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Oconto County

Population in July 2008: 946. Population change since 2000: +8.6%
 

Males: 476  (50.4%)
Females: 470  (49.6%)

Median resident age:  40.4 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,715 (it was $35,658 in 2000)
Spruce:  $42,715
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,725
Spruce:  $24,725
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $142,396 (it was $89,400 in 2000)
Spruce:  $142,396
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $206,810; Detached houses: $226,814; Townhouses or other attached units: $506,637; In 2-unit structures: $178,788; Mobile homes: $36,316

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Races in Spruce:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
  • American Indian (2.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Other Asian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Spruce: 80.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (40.0%), Polish (15.7%), Czech (11.1%), Irish (10.1%), French (6.5%), United States (4.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 770 feet

Land area: 35.2 square miles.

Population density: 27 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Spruce

  • High school or higher: 78.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Spruce town

  • Never married: 20.4%
  • Now married: 65.7%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 4.9%

9 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.0%
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:

Spruce:  1.5% ($1,368)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (34.0 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (134.3 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (219.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Maple Valley, WI (2.1 miles ), Bagley, WI (2.5 miles ), Oconto Falls, WI (2.6 miles ), Lena, WI (2.7 miles ), Gillett, WI (2.8 miles ), Oconto Falls, WI (2.9 miles ), Gillett, WI (2.9 miles ).

Latitude: 44.99 N, Longitude: 88.21 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +106 (+13.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Paper (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Paper (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (15%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)



Average climate in Spruce, Wisconsin

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Spruce-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 5% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/19/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.9 miles away from the Spruce town center killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/27/1984, a category 4 tornado 37.3 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

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Hospitals/medical centers near Spruce:
  • COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; OCONTO FALLS, WI)
  • OCONTO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; OCONTO, WI)
  • SHAWANO MEDICAL CTR 36 (about 25 miles; SHAWANO, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spruce:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 35 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,794)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 38 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 39 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 46 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 68 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 72 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 78 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)

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

Churches in Spruce include: Saint Mark Church (A), Sacred Heart Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Kelly Brook Cemetery (1), Sacred Heart Cemetery (2), Pine Hill Cemetery (3), Spruce Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Porcupine Lake (A), Johnson Lake (B), Kelly Lake (C), Pete Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Daly Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Spruce: Holt Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.8%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.6%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

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:  2.9%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Spruce, WI



Spruce compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage 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.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Oconto County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
  • Utility gas (23%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
  • Wood (9%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Spruce

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Adherents52.0%18.8%14.3%4.3%2.9%
Congregations21.6%11.8%19.6%13.7%7.8%
NameChristian and Missionary AlliancePresbyterian Church (USA)Assemblies of GodSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchOther religions
Adherents2.9%1.6%1.3%0.9%1.0%
Congregations5.9%3.9%3.9%5.9%5.9%
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.


6.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,714 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.08%
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 Brown County, WI  2.76% ($47,366 average AGI)
from Marinette County, WI  0.45% ($31,926)
from Shawano County, WI  0.36% ($35,944)


6.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,184 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.11%
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 Brown County, WI  2.52% ($33,615 average AGI)
to Marinette County, WI  0.51% ($27,831)
to Shawano County, WI  0.43% ($36,585)


Strongest AM radio stations in Spruce:
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOCO (1260 AM; 1 kW; OCONTO, WI; Owner: LAMARDO INC.)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WNFL (1440 AM; 5 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFCL (1380 AM; 4 kW; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Spruce:
  • WRVM (102.7 FM; SURING, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
  • WOWN (99.3 FM; SHAWANO, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF SHAWANO, INC.)
  • WSFQ (96.3 FM; PESHTIGO, WI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • WIXX (101.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WQLH (98.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WPNE-FM (89.3 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WEMY (91.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC)
  • WHID (88.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: BD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF WI SYS)
  • WOCO-FM (107.1 FM; OCONTO, WI; Owner: LAMARDO INC.)
  • WLST (95.1 FM; MARINETTE, WI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Spruce:
  • WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)
  • WBAY-TV (Channel 2; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF GREEN BAY, INC.)
  • WLUK-TV (Channel 11; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WFRV-TV (Channel 5; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPNE (Channel 38; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WGBA (Channel 26; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 7 meters (23ft)
Total costs: $174,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,790
Total average daily truck traffic: 161
Total future (year 2022) average daily traffic: 6,872

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