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Iron County

Population in July 2008: 281. Population change since 2000: -1.1%
 

Males: 140  (50.0%)
Females: 141  (50.0%)

Median resident age:  42.7 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,494 (it was $32,969 in 2000)
Knight:  $39,494
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,137
Knight:  $20,137
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $64,827 (it was $40,700 in 2000)
Knight:  $64,827
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $83,009; Detached houses: $85,114; Mobile homes: $12,500

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Races in Knight:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Knight: 68.6 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: Italian (32.7%), German (12.7%), Swedish (7.7%), Irish (6.3%), English (6.0%), Polish (6.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1050 feet

Land area: 94.1 square miles.

Population density: 3.0 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Knight

  • High school or higher: 85.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
  • Unemployed: 11.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Knight town

  • Never married: 22.9%
  • Now married: 54.5%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 13.9%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.8%
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:

Knight:  1.3% ($530)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN (91.3 miles , pop. 86,918).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (162.2 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (334.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Carey, WI (2.7 miles) , Anderson, WI (2.8 miles) , Pence, WI (2.9 miles) , Montreal, WI (3.4 miles ), Jacobs, WI (3.4 miles ), Peeksville, WI (3.6 miles) , Agenda, WI (3.7 miles ), Mercer, WI (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 46.27 N, Longitude: 90.34 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Knight household income distribution Knight home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +19 (+7.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (19%)
  • Wood products (10%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Wood products (12%)
  • Air transportation (6%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (12%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (6%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
  • Other construction workers and helpers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (16%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)



Knight-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 54% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 24.6 miles away from the Knight town center killed 2 people and injured 42 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 53.7 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 24 people.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Knight:
  • GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; IRONWOOD, MI)
  • FLAMBEAU HOSPITAL INC (about 30 miles; PARK FALLS, WI)
  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 34 miles; ASHLAND, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Knight:
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 75 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 88 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 91 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 95 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 96 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 2,512)
  • MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; FT enrollment: 5,779)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 118 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)

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Notable location: McIver Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Hillside Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Fifteen Lake (A), Shine Lake (B), Pleasant Lake (C), Island Lake (D), Twin Lakes (E), Twin Lake (F), Sack Lake (G), O'Brien Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pleasant Lake Outlet (A), Shine Creek (B), LeClair Creek (C), Turntable Creek (D). 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:  66.4%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.9%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.3%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.3%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Knight, WI



Knight compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median house value significantly below 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.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Iron County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (52%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
  • Wood (15%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Utility gas (2%)


Religion statistics for Knight

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchOther religions
Adherents75.8%7.9%6.7%4.6%5.1%
Congregations41.7%16.7%8.3%8.3%25.0%
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.


6.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,891 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.84%
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 Gogebic County, MI  1.65% ($26,690 average AGI)


7.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,103 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.20%
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 Gogebic County, MI  1.29% ($19,273 average AGI)
to Ashland County, WI  0.43% ($20,000)
to Oneida County, WI  0.43% ($42,909)


Strongest AM radio stations in Knight:
  • WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WHRY (1450 AM; 1 kW; HURLEY, WI; Owner: BIG G LITTLE O INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, 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)
  • WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNBI (980 AM; 1 kW; PARK FALLS, WI)
  • WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Knight:
  • WIMI (99.7 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHBM-FM (90.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • W280DD (103.9 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
  • WUPM (106.9 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: BIG G LITTLE O, INC.)
  • W207BR (89.3 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • W265AI (100.9 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY B/C, INC.)
  • WCQM (98.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Knight:
  • WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)


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