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Grant County

Population in July 2008: 1,999. Population change since 2000: -3.8%
 

Males: 1,013  (50.7%)
Females: 986  (49.3%)

Median resident age:  38.8 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,654 (it was $45,625 in 2000)
Jamestown:  $54,654
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,690
Jamestown:  $24,690
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $161,668 (it was $101,500 in 2000)
Jamestown:  $161,668
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $190,266; Detached houses: $200,227; Townhouses or other attached units: $125,754; In 2-unit structures: $317,845; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $334,601; Mobile homes: $19,898

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Races in Jamestown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Jamestown: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: German (65.7%), Irish (14.0%), United States (6.8%), English (6.0%), Dutch (3.8%), Norwegian (1.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 923 feet

Land area: 30.1 square miles.

Population density: 66 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Jamestown

  • High school or higher: 83.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jamestown town

  • Never married: 24.7%
  • Now married: 65.0%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 5.3%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.1%
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:

Jamestown:  1.3% ($1,357)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
Jamestown satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dubuque, IA (5.9 miles , pop. 57,686).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (70.7 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (157.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Dickeyville, WI (2.1 miles ), East Dubuque, IL (2.3 miles ), Sageville, IA (2.4 miles ), Dubuque, IA (2.4 miles ), Hazel Green, WI (2.5 miles ), Paris, WI (2.5 miles ), Menominee, IL (2.6 miles ), Smelser, WI (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 42.56 N, Longitude: 90.60 W

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Population change in the 1990s: -7 (-0.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)



Average climate in Jamestown, Wisconsin

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Jamestown-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 138% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1984, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 42.3 miles away from the Jamestown town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 9/9/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.4 miles away from the town center .


Jamestown-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 83.5 miles away from Jamestown center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Jamestown:
  • SOUTHWEST HEALTH CENTER INC (about 14 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI)
  • GALENA-STAUSS HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; GALENA, IL)
  • FINLEY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; DUBUQUE, IA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jamestown:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 14 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 70 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 71 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
  • SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
  • BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 72 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,891)

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Cemeteries: Jamestown Cemetery (1), Saint Clara Cemetery (2), Sinnipee Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: O'Leary Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Kieler Creek (A), Louisburg Creek (B), Hollow Branch (C), Sinnipee Creek (D), Fair Play Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.8 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  79.5%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.5%
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: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.3%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  0.1%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Jamestown, WI


2 people in religious group quarters


Jamestown compared to Wisconsin 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.
  • 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 Grant County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (37%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Electricity (6%)


Religion statistics for Jamestown

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Church of ChristNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists
Adherents70.5%9.4%9.1%2.1%1.0%
Congregations21.1%10.5%18.9%6.3%3.2%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Free Church of AmericaNational Association of Congregational Christian ChurchesOld Order AmishOther religions
Adherents0.8%0.8%0.8%0.7%4.8%
Congregations3.2%2.1%3.2%4.2%27.4%
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.


5.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,617 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.30%
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 Iowa County, WI  0.49% ($33,396 average AGI)
from Dane County, WI  0.47% ($30,379)
from Lafayette County, WI  0.42% ($37,282)


6.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,116 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.40%
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  0.98% ($97,317 average AGI)
to Dubuque County, IA  0.51% ($31,760)
to Iowa County, WI  0.44% ($27,841)


Strongest AM radio stations in Jamestown:
  • KDTH (1370 AM; 5 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • WDBQ (1490 AM; 1 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPVL (1590 AM; 1 kW; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Jamestown:
  • KATF (92.9 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • KXGE (102.3 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WVRE (101.1 FM; DICKEYVILLE, WI; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • K254AE (98.7 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • K269EK (101.7 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
  • KLYV (105.3 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJOD (103.3 FM; ASBURY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KIYX (106.1 FM; SAGEVILLE, IA; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WPVL-FM (107.1 FM; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • K239AB (95.7 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: AUGUSTANA COLLEGE)
  • KGRR (97.3 FM; EPWORTH, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • WGLR-FM (97.7 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WDBQ-FM (107.5 FM; GALENA, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJTY (88.1 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WSUP (90.5 FM; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)

TV broadcast stations around Jamestown:
  • KFXB (Channel 40; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: DUBUQUE TV LTD. PARTNERSHIP)
  • W22CI (Channel 22; BLOOMINGTON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 34
Total length: 213 meters (699ft)
Total costs: $697,000
Total average daily traffic: 135,090
Total average daily truck traffic: 7,280

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1920-1929: 2
  • 1930-1939: 2
  • 1940-1949: 1
  • 1950-1959: 0
  • 1960-1969: 3
  • 1970-1979: 2
  • 1980-1989: 12
  • 1990-1999: 10
  • 2000-2009: 2
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Jamestown, WI

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • B. Benjamin Evans, 1.4 Mi N Of Wi-Il State Line On Flamingo Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 297.2 m, Overall height: 298.1 m
    Registrant: Evans Associates, 210 S. Main Street, Thiensville, WI 53092, Phone: (262) 242-6000, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 6 Mi N Of Wisc Ill Border On Hwy 35, Call Sign: KNDC467, Licensee ID: L00007964
    Assigned Frequencies : 861.762 MHz, 862.762 MHz, 863.762 MHz, 864.762 MHz, 865.762 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/05/2002, Expiration Date: 08/21/2012, Cancelation Date: 07/15/2002
    Registrant: Racom Corporation, Marshalltown, IA 50158, Phone: (515) 752-5820

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • 1.6 Mi N Of Wi/Il Line On Hwy 35, Overall height: 131.7 m, Call Sign: WPJA280
    Assigned Frequencies : 19280.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/02/2000, Expiration Date: 08/29/2010, Certifier: Alan Zar
    Registrant: Robertshaw Communications Corporation, 345 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542, Phone: (609) 921-7177, Fax: (609) 921-0922
  • 0.7 Mi N Of State Line 0.75 Mi W Of Sr 35 (Kfbx Tower), Overall height: 255.1 m, Call Sign: WPNB947
    Assigned Frequencies : 6197.24 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6345.49 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/20/2001, Expiration Date: 02/12/2012
    Registrant: Phone: (216) 659-4440


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