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Winnebago County

Population in July 2007: 1,166. Population change since 2000: +9.2%
 

Males: 613  (52.7%)
Females: 553  (47.3%)
Median resident age:  40.2 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $61,226 (it was $53,947 in 2000)
Poygan:  $61,226
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $204,792 (it was $142,400 in 2000)
Poygan:  $204,792
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $230,364; Detached houses: $235,533; Townhouses or other attached units: $116,278; Mobile homes: $85,962

Poygan, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Poygan:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Poygan: 81.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (55.7%), Irish (14.3%), Polish (9.5%), United States (6.2%), English (5.5%), French (5.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 847 feet

Land area: 23.3 square miles.

Population density: 50 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Poygan

  • High school or higher: 88.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 7.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Poygan town

  • Never married: 17.3%
  • Now married: 68.5%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 6.0%

14 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.4%
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:

Poygan:  1.6% ($2,343)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Oshkosh, WI (19.4 miles , pop. 62,916).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (81.2 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (175.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Rushford, WI (6.2 miles ), Wolf River, WI (6.6 miles ), Omro, WI (7.2 miles ), Winneconne, WI (7.4 miles ), Omro, WI (8.8 miles ), Poysippi, WI (8.9 miles ), Winneconne, WI (9.1 miles ), Bloomfield, WI (10.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 14 buildings, average cost: $85,000
  • 1997: 11 buildings, average cost: $67,000
  • 1998: 13 buildings, average cost: $67,000
  • 1999: 13 buildings, average cost: $67,000
  • 2000: 13 buildings, average cost: $67,000
  • 2001: 13 buildings, average cost: $67,000
  • 2002: 18 buildings, average cost: $115,400
  • 2003: 21 buildings, average cost: $115,400
  • 2004: 21 buildings, average cost: $115,400
  • 2005: 11 buildings, average cost: $190,500
  • 2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $190,500
  • 2007: 13 buildings, average cost: $214,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 44.10 N, Longitude: 88.82 W

Poygan household income distribution Poygan home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +211 (+25.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (7%)
  • Paper (7%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Paper (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Customer service representatives (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)


Poygan-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 69% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.2 miles away from the Poygan town center killed one person and injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1956, a category 4 tornado 6.2 miles away from the town center killed 7 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Poygan:
  • BERLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BERLIN, WI)
  • RIPON MEDICAL CTR (about 18 miles; RIPON, WI)
  • MERCY MEDICAL CENTER OF OSHKOSH INC (about 21 miles; OSHKOSH, WI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Poygan:
  • WITTMAN REGIONAL (about 21 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; ID: OSH)
  • OUTAGAMIE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 24 miles; APPLETON, WI; ID: ATW)
  • AUSTIN STRAUBEL INTERNATIONAL (about 56 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; ID: GRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Poygan:
  • BRENNAND (about 20 miles; NEENAH, WI; ID: 79C)
  • WAUPACA MUNI (about 21 miles; WAUPACA, WI; ID: PCZ)
  • WILD ROSE IDLEWILD (about 28 miles; WILD ROSE, WI; ID: W23)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Poygan:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 21 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,057)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 32 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 33 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 58 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 62 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 64 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 67 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)

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Church in Poygan: Saint Thomas Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Oak Hill Cemetery (1), Forest Grove Cemetery (2), Saint Thomas Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Poygan, Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  77.8%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.5%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  6.1%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  1.4%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Poygan, WI



Poygan 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.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Winnebago County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
  • Utility gas (32%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Electricity (3%)

7.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,096 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.06%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($97 average AGI)
Winnebago County:  0.04%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Outagamie County, WI  2.07% ($35,048 average AGI)
from Fond du Lac County, WI  0.46% ($34,054)
from Calumet County, WI  0.38% ($44,486)


6.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,983 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.88%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($97 average AGI)
Winnebago County:  0.04%
Wisconsin average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Outagamie County, WI  2.11% ($36,435 average AGI)
to Fond du Lac County, WI  0.38% ($33,284)
to Calumet County, WI  0.34% ($38,407)


Strongest AM radio stations in Poygan:
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WRPN (1600 AM; 5 kW; RIPON, WI)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WFCL (1380 AM; 4 kW; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Poygan:
  • WBJZ (104.7 FM; BERLIN, WI; Owner: CAXAMBAS CORPORATION)
  • WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPKR (99.5 FM; OMRO, WI; Owner: MIDWEST DIMENSIONS, INC.)
  • WTCX (96.1 FM; RIPON, WI; Owner: RADIO B/C LTD PARTNERSHIP)
  • WROE (94.3 FM; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WVBO (103.9 FM; WINNECONNE, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WWWX (96.9 FM; OSHKOSH, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WNCY-FM (100.3 FM; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W203AV (88.5 FM; OSHKOSH, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Poygan:
  • WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
  • W23BL (Channel 23; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W66DC (Channel 66; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W17CF (Channel 17; RIPON, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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