Milford, Wisconsin

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Population in July 2008: 1,172. Population change since 2000: +11.1%

Males: 614	(52.4%)
Females: 558	(47.6%)

Median resident age:	40.0 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $55,496 (it was $47,619 in 2000)

Milford:	$55,496
Wisconsin:	$50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,953

Milford:	$26,953
Wisconsin:	$25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $199,305 (it was $136,100 in 2000)

Milford:	$199,305
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $291,244; Detached houses: $301,130; Townhouses or other attached units: $269,400; Mobile homes: $42,667

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Races in Milford:

White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Milford: 83.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (60.9%), Irish (7.9%), English (6.1%), Polish (4.5%), Norwegian (3.9%), United States (3.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 811 feet

Land area: 33.9 square miles.

Population density: 35 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Milford

High school or higher: 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
Unemployed: 2.9%
Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Milford town

Never married: 21.6%
Now married: 66.2%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 4.8%
Divorced: 6.5%

17 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.6%
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:

Milford:	1.3% ($1,737)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI (28.7 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (108.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Watertown, WI (2.3 miles ), Johnson Creek, WI (2.4 miles ), Waterloo, WI (2.4 miles ), Shields, WI (2.4 miles ), Lake Mills, WI (2.5 miles ), Watertown, WI (2.5 miles ), Aztalan, WI (2.6 miles ), Lake Mills, WI (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 43.15 N, Longitude: 88.84 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 920

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Population change in the 1990s: +33 (+3.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Construction (11%)
Food (8%)
Printing and related support activities (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (15%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Food (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Average climate in Milford, Wisconsin

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Milford, Wisconsin average precipitation

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Milford-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 130% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1984, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 35.7 miles away from the Milford town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/18/1996, a category 5 tornado 39.7 miles away from the town center injured 12 people and caused $40 million in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Milford:

WATERTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; WATERTOWN, WI)
FORT ATKINSON MEMORIAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 16 miles; FORT ATKINSON, WI)
COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; COLUMBUS, WI)

Amtrak station near Milford:

17 miles: COLUMBUS (359 LUDINGTON ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Milford:

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 24 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 25 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 30 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 3,465)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 30 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 31 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
CARROLL COLLEGE (about 34 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; FT enrollment: 2,332)
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY-WISCONSIN (about 43 miles; MEQUON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,654)

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Churches in Milford include: United Brethren Church (A), Mamre Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Lakes and reservoirs: Hahns Lake (A), Hoopers Millpond 16 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Rock Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Milford include: Faville Prairie State Natural Area (1), Snapper Prairie State Natural Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.7 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	78.3%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.4%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	4.1%
Whole state:	8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	2.4%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Milford, WI

Milford compared to Wisconsin state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County Wisconsin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%) Utility gas (8%) Wood (7%) Electricity (2%) Coal or coke (1%)

Religion statistics for Milford

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ
Adherents	37.8%	29.2%	13.8%	5.4%	3.1%
Congregations	12.5%	20.0%	12.5%	16.3%	5.0%

Name	Lutheran Church	Moravian Church in America	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists	Other religions
Adherents	3.0%	2.8%	1.3%	1.2%	2.2%
Congregations	7.5%	5.0%	1.3%	6.3%	13.8%

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.

7.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,953 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.60%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($73 average AGI)
Jefferson County: 0.04%
Wisconsin average: 0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Waukesha County, WI	1.57% ($46,643 average AGI)
from Dane County, WI	1.18% ($41,295)
from Dodge County, WI	1.08% ($33,817)

7.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,525 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.54%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($153 average AGI)
Jefferson County: 0.03%
Wisconsin average: 0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Dodge County, WI	1.29% ($36,545 average AGI)
to Dane County, WI	1.28% ($36,843)
to Waukesha County, WI	0.97% ($40,479)

Strongest AM radio stations in Milford:

WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WTTN (1580 AM; 1 kW; WATERTOWN, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, LLC)
WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNWC (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
WAUK (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: WALT-WEST WISCONSIN, INC.)
WKSH (1640 AM; 10 kW; SUSSEX, WI; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Milford:

WJJO (94.1 FM; WATERTOWN, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGMENT, INC.)
W277AC (103.3 FM; WATERTOWN, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WHAD (90.7 FM; DELAFIELD, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSJY (107.3 FM; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
WKCH (106.5 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WMAD-FM (92.1 FM; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WJWD (90.3 FM; MARSHALL, WI; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WHIT-FM (93.1 FM; DE FOREST, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
WTLX (100.5 FM; COLUMBUS, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WMGN (98.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
WFZH (105.3 FM; MUKWONAGO, WI; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WXRO (95.3 FM; BEAVER DAM, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WBZU (105.1 FM; WAUNAKEE, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
WMDC (98.7 FM; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: RADIO PLUS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Milford:

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)
WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
WDJT-TV (Channel 58; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WDJT-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WISN-TV (Channel 12; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WISN HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
WPXE (Channel 55; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: PAXSON MILWAUKEE LICENSE, INC.)
WMVS (Channel 10; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
WMVT (Channel 36; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
WITI (Channel 6; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WITI LICENSE,INC.)
WCGV-TV (Channel 24; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WCGV LICENSEE, LLC)
WMLW-CA (Channel 46; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W63CU (Channel 63; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W23BW (Channel 23; MADISON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 32 meters (105ft)
Total costs: $268,000
Total average daily traffic: 77,457
Total average daily truck traffic: 10,208

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