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Door County

Population in July 2008: 1,261. Population change since 2000: +5.3%
 

Males: 655  (52.0%)
Females: 606  (48.0%)

Median resident age:  41.5 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,794 (it was $39,063 in 2000)
Gardner:  $46,794
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $27,917
Gardner:  $27,917
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $179,189 (it was $112,500 in 2000)
Gardner:  $179,189
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $255,467; Detached houses: $295,573; Townhouses or other attached units: $651,390; Mobile homes: $38,171

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Races in Gardner:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Gardner: 83.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (40.2%), Polish (8.4%), Irish (7.8%), French (5.0%), Norwegian (3.9%), English (3.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1147 feet

Land area: 34.3 square miles.

Population density: 37 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Gardner

  • High school or higher: 83.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gardner town

  • Never married: 18.7%
  • Now married: 64.6%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

16 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.3%
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:

Gardner:  1.5% ($1,690)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (29.7 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (123.2 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (205.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Brussels, WI (2.4 miles ), Nasewaupee, WI (2.6 miles ), Union, WI (2.9 miles ), Forestville, WI (3.0 miles ), Sturgeon Bay, WI (3.2 miles ), Clay Banks, WI (3.5 miles ), Lincoln, WI (3.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 17 buildings, average cost: $96,000
  • 1999: 18 buildings, average cost: $96,000
  • 2000: 14 buildings, average cost: $108,200
  • 2001: 15 buildings, average cost: $111,900
  • 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $116,300
  • 2003: 12 buildings, average cost: $108,300
  • 2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $200,000
  • 2005: 13 buildings, average cost: $200,000
  • 2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $200,000
  • 2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $152,800
  • 2008: 7 buildings, average cost: $173,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 44.81 N, Longitude: 87.58 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 920

Gardner household income distribution Gardner home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +171 (+16.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (15%)
  • Transportation equipment (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Electricians (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)



Gardner-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 18% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/19/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.9 miles away from the Gardner town center killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/5/1994, a category 4 tornado 35.3 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Gardner:
  • DOOR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 144 (about 14 miles; STURGEON BAY, WI)
  • BAY AREA MEDICAL CENTER MARINETTE (about 21 miles; MARINETTE, WI)
  • OCONTO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; OCONTO, WI)

Amtrak station near Gardner:
  • 20 miles: MARINETTE (RIVER CITY FEUR PLAZA, 2200 CLEVELAND AV) - Bus Station. Services: public restrooms, car rental agency, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gardner:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 28 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,794)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 32 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 33 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 53 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 71 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
  • LAKELAND COLLEGE (about 76 miles; SHEBOYGAN, WI; FT enrollment: 2,103)
  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 88 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)

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Churches in Gardner include: White Star Church (A), Episcopal Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Geise Cemetery (1), White Star Cemetery (2), Saint Joseph Cemetery (3), Stevenson Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Gardner Swamp (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Keyes Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Gardner include: Tornado Memorial County Park (1), Claflin County Park (2), Gardner Swamp State Wildlife Area (3). 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:  71.4%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.1%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  6.4%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  1.0%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gardner, WI



Gardner compared to Wisconsin 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.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Door County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
  • Utility gas (15%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Wood (8%)


Religion statistics for Gardner

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodMoravian Church in AmericaUnited Methodist Church
Adherents50.0%14.7%13.6%4.2%3.7%
Congregations19.6%15.7%11.8%5.9%7.8%
NameBaptist General ConferenceLutheran ChurchUnited Church of ChristEpiscopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents3.1%2.6%2.3%1.7%4.1%
Congregations5.9%3.9%2.0%7.8%19.6%
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.


5.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($72,433 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.28%
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 Brown County, WI  0.78% ($53,894 average AGI)
from Kewaunee County, WI  0.51% ($38,000)
from Milwaukee County, WI  0.27% ($90,656)


5.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,211 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.56%
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 Brown County, WI  1.12% ($30,191 average AGI)
to Kewaunee County, WI  0.52% ($27,889)
to Milwaukee County, WI  0.35% ($30,286)


Strongest AM radio stations in Gardner:
  • WDOR (910 AM; 1 kW; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: DOOR COUNTY BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNFL (1440 AM; 5 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOCO (1260 AM; 1 kW; OCONTO, WI; Owner: LAMARDO INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gardner:
  • WPFF (90.5 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: FAMILY ED BC CORP OF DOOR COUNTY WI)
  • WDOR-FM (93.9 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: DOOR COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WBDK (96.7 FM; ALGOMA, WI; Owner: NICOLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSRG (97.7 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: MAGNUM BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLYD (99.7 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WRLU (104.1 FM; ALGOMA, WI; Owner: NICOLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRKU (102.1 FM; FORESTVILLE, WI; Owner: NICOLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRGX (88.5 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: FAMILY ED B/C CORP OF DOOR COUNTY WI)
  • WEMY (91.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC)
  • WIXX (101.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLST (95.1 FM; MARINETTE, WI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS L.L.C.)
  • WPNE-FM (89.3 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WHID (88.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: BD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF WI SYS)
  • WXWX (107.5 FM; BRILLION, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WOGB (103.1 FM; KAUKAUNA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRVM (102.7 FM; SURING, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
  • WSFQ (96.3 FM; PESHTIGO, WI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • WKSZ (95.9 FM; DE PERE, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WHYB (103.7 FM; MENOMINEE, MI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • WJLW (106.7 FM; ALLOUEZ, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)

TV broadcast stations around Gardner:
  • W22BW (Channel 22; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
  • WBAY-TV (Channel 2; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF GREEN BAY, INC.)
  • WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)
  • WLUK-TV (Channel 11; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WFRV-TV (Channel 5; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPNE (Channel 38; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WGBA (Channel 26; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
  • WACY (Channel 32; APPLETON, WI; Owner: ACE TV, INC.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total average daily traffic: 22,000
Total future (year 2024) average daily traffic: 22,600

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