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Columbia County

Population in July 2008: 1,254. Population change since 2000: +5.6%
 

Males: 656  (52.3%)
Females: 598  (47.7%)

Median resident age:  41.1 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $55,052 (it was $45,962 in 2000)
Lewiston:  $55,052
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,886
Lewiston:  $25,886
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $177,739 (it was $111,600 in 2000)
Lewiston:  $177,739
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $214,295; Detached houses: $241,341; In 2-unit structures: $218,505; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $228,199; Mobile homes: $17,634

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Races in Lewiston:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Lewiston: 81.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (48.1%), Norwegian (12.8%), Irish (10.6%), English (7.8%), Polish (7.7%), Dutch (3.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 809 feet

Land area: 54.0 square miles.

Population density: 23 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lewiston

  • High school or higher: 86.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lewiston town

  • Never married: 21.8%
  • Now married: 63.5%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 5.2%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

12 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.0%
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:

Lewiston:  1.2% ($1,297)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI (36.5 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (154.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Portage, WI (2.4 miles ), Douglas, WI (2.5 miles ), Fairfield, WI (2.6 miles ), Fort Winnebago, WI (2.7 miles ), Moundville, WI (2.7 miles ), Caledonia, WI (2.8 miles ), New Haven, WI (2.8 miles ), Newport, WI (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 43.59 N, Longitude: 89.56 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +62 (+5.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (14%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (17%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)



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Lewiston-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 133% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1984, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 21.5 miles away from the Lewiston town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 9/26/1951, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.6 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

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Hospitals/medical centers near Lewiston:
  • DIVINE SAVIOR HEALTHCARE 80 (about 10 miles; PORTAGE, WI)
  • ST CLARE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (about 19 miles; BARABOO, WI)
  • SAUK PRAIRIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; PRAIRIE DU SAC, WI)

Amtrak stations near Lewiston:
  • 6 miles: PORTAGE (400 W. ONEIDA ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 12 miles: WISCONSIN DELLS (LACROSSE ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lewiston:
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 37 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 37 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 53 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 61 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 67 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 68 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)

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Churches in Lewiston include: Portage Presbyterian Church (A), Saint Paul Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Michaels Cemetery (1), Cummings Cemetery (2), Greenwood Cemetery (3), Hillcrest Cemetery (4), Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Weeting Lake (A), Corning Lake (B), 8 Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Slough (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  73.4%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.3%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.3%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  1.1%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lewiston, WI



Lewiston 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.
  • 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 Columbia County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
  • Utility gas (16%)
  • Wood (13%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Electricity (5%)


Religion statistics for Lewiston

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist Church
Adherents39.3%14.5%10.2%9.3%8.8%
Congregations12.3%12.3%11.0%4.1%13.7%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsUnited Church of ChristAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents4.9%2.7%1.9%1.7%6.8%
Congregations13.7%4.1%2.7%5.5%20.5%
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.


8.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,942 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.26%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($206 average AGI)
Columbia County:  0.10%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Dane County, WI  3.07% ($41,524 average AGI)
from Sauk County, WI  0.77% ($35,185)
from Dodge County, WI  0.57% ($32,341)


7.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,017 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.90%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($134 average AGI)
Columbia County:  0.04%
Wisconsin average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Dane County, WI  2.36% ($33,319 average AGI)
to Sauk County, WI  0.95% ($36,736)
to Dodge County, WI  0.60% ($33,819)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lewiston:
  • WIBU (900 AM; 1 kW; WISCONSIN DELLS, WI; Owner: MAGNUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPDR (1350 AM; 1 kW; PORTAGE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lewiston:
  • WBKY (95.9 FM; PORTAGE, WI; Owner: MAGNUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WDDC (100.1 FM; PORTAGE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNNO-FM (106.9 FM; WISCONSIN DELLS, WI; Owner: MAGNUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNFM (104.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WBDL (102.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Lewiston:
  • WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
  • WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W58CO (Channel 58; SAULT STE. MARIE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W64AU (Channel 64; ADAMS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 9
Total length: 31 meters (102ft)
Total costs: $968,000
Total average daily traffic: 42,467
Total average daily truck traffic: 5,082

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