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Dane County

Population in July 2008: 3,233. Population change since 2000: +5.9%
 

Males: 1,640  (50.7%)
Females: 1,593  (49.3%)

Median resident age:  39.8 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $85,164 (it was $68,958 in 2000)
Pleasant Springs:  $85,164
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $36,607
Pleasant Springs:  $36,607
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $260,723 (it was $167,200 in 2000)
Pleasant Springs:  $260,723
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $308,468; Detached houses: $315,448; In 2-unit structures: $326,360; Mobile homes: $17,500

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Races in Pleasant Springs:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Black (0.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Pleasant Springs: 80.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (44.0%), Norwegian (30.6%), Irish (14.2%), English (8.5%), Polish (4.7%), French (4.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 710 feet

Land area: 33.4 square miles.

Population density: 97 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Pleasant Springs

  • High school or higher: 92.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pleasant Springs town

  • Never married: 20.0%
  • Now married: 69.1%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 3.7%
  • Divorced: 6.5%

37 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.2%
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:

Pleasant Springs:  1.6% ($2,743)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI (11.5 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (110.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Stoughton, WI (2.0 miles ), Dunn, WI (2.2 miles ), McFarland, WI (2.2 miles ), Dunkirk, WI (2.4 miles ), Christiana, WI (2.5 miles ), Cottage Grove, WI (2.6 miles ), Blooming Grove, WI (2.7 miles ), Cottage Grove, WI (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 42.98 N, Longitude: 89.21 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 608

Pleasant Springs household income distribution Pleasant Springs home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +407 (+15.4%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (14%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (27%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Registered nurses (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)



Pleasant Springs-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 132% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1984, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 26.1 miles away from the Pleasant Springs town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/17/1992, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.2 miles away from the town center injured 30 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Pleasant Springs-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 87.7 miles away from Pleasant Springs center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Hospitals/medical centers near Pleasant Springs:
  • STOUGHTON HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; STOUGHTON, WI)
  • MENDOTA MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 11 miles; MADISON, WI)
  • MERITER HOSPITAL INC (about 12 miles; MADISON, WI)

Amtrak station near Pleasant Springs:
  • 12 miles: MADISON (800 LANGDON ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pleasant Springs:
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 11 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 13 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 13 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 27 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
  • ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; FT enrollment: 4,200)
  • WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 3,465)
  • CARROLL COLLEGE (about 51 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; FT enrollment: 2,332)

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Notable location: Martin Luther Childrens Home (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Pleasant Springs: Western Koshkonong Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Skaalen Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Lake Kegonsa 410 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Pleasant Springs include: La Follette County Park (1), Lake Kegonsa State Park (2), Viking County Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  81.6%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.9%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.1%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.8%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pleasant Springs, WI


3 people in other group homes
2 people in other nonhousehold living situations


Pleasant Springs compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below 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.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Dane County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (48%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Electricity (2%)
  • Wood (2%)


Religion statistics for Pleasant Springs

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Church of Christ Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents53.3%22.1%3.8%2.5%2.0%
Congregations14.3%19.0%8.4%5.5%0.7%
NameLutheran ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodEvangelical Free Church of AmericaOther religions
Adherents2.0%1.9%1.9%0.9%9.6%
Congregations4.0%3.7%4.4%2.2%37.7%
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.


6.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,387 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.99%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.32% of residents moved from foreign countries ($397 average AGI)
Dane County:  0.32%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Milwaukee County, WI  0.32% ($35,740 average AGI)
from Columbia County, WI  0.29% ($33,319)
from Rock County, WI  0.28% ($37,443)


6.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,540 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.35%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($296 average AGI)
Dane County:  0.08%
Wisconsin average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Columbia County, WI  0.38% ($41,524 average AGI)
to Rock County, WI  0.35% ($40,708)
to Milwaukee County, WI  0.32% ($31,704)


Strongest AM radio stations in Pleasant Springs:
  • WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WHA (970 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD REGENTS OF UNIV OF WI SYSTEM)
  • WTUX (1550 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MADISON, WI)
  • WIBA (1310 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNWC (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pleasant Springs:
  • WMGN (98.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJJO (94.1 FM; WATERTOWN, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGMENT, INC.)
  • WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSJY (107.3 FM; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WMMM-FM (105.5 FM; VERONA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WMAD-FM (92.1 FM; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W215AQ (90.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WNWC-FM (102.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WJVL (99.9 FM; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WHIT-FM (93.1 FM; DE FOREST, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WKPO (105.9 FM; EVANSVILLE, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WWQM-FM (106.3 FM; MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT INC.)
  • WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W216BL (91.1 FM; MCFARLAND, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • WBZU (105.1 FM; WAUNAKEE, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WSUM (91.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)

TV broadcast stations around Pleasant Springs:
  • WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W23BW (Channel 23; MADISON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W38CT (Channel 38; MADISON, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W08CK (Channel 8; MADISON-MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: HEALTHY'S, INC.)
  • WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W65EE (Channel 65; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W58CO (Channel 58; SAULT STE. MARIE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 25
Total length: 122 meters (400ft)
Total costs: $3,703,000
Total average daily traffic: 325,395
Total average daily truck traffic: 45,338

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1920-1929: 1
  • 1930-1939: 1
  • 1940-1949: 0
  • 1950-1959: 1
  • 1960-1969: 21
  • 1970-1979: 0
  • 1980-1989: 0
  • 1990-1999: 0
  • 2000-2009: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Pleasant Springs, WI

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3
  • Peter M Connolly, 1749 Skidmore Lane, Type: Tower, Structure height: 83.8 m, Overall height: 89.9 m
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Sui, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
  • Peter M Connolly, 3018 Door Creek Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 56 m, Overall height: 60.6 m
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Sui, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
  • PETER M CONNOLLY, State Weigh Station On The South Side Of I-90 Se Of 3018 Door Creek Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 61 m
    Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • STOUGHTON, 1749 Skidmore Lane, Type: Tower, Structure height: 83.8 m, Overall height: 89.9 m, Call Sign: WLK929
    Assigned Frequencies : 6286.19 MHz, 11115.0 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 10715.0 MHz, 6404.79 MHz, 6750.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/27/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1
  • 1749 Skidmore Lane, Type: Nntann, Structure height: 83.8 m, Overall height: 89.9 m, Call Sign: KNKK747
    Assigned Frequencies : 931.487 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/27/1999, Expiration Date: 06/15/2008, Cancelation Date: 08/02/2008, Certifier: Jerry Nelson
    Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8678, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:


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