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Florence County

Population in July 2007: 142. Population change since 2000: -5.9%
 

Males: 77  (54.2%)
Females: 65  (45.8%)
Median resident age:  46.4 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,500 (it was $37,708 in 2000)
Fern  $40,500
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $139,700 (it was $95,000 in 2000)
Fern  $139,700
Wisconsin:  $168,800

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Races in Fern:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Fern: 75.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (39.2%), Polish (17.6%), Swedish (9.2%), French Canadian (7.8%), Italian (7.8%), Norwegian (7.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1380 feet

Land area: 34.0 square miles.

Population density: 4.2 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Fern

  • High school or higher: 88.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fern town

  • Never married: 15.0%
  • Now married: 63.0%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 9.4%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
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:

Fern:  1.1% ($1,077)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (96.0 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (196.2 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (281.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Commonwealth, WI (5.2 miles ), Florence, WI (6.2 miles ), Homestead, WI (8.3 miles ), Alpha, MI (12.8 miles) , Fence, WI (13.4 miles ), Goodman, WI (15.9 miles ), Crystal Falls, MI (16.3 miles ), Armstrong Creek, WI (16.4 miles ).

Latitude: 45.86 N, Longitude: 88.35 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +40 (+35.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Wood products (13%)
  • Paper (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (26%)
  • Finance and insurance (15%)
  • Wood products (10%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Construction (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (16%)
  • Electricians (13%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Financial managers (6%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Accountants and auditors (13%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (13%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)


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Fern-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 62% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/4/1986, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 25.6 miles away from the Fern town center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/11/1987, a category 3 tornado 33.5 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Fern:
  • IRON COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; IRON RIVER, MI)
  • DICKINSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI)
  • BELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 60 miles; ISHPEMING, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fern:
  • FORD (about 18 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI; ID: IMT)
  • MENOMINEE-MARINETTE TWIN COUNTY (about 72 miles; MENOMINEE, MI; ID: MNM)
  • SAWYER INTERNATIONAL (about 75 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; ID: SAW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fern:
  • IRON COUNTY (about 12 miles; CRYSTAL FALLS, MI; ID: 50D)
  • STAMBAUGH (about 25 miles; STAMBAUGH, MI; ID: Y73)
  • LAKEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB (about 41 miles; LAKEWOOD, WI; ID: 6M5)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fern:
  • NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,374)
  • MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; FT enrollment: 5,779)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 96 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 100 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 101 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 105 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 118 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)

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Lakes and reservoirs: Price Lake (A), Seidel Lake (B), Sea Lion Lake (C), Bessie Babbet Lake (D), Loon Lake (E), Grass Lake (F), Jutra Lake (G), Halls Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Patten Creek (A), Popple River (B), Meyers Creek (C), Seidel Creek (D), Woods Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.1 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  67.6%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.8%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  10.1%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.2%
Whole state:  3.7%

Fern 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 rooms per house below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Florence County Wisconsin:




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7.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($52,119 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.08%
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 Dickinson County, MI  1.99% ($58,921 average AGI)
from Brown County, WI  0.79% ($18,933)


6.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,454 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.83%
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 Dickinson County, MI  2.05% ($38,103 average AGI)
to Marinette County, WI  0.68% ($31,000)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fern:
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMIQ (1450 AM; 1 kW; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WIKB (1230 AM; 1 kW; IRON RIVER, MI; Owner: NORTHLAND ADVERTISING, INC.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WZAM (970 AM; 5 kW; ISHPEMING, MI)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fern:
  • WOBE (100.7 FM; CRYSTAL FALLS, MI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF IRON MOUNTAIN, INC.)
  • WMVM (91.3 FM; GOODMAN, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
  • WHTO (106.7 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: TODD STUART NOORDYK)
  • WJNR-FM (101.5 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF IRON MOUNTAIN, INC.)
  • WVCM (91.5 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: VCY AMERICA INC.)
  • W244AW (96.7 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: FAMILY ED BC CORP OF DOOR CNTY WI)
  • WIMK (93.1 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WEUL (98.1 FM; KINGSFORD, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
  • WIKB-FM (99.1 FM; IRON RIVER, MI; Owner: NORTHLAND ADVERTISING, INC.)
  • WZNL (94.3 FM; NORWAY, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Fern:
  • W54AR (Channel 54; FENCE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • KTTM (Channel 12; HURON, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)




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