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Sauk County

Population in 2011: 253. Population change since 2000: +1.2%
 

Males: 135  (53.4%)
Females: 118  (46.6%)

Median resident age:  30.4 years
Wisconsin median age:  44.3 years

Zip codes: 53941.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $46,048 (it was $38,438 in 2000)
Ironton:

$46,048
Wisconsin:

$49,993
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $19,098

Ironton village income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $92,547 (it was $60,800 in 2000)
Ironton:

$92,547
Wisconsin:

$170,800
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $84,470; Detached houses: $103,865; Mobile homes: $17,662

Median gross rent in 2009: $750.

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  • White alone - 242 (95.7%)
  • Two or more races - 6 (2.4%)
  • Hispanic - 4 (1.6%)
  • Black alone - 1 (0.4%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Ironton: 88.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (47.6%), Irish (12.0%), French (8.0%), United States (7.2%), English (3.6%), Norwegian (2.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1914

Elevation: 954 feet

Land area: 0.34 square miles.

Population density: 752 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ironton:

  • High school or higher: 70.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ironton village:

  • Never married: 31.1%
  • Now married: 51.6%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 2.6%
  • Divorced: 13.7%

2 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.8%
Wisconsin:  3.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,667 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,417 (1.7%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI (49.7 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (171.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: La Valle, WI (1.6 miles ), Cazenovia, WI (1.8 miles ), La Valle, WI (2.0 miles ), Lime Ridge, WI (2.3 miles) , Westford, WI (2.3 miles ), Woodland, WI (2.5 miles ), Winfield, WI (2.6 miles ), Reedsburg, WI (2.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $106,000
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $106,000
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $106,000
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $106,000
  • 2008: 0 buildings
  • 2009: 0 buildings
  • 2010: 0 buildings
  • 2011: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 43.54 N, Longitude: 90.14 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 608

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

6.3%
Wisconsin:

7.1%

Unemployment by year (%)


Population change in the 1990s: +31 (+14.2%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Manufacturing (53%)
  • Construction (16%)
  • Wholesale trade (12%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (0%)
  • Retail trade (22%)
  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Manufacturing (18%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Other services, except public administration (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Wholesale trade (3%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (23%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

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Tornado activity:

Ironton-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 121% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1984, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 36.2 miles away from the Ironton village center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/19/1957, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.6 miles away from the village center killed one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Sauk County (11) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 9, Tornadoes: 5, Wind: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Birthplace of: Thomas A. Livesley - Politician.


Hospitals/medical centers near Ironton:

  • REEDSBURG AREA MED CTR (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 8 miles away; REEDSBURG, WI)
  • ST CLARE HSPTL HLTH SVCS (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; BARABOO, WI)
  • RICHLAND HSPTL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 19 miles away; RICHLAND CENTER, WI)

Amtrak station near Ironton:

  • 20 miles: WISCONSIN DELLS (LACROSSE ST.) . Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ironton:

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (about 50 miles; Madison, WI; Full-time enrollment: 37,050)
  • University of Wisconsin Colleges (about 50 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 8,846)
  • Madison Area Technical College (about 51 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 5,928)
  • University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (about 58 miles; La Crosse, WI; FT enrollment: 8,660)
  • Viterbo University (about 59 miles; La Crosse, WI; FT enrollment: 2,076)
  • Western Technical College (about 59 miles; La Crosse, WI; FT enrollment: 2,278)
  • University of Wisconsin-Platteville (about 59 miles; Platteville, WI; FT enrollment: 6,352)

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Sauk County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI  SO2 Ozone  PM10 PM2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 37.2. This is about average.
City:

37.2
U.S.:

32.0
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.79. This is better than average. There were 15 monitors within city limits.
City:

1.79
U.S.:

2.43
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 16.0. This is better than average. There were 22 monitors within city limits.
City:

16.0
U.S.:

22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.4. This is about average. There were 13 monitors within city limits.
City:

