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Clark County

Population in July 2007: 863. Population change since 2000: -7.2%
 

Males: 409  (47.4%)
Females: 454  (52.6%)

Median resident age:  41.1 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 54460.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,784 (it was $27,368 in 2000)
Owen:  $32,784
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,135 (it was $47,800 in 2000)
Owen:  $76,135
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $90,044; Detached houses: $92,761; Townhouses or other attached units: $65,139; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $85,076; Mobile homes: $34,904

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Races in Owen:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • Black (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Owen: 73.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: German (50.1%), Irish (9.6%), Polish (8.9%), English (8.5%), Norwegian (7.2%), French (4.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1925

Elevation: 1245 feet

Land area: 1.83 square miles.

Population density: 471 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Owen

  • High school or higher: 75.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Owen city

  • Never married: 23.4%
  • Now married: 55.2%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 9.7%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

7 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.7%
Wisconsin:  3.6%



According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Owen, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Owen to the number of sex offenders is 96 to 1.

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

Owen:  2.1% ($988)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (46.4 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (124.8 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (259.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Withee, WI (1.3 miles ), Hixon, WI (1.8 miles ), Longwood, WI (1.9 miles ), Hoard, WI (2.2 miles ), Green Grove, WI (2.2 miles ), Curtiss, WI (2.5 miles) , Maplehurst, WI (2.9 miles ), Withee, WI (2.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $73,300
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $133,900
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $50,000
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $125,000
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $62,600
  • 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $96,700
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $96,700
  • 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $134,000

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Latitude: 44.95 N, Longitude: 90.56 W

Area code: 715

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Population change in the 1990s: +41 (+4.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Wood products (14%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Food (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (32%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)



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Owen-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 47% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.5 miles away from the Owen city center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/4/1958, a category 4 tornado 33.7 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 50 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Owen:
  • MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER INC (about 17 miles; MEDFORD, WI)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 19 miles; NEILLSVILLE, WI)
  • VICTORY MEDICAL CTR INC (about 25 miles; STANLEY, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Owen, WI

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Owen:
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 38 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 47 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 58 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 68 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 78 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 81 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
Public high schools in Owen:
Public elementary/middle schools in Owen:
Private elementary/middle school in Owen:
  • HOLY ROSARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 48; Location: P O BOX 309; Grades: PK - 6)
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Library in Owen:
  • OWEN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $75,262; Location: 414 CENTRAL AVE.; 19,912 books; 482 audio materials; 389 video materials; 60 serial subscriptions)

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Reservoir: Owen Pond 5 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Owen and their reported violations in the past:

CLARK CO HEALTH CARE CENTER (Address: W4266 HWY 29, Population served: 510, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and APR-04-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-20-2000), St Compliance achieved (APR-04-2000)

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  62.1%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.3%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  13.4%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  5.8%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Owen, WI



Owen compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Owen (2009 data):
  • Community Bank of Central Wisconsin: Owen Branch at 328 North Central Avenue, branch established on 1996-10-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $137.8 mil, Deposits: $105.9 mil, headquarters in Colby, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Central Wisconsin Bancorporation, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Clark County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (63%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Other fuel (2%)


Religon statistics for Owen

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchLutheran ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Church of ChristUnited Methodist Church
Adherents45.2%13.4%13.2%5.4%4.7%
Congregations11.4%11.4%12.7%8.9%16.5%
NameWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodOld Order MennoniteOld Order AmishConservative Baptist Association of AmericaOther religions
Adherents4.5%3.2%2.6%2.2%5.5%
Congregations3.8%5.1%11.4%1.3%17.7%
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
Other Government Administration 1$2,593$31,1161$1,311
Police Protection - Officers 3$8,630$34,5200$0
Welfare 3$8,911$35,6440$0
Sewerage 1$2,801$33,6120$0
Local Libraries 1$2,247$26,9641$671
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$122
Totals for Government 9$25,182$33,5763$2,104



