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Population in July 2007: 412. Population change since 2000: +0.2%
 

Males: 213  (52.2%)
Females: 195  (47.8%)

Bayfield County

Median resident age:  42.0 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,800 (it was $37,125 in 2000)
Hughes  $37,800
Wisconsin:  $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $135,500 (it was $103,900 in 2000)
Hughes  $135,500
Wisconsin:  $152,600

Hughes, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Hughes:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Hughes: 81.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (35.3%), Irish (15.4%), Norwegian (13.0%), Swedish (12.0%), English (7.1%), Polish (7.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1278 feet

Land area: 52.0 square miles.

Population density: 7.8 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Hughes

  • High school or higher: 93.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
  • Unemployed: 9.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hughes town

  • Never married: 15.8%
  • Now married: 70.3%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 4.0%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

11 residents are foreign born (1.5% Asia, 1.2% North America).

This town:  2.7%
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:

Hughes:  1.8% ($1,917)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN (46.3 miles , pop. 86,918).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (156.5 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (417.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Oulu, WI (6.1 miles ), Iron River, WI (7.3 miles ), Brule, WI (7.4 miles ), Tripp, WI (10.3 miles ), Highland, WI (11.3 miles ), Delta, WI (12.5 miles ), Orienta, WI (13.5 miles) , Barnes, WI (14.3 miles ).

Latitude: 46.54 N, Longitude: 91.49 W



Population change in the 1990s: +73 (+21.8%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Public administration (14%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Utilities (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Machinery (7%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (27%)
  • Educational services (22%)
  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (12%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)


Hughes-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/6/1969, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 37.5 miles away from the Hughes town center killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 9/3/1980, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 18.6 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Hughes:
  • HAYWARD AREA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; HAYWARD, WI)
  • LAKE VIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; TWO HARBORS, MN)
  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 42 miles; ASHLAND, WI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hughes:
  • DULUTH INTL (about 53 miles; DULUTH, MN; ID: DLH)
  • GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 95 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; ID: IWD)
  • CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 110 miles; HIBBING, MN; ID: HIB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hughes:
  • BAYFIELD COUNTY (about 4 miles; IRON RIVER, WI; ID: Y77)
  • EAU CLAIRE LAKES (about 15 miles; DRUMMOND, WI; ID: 5G4)
  • SOLON SPRINGS MUNI (about 28 miles; SOLON SPRINGS, WI; ID: OLG)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hughes:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 44 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 45 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 51 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 52 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 2,512)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 119 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 121 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 121 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)

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Lakes: Camp Eleven Lake (A), Spring Lake (B), Ahmeek Lake (C), Erick Lake (D), Simpson Lake (E), Bass Lake (F), Mill Pond Lake (G), Hostrawser Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Hall Creek (A), Dahl Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.1%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.2%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.1%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  0.5%
Whole state:  3.7%

Hughes compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Bayfield County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,720 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.89%
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 Ashland County, WI  1.04% ($38,048 average AGI)
from Douglas County, WI  0.42% ($54,120)
from Hennepin County, MN  0.20% ($72,917)


5.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,590 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.94%
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 Ashland County, WI  1.22% ($23,356 average AGI)
to Douglas County, WI  0.73% ($33,545)
to St. Louis County, MN  0.30% ($26,556)


Strongest AM radio stations in Hughes:
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
  • WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • KDAL (610 AM; 5 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WNMT (650 AM; 10 kW; NASHWAUK, MN; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hughes:
  • WHSA (89.9 FM; BRULE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WNXR (107.3 FM; IRON RIVER, WI; Owner: GERALD J. HACKMAN)
  • WEGZ (105.9 FM; WASHBURN, WI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Hughes:
  • WDIO-TV (Channel 10; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WDIO-TV, LLC)

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