Green Lake County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Markesan and their reported violations in the past:
PRAIRIE LANES REC CENTER (Population served: 90, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUN-30-2000), St Public Notif requested (JUN-30-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-30-2000), St Compliance achieved (NOV-02-2000)
LINDAS TERRACE TAP (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 3 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Markesan that have no violations reported:
- LAKE VIEW INN (Population served: 205, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- MILLERS RESORT (Population served: 77, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.7%
(6.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 3.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.3 people | | Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 65.0% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.7% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Markesan, WI
13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Markesan compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Markesan (2011 data):
- Markesan State Bank: Margaret Street Branch at 825 North Margaret Street, branch established on 2001/10/01; at 84 N. Bridge Street, branch established on 1891/11/03. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $139.3 mil, Deposits: $118.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Markesan Bancshares, Inc.
- Farmers State Bank: at 86 East Water Street, branch established on 1910/01/20. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $77.1 mil, Deposits: $63.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Fs Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (81%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Green Lake County Wisconsin:
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Religion statistics for Markesan (based on Green Lake County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 81.06%
| Here |  | 81.1% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | Lutheran Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church |
| Adherents | 47.2% | 19.8% | 7.6% | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| Congregations | 18.9% | 24.3% | 5.4% | 2.7% | 13.5% |
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| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Old Order Amish | United Church of Christ | Evangelical Free Church of America | Other |
| Adherents | 5.0% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1.1% | 1.9% |
| Congregations | 5.4% | 13.5% | 5.4% | 2.7% | 8.1% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | Green Lake County: | 3.75 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11 | Green Lake County: | 5.89 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 27 | This county: | 14.45 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Green Lake County: | 8.4% | | Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate: | Green Lake County: | 26.8% | | State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,882 | $34,584 | 1 | $2,185 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $9,714 | $38,856 | 1 | $323 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $987 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $5,038 | $30,228 | 1 | $44 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $166 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $6,610 | $39,660 | 3 | $500 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 9 | $3,780 |
| Totals for Government |
8 | $24,244 | $36,366 | 19 | $7,985 |
Markesan government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $248,000 ($168.14)
All Other: $124,000 ($84.07)
Solid Waste Management: $1,000 ($0.68)
- Construction - General: $53,000 ($35.93)
Regular Highways: $10,000 ($6.78)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $226,000 ($153.22)
Police Protection: $203,000 ($137.63)
Libraries: $151,000 ($102.37)
Regular Highways: $116,000 ($78.64)
Fire Protection: $102,000 ($69.15)
Water Utilities: $85,000 ($57.63)
General - Other: $68,000 ($46.10)
Financial Administration: $53,000 ($35.93)
Solid Waste Management: $51,000 ($34.58)
Central Staff Services: $43,000 ($29.15)
General Public Buildings: $42,000 ($28.47)
Health Services - Other: $16,000 ($10.85)
Parks & Recreation: $11,000 ($7.46)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $10,000 ($6.78)
Natural Resources - Other: $5,000 ($3.39)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $5,000 ($3.39)
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000 ($2.71)
- General - Interest on Debt: $102,000 ($69.15)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,076,000 ($1407.46)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,703,000 ($1154.58)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $230,000 ($155.93)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $143,000 ($96.95)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $71,000 ($48.14)
Interest Earnings: $41,000 ($27.80)
Rents: $15,000 ($10.17)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $8,000 ($5.42)
Central Staff: $2,000 ($1.36)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,050,000 ($1389.83)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $84,000 ($56.95)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $504,000 ($341.69)
Highways: $87,000 ($58.98)
All Other: $21,000 ($14.24)
- Tax - Property: $413,000 ($280.00)
NEC: $19,000 ($12.88)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $555,000 ($376.27)
6.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,350 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.58% | | 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:
7.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,890 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Markesan:
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WRPN (1600 AM; 5 kW; RIPON, WI)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WFDL (1170 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WAUPUN, WI; Owner: RADIO PLUS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Markesan:
- WPKR (99.5 FM; OMRO, WI; Owner: MIDWEST DIMENSIONS, INC.)
- WBJZ (104.7 FM; BERLIN, WI; Owner: CAXAMBAS CORPORATION)
- WTCX (96.1 FM; RIPON, WI; Owner: RADIO B/C LTD PARTNERSHIP)
- WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WXRO (95.3 FM; BEAVER DAM, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WFDL-FM (97.7 FM; LOMIRA, WI; Owner: RADIO PLUS OF FOND DU LAC, INC.)
