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Vilas County

Population in July 2008: 552. Population change since 2000: +13.6%
 

Males: 276  (50.0%)
Females: 276  (50.0%)

Median resident age:  48.1 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,165 (it was $33,529 in 2000)
Plum Lake:  $40,165
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,492
Plum Lake:  $23,492
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $154,819 (it was $97,200 in 2000)
Plum Lake:  $154,819
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $208,736; Detached houses: $205,569; In 2-unit structures: $556,229; Mobile homes: $65,000

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Races in Plum Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Plum Lake: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (48.8%), Irish (13.4%), English (13.2%), Swedish (10.7%), Norwegian (9.3%), Dutch (6.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 750 feet

Land area: 88.9 square miles.

Population density: 6.2 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Plum Lake

  • High school or higher: 93.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Plum Lake town

  • Never married: 17.0%
  • Now married: 67.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 9.9%
  • Divorced: 6.2%

10 residents are foreign born (1.2% Europe, 0.8% North America).

This town:  2.1%
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:

Plum Lake:  1.3% ($1,224)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (127.5 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (189.5 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (304.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: St. Germain, WI (2.7 miles ), Boulder Junction, WI (3.0 miles ), Cloverland, WI (3.1 miles ), Arbor Vitae, WI (3.2 miles ), Land O'Lakes, WI (3.3 miles ), Conover, WI (3.4 miles ), Woodruff, WI (3.6 miles ), Eagle River, WI (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 46.03 N, Longitude: 89.52 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Plum Lake household income distribution Plum Lake home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +29 (+6.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (10%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (23%)
  • Accommodation and food services (17%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
  • Data processing and other information services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Top executives (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Art and design workers (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)



Plum Lake-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 42% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/25/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.6 miles away from the Plum Lake town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/27/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.8 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Plum Lake:
  • HOWARD YOUNG MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; WOODRUFF, WI)
  • EAGLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; EAGLE RIVER, WI)
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; RHINELANDER, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Plum Lake:
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 76 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
  • MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; FT enrollment: 5,779)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 103 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; FT enrollment: 7,374)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 110 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 129 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 129 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)

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Notable locations in Plum Lake: Plum Lake Golf Course (A), Highland Camp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Plum Lake include: Saint Marys Catholic Church (A), Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Lewis Lake (A), Hennig Lake (B), Eloise Lake (C), Snyder Lake (D), Alva, Lake (E), White Squaw Lake (F), Escanaba Lake (G), White Birch Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Partridge Creek (A), Allequash Creek (B), McGinnis Creek (C), Star Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Sayner Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.2 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.6%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.7%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.7%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.5%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Plum Lake, WI



Plum Lake compared to Wisconsin 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 below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Vilas County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
  • Utility gas (34%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Electricity (3%)


Religion statistics for Plum Lake

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Church of ChristLutheran ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Adherents56.9%9.8%8.4%6.9%6.3%
Congregations25.0%12.5%9.4%9.4%6.3%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Free Church of America The Evangelical Covenant ChurchNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsOther religions
Adherents3.2%2.7%1.7%1.2%2.7%
Congregations6.3%9.4%3.1%3.1%15.6%
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.


7.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,812 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.13%
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 Oneida County, WI  1.22% ($32,266 average AGI)
from Waukesha County, WI  0.41% ($87,730)
from Milwaukee County, WI  0.40% ($60,083)


7.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,442 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.03%
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 Oneida County, WI  1.30% ($30,750 average AGI)
to Dane County, WI  0.37% ($36,545)
to Milwaukee County, WI  0.32% ($18,276)


Strongest AM radio stations in Plum Lake:
  • WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WERL (950 AM; 1 kW; EAGLE RIVER, WI)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • 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)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Plum Lake:
  • WRJO (94.5 FM; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: BERNER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMQA-FM (95.9 FM; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXPR (91.7 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY B/CASTING, INC.)
  • WHBM-FM (90.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WLSL (93.7 FM; THREE LAKES, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF RHINELANDER, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Plum Lake:
  • W57AR (Channel 57; SAYNER/VILAS COUNTY, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • W31BA (Channel 31; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W02CF (Channel 2; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W04CS (Channel 4; CRANDON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total costs: $224,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,100
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 1,210

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Robert A Beizer, On Razorback Rd .3 Mi N Of Rearing Pond Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 143.3 m, Overall height: 150.9 m
    Registrant: Covington & Burling, 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20004-2401, Phone: (202) 662-5120, Email:
  • 2201 Plum Vitae Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 146.3 m, Overall height: 152 m
    Registrant: Air Communications Of Central Wis Inc, 2430 Industrial St, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495, Phone: (715) 424-3050


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