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Bayfield County

Population in July 2008: 292. Population change since 2000: +2.5%
 

Males: 148  (50.9%)
Females: 144  (49.1%)

Median resident age:  58.6 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,707 (it was $20,625 in 2000)
Namakagon:  $24,707
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,165
Namakagon:  $23,165
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $312,825 (it was $196,400 in 2000)
Namakagon:  $312,825
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $388,728; Detached houses: $389,011; Townhouses or other attached units: $199,036

Namakagon, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Namakagon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Namakagon: 111.9 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (34.0%), Norwegian (12.6%), English (9.8%), United States (7.7%), Irish (6.7%), Swedish (6.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1420 feet

Land area: 65.0 square miles.

Population density: 4.5 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Namakagon

  • High school or higher: 79.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 11.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Namakagon town

  • Never married: 10.0%
  • Now married: 66.4%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 14.8%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.7%
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:

Namakagon:  1.7% ($3,259)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN (64.5 miles , pop. 86,918).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (131.8 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (345.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Grandview, WI (2.6 miles ), Spider Lake, WI (2.8 miles ), Cable, WI (3.2 miles ), Lincoln, WI (3.3 miles ), Marengo, WI (3.6 miles ), Drummond, WI (3.7 miles ), Round Lake, WI (3.7 miles ), Shanagolden, WI (3.8 miles) .

Latitude: 46.20 N, Longitude: 91.06 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Namakagon household income distribution Namakagon home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +8 (+2.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (24%)
  • Public administration (16%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Wood products (10%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (35%)
  • Gasoline stations (24%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Air transportation (8%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Top executives (8%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (14%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)



Namakagon-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 45% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 33.8 miles away from the Namakagon town center killed 2 people and injured 42 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 57.4 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 24 people.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Namakagon:
  • HAYWARD AREA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; HAYWARD, WI)
  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 28 miles; ASHLAND, WI)
  • SPOONER HEALTH SYSTEM 84 (about 42 miles; SPOONER, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Namakagon:
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 57 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 65 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 69 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 2,512)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 101 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 101 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 102 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)

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Notable locations in Namakagon: Clam Lake Field Station (A), Namekagon Townhall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Spring Lake (A), Emerson Lake (B), White Bass Lake (C), Ghost Lake (D), Five, Lake (E), Hidden Lake (F), McCloud Lake (G), Hildebrand Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Castle Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  1.9 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  65.8%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.7%
Whole state:  5.7%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  20.8%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  8.6%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Namakagon, WI



Namakagon compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above 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 significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Bayfield County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (66%)
  • Electricity (19%)
  • Wood (14%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)


Religion statistics for Namakagon

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaBaptist General ConferenceUnited Church of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents50.1%22.9%6.3%4.6%3.8%
Congregations28.1%18.8%9.4%6.3%6.3%
NameAssemblies of GodUnited Methodist ChurchLutheran ChurchAssociation of Free Lutheran Congregations-Number of AdherentsOther religions
Adherents3.6%2.3%2.2%1.5%2.7%
Congregations6.3%6.3%3.1%281.3%-265.6%
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.


5.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,720 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.89%
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 Ashland County, WI  1.04% ($38,048 average AGI)
from Douglas County, WI  0.42% ($54,120)
from Hennepin County, MN  0.20% ($72,917)


5.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,590 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.94%
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 Ashland County, WI  1.22% ($23,356 average AGI)
to Douglas County, WI  0.73% ($33,545)
to St. Louis County, MN  0.30% ($26,556)


Strongest AM radio stations in Namakagon:
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KDAL (610 AM; 5 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)

Strongest FM radio stations in Namakagon:
  • WOJB (88.9 FM; RESERVE, WI; Owner: LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWA PUBLIC)
  • WEGZ (105.9 FM; WASHBURN, WI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHSA (89.9 FM; BRULE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WHSM-FM (101.1 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WNXR (107.3 FM; IRON RIVER, WI; Owner: GERALD J. HACKMAN)
  • WJJH (96.7 FM; ASHLAND, WI; Owner: BAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRLS-FM (92.3 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: VACATIONLAND BROADCASTER, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Namakagon:
  • WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • K31GH (Channel 31; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: KQDS ACQUISITION CORP.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 14 meters (46ft)
Total costs: $401,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,650
Total average daily truck traffic: 23
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 1,840

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