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Sawyer County

Population in July 2008: 406. Population change since 2000: +3.8%
 

Males: 209  (51.7%)
Females: 197  (48.3%)

Median resident age:  52.9 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,797 (it was $37,396 in 2000)
Spider Lake:  $44,797
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $34,876
Spider Lake:  $34,876
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $309,639 (it was $194,400 in 2000)
Spider Lake:  $309,639
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $434,567; Detached houses: $442,442; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $103,422; Mobile homes: $22,500

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Races in Spider Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Spider Lake: 92.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (48.3%), Polish (11.5%), English (9.5%), Irish (8.2%), Norwegian (4.6%), Swedish (4.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1685 feet

Land area: 99.3 square miles.

Population density: 4.1 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Spider Lake

  • High school or higher: 94.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.5%
  • Unemployed: 1.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Spider Lake town

  • Never married: 13.5%
  • Now married: 74.0%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 4.4%

23 residents are foreign born (3.1% Europe, 1.5% North America, 0.8% Africa).

This town:  5.9%
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:

Spider Lake:  1.2% ($2,400)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN (66.7 miles , pop. 86,918).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (124.5 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (340.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Round Lake, WI (2.4 miles ), Namakagon, WI (2.8 miles ), Cable, WI (3.1 miles ), Hunter, WI (3.4 miles ), Little Round Lake, WI (3.6 miles ), New Post, WI (3.7 miles ), Grandview, WI (3.8 miles ), Lenroot, WI (3.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 12 buildings, average cost: $78,900
  • 1997: 10 buildings, average cost: $106,500
  • 1998: 10 buildings, average cost: $125,600
  • 1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $165,400
  • 2000: 13 buildings, average cost: $148,800
  • 2001: 13 buildings, average cost: $144,000
  • 2002: 13 buildings, average cost: $135,300
  • 2003: 15 buildings, average cost: $197,600
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $229,500
  • 2005: 11 buildings, average cost: $283,000
  • 2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $240,600
  • 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $453,000
  • 2008: 7 buildings, average cost: $534,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 46.10 N, Longitude: 91.13 W

Area code: 715

Spider Lake household income distribution Spider Lake home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +29 (+8.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (24%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (23%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (17%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Carpenters (16%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (15%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (9%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (5%)



Spider Lake-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 35% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 33.7 miles away from the Spider Lake town center killed 2 people and injured 42 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 53.7 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 24 people.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Spider Lake:
  • HAYWARD AREA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; HAYWARD, WI)
  • SPOONER HEALTH SYSTEM 84 (about 35 miles; SPOONER, WI)
  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 36 miles; ASHLAND, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spider Lake:
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 58 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 67 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 71 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 2,512)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 93 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 93 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 94 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)

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Notable locations in Spider Lake: Chippewa River Campground (A), Lost Land Lake Club (B), Spider Lake Townhall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Spider Lake include: Spider Lake Church (A), Church of Saint George (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Eagle Nest Lake (A), Lewis Lake (B), Spot Lake (C), Spider Lake (D), Helane, Lake (E), Smith Lake (F), Evelyn Lake (G), Whiplash Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Ole Creek (A), Wilson Creek (B), Lynch Creek (C), Christy Creek (D), Red Ike Creek (E), Torch River (F), Ghost Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Spider Lake include: Lynch Creek Number 5 Waterfowl Area (1), Balsam Creek Waterfowl Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.1 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  73.7%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.7%
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: 1.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.2%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.9%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Spider Lake, WI


6 people in homes for the mentally retarded


Spider Lake compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median house value above 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 significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Sawyer County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
  • Wood (12%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)


Religion statistics for Spider Lake

Adherents


NameCatholic Church The Wesleyan ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist Church
Adherents39.9%27.8%15.8%2.0%1.9%
Congregations18.9%5.4%10.8%2.7%5.4%
NameNational Association of Congregational Christian ChurchesEpiscopal ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodEvangelical Free Church of AmericaOther religions
Adherents1.7%1.4%1.4%1.3%6.9%
Congregations2.7%2.7%2.7%5.4%43.2%
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.


6.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,892 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.30%
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 Washburn County, WI  0.49% ($28,333 average AGI)
from Barron County, WI  0.31% ($29,714)
from Hennepin County, MN  0.27% ($95,056)


6.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,974 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.85%
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 Washburn County, WI  0.54% ($27,919 average AGI)
to Barron County, WI  0.52% ($31,257)
to Eau Claire County, WI  0.40% ($16,741)


Strongest AM radio stations in Spider Lake:
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Spider Lake:
  • WOJB (88.9 FM; RESERVE, WI; Owner: LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWA PUBLIC)
  • WHSM-FM (101.1 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WRLS-FM (92.3 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: VACATIONLAND BROADCASTER, INC.)
  • WHSA (89.9 FM; BRULE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)

TV broadcast stations around Spider Lake:
  • WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • K31GH (Channel 31; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: KQDS ACQUISITION CORP.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total average daily traffic: 1,520
Total average daily truck traffic: 175
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 2,270

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