Rockbridge, Wisconsin

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Population in July 2008: 739. Population change since 2000: +2.5%

Males: 388	(52.6%)
Females: 351	(47.4%)

Median resident age:	40.8 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,789 (it was $41,563 in 2000)

Rockbridge:	$49,789
Wisconsin:	$50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,761

Rockbridge:	$22,761
Wisconsin:	$25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $165,969 (it was $104,200 in 2000)

Rockbridge:	$165,969
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $216,411; Detached houses: $223,997; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $698,849; Mobile homes: $58,125

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Races in Rockbridge:

White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Black (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Rockbridge: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (36.8%), Irish (16.1%), English (15.0%), Norwegian (10.4%), Czech (5.8%), United States (5.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 777 feet

Land area: 36.2 square miles.

Population density: 20 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Rockbridge

High school or higher: 85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
Unemployed: 3.3%
Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rockbridge town

Never married: 22.4%
Now married: 66.6%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 5.3%
Divorced: 3.9%

5 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:

Rockbridge:	1.3% ($1,333)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: La Crosse, WI (50.8 miles , pop. 51,818).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (54.8 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (175.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Henrietta, WI (2.3 miles ), Richland, WI (2.4 miles ), Willow, WI (2.4 miles ), Richland Center, WI (2.5 miles ), Marshall, WI (2.6 miles ), Bloom, WI (2.8 miles ), Yuba, WI (2.8 miles) , Westford, WI (2.9 miles ).

Latitude: 43.43 N, Longitude: 90.37 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 608

Rockbridge household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +58 (+8.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
Construction (10%)
Food (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (17%)
Educational services (8%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Food (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (18%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Carpenters (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Cashiers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)

Average climate in Rockbridge, Wisconsin

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Rockbridge, Wisconsin average temperatures

Rockbridge, Wisconsin average precipitation

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Rockbridge-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 101% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.8 miles away from the Rockbridge town center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/7/1984, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 37.4 miles away from the town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Magnitude types:

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Hospitals/medical centers near Rockbridge:

RICHLAND HOSPITAL INC THE (about 6 miles; RICHLAND CENTER, WI)
ST JOSEPHS COMMUNITY HEALTH SERV INC (about 20 miles; HILLSBORO, WI)
REEDSBURG AREA MEDICAL CTR 179 (about 21 miles; REEDSBURG, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rockbridge:

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 48 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 49 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 52 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 54 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 54 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 58 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
LUTHER COLLEGE (about 73 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)

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Notable locations in Rockbridge: Pine Creek Stock Farm (A), Pine Tree Farm (B), Coons Ridge Farm (C), Pine Valley Stock Farm (D), Grand Basin Stock Farm (E), Grand Bluff Stock Farm (F), Grand Valley Stock Farm (G), Burr Oak Stock Farm (H), Grove Terrace Farm (I), Valley View Stock Farm (J), Cold Spring Dairy And Stock Farm (K), Evergreen Stock And Dairy Farm (L), Sunny Slope Stock Farm (M), Meadow Vale Stock And Dairy Farm (N), Maple Dell Stock Farm (O), Spring Brook Stock Farm (P), Pleasant Valley Stock Farm (Q), Spring Hill Stock Farm (R), Holstein Stock Farm (S), Forest Glen Farm (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Reservoirs: 0.11 Reservoir (A), 0.3 Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: North Buck Creek (A), Hawkins Creek (B), South Buck Creek (C), West Branch Pine River (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Rockbridge: Pier County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.7 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	76.8%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.2%
Whole state:	5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	8.5%
Whole state:	8.7%

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

This town:	3.8%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rockbridge, WI

Rockbridge 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.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Richland County Wisconsin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%) Wood (23%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%) Utility gas (2%) Electricity (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Rockbridge

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	38.0%	19.7%	14.9%	4.1%	2.5%
Congregations	11.8%	26.5%	8.8%	2.9%	5.9%

Name	Church of the Nazarene	National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Lutheran Church	New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists	Other religions
Adherents	2.4%	2.1%	2.1%	2.0%	12.0%
Congregations	2.9%	2.9%	5.9%	2.9%	29.4%

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.

6.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,917 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.05%
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 Sauk County, WI	1.15% ($30,064 average AGI)
from Grant County, WI	0.93% ($23,302)
from Dane County, WI	0.81% ($78,127)

6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,708 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.74%
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 Dane County, WI	0.98% ($102,000 average AGI)
to Sauk County, WI	0.95% ($32,108)
to Grant County, WI	0.88% ($31,450)

Strongest AM radio stations in Rockbridge:

WRCO (1450 AM; 1 kW; RICHLAND CENTER, WI; Owner: FRUIT BROADCASTING, LLC)
WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
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.)
WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
WRDB (1400 AM; 1 kW; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rockbridge:

WRCO-FM (100.9 FM; RICHLAND CENTER, WI; Owner: FRUIT BROADCASTING, LLC)
WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
WVCX (98.9 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
WNFM (104.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WRJC-FM (92.1 FM; MAUSTON, WI; Owner: WRJC, INCORPORATED)
WBDL (102.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WHHI (91.3 FM; HIGHLAND, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WXYM (96.1 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
WBOG (94.5 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Rockbridge:

WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
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)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 17
Total length: 51 meters (167ft)
Total costs: $3,102,000
Total average daily traffic: 14,969
Total average daily truck traffic: 998
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 18,404

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1940-1949: 1
1950-1959: 1
1960-1969: 4
1970-1979: 1
1980-1989: 8
1990-1999: 2

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Rockbridge, WI

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

BUNKER HILL, 5.9 Miles East Of, Overall height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: WLM746, Licensee ID: L00001580
Assigned Frequencies : 2112.00 MHz
Grant Date: 02/21/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Lavalle Telephone Cooperative, Inc., 108 W Main St, Lavalle, WI 53941

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1

5.9 Miles East Of, Call Sign: KNKO588
Assigned Frequencies : 454.375 MHz
Grant Date: 07/01/2008, Expiration Date: 07/01/2018
Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, LLP, 2120 L Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 659-0830, Fax: (202) 828-5568

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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