- WDDC (100.1 FM; PORTAGE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTLX (100.5 FM; COLUMBUS, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WAUH (102.3 FM; WAUTOMA, WI; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING LLC)
- WJWD (90.3 FM; MARSHALL, WI; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
TV broadcast stations around Markesan:
- WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
- WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
- WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
Markesan fatal accident list:
Aug 26, 2001 02:25 AM, W Manchester St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total average daily traffic: 6,292
Total average daily truck traffic: 344
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 8,590
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Markesan)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 11 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Markesan, WI)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - KINGSTON, W4260 State Rd 44 (Lat: 43.697583 Lon: -89.091833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 80.7 m, Overall height: 85.3 m, Call Sign: WQFV632
Assigned Frequencies: 6595.00 MHz Grant Date: 10/16/2006, Expiration Date: 10/16/2016, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- GREEN LAKE, County Hwy B 3 1/2 Mi N (Lat: 43.757778 Lon: -88.970833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 80 m, Overall height: 86.3 m, Call Sign: KSG58
Assigned Frequencies: 6745.00 MHz Grant Date: 12/15/2000, Expiration Date: 01/23/2011
Registrant: Program Manager For The State Of Wi/Dot/Dsp/Boc, Madison, WI 53707-7912, Phone: (608) 267-9763, Fax: (608) 267-4495, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Markesan)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 7 - Aircraft: LUSCOMBE 8E (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 86 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2040K , Serial Number: 4767, Year manufactured: 1947, Airworthiness Date: 04/28/1956
Registrant (Individual): Donald D Schonasky, 306 West John St, Markesan, WI 53946 - Aircraft: GULFSTREAM AMERICAN CORP AA-5A (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 26880 , Serial Number: AA5A0782, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 04/17/2009
Registrant (Co-Owned): John I Delong, W2721 Menominee Ct, Markesan, WI 53946, Other Owners: Carolyn A Delong - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28R-201 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 31906 , Serial Number: 28R-7837254, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 05/12/1978
Registrant (Individual): Bobby J Bosveld, W1044 County Road Aw, Markesan, WI 53946 - Aircraft: TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 82 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 54751 , Serial Number: 5764, Year manufactured: 1943, Airworthiness Date: 10/07/1964
Registrant (Individual): Donald D Schonasky, 306 W John St, Markesan, WI 53946 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-180 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 56387 , Serial Number: 287305584, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 08/09/1973
Registrant (Co-Owned): Walter J Nowatzski, N1810 Cty U, Markesan, WI 53946, Other Owners: Robin R Hein - Aircraft: SOCATA TBM 700 (Category: Land, Seats: 7, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W PT6A66D (850 HP) (Turbo-prop)
N-Number: 616CM , Serial Number: 540, Year manufactured: 2010, Airworthiness Date: 04/23/2010
Registrant (Corporation): Dccm LLC, 608 Airport Dr, Markesan, WI 53946 - Aircraft: NIGHTINGALE MICHAEL V AIR-BIKE (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 752MN , Serial Number: AB77AMS
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, W 1109 Sunny Dr, Markesan, WI 53946
| Most common first names in Markesan, WI among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 36 | 80.8 years |
| John | 33 | 78.6 years |
| Fred | 24 | 84.8 years |
| Elmer | 23 | 81.2 years |
| Arthur | 21 | 79.4 years |
| Clarence | 20 | 77.2 years |
| Edward | 19 | 78.2 years |
| Margaret | 18 | 82.6 years |
| Helen | 18 | 82.0 years |
| Robert | 18 | 75.4 years |
| Most common last names in Markesan, WI among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Schwandt | 16 | 84.7 years |
| Abendroth | 13 | 88.1 years |
| Laper | 11 | 78.8 years |
| Prochnow | 10 | 81.3 years |
| Mielke | 10 | 84.3 years |
| Krueger | 10 | 84.1 years |
| Dillie | 9 | 80.3 years |
| Skotarzak | 9 | 83.7 years |
| Berg | 9 | 80.6 years |
| Page | 9 | 77.2 years |
Businesses in Markesan, WI
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