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Population in July 2008: 992. Population change since 2000: +0.9%
 

Males: 502  (50.7%)
Females: 490  (49.3%)

Median resident age:  39.1 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 54629.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,763 (it was $31,524 in 2000)
Fountain City:  $37,763
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,246
Fountain City:  $24,246
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $124,079 (it was $77,900 in 2000)
Fountain City:  $124,079
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $139,222; Detached houses: $149,041; Townhouses or other attached units: $142,944; In 2-unit structures: $129,557; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $273,764; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $186,696; Mobile homes: $28,333

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Races in Fountain City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Fountain City: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (48.2%), Polish (16.8%), Norwegian (13.6%), Swiss (8.2%), Irish (5.7%), English (4.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1889

Elevation: 663 feet

Land area: 4.46 square miles.

Population density: 223 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Fountain City

  • High school or higher: 81.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 1.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fountain City city

  • Never married: 22.2%
  • Now married: 60.5%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

4 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.4%
Wisconsin:  3.6%


According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Fountain City, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Fountain City to the number of sex offenders is 165 to 1.

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

Fountain City:  1.6% ($1,277)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: La Crosse, WI (32.0 miles , pop. 51,818).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (89.9 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (257.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Minnesota City, MN (1.7 miles ), Milton, WI (2.0 miles ), Goodview, MN (2.0 miles ), Rollingstone, MN (2.4 miles ), Buffalo, WI (2.5 miles ), Winona, MN (2.5 miles ), Cross, WI (2.6 miles ), Stockton, MN (2.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $82,700
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $107,000
  • 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $107,000
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $72,500
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $187,300
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $86,000
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $86,000
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $178,000
  • 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $178,000
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $178,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 44.12 N, Longitude: 91.71 W

Area code: 608

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Population change in the 1990s: -199 (-16.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Food (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (14%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Computer and electronic products (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)



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Fountain City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 67% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/26/1959, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.8 miles away from the Fountain City city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 9/16/1962, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 38.3 miles away from the city center injured 34 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Fountain City:
  • COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; WINONA, MN)
  • FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR-ARCADIA HOSP (about 15 miles; ARCADIA, WI)
  • ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; WABASHA, MN)

Political contributions by individuals in Fountain City, WI

Amtrak station near Fountain City:
  • 7 miles: WINONA (65 E. MARK ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fountain City:
  • WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,568)
  • SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 7 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 35 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
  • ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 37 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 47 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
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Public elementary/middle school in Fountain City:
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Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Fountain City Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

MARY MOES (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Fountain City that have no violations reported:
  • FOUNTAIN CITY WATERWORKS (Population served: 983, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  54.5%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.5%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  6.8%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  1.4%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fountain City, WI


44 people in nursing homes


Fountain City compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly 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.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.


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Banks with branches in Fountain City (2009 data):
  • Alliance Bank: Bluff Siding Branch at W418 Bluff Siding Road, branch established on 1984-10-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $135.2 mil, Deposits: $118.8 mil, headquarters in Mondovi, WI, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Gebsco, Inc.
  • Waumandee State Bank: Fountain City Branch at 46 South Main Street, branch established on 1906-08-11. Info updated 2008-09-11: Bank assets: $127.1 mil, Deposits: $112.9 mil, headquarters in Waumandee, WI, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Waumandee Bancshares, Ltd.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Buffalo County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
  • Electricity (20%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Utility gas (2%)


Religion statistics for Fountain City

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist Church
Adherents34.8%29.1%9.8%9.8%5.2%
Congregations10.8%21.6%13.5%10.8%10.8%
NameUnited Church of ChristNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsOld Order AmishBaptist General ConferenceOther religions
Adherents4.7%2.7%2.6%0.6%0.7%
Congregations8.1%5.4%10.8%2.7%5.4%
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 1$937
Other Government Administration 0$0 2$1,459
Police Protection - Officers 1$3,179$38,1480$0
Streets and Highways 0$0 3$5,852
Solid Waste Management 0$0 2$153
Sewerage 0$0 3$1,709
Water Supply 0$0 1$308
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$66
Totals for Government 1$3,179$38,14813$10,484



