Russell, Wisconsin

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Population in July 2008: 1,224. Population change since 2000: +0.7%

Males: 620	(50.7%)
Females: 604	(49.3%)

Median resident age:	30.4 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,084 (it was $25,114 in 2000)

Russell:	$30,084
Wisconsin:	$50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $13,690

Russell:	$13,690
Wisconsin:	$25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $65,782 (it was $41,300 in 2000)

Russell:	$65,782
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $92,075; Detached houses: $120,439; Townhouses or other attached units: $78,167; Mobile homes: $25,449

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Races in Russell:

American Indian (78.4%)
White Non-Hispanic (21.0%)
Hispanic (2.1%)
Two or more races (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Russell: 73.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (8.3%), Norwegian (4.0%), Irish (2.4%), English (2.2%), Polish (2.1%), French (1.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 844 feet

Land area: 49.8 square miles.

Population density: 25 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Russell

High school or higher: 78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
Unemployed: 18.3%
Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Russell town

Never married: 31.5%
Now married: 45.1%
Separated: 5.3%
Widowed: 6.5%
Divorced: 11.5%

9 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:

Russell:	2.0% ($826)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN (60.7 miles , pop. 86,918).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (173.9 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (384.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Bayfield, WI (2.5 miles ), La Pointe, WI (3.1 miles ), Bayview, WI (3.6 miles ), Bell, WI (3.8 miles ), Washburn, WI (4.1 miles ), Clover, WI (4.5 miles ), Washburn, WI (4.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $110,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $100,000
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $94,500
1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $113,800
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $128,900
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $174,300
2003: 1 building, cost: $118,000
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 1 building, cost: $195,000
2007: 1 building, cost: $500,000
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 46.91 N, Longitude: 90.85 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Population change in the 1990s: +239 (+24.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Public administration (16%)
Construction (14%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Public administration (31%)
Social assistance (13%)
Health care (10%)
Educational services (10%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Construction laborers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
Cashiers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Accountants and auditors (5%)

Average climate in Russell, Wisconsin

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Hospitals/medical centers near Russell:

MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 24 miles; ASHLAND, WI)
LAKE VIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 41 miles; TWO HARBORS, MN)
GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL (about 45 miles; IRONWOOD, MI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Russell:

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 59 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 64 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 2,512)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 65 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 85 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 110 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; FT enrollment: 5,779)
NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 145 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 151 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)

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Church in Russell: Saint Francis Catholic Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Rivers and creeks: Frog Creek (A), Raspberry River (B), Chicago Creek (C), Red Cliff Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Russell: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	3.0 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	75.6%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	9.6%
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 town:	28.6%
Whole state:	8.7%

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

This town:	8.1%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Russell, WI

12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
5 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Russell compared to Wisconsin state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
House age 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

2004 Presidential Election results in Bayfield County Wisconsin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (56%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%) Wood (14%) Electricity (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)

Religion statistics for Russell

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Baptist General Conference	United Church of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	50.1%	22.9%	6.3%	4.6%	3.8%
Congregations	28.1%	18.8%	9.4%	6.3%	6.3%

Name	Assemblies of God	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Association of Free Lutheran Congregations-Number of Adherents	Other religions
Adherents	3.6%	2.3%	2.2%	1.5%	2.7%
Congregations	6.3%	6.3%	3.1%	281.3%	-265.6%

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.

5.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,720 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.89%
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 Ashland County, WI	1.04% ($38,048 average AGI)
from Douglas County, WI	0.42% ($54,120)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.20% ($72,917)

5.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,590 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.94%
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 Ashland County, WI	1.22% ($23,356 average AGI)
to Douglas County, WI	0.73% ($33,545)
to St. Louis County, MN	0.30% ($26,556)

Strongest AM radio stations in Russell:

WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KDAL (610 AM; 5 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WNMT (650 AM; 10 kW; NASHWAUK, MN; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, L.L.C.)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Russell:

WEGZ (105.9 FM; WASHBURN, WI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJJH (96.7 FM; ASHLAND, WI; Owner: BAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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