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Grant County

Population in July 2008: 508. Population change since 2000: -2.9%
 

Males: 266  (52.4%)
Females: 242  (47.6%)

Median resident age:  38.1 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,414 (it was $41,250 in 2000)
Mount Ida:  $49,414
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,647
Mount Ida:  $24,647
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $213,434 (it was $134,000 in 2000)
Mount Ida:  $213,434
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $314,967; Detached houses: $321,298; In 2-unit structures: $87,407; Mobile homes: $161,111

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Races in Mount Ida:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Mount Ida: 85.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (44.2%), Irish (18.5%), English (13.8%), United States (8.6%), Norwegian (8.4%), Dutch (4.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1220 feet

Land area: 36.3 square miles.

Population density: 14 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Mount Ida

  • High school or higher: 90.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Ida town

  • Never married: 23.2%
  • Now married: 66.2%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 3.6%
  • Divorced: 6.1%

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:

Mount Ida:  0.6% ($771)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
Mount Ida satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dubuque, IA (33.4 miles , pop. 57,686).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (67.5 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (174.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Fennimore, WI (1.9 miles ), Mount Hope, WI (2.4 miles ), North Lancaster, WI (2.4 miles ), Fennimore, WI (2.5 miles ), Marion, WI (2.5 miles ), Mount Hope, WI (2.6 miles) , Woodman, WI (2.7 miles) , Little Grant, WI (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 42.99 N, Longitude: 90.73 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 608

Mount Ida household income distribution Mount Ida home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +3 (+0.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (36%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (12%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (26%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Accountants and auditors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)



Average climate in Mount Ida, Wisconsin

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Mount Ida-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 120% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.1 miles away from the Mount Ida town center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/7/1984, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 37.7 miles away from the town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Ida:
  • GRANT REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 10 miles; LANCASTER, WI)
  • BOSCOBEL AREA HEALTH CARE (about 11 miles; BOSCOBEL, WI)
  • PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Ida:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 21 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 58 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 60 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 64 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 67 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 67 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)

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Cemeteries: Prairie Cemetery (1), Borah Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.8 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  79.1%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.8%
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:  13.3%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  8.2%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mount Ida, WI



Mount Ida compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Unemployed percentage 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.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house 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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Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School





2004 Presidential Election results in Grant County Wisconsin:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
  • Wood (16%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Mount Ida

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Church of ChristNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists
Adherents70.5%9.4%9.1%2.1%1.0%
Congregations21.1%10.5%18.9%6.3%3.2%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Free Church of AmericaNational Association of Congregational Christian ChurchesOld Order AmishOther religions
Adherents0.8%0.8%0.8%0.7%4.8%
Congregations3.2%2.1%3.2%4.2%27.4%
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.


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 Ida:
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WGLR (1280 AM; 1 kW; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • KDTH (1370 AM; 5 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, 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.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WPRE (980 AM; 1 kW; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Ida:
  • WGLR-FM (97.7 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WJTY (88.1 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WHHI (91.3 FM; HIGHLAND, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WQPC (94.3 FM; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • KATF (92.9 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KIYX (106.1 FM; SAGEVILLE, IA; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WPVL-FM (107.1 FM; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WDMP-FM (99.3 FM; DODGEVILLE, WI; Owner: DODGE POINT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

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


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 14
Total length: 22 meters (72ft)
Total costs: $1,082,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,790
Total average daily truck traffic: 5
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 1,919

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1910-1919: 2
  • 1920-1929: 0
  • 1930-1939: 0
  • 1940-1949: 0
  • 1950-1959: 4
  • 1960-1969: 1
  • 1970-1979: 4
  • 1980-1989: 0
  • 1990-1999: 2
  • 2000-2009: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Mount Ida, WI

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