Fountain City government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $87,000
    Solid Waste Management: $27,000
    Parks & Recreation: $16,000
    All Other: $5,000
    Regular Highways: $2,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $0
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $391,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $126,000
    Sewerage: $126,000
    Police Protection: $90,000
    General - Other: $56,000
    Parks & Recreation: $36,000
    Central Staff Services: $35,000
    Water Utilities: $31,000
    Solid Waste Management: $27,000
    Fire Protection: $26,000
    Financial Administration: $9,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $0
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $0
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $575,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $565,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $0
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $34,000
    Interest Earnings: $24,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $20,000
    Central Staff: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,126,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $24,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $125,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $234,000
    Highways: $42,000
    All Other: $40,000
  • Tax - Property: $102,000
    NEC: $13,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $179,000

5.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,363 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.62%
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 Trempealeau County, WI  0.72% ($35,500 average AGI)
from Eau Claire County, WI  0.66% ($24,919)
from Winona County, MN  0.64% ($30,944)


6.87% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,560 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.87%
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 Eau Claire County, WI  1.27% ($27,444 average AGI)
to Winona County, MN  0.97% ($30,764)
to Trempealeau County, WI  0.79% ($32,022)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fountain City:
  • KAGE (1380 AM; 4 kW; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
  • KWNO (1230 AM; 1 kW; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KOLM (1520 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: OLMSTED COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • WIZM (1410 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KWEB (1270 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fountain City:
  • KAGE-FM (95.3 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
  • KQAL (89.5 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • K203BR (88.5 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: FAITH SOUND, INC.)
  • KHME (101.1 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
  • K280EI (103.9 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: MARATHON MEDIA GROUP, L.L.C.)
  • WHLA (90.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WLSU (88.9 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: BD.OF REGENTS, UNIV.OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • WFBZ (105.5 FM; TREMPEALEAU, WI; Owner: S & S BROADCASTING)
  • KNXR (97.5 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: UNITED AUDIO CORPORATION)
  • KXLC (91.1 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KWNO-FM (99.3 FM; RUSHFORD, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC)
  • WIZM-FM (93.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • KLSE-FM (91.7 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • KZSE (90.7 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KROC-FM (106.9 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KQEG (102.7 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: WHITE EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KLCX (107.7 FM; ST. CHARLES, MN; Owner: ST. CHARLES BROADCASTING CO. LLC)
  • KMFX-FM (102.5 FM; LAKE CITY, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KQYB (98.3 FM; SPRING GROVE, MN; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fountain City:
  • WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)
  • K38CL (Channel 38; WINONA, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • K62EV (Channel 62; WINONA, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WXOW-TV (Channel 19; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KXLT-TV (Channel 47; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SHOCKLEY BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KTTC (Channel 10; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WLAX (Channel 25; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA, INC.)
  • WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WHLA-TV (Channel 31; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
  • KQEG-CA (Channel 50; La CRESCENT, MN; Owner: WHITE EAGLE PARTNERSHIP)
  • K56HW (Channel 56; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W44BF (Channel 44; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: TV-45, INC.)


Fountain City fatal accident list:
Aug 19, 1992 08:45 AM, 35, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
May 25, 1977 05:20 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total costs: $429,000
Total average daily traffic: 16,810
Total average daily truck traffic: 966
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 23,840

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6
  • Call Sign: N9MFH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00373189
    Grant Date: 06/28/2001, Expiration Date: 08/06/2011
    Registrant: Steven C Prussing, 930 Fountain St, Fountain City, WI 54629
  • Call Sign: WA9VAD, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 03/29/1988, Expiration Date: 03/29/1998, Cancelation Date: 03/30/2000
    Registrant: William J Sendelbach, R 2 Box 148a5, Fountain City, WI 54629
  • Call Sign: KB9YZW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00333742
    Grant Date: 03/08/2001, Expiration Date: 03/08/2011, Certifier: Timothy K Bossert
    Registrant: Timothy K Bossert, S 2948 Prairie St, Fountain City, WI 54629
  • Call Sign: KC9AVN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00443136
    Grant Date: 01/03/2002, Expiration Date: 01/03/2012, Certifier: Neil D Bittner
    Registrant: Neil D Bittner, W130 Piepers Valley Rd, Fountain City, WI 54629
  • Call Sign: KC9FDJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00778131
    Grant Date: 12/08/2003, Expiration Date: 12/08/2013, Certifier: Mark J Degallier
    Registrant: Mark J Degallier, 312 S Main St, Fountain City, WI 54629
  • Call Sign: KC9FVV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00847867
    Grant Date: 04/16/2004, Expiration Date: 04/16/2014, Certifier: Cody A Menting
    Registrant: Cody A Menting, S2940 Indian Creek Rd, Fountain City, WI 54629


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 3

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