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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: $35,039 (it was $29,250 in 2000)
Gays Mills:  $35,039
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $100,187 (it was $62,900 in 2000)
Gays Mills:  $100,187
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $113,400; Detached houses: $116,985; In 2-unit structures: $43,704; Mobile homes: $44,286
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Races in Gays Mills:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Gays Mills: 76.5 (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 (39.3 miles , pop. 51,818).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (75.1 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (190.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Bell Center, WI (1.4 miles) , Mount Sterling, WI (2.0 miles ), Haney, WI (2.2 miles ), Utica, WI (2.2 miles ), Clayton, WI (2.5 miles ), Soldiers Grove, WI (2.6 miles ), Scott, WI (2.8 miles ), Seneca, WI (3.0 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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Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 43.32 N, Longitude: 90.85 W


Nickname or alias (official or unofficial): The Apple Capital of Wisconsin

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 above Wisconsin state average. It is 98% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1954, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.9 miles away from the Gays Mills village center .

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 21.6 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 15 miles; BOSCOBEL, WI)
  • VERNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 148 (about 17 miles; VIROQUA, WI)
  • RICHLAND HOSPITAL INC THE (about 23 miles; RICHLAND CENTER, WI)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gays Mills:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 40 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 44 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 44 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 48 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 53 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
  • WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 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 2007:
This village:  15.8%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  5.0%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gays Mills, WI



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 (2009 data):
  • Royal Bank: Gays Mills Branch at 114 Hwy 171 East, branch established on 1904-09-01. Info updated 2007-09-05: Bank assets: $214.9 mil, Deposits: $179.0 mil, headquarters in Elroy, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bancshares, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Crawford County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (50%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Wood (8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religon statistics for Gays Mills

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of ChristEvangelical Free Church of America
Adherents57.5%21.5%8.0%2.2%1.8%
Congregations19.4%19.4%22.2%5.6%2.8%
NameInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOther religions
Adherents1.4%1.4%1.2%1.1%3.9%
Congregations2.8%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.


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 1$3,027$36,3241$1,727
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$308
Firefighters 0$0 29$339
Streets and Highways 3$10,007$40,0280$0
Local Libraries 0$0 1$538
Other and Unallocable 0$0 5$337
Totals for Government 4$13,034$39,10242$3,249



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)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WVRQ (1360 AM; 1 kW; VIROQUA, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WIZM (1410 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gays Mills:
  • WQPC (94.3 FM; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • WVRQ-FM (102.3 FM; VIROQUA, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • WIZM-FM (93.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • KQEG (102.7 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: WHITE EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVCX (98.9 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WHHI (91.3 FM; HIGHLAND, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • KNEI-FM (103.5 FM; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
  • WRQT (95.7 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)

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


Gays Mills fatal accident list:
Jun 30, 2004 06:00 AM, Sr-171, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 8, 1990 07:20 AM, Westriver, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1
Jul 28, 1979 07:23 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 9 meters (30ft)
Total costs: $189,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,331
Total average daily truck traffic: 180
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 6,103

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • SANDRA L PETERS, 50272 Old Gays Mills Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.4 m
    Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006-1816, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3
  • Highway Shop, Call Sign: WAH330
    Assigned Frequencies : 159.060 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/21/2004, Expiration Date: 05/23/2014
    Registrant: Crawford County Highway Dept, 21515 St. Hwy 27, Seneca, WI 54654, Phone: (608) 734-9500, Fax: (608) 734-9502, Email:
  • Hwy 171 2.25 Mi Ene, Call Sign: KNDD886, Licensee ID: L00095367
    Assigned Frequencies : 155.220 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/27/1997, Expiration Date: 08/04/2002, Cancelation Date: 05/08/2002
    Registrant: North Crawford School District, Box 68, Gays Mills, WI 54631, Phone: (608) 735-4318
  • Hwy 171 1 Mi E, Call Sign: KNDE309, Licensee ID: L00516278
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.915 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/14/2002, Expiration Date: 07/20/2012
    Registrant: New Horizons Supply Co Op, Gays Mills, WI 54631, Phone: (608) 735-4308

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3
  • GAYS MILLS WI, On Old Hwy 17 1.25 Mi Nw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.4 m, Call Sign: WPRR534
    Assigned Frequencies : 6256.54 MHz, 6525.42 MHz, 6527.07 MHz, 6345.49 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/27/2000, Expiration Date: 12/27/2010, Certifier: Kerry R Groetsch
    Registrant: Lockard & White Inc, 14511 Falling Creek, Suite 507, Houston, TX 77014, Phone: (281) 586-0574, Fax: (281) 586-0044, Email:
  • GAYS MILL, 50272 Old Gays Mills Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.4 m, Call Sign: WQHE465
    Assigned Frequencies : 6585.00 MHz, 6605.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/11/2007, Expiration Date: 07/11/2017, Certifier: John E Rooney
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
  • STATION, On Old Hwy 171 1 1/4 Mi Nw Of, Overall height: 60.4 m, Call Sign: WEG346
    Assigned Frequencies : 1965.00 MHz, 1985.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/20/2000, Expiration Date: 04/19/2010, Cancelation Date: 06/21/2001
    Registrant: Phone: (608) 788-4000

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Gays Mills)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 172M (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
    N-Number: 1468V , Serial Number: 17263605, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 07/31/1974
    Registrant (Corporation): Peter J Holzhauer Md Sc, Rt 2, Gays Mills, WI 54631
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-28R-180 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 7437J , Serial Number: 28R-30782, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 06/03/1968
    Registrant (Individual): Rick J Schuch, Rfd 2 Box 34a, Gays Mills, WI 54631


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