11.4
U.S.:

9.6


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 9.5%
(8.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 66.7% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This village:  2.8 people
Wisconsin:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  75.0%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  10.1%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ironton, WI


Ironton compared to Wisconsin state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below 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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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Ironton travel time to work - commute
Ironton mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
  • Wood (10%)
  • Utility gas (8%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
  • Electricity (2%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Sauk County Wisconsin:


2008 Presidential Election results in Sauk County Wisconsin:
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Religion statistics for Ironton (based on Sauk County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 64.84%
Here64.8%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodLutheran Church
Adherents48.9%16.2%9.3%7.9%5.9%
Congregations11.7%10.4%18.2%10.4%7.8%
NameUnited Church of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)Church of the NazareneAssemblies of GodOther
Adherents2.2%1.9%1.7%1.0%5.1%
Congregations2.6%3.9%2.6%2.6%29.9%
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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 16
Sauk County:

2.74 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.86 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.17 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 41
Sauk County:

7.02 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

4.12 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 76
This county:

13.01 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.64 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Sauk County:

8.1%
Wisconsin:

7.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Sauk County:

28.6%
State:

27.5%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

18.3%
State:

13.0%

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 0$0 4$1,180
Streets and Highways 0$0 2$650
Totals for Government 0$0 6$1,830

Ironton government finances in 2002:

  • Charges - Sewerage: $26,000 ($102.77)
  • Construction - Parks & Recreation: $8,000 ($31.62)
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $66,000 ($260.87)
    Sewerage: $43,000 ($169.96)
    Regular Highways: $23,000 ($90.91)
    Fire Protection: $15,000 ($59.29)
    Central Staff Services: $11,000 ($43.48)
    Financial Administration: $9,000 ($35.57)
    Solid Waste Management: $9,000 ($35.57)
    General Public Buildings: $4,000 ($15.81)
    General - Other: $3,000 ($11.86)
    Health Services - Other: $1,000 ($3.95)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,000 ($15.81)
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $163,000 ($644.27)
    Industrial Revenue: $53,000 ($209.49)
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $158,000 ($624.51)
    Industrial Revenue: $46,000 ($181.82)
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $7,000 ($27.67)
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $5,000 ($19.76)
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000 ($27.67)
    General Revenue, NEC: $6,000 ($23.72)
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $1,000 ($3.95)
    Sewerage: $1,000 ($3.95)
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $39,000 ($154.15)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $47,000 ($185.77)
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $48,000 ($189.72)
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $46,000 ($181.82)
    Highways: $6,000 ($23.72)
  • Tax - Property: $21,000 ($83.00)
    NEC: $3,000 ($11.86)
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $11,000 ($43.48)
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $10,000 ($39.53)

6.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,230 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.79%
Wisconsin average:

6.06%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($217 average AGI)
Sauk County:

0.12%
Wisconsin average:

0.08%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Dane County, WI  1.38% ($41,144 average AGI)
from Columbia County, WI  0.89% ($36,736)
from Juneau County, WI  0.53% ($27,785)


6.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,785 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.60%
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 Dane County, WI  1.54% ($35,662 average AGI)
to Columbia County, WI  0.72% ($35,185)
to Juneau County, WI  0.49% ($29,900)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ironton:

  • WRDB (1400 AM; 1 kW; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ironton:

  • WNFM (104.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WBDL (102.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WRJC-FM (92.1 FM; MAUSTON, WI; Owner: WRJC, INCORPORATED)
  • WVCX (98.9 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WXYM (96.1 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
  • WBOG (94.5 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
  • WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNNO-FM (106.9 FM; WISCONSIN DELLS, WI; Owner: MAGNUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRCO-FM (100.9 FM; RICHLAND CENTER, WI; Owner: FRUIT BROADCASTING, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Ironton:

  • WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
  • WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)

Ironton fatal accident list:

Sep 8, 2001 05:30 PM, Sr-58, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

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