Freeman, Wisconsin

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Population in July 2008: 739. Population change since 2000: +2.8%

Males: 376	(50.9%)
Females: 363	(49.1%)

Median resident age:	44.4 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,536 (it was $30,500 in 2000)

Freeman:	$36,536
Wisconsin:	$50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,891

Freeman:	$21,891
Wisconsin:	$25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $128,538 (it was $80,700 in 2000)

Freeman:	$128,538
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $171,165; Detached houses: $207,463; Townhouses or other attached units: $79,614; In 2-unit structures: $71,515; Mobile homes: $42,227

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Races in Freeman:

White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Freeman: 80.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Norwegian (36.3%), German (25.3%), English (9.5%), Irish (9.0%), United States (3.2%), Swedish (3.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1500 feet

Land area: 68.2 square miles.

Population density: 11 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Freeman

High school or higher: 74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
Unemployed: 2.3%
Mean travel time to work: 33.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Freeman town

Never married: 22.0%
Now married: 62.6%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 9.0%
Divorced: 5.5%

11 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.5%
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:

Freeman:	1.2% ($991)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: La Crosse, WI (32.4 miles , pop. 51,818).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (86.6 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (202.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Ferryville, WI (1.3 miles) , Mount Sterling, WI (2.8 miles ), Utica, WI (2.8 miles ), Lansing, IA (2.8 miles ), Lynxville, WI (2.8 miles) , Seneca, WI (2.8 miles ), De Soto, WI (2.8 miles ), Wheatland, WI (2.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $180,000
1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $50,000
1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $50,000
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $41,300
2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $49,200
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $40,000
2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $81,900
2004: 12 buildings, average cost: $66,700
2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $150,000
2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $50,000
2007: 12 buildings, average cost: $157,400
2008: 7 buildings, average cost: $140,300

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Latitude: 43.36 N, Longitude: 91.07 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +28 (+4.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
Construction (7%)
Machinery (4%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Health care (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (12%)
Health care (9%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (23%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (4%)

Average climate in Freeman, Wisconsin

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Freeman, Wisconsin average precipitation

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Freeman-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 96% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1954, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.6 miles away from the Freeman town center .

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 32.8 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Freeman:

VERNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 148 (about 13 miles; VIROQUA, WI)
VETERANS MEMORIAL (about 22 miles; WAUKON, IA)
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Freeman:

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 35 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)
LUTHER COLLEGE (about 37 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)
WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 39 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 43 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 52 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 6,568)

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Churches in Freeman include: West Prairie Church (A), Freeman Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Rush Creek Cemetery (1), Lawrence Ridge Cemetery (2), Eitsert Cemetery (3), Ferryville Cemetery (4), Freeman Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Chain of Lakes (A), Columbus Lake (B), Winneshiek Bottoms (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Buck Creek (A), Rush Creek (B), Upper Copper Creek (C), Sugar Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Freeman include: Sugar Creek Bluff State Natural Area (1), Rush Creek State Natural Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	69.1%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	7.6%
Whole state:	5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	16.3%
Whole state:	8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	2.0%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Freeman, WI

Freeman compared to Wisconsin state average:

Median house value below 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 significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Crawford County Wisconsin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%) Electricity (17%) Wood (17%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%) Utility gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Freeman

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Free Church of America
Adherents	57.5%	21.5%	8.0%	2.2%	1.8%
Congregations	19.4%	19.4%	22.2%	5.6%	2.8%

Name	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	1.4%	1.4%	1.2%	1.1%	3.9%
Congregations	2.8%	2.8%	2.8%	2.8%	19.4%

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.

6.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,751 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.25%
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 Grant County, WI	1.23% ($26,388 average AGI)
from Clayton County, IA	0.59% ($22,079)
from Dane County, WI	0.45% ($54,310)

6.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,952 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.43%
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 Grant County, WI	1.08% ($28,229 average AGI)
to La Crosse County, WI	0.63% ($29,073)
to Clayton County, IA	0.54% ($28,686)

Strongest AM radio stations in Freeman:

WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
KNEI (1140 AM; 2 kW; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
WVRQ (1360 AM; 1 kW; VIROQUA, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WIZM (1410 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
WPRE (980 AM; 1 kW; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKLJ (1290 AM; 5 kW; SPARTA, WI; Owner: SPARTA-TOMAH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Freeman:

KNEI-FM (103.5 FM; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
WIZM-FM (93.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
KQEG (102.7 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: WHITE EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WQPC (94.3 FM; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
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)
WRQT (95.7 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
WVRQ-FM (102.3 FM; VIROQUA, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KXLC (91.1 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KCLH (94.7 FM; CALEDONIA, MN; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
WLXR-FM (104.9 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY B/CASTERS, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Freeman:

K41AD (Channel 41; LANSING, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
WXOW-TV (Channel 19; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)
WLAX (Channel 25; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA, INC.)
WHLA-TV (Channel 31; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 22
Total length: 116 meters (381ft)
Total costs: $17,441,000
Total average daily traffic: 20,335
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,317
Total future (year 2022) average daily traffic: 27,726

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1930-1939: 3
1940-1949: 0
1950-1959: 6
1960-1969: 0
1970-1979: 0
1980-1989: 4
1990-1999: 7
2000-2009: 2

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Freeman, WI

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