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Clark County

Population in July 2008: 737. Population change since 2000: -0.4%
 

Males: 378  (51.4%)
Females: 359  (48.6%)

Median resident age:  32.4 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,574 (it was $36,375 in 2000)
Hixon:  $43,574
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,937
Hixon:  $15,937
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $119,937 (it was $75,300 in 2000)
Hixon:  $119,937
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $188,784; Detached houses: $205,280; Townhouses or other attached units: $47,045; In 2-unit structures: $103,300; Mobile homes: $34,063

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Races in Hixon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Hixon: 77.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (44.9%), Polish (12.7%), Swiss (9.2%), English (7.2%), Dutch (5.5%), Norwegian (5.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 930 feet

Land area: 33.3 square miles.

Population density: 22 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Hixon

  • High school or higher: 67.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hixon town

  • Never married: 24.2%
  • Now married: 63.2%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

8 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.1%
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:

Hixon:  1.1% ($860)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (44.6 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (122.4 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (262.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Withee, WI (1.4 miles ), Owen, WI (1.8 miles ), Longwood, WI (2.3 miles ), Maplehurst, WI (2.3 miles ), Withee, WI (2.4 miles ), Hoard, WI (2.5 miles ), Green Grove, WI (2.8 miles ), Roosevelt, WI (2.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $65,000
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $80,000
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $125,000
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $137,500
  • 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $124,000
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $124,000
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $125,000
  • 2008: 1 building, cost: $100,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 44.98 N, Longitude: 90.61 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Hixon household income distribution Hixon home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +67 (+10.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
  • Food (14%)
  • Wood products (9%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Construction (4%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (28%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Food (10%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (25%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Food processing workers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)



Hixon-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 46% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.2 miles away from the Hixon town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/4/1958, a category 4 tornado 31.2 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 50 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Hixon:
  • MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER INC (about 16 miles; MEDFORD, WI)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 21 miles; NEILLSVILLE, WI)
  • VICTORY MEDICAL CTR INC (about 23 miles; STANLEY, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hixon:
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 41 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 45 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 61 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 65 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 80 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 83 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)

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Church in Hixon: Kingdom Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Reservoirs: Sportsman Lake (A), 12 Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  3.2 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:  5.6%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  12.1%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.5%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hixon, WI



Hixon compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median house value 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 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






2004 Presidential Election results in Clark County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%)
  • Wood (25%)
  • Utility gas (4%)
  • Electricity (3%)


Religion statistics for Hixon

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchLutheran ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Church of ChristUnited Methodist Church
Adherents45.2%13.4%13.2%5.4%4.7%
Congregations11.4%11.4%12.7%8.9%16.5%
NameWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodOld Order MennoniteOld Order AmishConservative Baptist Association of AmericaOther religions
Adherents4.5%3.2%2.6%2.2%5.5%
Congregations3.8%5.1%11.4%1.3%17.7%
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.


4.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,388 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.98%
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  0.76% ($42,587 average AGI)
from Wood County, WI  0.71% ($28,663)
from Taylor County, WI  0.43% ($24,212)


6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,457 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 Marathon County, WI  1.00% ($31,194 average AGI)
to Wood County, WI  0.92% ($28,912)
to Eau Claire County, WI  0.52% ($22,844)


Strongest AM radio stations in Hixon:
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WCCN (1370 AM; 5 kW; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WEAQ (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))

Strongest FM radio stations in Hixon:
  • WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
  • WCCN-FM (107.5 FM; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN B/CG INC.)
  • WKEB (99.3 FM; MEDFORD, WI; Owner: WIGM, INCORPORATED)
  • WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
  • WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WOSQ (92.3 FM; SPENCER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WOFM (94.7 FM; MOSINEE, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Hixon:
  • WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 12 meters (39ft)
Total costs: $126,000
Total average daily traffic: 964
Total average daily truck traffic: 83
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 1,370

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