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Washburn County

Population in July 2008: 475. Population change since 2000: +4.6%
 

Males: 240  (50.7%)
Females: 235  (49.3%)

Median resident age:  51.9 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,924 (it was $36,667 in 2000)
Madge:  $43,924
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $37,698
Madge:  $37,698
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $191,932 (it was $120,500 in 2000)
Madge:  $191,932
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $239,174; Detached houses: $255,143; Mobile homes: $72,717

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Races in Madge:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Madge: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (28.2%), Norwegian (12.8%), Irish (12.1%), Swedish (8.8%), English (8.4%), French (7.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1296 feet

Land area: 32.0 square miles.

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




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For population 25 years and over in Madge

  • High school or higher: 85.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
  • Unemployed: 9.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Madge town

  • Never married: 14.5%
  • Now married: 73.0%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

4 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.9%
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:

Madge:  1.7% ($2,091)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (66.9 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (88.4 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (338.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Long Lake, WI (2.3 miles ), Birchwood, WI (2.4 miles ), Crystal, WI (2.4 miles ), Beaver Brook, WI (2.6 miles ), Sarona, WI (2.8 miles ), Spooner, WI (2.8 miles ), Stone Lake, WI (3.0 miles ), Spooner, WI (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 45.77 N, Longitude: 91.71 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

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Population change in the 1990s: +104 (+29.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (20%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Food (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)



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Madge-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 1% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.1 miles away from the Madge town center killed 2 people and injured 16 people and caused $10 million in damages.

On 6/4/1958, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 49.8 miles away from the town center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Madge:
  • INDIANHEAD MEDICAL CTR SHELL LAKE (about 9 miles; SHELL LAKE, WI)
  • SPOONER HEALTH SYSTEM 84 (about 12 miles; SPOONER, WI)
  • LAKEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; RICE LAKE, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Madge:
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 9 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 59 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 64 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 70 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 70 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 74 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 77 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 2,512)

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Notable location: Madge Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Madge include: Evergreen Chapel (A), Evergreen Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Alder Lake (A), Baker Lake (B), Seymour Lake (C), Glendennon Lake (D), Leesome Lake (E), Watson Lake (F), Big Devil Lake (G), Moody Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.2 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  75.7%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.0%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  9.1%
Whole state:  8.7%

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

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Madge, WI



Madge compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Unemployed percentage above 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 significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Washburn County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (68%)
  • Wood (16%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Other fuel (3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Religion statistics for Madge

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist Church The Wesleyan ChurchLutheran Church
Adherents33.9%27.8%9.8%7.7%7.2%
Congregations14.7%14.7%11.8%5.9%5.9%
NameWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodChurch of the NazareneNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsGeneral Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesOther religions
Adherents2.4%2.2%1.9%1.6%5.4%
Congregations2.9%5.9%2.9%2.9%32.4%
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.


6.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,536 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.88%
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 Barron County, WI  0.95% ($43,410 average AGI)
from Sawyer County, WI  0.57% ($27,919)
from Burnett County, WI  0.45% ($29,414)


7.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,410 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.08%
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 Barron County, WI  1.18% ($21,526 average AGI)
to Eau Claire County, WI  0.51% ($19,758)
to Sawyer County, WI  0.51% ($28,333)


Strongest AM radio stations in Madge:
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WCSW (940 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SHELL LAKE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Madge:
  • WGMO (95.3 FM; SHELL LAKE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKFX (97.7 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WOJB (88.9 FM; RESERVE, WI; Owner: LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWA PUBLIC)
  • WJMC-FM (96.1 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WAQE-FM (97.7 FM; BARRON, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WHSM-FM (101.1 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WRLS-FM (92.3 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: VACATIONLAND BROADCASTER, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Madge:
  • W57AS (Channel 57; SPOONER, WI; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K31GH (Channel 31; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: KQDS ACQUISITION CORP.)


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