Shelby, Wisconsin

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Population in July 2008: 4,729. Population change since 2000: +0.9%

Males: 2,375	(50.2%)
Females: 2,354	(49.8%)

Median resident age:	41.9 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $79,689 (it was $64,890 in 2000)

Shelby:	$79,689
Wisconsin:	$50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $39,982

Shelby:	$39,982
Wisconsin:	$25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $196,649 (it was $125,600 in 2000)

Shelby:	$196,649
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $221,512; Detached houses: $233,430; Townhouses or other attached units: $242,669; In 2-unit structures: $225,850; Mobile homes: $21,322

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Races in Shelby:

White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
Hispanic (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
Other Asian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Shelby: 78.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (51.0%), Norwegian (19.7%), Irish (13.5%), English (8.8%), Polish (5.0%), United States (4.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 694 feet

Land area: 25.6 square miles.

Population density: 185 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Shelby

High school or higher: 95.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 24.3%
Unemployed: 2.6%
Mean travel time to work: 17.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shelby town

Never married: 16.7%
Now married: 72.6%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 4.2%
Divorced: 6.0%

118 residents are foreign born (1.3% Asia, 0.7% Europe, 0.4% North America).

This town:	2.5%
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:

Shelby:	1.9% ($2,389)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: La Crosse, WI (3.5 miles , pop. 51,818).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (102.6 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (222.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: La Crosse, WI (1.9 miles ), Medary, WI (2.5 miles ), Brownsville, MN (2.5 miles ), Greenfield, WI (2.6 miles ), La Crescent, MN (2.6 miles ), Bergen, WI (2.6 miles ), Barre, WI (2.6 miles ), French Island, WI (2.6 miles ).

Latitude: 43.77 N, Longitude: 91.20 W

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Population change in the 1990s: -110 (-2.3%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Health care (14%)
Machinery (11%)
Educational services (11%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Construction (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (30%)
Educational services (25%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
Machinery (2%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Physicians and surgeons (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Top executives (6%)
Computer specialists (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Postsecondary teachers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

Average climate in Shelby, Wisconsin

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Shelby-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 71% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/5/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.0 miles away from the Shelby town center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/26/1959, a category 3 tornado 19.4 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Shelby:

FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR LACROSSE (about 7 miles; LA CROSSE, WI)
LA CROSSE LUTHERAN HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; LA CROSSE, WI)
VERNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 148 (about 20 miles; VIROQUA, WI)

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Amtrak station near Shelby:

6 miles: LA CROSSE (601 ST. ANDREW ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shelby:

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 7 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)
WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 10 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 6,568)
SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 31 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
LUTHER COLLEGE (about 45 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)
NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 54 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 64 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)

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Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	78.9%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	1.1%
Whole state:	8.7%

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

This town:	0.7%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Shelby, WI

Shelby compared to Wisconsin state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
House age below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (70%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Electricity (5%) Wood (3%)

Religion statistics for Shelby

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Free Church of America
Adherents	45.9%	25.2%	11.7%	3.4%	2.2%
Congregations	13.2%	19.8%	11.0%	5.5%	4.4%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	United Church of Christ	Lutheran Church	New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists	Other religions
Adherents	2.2%	2.2%	1.4%	0.8%	5.0%
Congregations	6.6%	3.3%	3.3%	4.4%	28.6%

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.

6.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,486 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.53%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($206 average AGI)
La Crosse County: 0.13%
Wisconsin average: 0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Monroe County, WI	0.49% ($28,636 average AGI)
from Vernon County, WI	0.48% ($28,318)
from Trempealeau County, WI	0.34% ($31,648)

6.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,218 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.49%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($99 average AGI)
La Crosse County: 0.03%
Wisconsin average: 0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Monroe County, WI	0.49% ($31,581 average AGI)
to Dane County, WI	0.47% ($26,628)
to Vernon County, WI	0.38% ($34,775)

Strongest AM radio stations in Shelby:

WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
WIZM (1410 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
WLFN (1490 AM; 1 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BROADCASTERS, LLC)
WKLJ (1290 AM; 5 kW; SPARTA, WI; Owner: SPARTA-TOMAH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
WKBH (1570 AM; 1 kW; HOLMEN, WI)
KAGE (1380 AM; 4 kW; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Shelby:

WIZM-FM (93.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
WQCC (106.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KQEG (102.7 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: WHITE EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLXR-FM (104.9 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY B/CASTERS, L.L.C.)
WHLA (90.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
K220EP (91.9 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: FAITH SOUND, INC.)
WLSU (88.9 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: BD.OF REGENTS, UNIV.OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
K270AG (101.9 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: S & S BROADCASTING)
K222AG (92.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: RAY A. KNUDSON)
KXLC (91.1 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
WKBH-FM (100.1 FM; WEST SALEM, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BROADCASTERS, LLC)
WRQT (95.7 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
KCLH (94.7 FM; CALEDONIA, MN; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
WFBZ (105.5 FM; TREMPEALEAU, WI; Owner: S & S BROADCASTING)
KHME (101.1 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
WCOW-FM (97.1 FM; SPARTA, WI; Owner: SPARTA-TOMAH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WVCX (98.9 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
KQYB (98.3 FM; SPRING GROVE, MN; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
K201BW (88.1 FM; LA CRESCENT, ETC., MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KQAL (89.5 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Shelby:

WXOW-TV (Channel 19; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
WHLA-TV (Channel 31; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WLAX (Channel 25; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA, INC.)
WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)
W44BF (Channel 44; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
KQEG-CA (Channel 50; La CRESCENT, MN; Owner: WHITE EAGLE PARTNERSHIP)
WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
W67CH (Channel 67; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
K41AD (Channel 41; LANSING, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
K62EV (Channel 62; WINONA, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 12
Total length: 34 meters (112ft)
Total average daily traffic: 36,258
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,106
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 44,471

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1960-1969: 1
1970-1979: 2
1980-1989: 3
1990-1999: 6

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Shelby, WI

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

2801 Ward Ave, Call Sign: KNAS766, Licensee ID: L00110766
Assigned Frequencies : 155.025 MHz
Grant Date: 03/10/2001, Expiration Date: 02/13/2011
Registrant: Shelby, Town Of, 2801 Ward Ave, La Crosse, WI 54601, Phone: (608) 788-1032

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