Powers Lake, Wisconsin

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Population in July 2007: 1,628.

Males: 807	(49.6%)
Females: 821	(50.4%)

Median resident age:	35.8 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 53159.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $60,392 (it was $53,403 in 2000)

Powers Lake:	$60,392
Wisconsin:	$50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,595

Powers Lake:	$26,595
Wisconsin:	$25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $230,489 (it was $145,300 in 2000)

Powers Lake:	$230,489
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $296,409; Detached houses: $300,139; In 2-unit structures: $195,209

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Races in Powers Lake:

White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
Hispanic (2.1%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
American Indian (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Powers Lake: 105.2 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (42.3%), Irish (20.0%), Polish (11.5%), Italian (7.9%), English (7.5%), French (6.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 860 feet

Land area: 1.91 square miles.

Population density: 850 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Powers Lake

High school or higher: 87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
Unemployed: 5.7%
Mean travel time to work: 37.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Powers Lake CDP

Never married: 23.5%
Now married: 58.9%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 6.6%
Divorced: 9.1%

35 residents are foreign born (1.9% Europe, 0.3% Asia).

This place:	2.3%
Wisconsin:	3.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Powers Lake:	1.7% ($2,506)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kenosha, WI (23.2 miles , pop. 90,352).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (39.5 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (57.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Randall, WI (1.2 miles ), Twin Lakes, WI (1.5 miles ), Bloomfield, WI (1.7 miles ), Genoa City, WI (1.7 miles ), Pell Lake, WI (1.7 miles ), Wheatland, WI (2.1 miles ), Richmond, IL (2.2 miles ), Bohners Lake, WI (2.4 miles ).

Latitude: 42.54 N, Longitude: 88.30 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 262

Powers Lake household income distribution

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (16%)
Plastics and rubber products (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (11%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Educational services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
Customer service representatives (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

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Average climate in Powers Lake, Wisconsin

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Powers Lake, Wisconsin average temperatures

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Powers Lake-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 90% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.7 miles away from the Powers Lake place center killed 24 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 18.9 miles away from the place center killed 6 people and injured 75 people.

Powers Lake-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 80.8 miles away from Powers Lake center
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 81.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Powers Lake:

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORP OF BURLINGTON (about 9 miles; BURLINGTON, WI)
NORTHERN ILLINOIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; MCHENRY, IL)
HARVARD COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; HARVARD, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Powers Lake, WI

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Powers Lake:

COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 20 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,973)
MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; FT enrollment: 2,707)
GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 22 miles; KENOSHA, WI; FT enrollment: 2,575)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 30 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
CARROLL COLLEGE (about 32 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; FT enrollment: 2,332)
WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE (about 33 miles; PALATINE, IL; FT enrollment: 8,229)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE (about 33 miles; KENOSHA, WI; FT enrollment: 3,945)

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Church in Powers Lake: Saint Theresa Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Benedict Lake (A), Tombeau Lake (B), Powers Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

KNOLLS WATER COOPERATIVE (Population served: 400, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

OAKLAND PIT STOP (Population served: 30, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (FEB-11-1998), St Public Notif requested (FEB-11-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-11-1998), St Compliance achieved (APR-03-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This place:	2.7 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	74.6%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	6.4%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	7.4%
Whole state:	8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	3.9%
Whole state:	3.7%

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

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Powers Lake compared to Wisconsin state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Powers Lake mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Kenosha County Wisconsin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (96%) Electricity (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Powers Lake

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Muslim Estimate	United Methodist Church
Adherents	61.5%	11.6%	4.4%	3.3%	3.0%
Congregations	16.3%	9.8%	7.6%	2.2%	10.9%

Name	Assemblies of God	Southern Baptist Convention	North American Baptist Conference	Lutheran Church	Other religions
Adherents	3.0%	1.7%	1.4%	1.0%	9.2%
Congregations	3.3%	5.4%	3.3%	3.3%	38.0%

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.

6.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,827 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.54%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($508 average AGI)
Kenosha County: 0.09%
Wisconsin average: 0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Lake County, IL	1.94% ($44,480 average AGI)
from Racine County, WI	0.91% ($38,998)
from Cook County, IL	0.55% ($52,063)

6.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,677 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.52%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($364 average AGI)
Kenosha County: 0.07%
Wisconsin average: 0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Racine County, WI	1.16% ($38,913 average AGI)
to Lake County, IL	0.94% ($41,573)
to Milwaukee County, WI	0.49% ($36,510)

Strongest AM radio stations in Powers Lake:

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.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WZRK (1550 AM; 1 kW; LAKE GENEVA, WI)
WNVR (1030 AM; 5 kW; VERNON HILLS, IL; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WAIT (850 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WAUK (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: WALT-WEST WISCONSIN, INC.)
WOKY (920 AM; 5 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Powers Lake:

WLKG (96.1 FM; LAKE GENEVA, WI; Owner: CTJ COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
WZSR (105.5 FM; WOODSTOCK, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WWDV (96.9 FM; ZION, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WKKV-FM (100.7 FM; RACINE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WIIL (95.1 FM; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WEZY (92.1 FM; RACINE, WI; Owner: RACINE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WFZH (105.3 FM; MUKWONAGO, WI; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJZI (93.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
WMIL-FM (106.1 FM; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKTI-FM (94.5 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WHAD (90.7 FM; DELAFIELD, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WVCY-FM (107.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
W206AI (89.1 FM; LAKE VILLA, IL; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
WBSD (89.1 FM; BURLINGTON, WI; Owner: BURLINGTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT)
WXLC (102.3 FM; WAUKEGAN, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Powers Lake:

W64CQ (Channel 64; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W34CK (Channel 34; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: FIRST UNITED, INC.)
WJJA (Channel 49; RACINE, WI; Owner: TV-49, INC.)
WLS-TV (Channel 7; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS TELEVISION, INC.)
WMAQ-TV (Channel 5; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WMAQ-TV), INC.)
WTTW (Channel 11; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WGBO-TV (Channel 66; JOLIET, IL; Owner: WGBO LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
WPXE (Channel 55; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: PAXSON MILWAUKEE LICENSE, INC.)
WPWR-TV (Channel 50; GARY, IN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WMVS (Channel 10; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
WMVT (Channel 36; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
WDJT-TV (Channel 58; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WDJT-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WISN-TV (Channel 12; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WISN HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
WXFT (Channel 60; AURORA, IL; Owner: TELEFUTURA CHICAGO LLC)
WCIU-TV (Channel 26; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WCIU-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCPX (Channel 38; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: PAXSON CHICAGO LICENSE, INC.)
WCGV-TV (Channel 24; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WCGV LICENSEE, LLC)
WMLW-CA (Channel 46; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVTV (Channel 18; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WVTV LICENSEE, INC.)
W63CU (Channel 63; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTMJ-TV (Channel 4; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WVCY-TV (Channel 30; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Christopher B Page, 38700 87th St., Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 67 m
Registrant: Spectrasite Communications, Inc. Through American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive Ste 700, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

STATION 1, 38828 93rd Street, Type: Pipe, Structure height: 6.4 m, Overall height: 7.6 m, Call Sign: WNAC214
Assigned Frequencies : 154.250 MHz, 154.265 MHz
Grant Date: 07/27/2004, Expiration Date: 08/17/2014
Registrant: Paul Maplethorpe, Antioch, IL 60002-0184, Phone: (847) 727-2600, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: K9EIC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00240298
Grant Date: 07/31/1996, Expiration Date: 07/31/2006, Cancelation Date: 08/01/2008
Registrant: John C Grobark, Powers Lake, WI 53159

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2

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