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Grant County

Population in July 2007: 259. Population change since 2000: +0.4%
 

Males: 133  (51.4%)
Females: 126  (48.6%)
Median resident age:  36.5 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,500 (it was $35,833 in 2000)
Little Grant  $38,500
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $136,000 (it was $92,500 in 2000)
Little Grant  $136,000
Wisconsin:  $168,800

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Races in Little Grant:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Little Grant: 67.9 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (50.6%), English (23.3%), Irish (10.1%), United States (5.8%), Swiss (5.4%), Dutch (5.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 854 feet

Land area: 36.0 square miles.

Population density: 7.2 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Little Grant

  • High school or higher: 85.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Little Grant town

  • Never married: 22.6%
  • Now married: 61.5%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

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:

Little Grant:  0.9% ($788)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dubuque, IA (29.5 miles , pop. 57,686).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (99.9 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (229.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Mount Hope, WI (4.6 miles) , Bloomington, WI (5.9 miles ), Beetown, WI (6.9 miles ), North Lancaster, WI (8.2 miles ), Patch Grove, WI (8.7 miles ), Lancaster, WI (9.6 miles ).

Latitude: 42.90 N, Longitude: 90.84 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 608

Little Grant household income distribution Little Grant home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: -116 (-31.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (56%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Computer and electronic products (8%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
  • Wood products (2%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (2%)
  • Rail transportation (2%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (33%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (50%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (5%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (3%)
  • Carpenters (3%)
  • Construction laborers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Farmers and farm managers (31%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Top executives (3%)


Little Grant-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 64% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/30/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.8 miles away from the Little Grant town center killed 2 people and injured 27 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/30/1954, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.7 miles away from the town center .


Hospitals/medical centers near Little Grant:
  • GRANT REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 11 miles; LANCASTER, WI)
  • BOSCOBEL AREA HEALTH CARE (about 19 miles; BOSCOBEL, WI)
  • GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; GUTTENBERG, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Little Grant:
  • DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 36 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID: DBQ)
  • LA CROSSE MUNI (about 73 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID: LSE)
  • VOLK FIELD (about 82 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID: VOK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Little Grant:
  • LANCASTER MUNI (about 16 miles; LANCASTER, WI; ID: 73C)
  • CASSVILLE MUNI (about 16 miles; CASSVILLE, WI; ID: C74)
  • BOSCOBEL (about 21 miles; BOSCOBEL, WI; ID: OVS)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Little Grant:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 27 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 69 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 72 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 73 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 74 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.8 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  76.3%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.4%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  12.9%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  6.6%
Whole state:  3.7%

Little Grant compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age above 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Grant County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:


5.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,617 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.30%
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 Iowa County, WI  0.49% ($33,396 average AGI)
from Dane County, WI  0.47% ($30,379)
from Lafayette County, WI  0.42% ($37,282)


6.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,116 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.40%
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 Dane County, WI  0.98% ($97,317 average AGI)
to Dubuque County, IA  0.51% ($31,760)
to Iowa County, WI  0.44% ($27,841)


Strongest AM radio stations in Little Grant:
  • KDTH (1370 AM; 5 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WGLR (1280 AM; 1 kW; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPRE (980 AM; 1 kW; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Little Grant:
  • WGLR-FM (97.7 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • KATF (92.9 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • WQPC (94.3 FM; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • KIYX (106.1 FM; SAGEVILLE, IA; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WPVL-FM (107.1 FM; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WJTY (88.1 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Little Grant:
  • W22CI (Channel 22; BLOOMINGTON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • KFXB (Channel 40; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: DUBUQUE TV LTD. PARTNERSHIP)




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