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Population in July 2009: 979. Population change since 2000: +0.5%

Males: 513	(52.5%)
Females: 466	(47.5%)

Median resident age:	38.4 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $46,894 (it was $40,583 in 2000)

Grant:	$46,894
Wisconsin:	$49,993

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $19,877

Grant town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $122,020 (it was $82,900 in 2000)

Grant:	$122,020
Wisconsin:	$170,800

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $158,518; Detached houses: $162,971; Townhouses or other attached units: $170,112; In 2-unit structures: $101,311; Mobile homes: $23,154

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White alone - 944 (96.9%)
Asian alone - 14 (1.4%)
American Indian alone - 8 (0.8%)
Hispanic - 4 (0.4%)
Two or more races - 3 (0.3%)
Black alone - 1 (0.1%)

Races in Grant detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Grant: 88.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (75.8%), Norwegian (5.6%), English (4.2%), Polish (4.1%), Czech (3.1%), French (2.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1150 feet

Land area: 36.8 square miles.

Population density: 27 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Grant:

High school or higher: 84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
Unemployed: 0.8%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grant town:

Never married: 23.2%
Now married: 65.4%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 5.9%
Divorced: 4.8%

4 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.4%
Wisconsin:	3.6%

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

Grant town:	1.3% ($1,070)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Appleton, WI (40.0 miles , pop. 70,087).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (115.9 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (208.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Marion, WI (1.8 miles ), Dupont, WI (2.2 miles ), Pella, WI (2.3 miles ), Fairbanks, WI (2.6 miles ), Seneca, WI (2.6 miles ), Tigerton, WI (2.7 miles ), Larrabee, WI (2.8 miles ), Wyoming, WI (2.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $43,100
1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $69,100
2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $97,200
2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $129,600
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $55,900
2008: 1 building, cost: $190,000
2009: 5 buildings, average cost: $106,000
2011: 1 building, cost: $146,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 44.71 N, Longitude: 88.91 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	7.2%
Wisconsin:	7.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Population change in the 1990s: -28 (-2.8%).

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
Construction (14%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Wood products (6%)
Machinery (4%)
Educational services (4%)

Health care (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Farmers and farm managers (16%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Carpenters (3%)
Woodworkers (3%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
Cashiers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)

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Average climate in Grant, Wisconsin

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Tornado activity:

Grant-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 60% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/26/1951, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.1 miles away from the Grant town center killed 6 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/27/1984, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.8 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Shawano County (5) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near Grant:

SHAWANO MED CTR (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; SHAWANO, WI)
NEW LONDON FAMILY MED CTR (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 24 miles away; NEW LONDON, WI)
RIVERSIDE MED CTR (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 29 miles away; WAUPACA, WI)

Amtrak stations near Grant:

3 miles: MARION (U.S. HWY 45) - Bus Station
8 miles: TIGERTON (U.S. HWY 45 & HWY M) - Bus Station
10 miles: CLINTONVILLE (20 S. MAIN ST.) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grant:

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 36 miles; Stevens Point, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,352)
Fox Valley Technical College (about 38 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 3,092)
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 42 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 3,643)
Saint Norbert College (about 46 miles; De Pere, WI; FT enrollment: 2,041)
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (about 50 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 4,962)
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (about 51 miles; Oshkosh, WI; FT enrollment: 9,356)
Madison Area Technical College (about 113 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 5,928)

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Notable location: Grant Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Grant: Immanuel Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Reservoir: Caroline Pond 247 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Rivers and creeks: Middle Branch Embarrass River (A), Logemanns Creek (B), South Branch Embarrass River (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shawano County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Average household size:

This town:	2.9 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	77.6%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.7%
Whole state:	5.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	3.4%
Whole state:	8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	2.0%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Grant, WI

Grant compared to Wisconsin state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age above 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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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
Wood (30%)
Utility gas (2%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Shawano County Wisconsin:

2008 Presidential Election results in Shawano County Wisconsin:

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Religion statistics for Grant (based on Shawano County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 73.48%

Here		73.5%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Lutheran Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	United Methodist Church
Adherents	35.0%	32.9%	16.4%	3.1%	2.9%
Congregations	15.7%	28.9%	21.7%	3.6%	8.4%

