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Manitowoc County

Population in July 2008: 1,964. Population change since 2000: -3.4%
 

Males: 1,024  (52.1%)
Females: 940  (47.9%)

Median resident age:  38.4 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $60,329 (it was $55,114 in 2000)
Kossuth:  $60,329
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,001
Kossuth:  $25,001
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $146,013 (it was $109,600 in 2000)
Kossuth:  $146,013
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $163,049; Detached houses: $171,313; Townhouses or other attached units: $211,667; In 2-unit structures: $176,256; Mobile homes: $38,723

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Races in Kossuth:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Kossuth: 76.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (54.7%), Czech (23.4%), Polish (10.3%), French (7.6%), Irish (6.8%), Norwegian (4.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 790 feet

Land area: 38.7 square miles.

Population density: 51 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Kossuth

  • High school or higher: 87.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kossuth town

  • Never married: 22.8%
  • Now married: 65.2%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 3.7%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

47 residents are foreign born (0.9% Latin America, 0.7% Asia, 0.6% Europe).

This town:  2.3%
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:

Kossuth:  1.4% ($1,487)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (26.0 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (80.0 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (163.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Francis Creek, WI (0.7 miles ), Kellnersville, WI (2.0 miles ), Mishicot, WI (2.3 miles ), Gibson, WI (2.4 miles ), Manitowoc, WI (2.4 miles ), Mishicot, WI (2.4 miles ), Whitelaw, WI (2.5 miles ), Franklin, WI (2.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 11 buildings, average cost: $74,100
  • 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 1998: 0 buildings

Latitude: 44.20 N, Longitude: 87.73 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 920

Kossuth household income distribution Kossuth home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +71 (+3.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Metal and metal products (14%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Machinery (9%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3%)



Kossuth-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 24% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/5/1994, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.2 miles away from the Kossuth town center injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/18/1996, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 46.2 miles away from the town center injured 12 people and caused $40 million in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Kossuth:
  • HOLY FAMILY MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; MANITOWOC, WI)
  • AURORA MEDICAL CTR 85 (about 8 miles; TWO RIVERS, WI)
  • ST VINCENT HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; GREEN BAY, WI)

Amtrak station near Kossuth:
  • 9 miles: MANITOWOC (1545 S. 41ST ST.) - Bus Station

Operable nuclear power plants near Kossuth:
  • 9 miles: Point Beach 1 and 2 in Two Rivers, WI.
  • 15 miles: Kewaunee in Carlton, WI.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kossuth:
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 22 miles; DE PERE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,031)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 23 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 26 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
  • LAKELAND COLLEGE (about 34 miles; SHEBOYGAN, WI; FT enrollment: 2,103)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 37 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 42 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 51 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)

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Notable location: Polifka Corners (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Kossuth include: Saint Augustines Catholic Church (A), Saint Augustine Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Knollwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery (1), Kossuth Cemetery (2), Kossuth Evergreen Cemetery (3), Francis Creek National Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  76.9%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.0%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.1%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  1.2%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Kossuth, WI



Kossuth 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 below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of college students below 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 Manitowoc County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (49%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Kossuth

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Church of ChristLutheran Church
Adherents63.9%15.5%6.2%4.7%2.0%
Congregations31.7%20.7%6.1%7.3%2.4%
NameUnited Methodist ChurchSalvation ArmyPresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Free Church of AmericaOther religions
Adherents1.8%1.4%1.2%0.9%2.5%
Congregations7.3%1.2%3.7%2.4%17.1%
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.


3.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,594 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.81%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($317 average AGI)
Manitowoc County:  0.04%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Sheboygan County, WI  0.69% ($45,131 average AGI)
from Brown County, WI  0.42% ($32,460)
from Calumet County, WI  0.25% ($33,639)


4.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,484 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.37%
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 Brown County, WI  0.57% ($36,400 average AGI)
to Sheboygan County, WI  0.56% ($33,893)
to Milwaukee County, WI  0.30% ($33,350)


Strongest AM radio stations in Kossuth:
  • WCUB (980 AM; 5 kW; TWO RIVERS, WI; Owner: CUB RADIO, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WOMT (1240 AM; 1 kW; MANITOWOC, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORP)
  • WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTRW (1590 AM; 1 kW; TWO RIVERS, WI; Owner: WTRW, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WNFL (1440 AM; 5 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHBL (1330 AM; 5 kW; SHEBOYGAN, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kossuth:
  • WZOR (94.7 FM; MISHICOT, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLTU (92.1 FM; MANITOWOC, WI; Owner: CUB RADIO, INC.)
  • WQTC-FM (102.3 FM; MANITOWOC, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHID (88.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: BD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF WI SYS)
  • WXWX (107.5 FM; BRILLION, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WIXX (101.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W215BF (90.9 FM; MANITOWOC, WI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WOGB (103.1 FM; KAUKAUNA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WPNE-FM (89.3 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WORQ (90.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: LAKESHORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKSZ (95.9 FM; DE PERE, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WEMY (91.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC)
  • WLKN (98.1 FM; CLEVELAND, WI; Owner: RADIO K-T, INC.)
  • WJLW (106.7 FM; ALLOUEZ, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
  • WPCK (104.9 FM; KAUKAUNA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST DIMENSIONS, INC.)
  • W270AJ (101.9 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WLYD (99.7 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WAUN-FM (92.7 FM; KEWAUNEE, WI; Owner: MAGNUM BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Kossuth:
  • WLUK-TV (Channel 11; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WFRV-TV (Channel 5; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WBAY-TV (Channel 2; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF GREEN BAY, INC.)
  • WGBA (Channel 26; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
  • WACY (Channel 32; APPLETON, WI; Owner: ACE TV, INC.)
  • WPNE (Channel 38; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
  • W49CB (Channel 49; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W30BU (Channel 30; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 26
Total length: 127 meters (417ft)
Total costs: $448,000
Total average daily traffic: 133,125
Total average daily truck traffic: 21,246

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1910-1919: 3
  • 1920-1929: 1
  • 1930-1939: 1
  • 1940-1949: 0
  • 1950-1959: 0
  • 1960-1969: 3
  • 1970-1979: 17
  • 1980-1989: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Kossuth, WI

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