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Clark County

Population in July 2008: 572. Population change since 2000: +0.4%
 

Males: 294  (51.4%)
Females: 278  (48.6%)

Median resident age:  39.1 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,274 (it was $36,125 in 2000)
Mentor:  $43,274
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,959
Mentor:  $21,959
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $78,684 (it was $49,400 in 2000)
Mentor:  $78,684
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $110,403; Detached houses: $120,235; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $26,768; Mobile homes: $31,161

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Races in Mentor:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Mentor: 75.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (31.2%), Irish (15.3%), Norwegian (13.3%), United States (13.2%), French (8.9%), Polish (5.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 700 feet

Land area: 35.7 square miles.

Population density: 16 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Mentor

  • High school or higher: 82.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 7.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mentor town

  • Never married: 22.6%
  • Now married: 63.8%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 4.3%
  • Divorced: 7.0%

7 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.2%
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:

Mentor:  2.2% ($1,092)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (35.0 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (113.1 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (247.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Cleveland, WI (2.2 miles ), Fairchild, WI (2.2 miles ), Merrillan, WI (2.8 miles ), Fairchild, WI (2.8 miles ), Hewett, WI (2.8 miles ), Garden Valley, WI (2.8 miles ), Alma Center, WI (2.9 miles ), Alma, WI (2.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $400,000
  • 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $107,000
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 44.55 N, Longitude: 90.88 W

Mentor household income distribution Mentor home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +49 (+9.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (19%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Assemblers and fabricators (11%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)



Mentor-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 55% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.2 miles away from the Mentor town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/26/1959, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.6 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Mentor:
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 14 miles; NEILLSVILLE, WI)
  • OSSEO AREA MEDICAL CTR (about 17 miles; OSSEO, WI)
  • BLACK RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mentor:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 34 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 34 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 50 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
  • WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 6,568)
  • SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 55 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 56 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)

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Cemetery: Mentor Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoirs: Emerson Lake (A), Emerson Lake 10 (B), Lake 24 6 SWR 17 (C), Lake 10-7 4 (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.0%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.0%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  10.8%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.6%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mentor, WI



Mentor compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median house value significantly 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.
  • 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 (61%)
  • Wood (19%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
  • Utility gas (6%)
  • Electricity (4%)


Religion statistics for Mentor

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 Mentor:
  • WCCN (1370 AM; 5 kW; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • 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)
  • WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WEAQ (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WOGO (680 AM; 3 kW; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
  • WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))

Strongest FM radio stations in Mentor:
  • 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.)
  • WWIS-FM (99.7 FM; BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: WWIS RADIO, INC.)
  • WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
  • WHTL-FM (102.3 FM; WHITEHALL, WI; Owner: THE WHTL GROUP, L.L.C.)
  • WUEC (89.7 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)

TV broadcast stations around Mentor:
  • WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
  • WQOW-TV (Channel 18; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 15 meters (49ft)
Total costs: $231,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,374
Total average daily truck traffic: 306

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1

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