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Sawyer County

Population in July 2008: 790. Population change since 2000: +3.3%
 

Males: 403  (51.1%)
Females: 387  (48.9%)

Median resident age:  44.5 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,186 (it was $30,208 in 2000)
Hunter:  $36,186
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,495
Hunter:  $21,495
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $195,436 (it was $122,700 in 2000)
Hunter:  $195,436
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $297,052; Detached houses: $306,778; Townhouses or other attached units: $271,413; Mobile homes: $118,929

Hunter, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Hunter:

  • White Non-Hispanic (62.5%)
  • American Indian (37.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Hunter: 84.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (26.7%), Irish (14.0%), Polish (9.2%), English (6.0%), Norwegian (4.1%), Swedish (3.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 935 feet

Land area: 52.1 square miles.

Population density: 15 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Hunter

  • High school or higher: 83.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 1.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hunter town

  • Never married: 20.6%
  • Now married: 55.8%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 8.5%
  • Divorced: 13.6%

13 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.7%
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:

Hunter:  1.2% ($1,516)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN (73.8 miles , pop. 86,918).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (116.0 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (332.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: New Post, WI (1.5 miles ), Round Lake, WI (2.5 miles ), Chief Lake, WI (2.9 miles ), Little Round Lake, WI (2.9 miles ), Ojibwa, WI (3.0 miles ), Radisson, WI (3.3 miles ), Reserve, WI (3.3 miles ), Winter, WI (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 45.94 N, Longitude: 91.17 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Hunter household income distribution Hunter home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +207 (+37.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (3%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)



Hunter-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 20% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/30/1977, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 46.1 miles away from the Hunter town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/1953, a category 4 tornado 47.3 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 24 people.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Hunter:
  • HAYWARD AREA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; HAYWARD, WI)
  • INDIANHEAD MEDICAL CTR SHELL LAKE (about 30 miles; SHELL LAKE, WI)
  • SPOONER HEALTH SYSTEM 84 (about 31 miles; SPOONER, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hunter:
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 30 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 64 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 75 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 78 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 2,512)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 82 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 82 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 83 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)

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Notable locations in Hunter: Blueberry Campground (A), Hermans Landing (B), Hunter Townhall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Pine Island Lake (A), Fawn Lake (B), Scott Lake (C), Glover Lake (D), Goose Lake (E), Lost Lake (F), Moonshine Lake (G), Venison Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: North Fork Chief River (A), Moss Creek (B), Hay Creek (C), East Fork Chippewa River (D), Venison Creek (E), Yankee Joe Creek (F), Drake Creek (G), Beaver Lake Creek (H), Beaver Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  69.2%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  8.1%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  14.9%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  8.0%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hunter, WI



Hunter compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age significantly 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 Sawyer County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
  • Wood (11%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Utility gas (3%)
  • Other fuel (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Religion statistics for Hunter

Adherents


NameCatholic Church The Wesleyan ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist Church
Adherents39.9%27.8%15.8%2.0%1.9%
Congregations18.9%5.4%10.8%2.7%5.4%
NameNational Association of Congregational Christian ChurchesEpiscopal ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodEvangelical Free Church of AmericaOther religions
Adherents1.7%1.4%1.4%1.3%6.9%
Congregations2.7%2.7%2.7%5.4%43.2%
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.


6.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,892 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.30%
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 Washburn County, WI  0.49% ($28,333 average AGI)
from Barron County, WI  0.31% ($29,714)
from Hennepin County, MN  0.27% ($95,056)


6.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,974 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.85%
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 Washburn County, WI  0.54% ($27,919 average AGI)
to Barron County, WI  0.52% ($31,257)
to Eau Claire County, WI  0.40% ($16,741)


Strongest AM radio stations in Hunter:
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • 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)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hunter:
  • WOJB (88.9 FM; RESERVE, WI; Owner: LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWA PUBLIC)
  • WHSM-FM (101.1 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WRLS-FM (92.3 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: VACATIONLAND BROADCASTER, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Hunter:
  • WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • K31GH (Channel 31; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: KQDS ACQUISITION CORP.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 12 meters (39ft)
Total costs: $807,000
Total average daily traffic: 2,230
Total average daily truck traffic: 70
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 2,415

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Woodland Dr Rd, Call Sign: KNFD931, Licensee ID: L00116882
    Assigned Frequencies : 151.775 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/22/1997, Expiration Date: 03/31/2002, Cancelation Date: 06/02/2002
    Registrant: Geddeis Insurance Agency Inc, Rt 9, Hayward, WI 54843, Phone: (715) 462-3288


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