Roxbury, Wisconsin

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Dane County

Population in July 2008: 1,893. Population change since 2000: +11.4%

Males: 996	(52.6%)
Females: 897	(47.4%)

Median resident age:	37.5 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2008: $75,471 (it was $60,463 in 2000)

Roxbury:	$75,471
Wisconsin:	$52,094

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $32,452

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $279,785 (it was $169,700 in 2000)

Roxbury:	$279,785
Wisconsin:	$173,300

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $326,883; Detached houses: $336,128; Townhouses or other attached units: $257,993; In 2-unit structures: $254,088; Mobile homes: $84,444

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Races in Roxbury:

White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Roxbury: 83.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (73.8%), Irish (10.8%), Norwegian (8.5%), English (6.8%), Polish (4.8%), United States (4.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 868 feet

Land area: 34.6 square miles.

Population density: 55 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Roxbury

High school or higher: 87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
Unemployed: 3.6%
Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Roxbury town

Never married: 17.1%
Now married: 73.2%
Separated: 0.2%
Widowed: 4.0%
Divorced: 5.5%

14 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.8%
Wisconsin:	3.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in May 2009.

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

Roxbury:	1.4% ($2,424)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI (18.7 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (141.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Sauk City, WI (1.8 miles ), Prairie du Sac, WI (1.9 miles ), West Point, WI (2.1 miles ), Prairie du Sac, WI (2.5 miles ), Dane, WI (2.6 miles ), Berry, WI (2.6 miles ), Mazomanie, WI (2.7 miles ), Merrimac, WI (2.7 miles ).

Latitude: 43.26 N, Longitude: 89.67 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 608

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Population change in the 1990s: +152 (+9.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Educational services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Health care (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (19%)
Educational services (15%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Engineers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Registered nurses (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Child care workers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

Average climate in Roxbury, Wisconsin

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Roxbury, Wisconsin average precipitation

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Roxbury-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 133% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1984, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 7.5 miles away from the Roxbury town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 9/26/1951, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.5 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Roxbury:

SAUK PRAIRIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; PRAIRIE DU SAC, WI)
ST CLARE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (about 17 miles; BARABOO, WI)
UNIV OF WI HOSPITALS/CLINICS AUTHORITY (about 17 miles; MADISON, WI)

Amtrak station near Roxbury:

19 miles: MADISON (800 LANGDON ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Roxbury:

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 18 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 37,607)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 18 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 21 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 55 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 57 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 67 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)
WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 72 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 3,465)

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Notable location: Camp Carlson (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Roxbury include: Saint Norberts German Catholic Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Fish Lake (A), Mud Lake (B), Crystal Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Roxbury: Fish Lake County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	82.8%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.8%
Whole state:	5.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	5.4%
Whole state:	8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	1.3%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Roxbury, WI

12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Roxbury compared to Wisconsin 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.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Dane County Wisconsin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%) Utility gas (39%) Wood (8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Electricity (2%)

Religion statistics for Roxbury

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 52.50%

Here		52.5%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents	53.3%	22.1%	3.8%	2.5%	2.0%
Congregations	14.3%	19.0%	8.4%	5.5%	0.7%

Name	Lutheran Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Free Church of America	Other
Adherents	2.0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.9%	9.6%
Congregations	4.0%	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 Roxbury:

WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
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)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WIBA (1310 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNWC (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
WTUX (1550 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MADISON, WI)
WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
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.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Roxbury:

WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
W215AQ (90.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WNWC-FM (102.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
WMMM-FM (105.5 FM; VERONA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
WWQM-FM (106.3 FM; MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT INC.)
WMGN (98.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
WMAD-FM (92.1 FM; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBZU (105.1 FM; WAUNAKEE, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
WDDC (100.1 FM; PORTAGE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WNFM (104.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WHIT-FM (93.1 FM; DE FOREST, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
WBDL (102.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WSUM (91.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
W277AE (103.3 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: FAITH ACADEMY DBA WFEN)

TV broadcast stations around Roxbury:

W58CO (Channel 58; SAULT STE. MARIE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
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.)
W38CT (Channel 38; MADISON, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W23BW (Channel 23; MADISON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W08CK (Channel 8; MADISON-MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: HEALTHY'S, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 13 meters (43ft)
Total costs: $177,000
Total average daily traffic: 31,935
Total average daily truck traffic: 306

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

6908 Us Highway 12, Type: Pole, Structure height: 54.6 m, Overall height: 59.7 m, Call Sign: KNKA414
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
Grant Date: 08/15/2006, Expiration Date: 10/01/2016
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Fax: (469) 229-7297, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

6543 Simpson Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 73 m, Overall height: 79 m, , Licensee ID: L00001692
Registrant: County Of Dane, 1120 Sayle St, Madison, WI 53715, Phone: (608) 267-1911, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

STATION, 6543 Simpson Rd, Overall height: 79.2 m, Call Sign: WNTJ326, Licensee ID: L00001692
Assigned Frequencies : 5928.75 MHz, 6109.51 MHz
Grant Date: 02/22/2001, Expiration Date: 05/07/2011
Registrant: Dane County

Roxbury on our top lists:

#54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
#70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
#74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election"

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