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Lincoln County

Population in July 2008: 394. Population change since 2000: +18.0%
 

Males: 207  (52.7%)
Females: 187  (47.3%)

Median resident age:  39.1 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,809 (it was $43,250 in 2000)
Harding:  $51,809
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,272
Harding:  $26,272
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $175,207 (it was $110,000 in 2000)
Harding:  $175,207
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $193,949; Detached houses: $195,054; Townhouses or other attached units: $162,848; Mobile homes: $37,500

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Races in Harding:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
  • Other race (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Harding: 79.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (59.3%), Irish (6.0%), Polish (5.1%), English (4.5%), Norwegian (4.5%), French (3.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 695 feet

Land area: 72.1 square miles.

Population density: 5.5 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Harding

  • High school or higher: 80.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Harding town

  • Never married: 16.4%
  • Now married: 77.0%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 1.6%
  • Divorced: 4.5%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.5%
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:

Harding:  1.7% ($1,906)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (86.1 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (153.2 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (260.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Corning, WI (2.4 miles ), Rock Falls, WI (2.6 miles ), Merrill, WI (3.0 miles ), Scott, WI (3.1 miles ), Merrill, WI (3.1 miles ), Birch, WI (3.5 miles ), Tomahawk, WI (3.5 miles ), Hamburg, WI (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 45.26 N, Longitude: 89.85 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Harding household income distribution Harding home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +51 (+18.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
  • Wood products (15%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Health care (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Finance and insurance (33%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Wood products (11%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Personal and laundry services (6%)
  • Paper (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (13%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Financial managers (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)



Harding-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 18% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/25/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.5 miles away from the Harding town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/4/1958, a category 4 tornado 27.4 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Harding:
  • GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH CTR OF MERRILL (about 8 miles; MERRILL, WI)
  • SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; TOMAHAWK, WI)
  • WAUSAU HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; WAUSAU, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Harding:
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 22 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 52 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 87 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 87 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 95 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 104 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 106 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)

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Notable locations in Harding: Averill Junction (A), Harding Townhall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Morrison Lake (A), June Lake (B), Bagga Marsh (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Kelly Creek (A), New Wood River (B), Wolf Creek (C), Wright Creek (D), Camp Twentysix Creek (E), Averill Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  81.4%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.4%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  6.9%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.3%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Harding, WI



Harding compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Unemployed percentage 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.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Lincoln County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
  • Wood (21%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Utility gas (2%)


Religion statistics for Harding

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchLutheran ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Church of ChristWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Adherents33.8%29.8%14.9%7.7%4.6%
Congregations10.0%20.0%10.0%7.5%10.0%
NameUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodVineyard USAPresbyterian Church in AmericaOther religions
Adherents2.9%1.3%1.1%1.1%2.8%
Congregations7.5%5.0%2.5%2.5%25.0%
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.


4.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,888 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.80%
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 Marathon County, WI  1.40% ($33,509 average AGI)
from Oneida County, WI  0.34% ($37,875)
from Langlade County, WI  0.16% ($30,474)


5.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,095 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.72%
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 Marathon County, WI  1.72% ($28,839 average AGI)
to Oneida County, WI  0.45% ($29,778)
to Dane County, WI  0.21% ($24,520)


Strongest AM radio stations in Harding:
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WJMT (730 AM; 1 kW; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WJJQ (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
  • 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)
  • WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Harding:
  • WMZK (104.1 FM; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
  • WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • 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)
  • WCLQ (89.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOFM (94.7 FM; MOSINEE, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WRLO-FM (105.3 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WHDG (97.5 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJJQ-FM (92.5 FM; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
  • WKEB (99.3 FM; MEDFORD, WI; Owner: WIGM, INCORPORATED)

TV broadcast stations around Harding:
  • WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
  • WAOW-TV (Channel 9; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WSAW-TV (Channel 7; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WHRM-TV (Channel 20; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WTPX (Channel 46; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: PAXSON WAUSAU LICENSE, INC.)
  • WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • W31CI (Channel 31; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 11 meters (36ft)
Total average daily traffic: 483
Total average daily truck traffic: 6
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 617

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