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Grant County

Population in July 2008: 803. Population change since 2000: -0.6%
 

Males: 406  (50.6%)
Females: 397  (49.4%)

Median resident age:  40.6 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,115 (it was $36,250 in 2000)
South Lancaster:  $43,115
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,345
South Lancaster:  $24,345
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $125,850 (it was $79,500 in 2000)
South Lancaster:  $125,850
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $174,816; Detached houses: $193,249; Mobile homes: $12,625

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Races in South Lancaster:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)

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

Ancestries: German (40.5%), English (13.7%), Irish (9.8%), United States (9.2%), Norwegian (3.2%), Czech (1.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 855 feet

Land area: 34.0 square miles.

Population density: 24 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in South Lancaster

  • High school or higher: 76.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 0.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in South Lancaster town

  • Never married: 20.8%
  • Now married: 68.3%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 3.7%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.6%
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:

South Lancaster:  1.2% ($955)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dubuque, IA (21.1 miles , pop. 57,686).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (70.3 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (169.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lancaster, WI (1.8 miles ), Ellenboro, WI (2.5 miles ), North Lancaster, WI (2.6 miles ), Beetown, WI (2.6 miles ), Potosi, WI (2.7 miles ), Waterloo, WI (2.7 miles ), Harrison, WI (2.9 miles ), Tennyson, WI (2.9 miles ).

Latitude: 42.81 N, Longitude: 90.73 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 608

South Lancaster household income distribution South Lancaster home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: -98 (-10.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (36%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (25%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Food (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (23%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Therapists (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)



South Lancaster-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 131% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1984, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 39.8 miles away from the South Lancaster town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.4 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near South Lancaster:
  • GRANT REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 4 miles; LANCASTER, WI)
  • SOUTHWEST HEALTH CENTER INC (about 14 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI)
  • GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; GUTTENBERG, IA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Lancaster:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 14 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 63 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 64 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 69 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 70 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)

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Cemeteries: Saint Clements Cemetery (1), Morrell Cemetery (2), Hillside Cemetery (3), Hurricane Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.8 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  76.9%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  8.5%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.0%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.7%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in South Lancaster, WI


143 people in nursing homes


South Lancaster compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below 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.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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 Grant County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
  • Utility gas (28%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
  • Wood (13%)
  • Electricity (4%)


Religion statistics for South Lancaster

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Church of ChristNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists
Adherents70.5%9.4%9.1%2.1%1.0%
Congregations21.1%10.5%18.9%6.3%3.2%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Free Church of AmericaNational Association of Congregational Christian ChurchesOld Order AmishOther religions
Adherents0.8%0.8%0.8%0.7%4.8%
Congregations3.2%2.1%3.2%4.2%27.4%
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.


5.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,617 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.30%
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 Iowa County, WI  0.49% ($33,396 average AGI)
from Dane County, WI  0.47% ($30,379)
from Lafayette County, WI  0.42% ($37,282)


6.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,116 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.40%
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% ($97,317 average AGI)
to Dubuque County, IA  0.51% ($31,760)
to Iowa County, WI  0.44% ($27,841)


Strongest AM radio stations in South Lancaster:
  • WGLR (1280 AM; 1 kW; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • KDTH (1370 AM; 5 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WPVL (1590 AM; 1 kW; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in South Lancaster:
  • WGLR-FM (97.7 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • KIYX (106.1 FM; SAGEVILLE, IA; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WPVL-FM (107.1 FM; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • KATF (92.9 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • WJTY (88.1 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KXGE (102.3 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WVRE (101.1 FM; DICKEYVILLE, WI; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • K254AE (98.7 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • WHHI (91.3 FM; HIGHLAND, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WJOD (103.3 FM; ASBURY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WQPC (94.3 FM; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • KLYV (105.3 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • K269EK (101.7 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
  • KGRR (97.3 FM; EPWORTH, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • WSUP (90.5 FM; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • K239AB (95.7 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: AUGUSTANA COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around South Lancaster:
  • W22CI (Channel 22; BLOOMINGTON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • KFXB (Channel 40; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: DUBUQUE TV LTD. PARTNERSHIP)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 7 meters (23ft)
Total average daily traffic: 810
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 840

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