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 (commute): 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%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,486 (1.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,550 (1.7%)
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)
.
Mount Sterling-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 109% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/30/1954, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.4 miles away from the Mount Sterling village center .
On 4/11/1965, a category F4 tornado 25.2 miles away from the village center killed one personand injured 3 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Crawford County (16) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 12, Tornadoes: 7, Winds: 2, Floods: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Sterling:
VERNON MEM HSPTL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; VIROQUA, WI)
BOSCOBEL AREA HEALTH CARE (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 17 miles away; BOSCOBEL, WI)
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MEM HSPTL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 22 miles away; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Sterling:
Viterbo University (about 38 miles; La Crosse, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (about 38 miles; La Crosse, WI; FT enrollment: 8,660)
Western Technical College (about 39 miles; La Crosse, WI; FT enrollment: 2,278)
Luther College (about 44 miles; Decorah, IA; FT enrollment: 2,470)
University of Wisconsin-Platteville (about 46 miles; Platteville, WI; FT enrollment: 6,352)
Northeast Iowa Community College-Calmar (about 49 miles; Calmar, IA; FT enrollment: 2,564)
Upper Iowa University (about 56 miles; Fayette, IA; FT enrollment: 3,144)
Religion statistics for Mount Sterling (based on Crawford County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 59.39%
Here
59.4%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
United Methodist Church
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Evangelical Free Church of America
Adherents
57.5%
21.5%
8.0%
2.2%
1.8%
Congregations
19.4%
19.4%
22.2%
5.6%
2.8%
Name
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
LDS (Mormon) Church
Other
Adherents
1.4%
1.4%
1.2%
1.1%
3.9%
Congregations
2.8%
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 7
Crawford County:
4.13 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.86 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.59 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:
0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
0.59 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:
0.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
Crawford County:
5.90 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:
4.12 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 17
This county:
10.03 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.64 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Crawford County:
8.8%
Wisconsin:
7.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Crawford County:
26.6%
State:
27.5%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
11.3%
State:
13.0%
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 ($9.48)
Construction - Parks & Recreation: $2,000 ($9.48)
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $35,000 ($165.88)
Fire Protection: $22,000 ($104.27)
Central Staff Services: $14,000 ($66.35)
Regular Highways: $10,000 ($47.39)
Solid Waste Management: $8,000 ($37.91)
General - Other: $7,000 ($33.18)
Financial Administration: $3,000 ($14.22)
General Public Buildings: $2,000 ($9.48)
General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $218,000 ($1033.18)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $215,000 ($1018.96)
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $3,000 ($14.22)
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:
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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, 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
Most common first names in Mount Sterling, WI among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
Edward
4
78.0 years
Clarence
2
81.5 years
Bessie
2
78.4 years
Albert
2
84.0 years
Andrew
2
83.5 years
Arnold
2
68.4 years
Gladys
2
83.5 years
Clara
2
85.6 years
Johanna
2
90.9 years
John
2
78.5 years
Most common last names in Mount Sterling, WI among deceased individuals
