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Population in July 2008: 374. Population change since 2000: -6.3%
 

Males: 196  (52.6%)
Females: 178  (47.4%)

Median resident age:  42.8 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,528 (it was $28,824 in 2000)
Knox:  $34,528
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $27,249
Knox:  $27,249
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $99,709 (it was $62,600 in 2000)
Knox:  $99,709
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $123,175; Detached houses: $129,041; Townhouses or other attached units: $39,807; Mobile homes: $48,676

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Races in Knox:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Knox: 86.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (33.3%), Swedish (10.3%), Irish (7.3%), Norwegian (7.3%), English (5.8%), French (4.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 656 feet

Land area: 48.1 square miles.

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




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For population 25 years and over in Knox

  • High school or higher: 70.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
  • Unemployed: 10.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Knox town

  • Never married: 19.6%
  • Now married: 63.2%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 9.8%
  • Divorced: 6.1%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
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:

Knox:  1.4% ($850)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (85.1 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (152.9 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (283.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Somo, WI (2.2 miles) , Lynne, WI (2.9 miles ), Spirit, WI (3.0 miles ), Prentice, WI (3.1 miles ), Hill, WI (3.2 miles ), Hackett, WI (3.3 miles ), Tomahawk, WI (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 45.55 N, Longitude: 90.09 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Knox household income distribution Knox home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: -21 (-5.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
  • Machinery (10%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Paper (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • U. S. Postal service (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (22%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Financial managers (9%)
  • Top executives (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)



Knox-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 2% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/10/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.4 miles away from the Knox town center killed 2 people and injured 24 people.

On 6/25/1950, a category 4 tornado 24.7 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Knox:
  • SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; TOMAHAWK, WI)
  • FLAMBEAU HOSPITAL INC (about 25 miles; PARK FALLS, WI)
  • GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH CTR OF MERRILL (about 30 miles; MERRILL, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Knox:
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 43 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 75 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 86 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 87 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 87 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 102 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 117 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)

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Churches in Knox include: Forest View Church (A), Zion Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Knox Cemetery (2), Finnish Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: 0.39 Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Somo Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  64.7%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.8%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  10.8%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  0.0%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Knox, WI



Knox compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above 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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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Price County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
  • Wood (21%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • Electricity (1%)


Religion statistics for Knox

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchLutheran ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaBaptist General ConferenceUnited Church of Christ
Adherents48.1%18.1%15.4%6.8%3.8%
Congregations15.2%12.1%18.2%12.1%6.1%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)United Methodist ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsOther religions
Adherents1.9%1.5%1.5%1.3%1.5%
Congregations3.0%9.1%6.1%3.0%15.2%
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.


5.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,316 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.28%
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  0.45% ($29,778 average AGI)
from Taylor County, WI  0.35% ($24,048)
from Marathon County, WI  0.33% ($29,100)


6.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,191 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.41%
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 Taylor County, WI  0.41% ($33,360 average AGI)
to Dane County, WI  0.37% ($24,000)
to Ashland County, WI  0.36% ($35,227)


Strongest AM radio stations in Knox:
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJJQ (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
  • WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Knox:
  • WHBM-FM (90.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WJJQ-FM (92.5 FM; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
  • WMQA-FM (95.9 FM; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCQM (98.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Knox:
  • 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.)
  • WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W31BA (Channel 31; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total average daily traffic: 5,926
Total average daily truck traffic: 646
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 7,185

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