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Waushara County

Population in July 2008: 452. Population change since 2000: -2.4%
 

Males: 210  (46.7%)
Females: 242  (53.3%)

Median resident age:  40.9 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 54943.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,335 (it was $35,341 in 2000)
Hancock:  $42,335
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,624
Hancock:  $19,624
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $86,648 (it was $54,400 in 2000)
Hancock:  $86,648
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $98,520; Detached houses: $99,969; Mobile homes: $53,523

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Races in Hancock:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.1%)
  • Hispanic (8.6%)
  • Other race (4.3%)
  • American Indian (2.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Hancock: 74.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: German (41.9%), Irish (13.6%), English (12.3%), Norwegian (5.4%), Swedish (4.1%), French (3.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1902

Elevation: 1089 feet

Land area: 1.09 square miles.

Population density: 413 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Hancock

  • High school or higher: 69.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hancock village

  • Never married: 26.2%
  • Now married: 48.3%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 11.7%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

24 residents are foreign born (5.2% Latin America).

This village:  5.2%
Wisconsin:  3.6%


According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Hancock, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hancock to the number of sex offenders is 151 to 1.

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

Hancock:  1.7% ($950)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Oshkosh, WI (48.5 miles , pop. 62,916).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (73.4 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (183.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Plainfield, WI (2.2 miles ), Deerfield, WI (2.3 miles ), Plainfield, WI (2.4 miles ), Oasis, WI (2.5 miles ), Coloma, WI (2.6 miles ), Colburn, WI (2.8 miles) , Leola, WI (2.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $45,400
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $52,000
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $40,000
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $40,000
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $52,500
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $120,000
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 44.13 N, Longitude: 89.52 W

Area code: 715

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Population change in the 1990s: +80 (+20.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (13%)
  • Truck transportation (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • U. S. Postal service (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Social assistance (11%)
  • Food (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)



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Hancock-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 104% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/26/1951, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.4 miles away from the Hancock village center killed 6 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/19/1957, a category 4 tornado 28.1 miles away from the village center killed one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Hancock:
  • WILD ROSE COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; WILD ROSE, WI)
  • ADAMS CTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; FRIENDSHIP, WI)
  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CTR (about 25 miles; WAUPACA, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Hancock, WI

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hancock:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 30 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 50 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 56 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 57 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 60 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 72 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 74 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
Library in Hancock:
  • HANCOCK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $35,809; Location: 114 S. MAIN ST.; 5,932 books; 56 audio materials; 1,042 video materials; 39 serial subscriptions)

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Hotel: Motel 51 (217 Main Street).

 

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

HANCOCK WATERWORKS (Population served: 462, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1994 and JUN-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-1995)

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

Percentage of family households:
This village:  63.2%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  7.3%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  9.5%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  6.0%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hancock, WI



Hancock compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Hancock (2009 data):
  • Bancroft State Bank: Hancock Branch at 220 West North Lake Street, branch established on 2000-05-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $66.1 mil, Deposits: $59.5 mil, headquarters in Bancroft, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Bancroft State Bancshares, Inc.
  • National Exchange Bank and Trust: Hancock Branch at 111 Main Street, branch established on 1939-01-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,144.6 mil, Deposits: $873.6 mil, headquarters in Fond Du Lac, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 29 total offices, Holding Company: Neb Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Waushara County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (67%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
  • Other fuel (4%)


Religion statistics for Hancock

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Adherents34.2%21.4%12.0%10.9%5.6%
Congregations8.7%15.2%17.4%13.0%4.3%
NameAssemblies of GodNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsUnited Church of ChristEvangelical Free Church of AmericaOther religions
Adherents4.0%2.4%2.2%1.7%5.6%
Congregations4.3%4.3%4.3%2.2%26.1%
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
Other Government Administration 1$3,112$37,3440$0
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,790$33,4800$0
Streets and Highways 1$2,794$33,5280$0
Local Libraries 0$0 4$1,524
Totals for Government 3$8,696$34,7844$1,524



