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Lincoln County

Population in July 2008: 962. Population change since 2000: +5.8%
 

Males: 504  (52.5%)
Females: 458  (47.5%)

Median resident age:  38.3 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,758 (it was $40,703 in 2000)
Schley:  $48,758
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,013
Schley:  $23,013
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $138,892 (it was $87,200 in 2000)
Schley:  $138,892
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $159,079; Detached houses: $170,194; Townhouses or other attached units: $235,224; In 2-unit structures: $131,906; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $136,882; Mobile homes: $40,625

Schley, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Schley:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Schley: 78.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (51.8%), Irish (11.1%), Polish (7.2%), English (6.2%), Swedish (5.6%), French (5.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1070 feet

Land area: 48.3 square miles.

Population density: 20 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Schley

  • High school or higher: 76.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Schley town

  • Never married: 22.9%
  • Now married: 61.9%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

7 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 early 2007.

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

Schley:  1.6% ($1,362)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Appleton, WI (88.3 miles , pop. 70,087).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (151.6 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (254.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Russell, WI (2.2 miles ), Vilas, WI (2.6 miles ), Pine River, WI (2.7 miles ), Birch, WI (2.8 miles ), Merrill, WI (2.9 miles ), Summit, WI (3.2 miles) , Merrill, WI (3.2 miles ), Rock Falls, WI (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 45.26 N, Longitude: 89.52 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Schley household income distribution Schley home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +67 (+8.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Wood products (13%)
  • Metal and metal products (11%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
  • Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Finance and insurance (13%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)



Schley-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 13% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/25/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.0 miles away from the Schley town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/4/1958, a category 4 tornado 36.9 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Schley:
  • GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH CTR OF MERRILL (about 10 miles; MERRILL, WI)
  • SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; TOMAHAWK, WI)
  • LANGLADE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 117 (about 22 miles; ANTIGO, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Schley:
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 25 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 50 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 83 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 93 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 93 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 95 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 98 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)

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Notable location: Schley Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Schley include: Wildwood Church (A), Bloomville Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Johns Cemetery (1), Latvian Cemetery (2), Trinity Cemetery (3), Estonian Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Anderson Lake (A), Prairie Dell Pond (B), Prairie Dells Pond 179 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Big Hay Meadow Creek (A), Manacke Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Schley include: Hay Meadow County Park (1), Prairie Dell County Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.2%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.6%
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:  6.5%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  1.7%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Schley, WI



Schley 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.
  • Number of college students 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 Lincoln County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
  • Wood (29%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
  • Electricity (2%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Schley

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchLutheran ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Church of ChristWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Adherents33.8%29.8%14.9%7.7%4.6%
Congregations10.0%20.0%10.0%7.5%10.0%
NameUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodVineyard USAPresbyterian Church in AmericaOther religions
Adherents2.9%1.3%1.1%1.1%2.8%
Congregations7.5%5.0%2.5%2.5%25.0%
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.


4.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,888 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.80%
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 Marathon County, WI  1.40% ($33,509 average AGI)
from Oneida County, WI  0.34% ($37,875)
from Langlade County, WI  0.16% ($30,474)


5.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,095 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.72%
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 Marathon County, WI  1.72% ($28,839 average AGI)
to Oneida County, WI  0.45% ($29,778)
to Dane County, WI  0.21% ($24,520)


Strongest AM radio stations in Schley:
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WJMT (730 AM; 1 kW; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WJJQ (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WXCO (1230 AM; 1 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Schley:
  • WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRLO-FM (105.3 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WMZK (104.1 FM; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHDG (97.5 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
  • WLBL-FM (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WXPW (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WCLQ (89.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WACD (106.1 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WYNW (92.9 FM; BIRNAMWOOD, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOFM (94.7 FM; MOSINEE, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WJJQ-FM (92.5 FM; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)

TV broadcast stations around Schley:
  • WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
  • WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WTPX (Channel 46; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: PAXSON WAUSAU LICENSE, INC.)
  • WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WAOW-TV (Channel 9; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WSAW-TV (Channel 7; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WHRM-TV (Channel 20; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • W31CI (Channel 31; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 14
Total length: 22 meters (72ft)
Total costs: $575,000
Total average daily traffic: 5,919
Total average daily truck traffic: 209
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 8,068

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1930-1939: 1
  • 1940-1949: 0
  • 1950-1959: 0
  • 1960-1969: 3
  • 1970-1979: 3
  • 1980-1989: 3
  • 1990-1999: 2
  • 2000-2009: 2
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Schley, WI

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