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Population (year 2000): 186. Estimated population in July 2006: 172 (-7.5% change)
 

Males: 94  (50.5%)
Females: 92  (49.5%)

Grant County

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

Zip codes: 53816.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,500 (it was $37,813 in 2000)
Mount Hope  $38,500
Wisconsin:  $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $66,000 (it was $50,600 in 2000)
Mount Hope  $66,000
Wisconsin:  $152,600

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Races in Mount Hope:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)

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Ancestries: German (41.9%), English (26.3%), Norwegian (16.7%), Irish (16.1%), Polish (11.3%), United States (4.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1919

Elevation: 1100 feet

Land area: 0.32 square miles.

Population density: 543 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Mount Hope

  • High school or higher: 87.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
  • Unemployed: 1.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Hope village

  • Never married: 30.5%
  • Now married: 53.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 7.9%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.0%
Wisconsin:  3.6%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Mount Hope, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Mount Hope to the number of sex offenders is 87 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Mount Hope:  1.0% ($523)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dubuque, IA (34.2 miles , pop. 57,686).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (100.9 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (231.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Little Grant, WI (4.6 miles ), Millville, WI (6.4 miles) , Patch Grove, WI (6.7 miles ), Woodman, WI (7.1 miles) , Bloomington, WI (7.2 miles ), Patch Grove, WI (8.0 miles) , Wauzeka, WI (8.3 miles ), Mount Ida, WI (9.3 miles ).

Latitude: 42.97 N, Longitude: 90.86 W


Area code: 608


Population change in the 1990s: +15 (+8.8%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (10%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Food (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Computer and electronic products (7%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Carpenters (10%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Secondary school teachers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (13%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (12%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


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Mount Hope-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 60% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1954, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.9 miles away from the Mount Hope village center .

On 5/30/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.7 miles away from the village center killed 2 people and injured 27 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Hope:
  • GRANT REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 14 miles; LANCASTER, WI)
  • BOSCOBEL AREA HEALTH CARE (about 17 miles; BOSCOBEL, WI)
  • PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Hope:
  • DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 41 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID: DBQ)
  • LA CROSSE MUNI (about 68 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID: LSE)
  • VOLK FIELD (about 79 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID: VOK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Hope:
  • PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MUNI (about 19 miles; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; ID: PDC)
  • BOSCOBEL (about 19 miles; BOSCOBEL, WI; ID: OVS)
  • LANCASTER MUNI (about 20 miles; LANCASTER, WI; ID: 73C)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Hope:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 31 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 64 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 69 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 69 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 72 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)

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Average household size:
This village:  2.3 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  62.5%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  5.0%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  1.4%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  0.0%
Whole state:  3.7%

Mount Hope compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply 0$0 2$183
Sewerage 0$0 2$366
Other Government Administration 0$0 4$304
Financial Administration 0$0 1$83
Totals for Government 0$0 9$936


Mount Hope government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $30,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $3,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $36,000
    Water Utilities: $20,000
    Fire Protection: $13,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,000
    Regular Highways: $5,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
    General - Other: $2,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $225,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $12,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $50,000
    Highways: $3,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $10,000

5.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,617 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.30%
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 Iowa County, WI  0.49% ($33,396 average AGI)
from Dane County, WI  0.47% ($30,379)
from Lafayette County, WI  0.42% ($37,282)


6.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,116 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.40%
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 Dane County, WI  0.98% ($97,317 average AGI)
to Dubuque County, IA  0.51% ($31,760)
to Iowa County, WI  0.44% ($27,841)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Hope:
  • KDTH (1370 AM; 5 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • WPRE (980 AM; 1 kW; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGLR (1280 AM; 1 kW; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Hope:
  • WGLR-FM (97.7 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WQPC (94.3 FM; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • KATF (92.9 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • KIYX (106.1 FM; SAGEVILLE, IA; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WPVL-FM (107.1 FM; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WJTY (88.1 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Mount Hope:
  • W22CI (Channel 22; BLOOMINGTON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • KFXB (Channel 40; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: DUBUQUE TV LTD. PARTNERSHIP)

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