Mount Morris, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +0.5%
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| Males: 571 |  (52.1%) |
| Females: 526 |  (47.9%) |
| Median resident age: | 54.0 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54982.
| Mount Morris: | $58,933 |
| WI: | $64,168 |
Estimated per capita income in 2019: $33,793 (it was $20,713 in 2000)
Mount Morris town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $204,402 (it was $111,600 in 2000)
| Mount Morris: | $204,402 |
| WI: | $197,200 |
Mean prices in 2019: all housing units: $185,327; detached houses: $192,965; townhouses or other attached units: $187,188; in 2-unit structures: $242,505; mobile homes: $64,401
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mount Morris, WI
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- 1,06597.1%White alone
- 171.5%Hispanic
- 80.7%Two or more races
- 40.4%Asian alone
- 10.09%Black alone
- 10.09%American Indian alone
- 10.09%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Mount Morris detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (48.5%), Norwegian (10.7%), Polish (9.4%), Irish (8.7%), Italian (6.2%), English (6.0%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 900 feet
Land area: 34.2 square miles.
Population density: 32 people per square mile (very low).
25 residents are foreign born (2.0% Europe, 0.3% Latin America).
| This town: | 2.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Mount Morris town: | 1.6% ($1,825) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Oshkosh, WI 
(31.9 miles , pop. 62,916).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (72.6 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (174.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Lohrville, WI (2.4 miles ),
), Springwater, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Dakota, WI (2.8 miles ),
), Latitude: 44.11 N, Longitude: 89.18 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 920
| Here: | 4.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 4.5% |
- Health care (9.9%)
- Construction (9.7%)
- Public administration (9.1%)
- Educational services (8.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.0%)
- Transportation equipment (5.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.6%)
- Construction (14.8%)
- Public administration (9.0%)
- Transportation equipment (7.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.2%)
- Plastics & rubber products (4.8%)
- Food (4.1%)
- Health care (17.4%)
- Educational services (14.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.8%)
- Public administration (9.4%)
- Finance & insurance (6.8%)
- Construction (3.4%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (8.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (11.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (9.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.6%)
- Carpenters (4.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (13.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.1%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (4.7%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.3%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (3.8%)
Average climate in Mount Morris, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Mount Morris-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 51% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/26/1951, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.2 miles away from the Mount Morris town center killed 6 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/3/1956, a category F4 tornado 16.4 miles away from the town center killed 7 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Mount Morris-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 3% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 184.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 397.3 miles away from Mount Morris center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 372.1 miles away from Mount Morris center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 397.3 miles away from the city center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 152.2 miles away from the city center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 229.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Waushara County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Mount Morris:
- WILD ROSE MANOR (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; WILD ROSE, WI)
- WILD ROSE COM MEM HOSPITAL, INC Critical Access Hospitals (about 6 miles away; WILD ROSE, WI)
- WILD ROSE COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 6 miles away; WILD ROSE, WI)
- DAVITA - WAUTOMA DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 7 miles away; WAUTOMA, WI)
- WAUTOMA CARE CENTER INC (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; WAUTOMA, WI)
- WAUTOMA CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; WAUTOMA, WI)
- BETHANY HOME (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; WAUPACA, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Morris:
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (about 32 miles; Oshkosh, WI; Full-time enrollment: 10,637)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 35 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 36 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 38 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Lawrence University (about 41 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- Moraine Park Technical College (about 45 miles; Fond du Lac, WI; FT enrollment: 3,079)
