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Lake: October paddle on the north fork of the Flambeau River Lake: Winter sunrise over the north fork of the Flambeau River
 

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Population (year 2000): 1,319
Males: 671  (50.9%)
Females: 648  (49.1%)

Walworth County

Median resident age:  43.0 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,800 (it was $39,783 in 2000)
Lake  $41,800
Wisconsin:  $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $119,900 (it was $90,000 in 2000)
Lake  $119,900
Wisconsin:  $152,600

Lake, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (56.7%), Irish (13.1%), Norwegian (8.3%), Czech (7.6%), English (5.4%), Polish (4.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 832 feet

Land area: 88.6 square miles.

Population density: 15 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Lake

  • High school or higher: 82.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake town

  • Never married: 19.9%
  • Now married: 65.7%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 6.4%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.2%
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:

Lake:  1.7% ($1,557)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (100.9 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (188.9 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (344.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Park Falls, WI (6.7 miles ), Butternut, WI (6.8 miles ), Flambeau, WI (10.7 miles ), Chippewa, WI (13.1 miles ), Peeksville, WI (13.9 miles) , Agenda, WI (15.3 miles ), Elk, WI (16.1 miles ), Jacobs, WI (16.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $85,400
  • 1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $90,300
  • 1998: 12 buildings, average cost: $96,000
  • 1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2001: 12 buildings, average cost: $111,900
  • 2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $116,300
  • 2003: 28 buildings, average cost: $122,900
  • 2004: 11 buildings, average cost: $80,300
  • 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $179,400
  • 2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $96,300
  • 2007: 13 buildings, average cost: $190,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 45.93 N, Longitude: 90.55 W




Most common industries for males:



  • Paper (20%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Wood products (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (24%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)


Lake-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 46% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.2 miles away from the Lake 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 30.9 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 24 people.


Hospitals/medical centers near Lake:
  • FLAMBEAU HOSPITAL INC (about 15 miles; PARK FALLS, WI)
  • GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL (about 47 miles; IRONWOOD, MI)
  • RUSK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 203 (about 50 miles; LADYSMITH, WI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake:
  • GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 51 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; ID: IWD)
  • RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 78 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; ID: RHI)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 99 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake:
  • PARK FALLS MUNI (about 10 miles; PARK FALLS, WI; ID: PKF)
  • PRICE COUNTY (about 19 miles; PHILLIPS, WI; ID: PBH)
  • PRENTICE (about 34 miles; PRENTICE, WI; ID: 5N2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake:
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 85 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 87 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 103 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 103 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 118 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 118 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 121 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)

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Lakes and reservoirs: Leonards Lakes (A), Alice, Lake (B), Smith Lake (C), Annie, Lake (D), Bass Lake (E), Schnur Lake (F), Mill Pond (G), Mud Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Rock Creek (A), Gardner Creek (B), Flood Creek (C), Sixmile Creek (D), Smith Creek (E), Spiller Creek (F), Betsy Creek (G), Hay Creek (H), Beaver Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.4%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.8%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  5.9%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.4%
Whole state:  3.7%

Lake compared to Wisconsin 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 significantly 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.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Walworth County Wisconsin:




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7.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,122 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.50%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($291 average AGI)
Walworth County:  0.07%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Waukesha County, WI  0.79% ($48,571 average AGI)
from Racine County, WI  0.68% ($39,217)
from McHenry County, IL  0.58% ($44,310)


6.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,167 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.99%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($118 average AGI)
Walworth County:  0.03%
Wisconsin average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Rock County, WI  0.70% ($32,842 average AGI)
to Milwaukee County, WI  0.59% ($30,468)
to Waukesha County, WI  0.58% ($36,065)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lake:
  • WNBI (980 AM; 1 kW; PARK FALLS, WI)
  • 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.)
  • 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)
  • WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lake:
  • WCQM (98.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, LLC)
  • WHBM-FM (90.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)

TV broadcast stations around Lake:
  • WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)

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