Hancock government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $83,000
    Parks & Recreation: $12,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $15,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $112,000
    Regular Highways: $58,000
    Water Utilities: $39,000
    Police Protection: $38,000
    Fire Protection: $35,000
    Central Staff Services: $33,000
    Parks & Recreation: $20,000
    General - Other: $11,000
    Financial Administration: $11,000
    Libraries: $11,000
    Solid Waste Management: $11,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,000
    Health Services - Other: $2,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $1,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Regular Highways: $5,000
    General: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $15,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $202,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $15,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $31,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $152,000
    Water Utilities: $10,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $34,000
    Water Utilities: $5,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $24,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $5,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $25,000
    Central Staff: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $283,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $34,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $19,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $167,000
    Highways: $23,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $84,000
    NEC: $8,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $127,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000

7.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,672 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.10%
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 Winnebago County, WI  1.08% ($39,753 average AGI)
from Milwaukee County, WI  0.60% ($37,407)
from Green Lake County, WI  0.47% ($32,571)


6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,969 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.54%
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 Winnebago County, WI  1.06% ($23,768 average AGI)
to Waupaca County, WI  0.59% ($37,321)
to Portage County, WI  0.45% ($28,925)


Strongest AM radio stations in Hancock:
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WFHR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hancock:
  • WGLX-FM (103.3 FM; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WIZD (99.9 FM; RUDOLPH, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC)
  • WAUH (102.3 FM; WAUTOMA, WI; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING LLC)
  • WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WMMA (93.9 FM; NEKOOSA, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDKM (106.1 FM; ADAMS, WI; Owner: ROCHE-A-CRI BROADCASTING)
  • WLJY (106.5 FM; MARSHFIELD, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WYTE (96.7 FM; WHITING, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WBJZ (104.7 FM; BERLIN, WI; Owner: CAXAMBAS CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Hancock:
  • W64AU (Channel 64; ADAMS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
  • W60CI (Channel 60; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • 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)


Hancock fatal accident list:
May 25, 1992 05:42 AM, E Northlak, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • RONALD L FEUTZ, Int Of Cty Trunk V And 0.8 Mi S Of Cty C, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00384136
    Registrant: Ronald L Feutz, 2532 Biron Drive East, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494, Phone: (715) 423-7662, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5
  • I39 1.5 Mi N Of Coloma, Type: Bant, Structure height: 5 m, Overall height: 8 m, Call Sign: WNHY219
    Assigned Frequencies : 151.460 MHz, 155.445 MHz, 155.475 MHz, 159.285 MHz, 155.460 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/12/2012
    Registrant: Wisconsin State Patrol, Madison, WI 53707-7912, Phone: (608) 266-2497, Fax: (608) 267-4495, Email:
  • Lat: 44.166667 Lon: -89.501500, Call Sign: WPLH824
    Assigned Frequencies : 467.125 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/20/2002, Expiration Date: 05/09/2012, Certifier: Brian Wysocki
    Registrant: Northway Communications Inc., 105 East Oak Street, Wausau, WI 54401, Phone: (715) 842-0841, Fax: (715) 848-1413, Email:
  • Lat: 44.067000 Lon: -89.545278, Call Sign: WPVN445
    Assigned Frequencies : 810.562 MHz, 855.562 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/19/2002, Expiration Date: 07/19/2012, Certifier: Mike Novak
    Registrant: Northway, 105 East Oak Street, Wausau, WI 54401, Phone: (715) 842-0841, Fax: (715) 848-1413, Email:
  • Lat: 44.114722 Lon: -89.432778, Call Sign: WPYL810
    Assigned Frequencies : 469.850 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/04/2003, Expiration Date: 09/04/2013, Certifier: Donald G Jones
    Registrant: Lindsay Manufacturing Co., Lindsay, NE 68644, Phone: (402) 428-7231, Fax: (402) 428-7341
  • N3909 County V, Call Sign: WQFU431
    Assigned Frequencies : 461.537 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/05/2006, Expiration Date: 10/05/2016, Certifier: Charles Kostichka
    Registrant: General Communications, 5157 Anton Dr, Madison, WI 53719, Phone: (608) 271-4848, Fax: (608) 274-2080

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1
  • Water Tower On North Oak Street, Call Sign: KNKB230, Licensee ID: L00003660
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.690 MHz
    Expiration Date: 07/01/1998, Cancelation Date: 04/05/1999
    Registrant: Union Telephone Company, Plainfield, WI 54966

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Hancock)

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