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Marathon County

Population in July 2008: 337. Population change since 2000: +11.6%
 

Males: 187  (55.6%)
Females: 150  (44.4%)

Median resident age:  37.8 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,114 (it was $43,250 in 2000)
Guenther:  $51,114
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,708
Guenther:  $23,708
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $130,338 (it was $88,800 in 2000)
Guenther:  $130,338
Wisconsin:  $168,800

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Races in Guenther:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Guenther: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: Polish (45.4%), German (39.4%), English (7.0%), Irish (4.0%), Swedish (2.3%), Czech (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1094 feet

Land area: 34.4 square miles.

Population density: 9.8 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Guenther

  • High school or higher: 76.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Guenther town

  • Never married: 19.1%
  • Now married: 61.3%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
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:

Guenther:  1.6% ($1,417)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Appleton, WI (65.3 miles , pop. 70,087).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (114.6 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (220.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Knowlton, WI (2.5 miles ), Dewey, WI (2.5 miles ), Bevent, WI (2.6 miles ), Kronenwetter, WI (2.9 miles ), Mosinee, WI (2.9 miles ), Evergreen, WI (3.0 miles ), Reid, WI (3.1 miles ), Bergen, WI (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 44.73 N, Longitude: 89.56 W

Guenther household income distribution Guenther home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +39 (+14.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (22%)
  • Paper (12%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Mining (4%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (21%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Electricians (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)



Guenther-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 56% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.9 miles away from the Guenther town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 9/26/1951, a category 4 tornado 30.3 miles away from the town center killed 6 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Guenther:
  • ST MICHAELS HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • NORTH CENTRAL HEALTH CARE FACIL 206 (about 16 miles; WAUSAU, WI)
  • WAUSAU HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; WAUSAU, WI)

Amtrak station near Guenther:
  • 18 miles: WAUSAU (109 S. 17TH AVE.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Guenther:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 13 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 20 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 62 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 70 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 79 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 80 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 81 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.8%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.9%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.5%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  0.0%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Guenther, WI



Guenther compared to Wisconsin 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 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





2004 Presidential Election results in Marathon County Wisconsin:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
  • Wood (41%)
  • Utility gas (10%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)


Religion statistics for Guenther

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodUnited Church of Christ
Adherents51.8%15.4%12.3%4.8%3.1%
Congregations19.7%15.7%12.6%12.6%3.9%
NameUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodPresbyterian Church (USA)Christian and Missionary AllianceOther religions
Adherents2.4%1.7%1.6%1.5%5.5%
Congregations3.9%3.9%1.6%1.6%24.4%
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.


5.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,687 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.26%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($260 average AGI)
Marathon County:  0.05%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Wood County, WI  0.43% ($44,780 average AGI)
from Lincoln County, WI  0.40% ($28,839)
from Portage County, WI  0.35% ($33,553)


4.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,625 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.91%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($139 average AGI)
Marathon County:  0.04%
Wisconsin average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Wood County, WI  0.34% ($28,474 average AGI)
to Lincoln County, WI  0.32% ($33,509)
to Dane County, WI  0.30% ($33,788)


Strongest AM radio stations in Guenther:
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WFHR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WXCO (1230 AM; 1 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Guenther:
  • 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)
  • WLJY (106.5 FM; MARSHFIELD, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WGNV (88.5 FM; MILLADORE, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WYTE (96.7 FM; WHITING, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WCLQ (89.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKQH (104.9 FM; MARATHON, WI; Owner: RLM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WGLX-FM (103.3 FM; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WSPT-FM (97.9 FM; STEVENS POINT, WI; Owner: AMERICUS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WWSP (89.9 FM; STEVENS POINT, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIV. OF WISCONSIN)
  • WMZK (104.1 FM; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOFM (94.7 FM; MOSINEE, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WIZD (99.9 FM; RUDOLPH, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC)
  • WYNW (92.9 FM; BIRNAMWOOD, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Guenther:
  • W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W60CI (Channel 60; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WAOW-TV (Channel 9; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WSAW-TV (Channel 7; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W16AY (Channel 16; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W18CS (Channel 18; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W40BC (Channel 40; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W62DA (Channel 62; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WHRM-TV (Channel 20; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
  • W06BU (Channel 6; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W27AU (Channel 27; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W31CI (Channel 31; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total average daily traffic: 430
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 455

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