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Clark County

Population in July 2008: 288. Population change since 2000: -0.7%
 

Males: 154  (53.8%)
Females: 134  (46.2%)

Median resident age:  39.3 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,183 (it was $31,875 in 2000)
Mead:  $38,183
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,739
Mead:  $17,739
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $144,466 (it was $90,700 in 2000)
Mead:  $144,466
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $176,478; Detached houses: $189,191; Mobile homes: $34,000

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Races in Mead:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
  • American Indian (4.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Mead: 75.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (55.2%), Norwegian (9.0%), Polish (8.6%), English (6.9%), Irish (6.9%), Swiss (5.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 960 feet

Land area: 35.1 square miles.

Population density: 8.2 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Mead

  • High school or higher: 75.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mead town

  • Never married: 17.4%
  • Now married: 69.4%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 4.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
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:

Mead:  2.4% ($2,167)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (37.3 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (117.2 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (255.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hendren, WI (2.1 miles ), Warner, WI (2.5 miles ), Reseburg, WI (2.6 miles ), Greenwood, WI (2.6 miles ), Butler, WI (2.7 miles) , Eaton, WI (2.8 miles ), Foster, WI (3.0 miles) , Longwood, WI (3.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $78,500
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $128,500
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $118,300
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $97,500
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $101,000
  • 2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $193,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 44.80 N, Longitude: 90.73 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Mead household income distribution Mead home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +41 (+16.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Food (20%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
  • Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Wood products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Social assistance (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (14%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (10%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)



Mead-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 52% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.4 miles away from the Mead town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/4/1958, a category 4 tornado 28.9 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 50 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Mead:
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 9 miles; NEILLSVILLE, WI)
  • VICTORY MEDICAL CTR INC (about 22 miles; STANLEY, WI)
  • LUTHER HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mead:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 37 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 37 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 48 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 59 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 62 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 66 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 69 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)

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Notable location: Veterans Memorial County Park Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoirs: Mead Lake (A), Mead Lake 95 (B), 0.3 Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rocky Run (A), Norwegian Creek (B), Black Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Mead: North Mead Lake County Park (1). 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:  70.4%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.0%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  20.0%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.1%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mead, WI



Mead compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below 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 above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Clark County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
  • Wood (28%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Utility gas (2%)


Religion statistics for Mead

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchLutheran ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Church of ChristUnited Methodist Church
Adherents45.2%13.4%13.2%5.4%4.7%
Congregations11.4%11.4%12.7%8.9%16.5%
NameWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodOld Order MennoniteOld Order AmishConservative Baptist Association of AmericaOther religions
Adherents4.5%3.2%2.6%2.2%5.5%
Congregations3.8%5.1%11.4%1.3%17.7%
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.


4.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,388 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.98%
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 Marathon County, WI  0.76% ($42,587 average AGI)
from Wood County, WI  0.71% ($28,663)
from Taylor County, WI  0.43% ($24,212)


6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,457 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.54%
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 Marathon County, WI  1.00% ($31,194 average AGI)
to Wood County, WI  0.92% ($28,912)
to Eau Claire County, WI  0.52% ($22,844)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mead:
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WCCN (1370 AM; 5 kW; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WEAQ (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WOGO (680 AM; 3 kW; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))

Strongest FM radio stations in Mead:
  • WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WCCN-FM (107.5 FM; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN B/CG INC.)
  • WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
  • WOSQ (92.3 FM; SPENCER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Mead:
  • WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WQOW-TV (Channel 18; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 9
Total length: 17 meters (56ft)
Total costs: $404,000
Total average daily traffic: 740
Total average daily truck traffic: 20
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 810

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