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Oneida County

Population in July 2008: 2,618. Population change since 2000: -9.8%
 

Males: 1,336  (51.0%)
Females: 1,282  (49.0%)

Median resident age:  40.1 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,618 (it was $36,053 in 2000)
Pelican:  $42,618
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,921
Pelican:  $23,921
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $151,803 (it was $96,400 in 2000)
Pelican:  $151,803
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $183,142; Detached houses: $212,972; Townhouses or other attached units: $270,852; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $236,343; Mobile homes: $29,179

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Races in Pelican:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Pelican: 81.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (42.6%), United States (15.6%), Irish (14.9%), Polish (8.3%), Swedish (7.2%), French (6.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1604 feet

Land area: 51.5 square miles.

Population density: 51 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Pelican

  • High school or higher: 87.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
  • Unemployed: 7.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pelican town

  • Never married: 18.6%
  • Now married: 64.9%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

19 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:

Pelican:  1.4% ($1,347)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (100.3 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (175.4 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (273.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Rhinelander, WI (1.8 miles ), Pine Lake, WI (2.3 miles ), Crescent, WI (2.5 miles ), Enterprise, WI (2.6 miles ), Stella, WI (2.6 miles ), Monico, WI (3.2 miles ), Harrison, WI (3.4 miles ), Piehl, WI (3.4 miles) .

Latitude: 45.61 N, Longitude: 89.36 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Pelican household income distribution Pelican home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +6 (+0.2%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Paper (13%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Child care workers (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)



Pelican-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 14% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/25/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.3 miles away from the Pelican town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/8/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.8 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 42 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Pelican:
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; RHINELANDER, WI)
  • SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; TOMAHAWK, WI)
  • EAGLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; EAGLE RIVER, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pelican:
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 50 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 74 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 99 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 102 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 104 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 105 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 111 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; FT enrollment: 5,779)

Pelican map

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Shopping Center: Sunrise Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Northland Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Landberg Lake (A), Emden Lake (B), George Lake (C), Hess Lake (D), Faust Lake (E), Fifth Lake (F), Fish Lake (G), Midget Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Little George Creek (A), Haymeadow Creek (B), North Branch Pelican River (C), Cuenin Creek (D), Neptune Creek (E), Lassig Creek (F), Slaughterhouse Creek (G), Spring Creek (H), Bergman Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 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%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  6.2%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.2%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pelican, WI



Pelican compared to Wisconsin 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.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Oneida County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (71%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
  • Electricity (3%)


Religion statistics for Pelican

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Church of Christ
Adherents54.8%13.2%9.3%5.1%3.7%
Congregations19.1%10.6%8.5%4.3%4.3%
NameLutheran ChurchEvangelical Free Church of AmericaInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelEpiscopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents3.6%2.3%2.0%1.4%4.7%
Congregations8.5%4.3%2.1%4.3%34.0%
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.


6.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,742 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.52%
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 Vilas County, WI  0.72% ($30,750 average AGI)
from Marathon County, WI  0.45% ($59,028)
from Lincoln County, WI  0.34% ($29,778)


6.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,778 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.81%
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 Vilas County, WI  0.68% ($32,266 average AGI)
to Marathon County, WI  0.48% ($43,039)
to Dane County, WI  0.32% ($33,353)


Strongest AM radio stations in Pelican:
  • WOBT (1240 AM; 1 kW; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJJQ (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
  • WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WERL (950 AM; 1 kW; EAGLE RIVER, WI)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pelican:
  • WRHN (100.1 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • W210BP (89.9 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC)
  • WRLO-FM (105.3 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WHDG (97.5 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXPR (91.7 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY B/CASTING, INC.)
  • WLSL (93.7 FM; THREE LAKES, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF RHINELANDER, INC.)
  • WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMQA-FM (95.9 FM; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJJQ-FM (92.5 FM; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)

TV broadcast stations around Pelican:
  • WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W04CS (Channel 4; CRANDON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WTPX (Channel 46; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: PAXSON WAUSAU LICENSE, INC.)
  • WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
  • WBIJ (Channel 4; CRANDON, WI; Owner: SELENKA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W31BA (Channel 31; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W57AR (Channel 57; SAYNER/VILAS COUNTY, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 18 meters (59ft)
Total costs: $171,000
Total average daily traffic: 15,771
Total average daily truck traffic: 971
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 20,394

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • Lake Julia Road, Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: WHM942
    Assigned Frequencies : 947.500 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/23/1982, Expiration Date: 12/01/2012
    Registrant: White Pine Community Broadcasting, Inc., 303 W. Prospect St., Rhinelander, WI 54501


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