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La Pointe: Cliffs on Madeline Island La Pointe: Madeline Island
 

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La Pointe, WI map Population (year 2000): 246. Estimated population in July 2006: 281 (+14.2% change)
 

Males: 134  (54.5%)
Females: 112  (45.5%)

Ashland County

Median resident age:  45.8 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 54850.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,100 (it was $33,500 in 2000)
La Pointe  $34,100
Wisconsin:  $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $215,200 (it was $165,000 in 2000)
La Pointe  $215,200
Wisconsin:  $152,600

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Races in La Pointe:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.7%)
  • American Indian (4.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)

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Ancestries: German (28.9%), Swedish (14.2%), English (13.4%), Norwegian (12.2%), Scottish (10.6%), Irish (9.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 610 feet

Land area: 77.6 square miles.

Population density: 3.6 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in La Pointe

  • High school or higher: 87.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.6%
  • Unemployed: 10.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 11.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in La Pointe town

  • Never married: 14.9%
  • Now married: 64.2%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.8%
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:

La Pointe:  1.5% ($2,524)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN (97.6 miles , pop. 86,918).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (210.2 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (401.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Bayfield, WI (8.5 miles ), Russell, WI (12.5 miles ), Odanah, WI (14.9 miles ), Bayfield, WI (15.6 miles ), Sanborn, WI (15.7 miles ), Washburn, WI (17.0 miles ), Bayview, WI (18.7 miles ), Ashland, WI (20.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $59,700
  • 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $59,700
  • 1998: 15 buildings, average cost: $78,200
  • 1999: 13 buildings, average cost: $110,500
  • 2000: 22 buildings, average cost: $76,300
  • 2001: 25 buildings, average cost: $149,400
  • 2002: 25 buildings, average cost: $107,700
  • 2003: 22 buildings, average cost: $122,900
  • 2004: 17 buildings, average cost: $129,600
  • 2005: 15 buildings, average cost: $146,000
  • 2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $16,700
  • 2007: 12 buildings, average cost: $583,300

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Latitude: 46.82 N, Longitude: 90.70 W


Area code: 715

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Population change in the 1990s: +100 (+68.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (39%)
  • Accommodation and food services (22%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (11%)
  • Water transportation (6%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)
  • Fuel dealers (3%)
  • Warehousing and storage (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (14%)
  • Data processing and other information services (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
  • Private households (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Carpenters (17%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (14%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (8%)
  • Woodworkers (6%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (14%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Art and design workers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near La Pointe:
  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 22 miles; ASHLAND, WI)
  • GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL (about 45 miles; IRONWOOD, MI)
  • LAKE VIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 70 miles; TWO HARBORS, MN)

Political contributions by individuals in La Pointe, WI

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La Pointe:
  • GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 46 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; ID: IWD)
  • DULUTH INTL (about 103 miles; DULUTH, MN; ID: DLH)
  • RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 119 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; ID: RHI)
Other public-use airports nearest to La Pointe:
  • MADELINE ISLAND (about 5 miles; LA POINTE, WI; ID: 4R5)
  • JOHN F KENNEDY MEMORIAL (about 25 miles; ASHLAND, WI; ID: ASX)
  • BAYFIELD COUNTY (about 55 miles; IRON RIVER, WI; ID: Y77)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to La Pointe:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 96 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 100 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 100 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 103 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 2,512)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 142 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
  • MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 150 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; FT enrollment: 5,779)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 151 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
Public elementary/middle school in La Pointe:
Library in La Pointe:
  • MADELINE ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $59,712; Location: 1 LIBRARY ST.; 10,092 books; 340 audio materials; 710 video materials; 56 serial subscriptions)

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Tourist attractions: Madeline Island Historical Museum (Po Box 9) (1), Bog Lake Outfitters (Tours & Charters; Po Box 341) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotel: La Pointe Properties LLC (Po Box 364) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in La Pointe and their reported violations in the past:

MADELINE ISLAND MOTEL (Population served: 44, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (MAY-19-2000), St Public Notif requested (MAY-19-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-19-2000), St Public Notif issued (MAY-22-2000), St Public Notif received (MAY-26-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUL-12-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
MADELINE ISLAND HISTORICAL MUSEUM (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in La Pointe that have no violations reported:
  • LAPOINTE DUMP STATION (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.0 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  53.6%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.2%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.6%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.3%
Whole state:  3.7%

La Pointe compared to Wisconsin 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 significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in La Pointe (2007 data):
  • Bremer Bank, National Association: La Pointe Branch at Madeline Island, branch established on 1973-06-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $553.3 mil, Deposits: $433.4 mil, headquarters in Menomonie, WI, positive income, 19 total offices, Holding Company: Otto Bremer Foundation



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5.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,511 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.87%
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 Bayfield County, WI  1.18% ($23,356 average AGI)
from Price County, WI  0.35% ($35,227)
from St. Louis County, MN  0.18% ($33,909)


6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,043 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.74%
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 Bayfield County, WI  0.99% ($38,048 average AGI)
to Price County, WI  0.43% ($29,778)
to Douglas County, WI  0.37% ($20,739)


Strongest AM radio stations in La Pointe:
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WATW (1400 AM; 1 kW; ASHLAND, WI; Owner: BAY BROADCASTING)
  • WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, 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)
  • WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KDAL (610 AM; 5 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in La Pointe:
  • WEGZ (105.9 FM; WASHBURN, WI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJJH (96.7 FM; ASHLAND, WI; Owner: BAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBSZ (93.3 FM; ASHLAND, WI; Owner: GERALD JAMES HACKMAN)

TV broadcast stations around La Pointe:
  • W45CI (Channel 45; ASHLAND, WI; Owner: KQDS ACQUISITION CORP.)

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