Name	Assemblies of God	United Church of Christ	LDS (Mormon) Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other
Adherents	2.3%	1.9%	1.4%	1.3%	2.8%
Congregations	2.4%	2.4%	2.4%	2.4%	12.0%

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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 10

Shawano County:	2.44 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.86 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

Here:	0.24 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:	0.11 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 31

Shawano County:	7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:	4.12 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 48

This county:	11.72 / 10,000 pop.
State:	8.64 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Shawano County:	8.9%
Wisconsin:	7.6%

Adult obesity rate:

Shawano County:	28.1%
State:	27.5%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here:	11.0%
State:	13.0%

6.01% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,836 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.01%
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	0.85% ($41,481 average AGI)
from Outagamie County, WI	0.60% ($35,105)
from Waupaca County, WI	0.52% ($25,341)

6.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,772 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.32%
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	1.06% ($29,530 average AGI)
to Marathon County, WI	0.73% ($31,905)
to Outagamie County, WI	0.63% ($30,610)

Strongest AM radio stations in Grant:

WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WFCL (1380 AM; 4 kW; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WTCH (960 AM; 1 kW; SHAWANO, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF SHAWANO, INC.)
WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)

Strongest FM radio stations in Grant:

WJMQ (92.3 FM; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
WRVM (102.7 FM; SURING, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WOZZ (93.5 FM; NEW LONDON, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
WLBL-FM (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WXPW (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC)
WOWN (99.3 FM; SHAWANO, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF SHAWANO, INC.)
WYNW (92.9 FM; BIRNAMWOOD, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Grant:

WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)
WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W66DC (Channel 66; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W04CW (Channel 4; TIGERTON, ETC., WI; Owner: CENTRAL AUTOMATIC MACHINING, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics

Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 18 meters (59ft)
Total average daily traffic: 1,185
Total average daily truck traffic: 2
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 1,321

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

Christopher B Page, W12850 Mielke Road (Lat: 44.703250 Lon: -88.897306), Type: Tower, Structure height: 78 m, Overall height: 78 m, Licensee ID: L00132178
Registrant: Spectrasite Communications, Inc. Through American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive Ste 700, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508, Email:
Vielka M Gabriel, W12850 Mielke Road (Lat: 44.703250 Lon: -88.897306), Type: Tower, Structure height: 78 m, Overall height: 78 m
Registrant: Spectrasite Communications, Inc, 100 Regency Forest Drive, Suite 400, Cary, NC 27511, Phone: (919) 465-6649, Email:
VIELKA M GABRIEL, W12850 Mielke Road (Lat: 44.703250 Lon: -88.897306), Type: Tower, Structure height: 78 m, Overall height: 78 m
Registrant: Spectrasite Communications, Inc, 100 Regency Forest Drive, Suite 400, Cary, NC 27511, Phone: (919) 465-6649, Email:
Vicki Schultheis, West Side Of 130th St., South Of Int. Of Maple St. & 13 130th St (Lat: 44.388889 Lon: -89.631667), Type: Tower, Structure height: 142.9 m, Overall height: 148.1 m, Licensee ID: L00297799
Registrant: Wisconsin Rsa #7 Limited Partnership, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
Frederick E Cannady, W12850 Mielke Road (Lat: 44.703250 Lon: -88.897306), Type: Tower, Structure height: 78 m, Overall height: 78 m
Registrant: Spectrasite Communications, Inc, 400 Regency Forest Drive, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27511, Phone: (919) 468-0112, Email:
Frederick E Cannady, W12850 Mielke Road (Lat: 44.703250 Lon: -88.897306), Type: Tower, Structure height: 78 m, Overall height: 78 m
Registrant: Spectrasite Communications, Inc, 400 Regency Forest Drive, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27511, Phone: (919) 468-0112, Email:
West Side Of 130th St., South Of Int. Of Maple St. & 13 130th St (Lat: 44.388889 Lon: -89.631667), Type: Tower, Structure height: 142.9 m, Overall height: 148.1 m
Registrant: Wisconsin Rsa #7 Limited Partnership, 4600 West College Avenue, Appleton, WI 54915, Phone: (920) 841-1231

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