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Vilas County

Population in July 2008: 2,743. Population change since 2000: +6.4%
 

Males: 1,393  (50.8%)
Females: 1,350  (49.2%)

Median resident age:  45.1 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,953 (it was $39,196 in 2000)
Lincoln:  $46,953
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,487
Lincoln:  $24,487
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $173,614 (it was $109,000 in 2000)
Lincoln:  $173,614
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $236,788; Detached houses: $247,485; Townhouses or other attached units: $239,245; Mobile homes: $39,769

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Races in Lincoln:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Lincoln: 83.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (41.6%), Polish (13.5%), Irish (12.9%), English (10.2%), French (5.7%), Norwegian (4.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 842 feet

Land area: 32.6 square miles.

Population density: 84 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lincoln

  • High school or higher: 86.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
  • Unemployed: 7.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lincoln town

  • Never married: 18.4%
  • Now married: 63.9%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

46 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.8%
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:

Lincoln:  1.1% ($1,191)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (113.6 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (196.5 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (292.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Eagle River, WI (0.9 miles ), Washington, WI (2.1 miles ), Cloverland, WI (2.6 miles ), Sugar Camp, WI (2.8 miles ), Three Lakes, WI (3.0 miles ), Conover, WI (3.0 miles ), St. Germain, WI (3.5 miles ), Phelps, WI (3.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $129,000
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 45.91 N, Longitude: 89.24 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

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Population change in the 1990s: +279 (+12.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (23%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (17%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Painters and paperhangers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)



Average climate in Lincoln, Wisconsin

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Lincoln-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 37% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/25/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.4 miles away from the Lincoln town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/27/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.7 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Lincoln:
  • EAGLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 1 miles; EAGLE RIVER, WI)
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; RHINELANDER, WI)
  • HOWARD YOUNG MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; WOODRUFF, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lincoln:
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 72 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
  • MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; FT enrollment: 5,779)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 96 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; FT enrollment: 7,374)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 115 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 116 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 117 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)

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Notable locations in Lincoln: Camp Marimeta (A), Big T Dock and Ramp (B), Camp Ojibwa (C), Trees For Tomorrow Recreation Site (D), Walter E Olson Memorial Library (E), Vilas County Courthouse (F), Eagle River Village Hall (G), Eagle River District Ranger Station (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lincoln include: Saint Mary of the Snows Episcopal Church (A), Community Bible Church (B), Seventh Day Adventist Church (C), Our Savior Lutheran Church (D), Christ Lutheran Church (E), Saint Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church (F), First Church of Christ Scientist (G), First Congregational United Church of Christ (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Duck Lake (A), Spring Lake (B), Eagle Lake (C), Adams Lake (D), Silver Lake (E), Seventeen, Lake (F), Lynx Lake (G), Scat Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Rice Creek (A), Mud Creek (B), Eagle River (C), Sucker Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Eagle River Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.7%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.8%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.6%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.7%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lincoln, WI



Lincoln compared to Wisconsin 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 below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Vilas County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (74%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Wood (3%)


Religion statistics for Lincoln

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Church of ChristLutheran ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Adherents56.9%9.8%8.4%6.9%6.3%
Congregations25.0%12.5%9.4%9.4%6.3%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Free Church of America The Evangelical Covenant ChurchNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsOther religions
Adherents3.2%2.7%1.7%1.2%2.7%
Congregations6.3%9.4%3.1%3.1%15.6%
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.


7.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,812 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.13%
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 Oneida County, WI  1.22% ($32,266 average AGI)
from Waukesha County, WI  0.41% ($87,730)
from Milwaukee County, WI  0.40% ($60,083)


7.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,442 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.03%
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 Oneida County, WI  1.30% ($30,750 average AGI)
to Dane County, WI  0.37% ($36,545)
to Milwaukee County, WI  0.32% ($18,276)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lincoln:
  • WERL (950 AM; 1 kW; EAGLE RIVER, WI)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOBT (1240 AM; 1 kW; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lincoln:
  • WXPR (91.7 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY B/CASTING, INC.)
  • WLSL (93.7 FM; THREE LAKES, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF RHINELANDER, INC.)
  • WRJO (94.5 FM; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: BERNER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W296AD (107.1 FM; EAGLE RIVER, ETC., WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
  • WRLO-FM (105.3 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WMQA-FM (95.9 FM; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHDG (97.5 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRHN (100.1 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WCWL-LP (103.5 FM; CLEARWATER LAKE, WI; Owner: NORTHERN LAKES RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Lincoln:
  • WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W57AR (Channel 57; SAYNER/VILAS COUNTY, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W04CS (Channel 4; CRANDON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WTPX (Channel 46; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: PAXSON WAUSAU LICENSE, INC.)
  • W31BA (Channel 31; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WBIJ (Channel 4; CRANDON, WI; Owner: SELENKA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total average daily traffic: 13,260
Total average daily truck traffic: 703
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 19,730

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • .2 Mi W Of Cth P On Hawk Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 80 m, Overall height: 80.5 m
    Registrant: Nicolet Broadcasting Inc, Park Falls, WI 54552, Phone: (715) 762-3221


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 2

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