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Oulu, WI map Population (year 2000): 540. Estimated population in July 2006: 544 (+0.7% change)
 

Males: 267  (49.4%)
Females: 273  (50.6%)

Bayfield County

Median resident age:  34.5 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,200 (it was $35,625 in 2000)
Oulu  $36,200
Wisconsin:  $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $110,800 (it was $85,000 in 2000)
Oulu  $110,800
Wisconsin:  $152,600

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Races in Oulu:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (21.9%), Swedish (9.6%), Norwegian (8.7%), Irish (8.3%), English (6.5%), Polish (4.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 998 feet

Land area: 35.5 square miles.

Population density: 15 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Oulu

  • High school or higher: 84.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 9.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oulu town

  • Never married: 24.5%
  • Now married: 56.9%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 9.7%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.4%
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:

Oulu:  1.1% ($900)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN (43.7 miles , pop. 86,918).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (160.2 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (422.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hughes, WI (6.1 miles ), Brule, WI (7.7 miles ), Orienta, WI (7.8 miles) , Tripp, WI (9.5 miles ), Iron River, WI (9.6 miles ), Cloverland, WI (10.2 miles ), Port Wing, WI (13.7 miles ), Maple, WI (14.1 miles ).

Latitude: 46.63 N, Longitude: 91.50 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +26 (+5.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (21%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Wood products (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (17%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Other construction workers and helpers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Extraction workers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Food processing workers (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)


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Oulu-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/6/1969, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 31.7 miles away from the Oulu town center killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 9/3/1980, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 15.5 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Oulu:
  • LAKE VIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; TWO HARBORS, MN)
  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 42 miles; ASHLAND, WI)
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL OF SUPERIOR NO 63 (about 43 miles; SUPERIOR, WI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oulu:
  • DULUTH INTL (about 50 miles; DULUTH, MN; ID: DLH)
  • GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 97 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; ID: IWD)
  • CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 106 miles; HIBBING, MN; ID: HIB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oulu:
  • BAYFIELD COUNTY (about 6 miles; IRON RIVER, WI; ID: Y77)
  • EAU CLAIRE LAKES (about 21 miles; DRUMMOND, WI; ID: 5G4)
  • SOLON SPRINGS MUNI (about 31 miles; SOLON SPRINGS, WI; ID: OLG)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oulu:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 42 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 43 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 50 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 2,512)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 56 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 125 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 127 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 127 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)

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Notable location: Oulu Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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Cemeteries: Pine Glade Cemetery (1), Oulu Cemetery (2), Hillcrest Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Park in Oulu: Oula Pioneer Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.3%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.2%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  11.4%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.1%
Whole state:  3.7%

Oulu compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Unemployed percentage above 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 college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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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 Oulu:
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
  • KDAL (610 AM; 5 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • 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)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WNMT (650 AM; 10 kW; NASHWAUK, MN; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, L.L.C.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oulu:
  • WHSA (89.9 FM; BRULE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WNXR (107.3 FM; IRON RIVER, WI; Owner: GERALD J. HACKMAN)
  • WEGZ (105.9 FM; WASHBURN, WI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Oulu:
  • WDIO-TV (Channel 10; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WDIO-TV, LLC)

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