- Marian University (about 45 miles; Fond Du Lac, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Mount Morris: Camp Windego (A), Camp Napowan (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Mount Morris include: Holden Church (A), Immanuel Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Howes Corners Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Lake Napowan (A), Norwegian Lake (B), Porters Lake (C), Tippetts Lake (D), Twin Lakes (E), Cooks Lake (F), Emerald Lake (G), Hills Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Porters Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.2 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 69.7% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 6.5% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
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
| This town: | 7.3% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 4.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Mount Morris:
- Never married: 17.7%
- Now married: 67.2%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 8.5%
For population 25 years and over in Mount Morris:
- High school or higher: 85.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.4 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.4 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Mount Morris, WI (based on Waushara County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 6,687 | 4 |
| Mainline Protestant | 3,305 | 16 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,450 | 20 |
| Other | 3 | 1 |
| None | 12,051 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 9
| This county: | 3.64 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12
| Waushara County: | 4.86 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 21
| Waushara County: | 8.50 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Waushara County: | 8.4% |
| State: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Waushara County: | 28.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Waushara County: | 17.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
7.28% of this county's 2016 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2015 ($47,653 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.28% |
| Wisconsin average: | 5.63% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2015 and 2016.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2015 and 2016:
| from Winnebago County, WI |  0.95% ($63,681 average AGI) |
| from Green Lake County, WI | 0.74% ($40,423) |
| from Waupaca County, WI | 0.57% ($46,491) |
6.35% of this county's 2015 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2016 ($38,906 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.35% |
| Wisconsin average: | 5.85% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2015 and 2016.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2015 and 2016:
| to Winnebago County, WI | 0.84% ($37,900 average AGI) |
| to Waupaca County, WI | 0.61% ($40,828) |
| to Portage County, WI | 0.58% ($27,691) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Morris:
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WRPN (1600 AM; 5 kW; RIPON, WI)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WFHR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Morris:
- WAUH (102.3 FM; WAUTOMA, WI; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING LLC)
- WBJZ (104.7 FM; BERLIN, WI; Owner: CAXAMBAS CORPORATION)
- WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WPKR (99.5 FM; OMRO, WI; Owner: MIDWEST DIMENSIONS, INC.)
- WGLX-FM (103.3 FM; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WIZD (99.9 FM; RUDOLPH, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC)
- WDUX-FM (92.7 FM; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Mount Morris:
- WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
- W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W64AU (Channel 64; ADAMS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- W66DC (Channel 66; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W60CI (Channel 60; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 4Number of bridges
- 7ft / 2.5mTotal length
- 991Total average daily traffic
- 1,088Total future (year 2035) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
6- Dave Wolfe, Se 1/4 Ne 1/4 Section 8, Beechnut Avenue & County Hwy G (Lat: 44.135194 Lon: -89.209972), Type: 91.4, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Wireless Applications Corporation, Fcc@wacorp.Net, , Belle-vue, Phone: (425) 643-5000
- Dave Wolfe, Se 1/4 Ne 1/4 Section 8, Beechnut Avenue & County Hwy G (Lat: 44.135194 Lon: -89.209972), Type: 91.4, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Wireless Applications Corporation, Fcc@wacorp.Net, , Belle-vue, Phone: (425) 643-5000
- Dave Wolfe, Se 1/4 Ne 1/4 Section 8, Beechnut Avenue & County Hwy G (Lat: 44.135194 Lon: -89.209972), Type: 97.5, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Wireless Applications Corporation, Fcc@wacorp.Net, , Belle-vue, Phone: (425) 643-5000
- Dave Wolfe, Se 1/4 Ne 1/4 Section 8, Beechnut Avenue & County Hwy G (Lat: 44.135194 Lon: -89.209972), Type: 97.5, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Wireless Applications Corporation, Fcc@wacorp.Net, , Belle-vue, Phone: (425) 643-5000
- F. Howard Mandel, Se 1/4 Ne 1/4 Section 8, Beechnut Avenue & County Hwy G (Lat: 44.135194 Lon: -89.209972), Type: 97.5, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: K2 Towers, LLC, Hmandel@peppertreecapital.Com, , Chagr-in Falls, Phone: (866) 962-0904
- Alyse Brussard, Se 1/4 Ne 1/4 Section 8, Beechnut Avenue & County Hwy G (Lat: 44.135194 Lon: -89.209972), Type: 97.5, Structure height: 55137 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: K2 Towers, LLC, Info@k2towers.Com, , Chagr-in Falls, Phone: (866) 962-0904
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 65.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 12.5%Electricity
- 10.6%Wood
- 7.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.6%Utility gas
- 43.4%Electricity
- 39.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 13.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.8%Utility gas
Mount Morris 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.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
