON BAPTIST CHURCH, INC.)
  • WRPN-FM (90.1 FM; RIPON, WI; Owner: THE BD. OF TRUSTEES OF RIPON COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Fairwater:
  • WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
  • WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W23BL (Channel 23; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: KC9JBP, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01133425
    Grant Date: 03/27/2006, Expiration Date: 03/27/2016, Cancelation Date: 03/20/2009, Certifier: Anthony M Hoeck
    Registrant: Anthony M Hoeck, Fairwater, WI 53931-0208
  • Call Sign: K9RTA, Previous Call Sign: KC9JBP, Licensee ID: L01133425
    Grant Date: 03/20/2009, Expiration Date: 03/20/2019, Certifier: Anthony M Hoeck
    Registrant: Anthony M Hoeck, Fairwater, WI 53931-0208



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$69,860
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
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See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0417.00

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