Gale, Wisconsin

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Population in July 2008: 1,511. Population change since 2000: +6.0%

Males: 768	(50.8%)
Females: 743	(49.2%)

Median resident age:	40.3 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,492 (it was $45,489 in 2000)

Gale:	$54,492
Wisconsin:	$50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,943

Gale:	$26,943
Wisconsin:	$25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $180,463 (it was $113,300 in 2000)

Gale:	$180,463
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $220,196; Detached houses: $229,992; Townhouses or other attached units: $271,413; In 2-unit structures: $221,924; Mobile homes: $61,220

Gale, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Gale:

White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Gale: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: Norwegian (43.8%), German (40.2%), Irish (12.3%), English (7.6%), Polish (7.4%), Swedish (2.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 712 feet

Land area: 60.5 square miles.

Population density: 25 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Gale

High school or higher: 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
Unemployed: 2.8%
Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gale town

Never married: 18.2%
Now married: 65.8%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 6.9%
Divorced: 8.5%

9 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.6%
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:

Gale:	1.4% ($1,599)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: La Crosse, WI (21.1 miles , pop. 51,818).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (106.2 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (241.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Galesville, WI (1.7 miles ), Ettrick, WI (2.1 miles ), Caledonia, WI (2.6 miles ), Trempealeau, WI (2.9 miles ), Holland, WI (2.9 miles ), Trempealeau, WI (3.1 miles ), North Bend, WI (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 44.11 N, Longitude: 91.31 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 608

Population change in the 1990s: -133 (-8.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Construction (14%)
Machinery (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Transportation equipment (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Educational services (16%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)

Gale-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 59% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/26/1959, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.5 miles away from the Gale town center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1965, a category 3 tornado 18.2 miles away from the town center injured 7 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Gale:

FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR-ARCADIA HOSP (about 14 miles; ARCADIA, WI)
TRI COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; WHITEHALL, WI)
FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR LACROSSE (about 20 miles; LA CROSSE, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Gale, WI

Amtrak stations near Gale:

18 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.
20 miles: LA CROSSE (601 ST. ANDREW ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gale:

WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 16 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 20 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 6,568)
SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 21 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
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)
ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 57 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)

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Notable location: Pow Wow Campground (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Gale include: Hardies Church (A), Berean Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Glasgow Cemetery (1), Decorah Prairie Cemetery (2), Pine Cliff Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Marinuka Lake (A), Marinuka Lake 138 (B), 0.3 Reservoir (C), 0.65 Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Silver Creek (A), French Creek (B), Grant Creek (C), Hardies Creek (D), Dutch Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Gale: Hardies Creek State Forest (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	74.7%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.3%
Whole state:	5.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	6.0%
Whole state:	8.7%

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

This town:	1.3%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gale, WI

Gale compared to Wisconsin 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 above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Trempealeau County Wisconsin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%) Utility gas (25%) Wood (9%) Electricity (6%)

Religion statistics for Gale

Adherents

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Catholic Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	United Church of Christ	United Methodist Church
Adherents	51.1%	41.4%	1.8%	1.5%	1.0%
Congregations	51.2%	23.3%	2.3%	2.3%	4.7%

Name	Conservative Baptist Association of America	Lutheran Church	Old Order Amish	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Other religions
Adherents	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%	0.5%
Congregations	2.3%	2.3%	4.7%	2.3%	4.7%

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.

6.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,151 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.05%
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 La Crosse County, WI	1.18% ($60,963 average AGI)
from Eau Claire County, WI	0.92% ($43,132)
from Jackson County, WI	0.59% ($25,044)

6.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,480 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.18%
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 La Crosse County, WI	1.24% ($31,648 average AGI)
to Eau Claire County, WI	1.04% ($35,958)
to Jackson County, WI	0.38% ($25,091)

Strongest AM radio stations in Gale:

WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
KAGE (1380 AM; 4 kW; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
WIZM (1410 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
WKLJ (1290 AM; 5 kW; SPARTA, WI; Owner: SPARTA-TOMAH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
WKBH (1570 AM; 1 kW; HOLMEN, WI)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
KWNO (1230 AM; 1 kW; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gale:

KHME (101.1 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
WIZM-FM (93.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
WFBZ (105.5 FM; TREMPEALEAU, WI; Owner: S & S BROADCASTING)
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)
KXLC (91.1 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KQAL (89.5 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY)
WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
KQEG (102.7 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: WHITE EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
K220EP (91.9 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: FAITH SOUND, INC.)
KAGE-FM (95.3 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
WKBH-FM (100.1 FM; WEST SALEM, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BROADCASTERS, LLC)
WCOW-FM (97.1 FM; SPARTA, WI; Owner: SPARTA-TOMAH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WQCC (106.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BROADCASTERS, LLC)
K203BR (88.5 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: FAITH SOUND, INC.)
K280EI (103.9 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: MARATHON MEDIA GROUP, L.L.C.)
WHTL-FM (102.3 FM; WHITEHALL, WI; Owner: THE WHTL GROUP, L.L.C.)
KWNO-FM (99.3 FM; RUSHFORD, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC)
WLXR-FM (104.9 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY B/CASTERS, L.L.C.)
KCLH (94.7 FM; CALEDONIA, MN; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Gale:

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

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 17
Total length: 42 meters (138ft)
Total costs: $2,778,000
Total average daily traffic: 24,925
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,675
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 38,800

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1920-1929: 2
1930-1939: 2
1940-1949: 2
1950-1959: 0
1960-1969: 1
1970-1979: 1
1980-1989: 3
1990-1999: 3
2000-2009: 3

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Gale, WI

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