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Crawford County

Population in July 2007: 598. Population change since 2000: -3.7%
 

Males: 270  (45.3%)
Females: 328  (54.7%)
Median resident age:  39.9 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 54631.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,500 (it was $29,250 in 2000)
Gays Mills  $31,500
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $90,600 (it was $61,600 in 2000)
Gays Mills  $90,600
Wisconsin:  $168,800

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Races in Gays Mills:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Gays Mills: 76.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (27.2%), Norwegian (23.0%), Irish (20.8%), English (10.6%), United States (4.5%), Swedish (3.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1900

Elevation: 700 feet

Land area: 4.60 square miles.

Population density: 130 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Gays Mills

  • High school or higher: 87.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
  • Unemployed: 9.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gays Mills village

  • Never married: 21.7%
  • Now married: 55.0%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 9.7%
  • Divorced: 11.8%

11 residents are foreign born

This village:  1.8%
Wisconsin:  3.6%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Gays Mills, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Gays Mills to the number of sex offenders is 598 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this village is near the state average.

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

Gays Mills:  1.4% ($850)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: La Crosse, WI (43.3 miles , pop. 51,818).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (101.2 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (240.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Bell Center, WI (2.1 miles) , Haney, WI (4.7 miles ), Mount Sterling, WI (5.6 miles ), Utica, WI (5.7 miles ), Soldiers Grove, WI (7.4 miles ), Clayton, WI (7.8 miles ), Steuben, WI (9.5 miles) , Scott, WI (9.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $62,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $111,800
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $130,700
  • 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $82,500
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $147,700
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $35,000

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Latitude: 43.32 N, Longitude: 90.85 W


Area code: 608

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Population change in the 1990s: +48 (+8.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (8%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)


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Gays Mills-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 37% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1954, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.2 miles away from the Gays Mills village center .

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 27.8 miles away from the village 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 Gays Mills:
  • BOSCOBEL AREA HEALTH CARE (about 17 miles; BOSCOBEL, WI)
  • VERNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 148 (about 18 miles; VIROQUA, WI)
  • ST JOSEPHS COMMUNITY HEALTH SERV INC (about 25 miles; HILLSBORO, WI)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gays Mills:
  • LA CROSSE MUNI (about 47 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID: LSE)
  • VOLK FIELD (about 60 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID: VOK)
  • DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 64 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID: DBQ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gays Mills:
  • BOSCOBEL (about 17 miles; BOSCOBEL, WI; ID: OVS)
  • VIROQUA MUNI (about 18 miles; VIROQUA, WI; ID: Y51)
  • PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MUNI (about 28 miles; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; ID: PDC)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gays Mills:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 42 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 47 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 66 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 72 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
  • WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 6,568)
Library in Gays Mills:
  • GAYS MILLS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $26,237; Location: 205 MAIN ST.; 5,680 books; 258 audio materials; 280 video materials; 31 serial subscriptions)

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Cemetery: Gays Mills Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Gays Mills Tourist Information (212 State Highway 131).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Gays Mills and their reported violations in the past:

GAYS MILLS WATERWORKS (Population served: 567, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
NORSKHAVEN (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-26-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-26-2003), St Boil Water Order (SEP-26-2003), St Public Notif received (OCT-03-2003), St Compliance achieved (MAR-04-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This village:  2.4 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  64.8%
Whole state:  66.5%

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

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  15.8%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  5.0%
Whole state:  3.7%

Gays Mills compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Gays Mills (2007 data):
  • Royal Bank: Gays Mills Branch at 114 Hwy 171 East, branch established on 1904-09-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $158.5 mil, Deposits: $141.5 mil, headquarters in Elroy, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bancshares, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$2,214$26,5681$319
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$186
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 1$1,468
Firefighters 0$0 30$593
Local Libraries 1$2,032$24,3841$58
Other and Unallocable 0$0 16$10,709
Solid Waste Management 3$6,155$24,6200$0
Totals for Government 5$10,401$24,96256$13,333



Gays Mills government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $111,000
    All Other: $37,000
    Parks & Recreation: $26,000
    Housing & Community Development: $0
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $357,000
    General: $306,000
    Sewerage: $99,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $75,000
    Sewerage: $75,000
    Parks & Recreation: $73,000
    Fire Protection: $63,000
    Regular Highways: $62,000
    Central Staff Services: $40,000
    Police Protection: $33,000
    Solid Waste Management: $31,000
    Libraries: $25,000
    General - Other: $21,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000
    Health Services - Other: $5,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $15,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $42,000
    Highways: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $32,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $285,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $200,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $302,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $27,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $146,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $37,000
    Water Utilities: $5,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $10,000
    Interest Earnings: $9,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $60,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $340,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $47,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $254,000
    General Support: $240,000
    All Other: $42,000
    Highways: $23,000
  • Tax - Property: $96,000
    NEC: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $174,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000

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 Gays Mills:
  • WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WVRQ (1360 AM; 1 kW; VIROQUA, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKLJ (1290 AM; 5 kW; SPARTA, WI; Owner: SPARTA-TOMAH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WIZM (1410 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gays Mills:
  • WVRQ-FM (102.3 FM; VIROQUA, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • WQPC (94.3 FM; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • WIZM-FM (93.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Gays Mills:
  • WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
  • WXOW-TV (Channel 19; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • K41AD (Channel 41; LANSING, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • W22CI (Channel 22; BLOOMINGTON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)




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