Owen government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $254,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $205,000
    Solid Waste Management: $32,000
    All Other: $6,000
    Parks & Recreation: $5,000
    Regular Highways: $4,000
  • Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $149,000
    General: $124,000
    Regular Highways: $37,000
    Sewerage: $15,000
    Parks & Recreation: $11,000
    Libraries: $7,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $278,000
    Sewerage: $232,000
    Police Protection: $169,000
    Regular Highways: $109,000
    Fire Protection: $93,000
    Libraries: $73,000
    General - Other: $70,000
    Central Staff Services: $68,000
    Solid Waste Management: $47,000
    Parks & Recreation: $22,000
    Financial Administration: $21,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
    Health Services - Other: $2,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $125,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $105,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $109,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,090,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,796,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $951,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $106,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,103,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,832,000
    Water Utilities: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $44,000
    Interest Earnings: $27,000
    Special Assessments: $12,000
    Rents: $5,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $25,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,052,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $142,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $183,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $492,000
    Highways: $70,000
    Housing & Community Development: $36,000
    All Other: $8,000
  • Tax - NEC: $117,000
    Property: $112,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $297,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000

4.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,388 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.98%
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 Marathon County, WI  0.76% ($42,587 average AGI)
from Wood County, WI  0.71% ($28,663)
from Taylor County, WI  0.43% ($24,212)


6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,457 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.54%
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 Marathon County, WI  1.00% ($31,194 average AGI)
to Wood County, WI  0.92% ($28,912)
to Eau Claire County, WI  0.52% ($22,844)


Strongest AM radio stations in Owen:
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WCCN (1370 AM; 5 kW; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WEAQ (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WIGM (1490 AM; 1 kW; MEDFORD, WI; Owner: W I G M, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Owen:
  • WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
  • WOSQ (92.3 FM; SPENCER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WCCN-FM (107.5 FM; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN B/CG INC.)
  • WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
  • WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WKEB (99.3 FM; MEDFORD, WI; Owner: WIGM, INCORPORATED)
  • WOFM (94.7 FM; MOSINEE, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Owen:
  • WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 18 meters (59ft)
Total costs: $530,000
Total average daily traffic: 23,573
Total average daily truck traffic: 617
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 28,870

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • 2.6 Km Ne Of Intersection Of State Rte. 29 & State Rte 73 & T, 1.3 Km Nw Of, Call Sign: KNKQ321, Licensee ID: L00128694
    Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/28/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: David C Jatlow
    Registrant: American Cellular, LLC

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4
  • Lottie L Thompson, Owen Wi, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 93.8 m
    Registrant: American Tower Through Unisite, Inc., 3450 Buschwood Park Dr. Ste. 250, Tampa, FL 33618, Phone: (813) 915-3500, Email:
  • Jerri L Janjua, N14341 Fairground Avenue, Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.6 m
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
  • James W Lienau, 832 W, 3rd /Street, Ownen, Wi, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 82.3 m
    Registrant: Hill & Welch, 1330 New Hampshire Ave., Nw #113, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 775-0070, Email:
  • Mark Jerabek, At Lpl Pumping Sta. On Cr P 5.3 Mi. Se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76 m, Overall height: 82 m
    Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4
  • Fire Station, Call Sign: KLO232
    Assigned Frequencies : 39.5800 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/23/1997, Expiration Date: 08/19/2002, Cancelation Date: 12/22/2002
    Registrant: City Of Owen, City Hall, Owen, WI 54460, Phone: (715) 229-2404
  • Cr X .6 Mi W Jct Crs D & X, Call Sign: KLG517, Licensee ID: L00103961
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.360 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/22/1997, Expiration Date: 07/10/2002, Cancelation Date: 11/10/2002
    Registrant: Wills Gas Company Inc, Owen, WI 54460, Phone: (715) 229-2121
  • At Owen Pl Sta On Cr P 5.3 Mi Se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76 m, Overall height: 82 m, Call Sign: KVJ599
    Assigned Frequencies : 451.700 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/04/2002, Expiration Date: 03/21/2012, Certifier: Mark K Jerabek
    Registrant: Lakehead Pipe Line Co., Inc, 21 West Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802-2067, Fax: (218) 725-0139
  • Lat: 44.948333 Lon: -90.551667, Call Sign: WPUD266
    Assigned Frequencies : 453.987 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/07/2002, Expiration Date: 02/07/2012, Certifier: Gary Smith
    Registrant: Jsm Communications Ins, N5764 Cty Tt, Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085, Phone: (920) 467-2281, Fax: (920) 467-8686, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: N9QWB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00286850
    Grant Date: 03/06/2003, Expiration Date: 06/01/2013
    Registrant: Henry G Peterson, Owen, WI 54460


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-150 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 7611D , Serial Number: 22-5313, Year manufactured: 1957, Airworthiness Date: 07/03/1957
    Registrant (Individual): James W Bauer, N1758 Putnam Dr, Owen, WI 54460


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 16

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Owen, WI

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