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Waushara County

Population in July 2008: 1,300. Population change since 2000: +1.5%
 

Males: 661  (50.9%)
Females: 639  (49.1%)

Median resident age:  45.4 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,346 (it was $39,524 in 2000)
Leon:  $47,346
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,311
Leon:  $24,311
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $149,882 (it was $94,100 in 2000)
Leon:  $149,882
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $190,454; Detached houses: $200,987; Townhouses or other attached units: $170,602; Mobile homes: $49,688

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Races in Leon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Leon: 79.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (51.9%), Polish (11.7%), English (9.5%), Irish (8.4%), Norwegian (5.1%), Danish (4.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 783 feet

Land area: 36.0 square miles.

Population density: 36 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Leon

  • High school or higher: 79.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Leon town

  • Never married: 14.6%
  • Now married: 69.2%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

25 residents are foreign born

This town:  2.0%
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:

Leon:  1.5% ($1,396)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Oshkosh, WI (26.2 miles , pop. 62,916).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (74.1 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (172.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Redgranite, WI (2.3 miles ), Poysippi, WI (2.4 miles ), Warren, WI (2.4 miles ), Mount Morris, WI (2.4 miles ), Saxeville, WI (2.4 miles ), Lohrville, WI (2.5 miles ), Springwater, WI (2.8 miles ), Bloomfield, WI (2.9 miles ).

Latitude: 44.12 N, Longitude: 89.06 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 920

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Population change in the 1990s: +284 (+28.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (16%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • U. S. Postal service (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)



Average climate in Leon, Wisconsin

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Leon-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 109% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.8 miles away from the Leon town center killed 7 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/27/1984, a category 4 tornado 15.8 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

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Hospitals/medical centers near Leon:
  • WILD ROSE COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; WILD ROSE, WI)
  • BERLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; BERLIN, WI)
  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CTR (about 15 miles; WAUPACA, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Leon:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 27 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,057)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 35 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 38 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 38 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 58 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 59 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 62 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)

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

Lakes and reservoirs: Middle Lake (A), Taylor Lake (B), Pearl Lake (C), Pine River Millpond 100 (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Little Silver Creek (A), Carpenter Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.4%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.4%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.7%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.4%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Leon, WI



Leon compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below 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 below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly 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 Waushara County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
  • Utility gas (12%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Wood (9%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Solar energy (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Leon

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Adherents34.2%21.4%12.0%10.9%5.6%
Congregations8.7%15.2%17.4%13.0%4.3%
NameAssemblies of GodNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsUnited Church of ChristEvangelical Free Church of AmericaOther religions
Adherents4.0%2.4%2.2%1.7%5.6%
Congregations4.3%4.3%4.3%2.2%26.1%
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.


7.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,672 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.10%
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 Winnebago County, WI  1.08% ($39,753 average AGI)
from Milwaukee County, WI  0.60% ($37,407)
from Green Lake County, WI  0.47% ($32,571)


6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,969 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.54%
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 Winnebago County, WI  1.06% ($23,768 average AGI)
to Waupaca County, WI  0.59% ($37,321)
to Portage County, WI  0.45% ($28,925)


Strongest AM radio stations in Leon:
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WRPN (1600 AM; 5 kW; RIPON, WI)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WISS (1090 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BERLIN, WI; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Leon:
  • WAUH (102.3 FM; WAUTOMA, WI; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING LLC)
  • WBJZ (104.7 FM; BERLIN, WI; Owner: CAXAMBAS CORPORATION)
  • WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPKR (99.5 FM; OMRO, WI; Owner: MIDWEST DIMENSIONS, INC.)
  • WDUX-FM (92.7 FM; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WROE (94.3 FM; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTCX (96.1 FM; RIPON, WI; Owner: RADIO B/C LTD PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVBO (103.9 FM; WINNECONNE, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Leon:
  • WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
  • W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W66DC (Channel 66; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W64AU (Channel 64; ADAMS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • W23BL (Channel 23; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $191,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,675
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 3,675

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