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Crawford County

Population in July 2008: 196. Population change since 2000: -8.8%
 

Males: 102  (52.1%)
Females: 94  (47.9%)

Median resident age:  44.0 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 54645.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,188 (it was $29,375 in 2000)
Mount Sterling:  $35,188
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,309
Mount Sterling:  $18,309
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $84,418 (it was $53,000 in 2000)
Mount Sterling:  $84,418
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $93,074; Detached houses: $94,093; In 2-unit structures: $71,515; Mobile homes: $37,500

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Races in Mount Sterling:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Mount Sterling: 74.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Norwegian (45.6%), German (21.9%), Irish (9.8%), Czech (8.4%), French (4.7%), English (3.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1936

Elevation: 1180 feet

Land area: 1.42 square miles.

Population density: 138 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Mount Sterling

  • High school or higher: 80.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Sterling village

  • Never married: 25.0%
  • Now married: 56.4%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 14.1%
  • Divorced: 3.2%

9 residents are foreign born (2.8% Europe, 1.4% North America).

This village:  4.2%
Wisconsin:  3.6%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

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

Mount Sterling:  1.7% ($887)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: La Crosse, WI (37.6 miles , pop. 51,818).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (79.1 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (194.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Utica, WI (1.9 miles ), Gays Mills, WI (2.0 miles ), Bell Center, WI (2.3 miles) , Seneca, WI (2.3 miles ), Haney, WI (2.5 miles ), Freeman, WI (2.8 miles ), Lynxville, WI (2.8 miles) , Ferryville, WI (2.8 miles) .

Latitude: 43.32 N, Longitude: 90.93 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 608

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Population change in the 1990s: -2 (-0.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (33%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (23%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (13%)
  • U. S. Postal service (13%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Carpenters (15%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Other construction workers and helpers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Religious workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (17%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (10%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)



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Mount Sterling-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 98% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1954, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.4 miles away from the Mount Sterling village center .

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 25.2 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Sterling:
  • VERNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 148 (about 16 miles; VIROQUA, WI)
  • BOSCOBEL AREA HEALTH CARE (about 17 miles; BOSCOBEL, WI)
  • PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Sterling:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 39 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 43 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 44 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 46 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 49 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
  • WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 6,568)

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Cemeteries: Pioneer Cemetery (1), Mount Sterling Lutheran Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This village:  2.4 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  66.3%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  3.4%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  11.1%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  3.2%
Whole state:  3.7%

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Mount Sterling compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value 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.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Crawford County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (48%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Other fuel (2%)


Religion statistics for Mount Sterling

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of ChristEvangelical Free Church of America
Adherents57.5%21.5%8.0%2.2%1.8%
Congregations19.4%19.4%22.2%5.6%2.8%
NameInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOther religions
Adherents1.4%1.4%1.2%1.1%3.9%
Congregations2.8%2.8%2.8%2.8%19.4%
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.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$542
Totals for Government 0$0 1$542



Mount Sterling government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Regular Highways: $2,000
  • Construction - Parks & Recreation: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $35,000
    Fire Protection: $22,000
    Central Staff Services: $14,000
    Regular Highways: $10,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
    General - Other: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $218,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $215,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $143,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $28,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $20,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $49,000
    Highways: $3,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $16,000
    NEC: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $46,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $13,000

6.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,751 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.25%
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 Grant County, WI  1.23% ($26,388 average AGI)
from Clayton County, IA  0.59% ($22,079)
from Dane County, WI  0.45% ($54,310)


6.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,952 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.43%
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 Grant County, WI  1.08% ($28,229 average AGI)
to La Crosse County, WI  0.63% ($29,073)
to Clayton County, IA  0.54% ($28,686)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Sterling:
  • WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WVRQ (1360 AM; 1 kW; VIROQUA, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WIZM (1410 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WPRE (980 AM; 1 kW; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Sterling:
  • WQPC (94.3 FM; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • WIZM-FM (93.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • WVRQ-FM (102.3 FM; VIROQUA, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • KQEG (102.7 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: WHITE EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHLA (90.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • KNEI-FM (103.5 FM; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
  • WLSU (88.9 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: BD.OF REGENTS, UNIV.OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • WVCX (98.9 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • KXLC (91.1 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WRQT (95.7 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Mount Sterling:
  • K41AD (Channel 41; LANSING, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
  • WXOW-TV (Channel 19; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W22CI (Channel 22; BLOOMINGTON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Lat: 43.317944 Lon: -90.920250, Call Sign: WQIH465
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.412 MHz, 152.937 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/12/2008, Expiration Date: 02/12/2018, Certifier: Daryl Aspenson
    Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • Mount Sterling, Lat: 43.303139 Lon: -90.927639, Call Sign: WPTF806
    Assigned Frequencies : 956.431 MHz, 956.431 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/24/2001, Expiration Date: 09/24/2011, Certifier: Roger Christensen
    Registrant: Itron, Inc., 2818 N. Sullivan Rd., Spokane, WA 99216, Phone: (509) 891-3636, Fax: (509) 891-3334, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: W9DMH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00242091
    Grant Date: 01/06/2004, Expiration Date: 03/15/2014, Certifier: Richard A Lee
    Registrant: Richard A Lee, Box 6, Mount Sterling, WI 54645


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