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Population in July 2008: 1,025. Population change since 2000: -3.6%
 

Males: 519  (50.7%)
Females: 506  (49.3%)

Median resident age:  48.5 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $57,025 (it was $47,604 in 2000)
Gibraltar:  $57,025
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $39,217
Gibraltar:  $39,217
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $337,354 (it was $211,800 in 2000)
Gibraltar:  $337,354
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $437,084; Detached houses: $437,592; Townhouses or other attached units: $410,738; In 2-unit structures: $218,519; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $116,603; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $409,918; Mobile homes: $75,577

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Races in Gibraltar:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Gibraltar: 90.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (50.9%), English (17.9%), Irish (12.7%), Polish (10.1%), Norwegian (7.9%), Swedish (7.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1444 feet

Land area: 33.8 square miles.

Population density: 30 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Gibraltar

  • High school or higher: 94.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gibraltar town

  • Never married: 20.5%
  • Now married: 66.5%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 5.6%
  • Divorced: 6.6%

17 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.6%
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:

Gibraltar:  0.8% ($1,708)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (56.9 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (148.0 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (228.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Ephraim, WI (2.0 miles ), Egg Harbor, WI (2.5 miles ), Sister Bay, WI (2.7 miles ), Baileys Harbor, WI (2.8 miles ), Egg Harbor, WI (3.0 miles ), Liberty Grove, WI (3.3 miles ), Jacksonport, WI (3.3 miles ), Sevastopol, WI (4.1 miles ).

Latitude: 45.13 N, Longitude: 87.25 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 920

Gibraltar household income distribution Gibraltar home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +136 (+14.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (19%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (11%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)
  • Construction laborers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)



Gibraltar-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 45% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/19/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.1 miles away from the Gibraltar town center killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 8/23/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.7 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused $5 million in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Gibraltar:
  • DOOR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 144 (about 15 miles; STURGEON BAY, WI)
  • BAY AREA MEDICAL CENTER MARINETTE (about 24 miles; MARINETTE, WI)
  • OCONTO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; OCONTO, WI)

Amtrak station near Gibraltar:
  • 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.

Local government website: www.townofgibraltar.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gibraltar:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 55 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,794)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 59 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 60 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 80 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 88 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; FT enrollment: 2,343)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 99 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
  • NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; FT enrollment: 7,374)

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Notable location: Eagle Bluff Light (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Gibraltar include: Saint Paul Church (A), Zion Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Juddville Cemetery (1), Blossomburg Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Ephraim Swamp (A), Button Marsh (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Parks in Gibraltar include: Sunset Beach Park (1), Peninsula State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.2 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:  4.2%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.2%
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 Gibraltar, WI



Gibraltar compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Door County Wisconsin:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
  • Electricity (20%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
  • Wood (5%)
  • Utility gas (2%)


Religion statistics for Gibraltar

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 Gibraltar:
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WAGN (1340 AM; 1 kW; MENOMINEE, MI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDOR (910 AM; 1 kW; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: DOOR COUNTY BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
  • WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCCW (1310 AM; 15 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WCCW RADIO, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gibraltar:
  • WHDI (91.9 FM; SISTER BAY, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WHND (89.7 FM; SISTER BAY, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • 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.)
  • WSRG (97.7 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: MAGNUM BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRGX (88.5 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: FAMILY ED B/C CORP OF DOOR COUNTY WI)
  • WLST (95.1 FM; MARINETTE, WI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS L.L.C.)
  • WMXG (106.3 FM; STEPHENSON, MI; Owner: ESCANABA LICENSE CORP.)
  • WRLU (104.1 FM; ALGOMA, WI; Owner: NICOLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSFQ (96.3 FM; PESHTIGO, WI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • WRKU (102.1 FM; FORESTVILLE, WI; Owner: NICOLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHYB (103.7 FM; MENOMINEE, MI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Gibraltar:
  • W55AO (Channel 55; SISTER BAY, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • W22BW (Channel 22; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
  • WJMN-TV (Channel 3; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)

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