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Tennyson, WI map Population (year 2000): 370. Estimated population in July 2006: 355 (-4.1% change)
 

Males: 188  (50.8%)
Females: 182  (49.2%)

Grant County

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

Zip codes: 53820.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,600 (it was $35,000 in 2000)
Tennyson  $35,600
Wisconsin:  $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $94,400 (it was $72,400 in 2000)
Tennyson  $94,400
Wisconsin:  $152,600

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Races in Tennyson:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (67.0%), Irish (14.3%), English (8.1%), Dutch (3.0%), United States (3.0%), Norwegian (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1940

Elevation: 835 feet

Land area: 0.42 square miles.

Population density: 845 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Tennyson

  • High school or higher: 83.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tennyson village

  • Never married: 22.0%
  • Now married: 62.3%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 9.3%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.0%
Wisconsin:  3.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

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

Tennyson:  1.5% ($1,063)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dubuque, IA (12.7 miles , pop. 57,686).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (92.7 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (214.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Potosi, WI (2.3 miles ), Harrison, WI (5.0 miles ), Paris, WI (5.8 miles ), Dickeyville, WI (7.6 miles ), Sherrill, IA (8.8 miles) , South Lancaster, WI (8.9 miles ), Sageville, IA (9.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $121,200
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $81,400
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $104,000
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $250,000

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Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 42.69 N, Longitude: 90.69 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 608

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Most common industries for males:



  • Machinery (16%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Finance and insurance (14%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)


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Tennyson-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 73% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/9/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.0 miles away from the Tennyson village center .

On 3/13/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 35.8 miles away from the village center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Tennyson:
  • GRANT REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 12 miles; LANCASTER, WI)
  • SOUTHWEST HEALTH CENTER INC (about 15 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI)
  • FINLEY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; DUBUQUE, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tennyson:
  • DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 20 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID: DBQ)
  • CLINTON MUNI (about 66 miles; CLINTON, IA; ID: CWI)
  • QUAD CITY INTL (about 88 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tennyson:
  • LANCASTER MUNI (about 6 miles; LANCASTER, WI; ID: 73C)
  • PLATTEVILLE MUNICIPAL (about 18 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; ID: PVB)
  • CASSVILLE MUNI (about 19 miles; CASSVILLE, WI; ID: C74)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tennyson:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 15 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
  • SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
  • EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 81 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
  • BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 81 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,891)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
  • AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 83 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 2,220)

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Average household size:
This village:  2.7 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  74.1%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  2.2%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  4.0%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  0.0%
Whole state:  3.7%

Tennyson compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median house value 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 below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Grant County Wisconsin:




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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$489
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$2,597
Financial Administration 0$0 1$1,664
Totals for Government 0$0 7$4,750


Tennyson government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $77,000
    Solid Waste Management: $15,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $72,000
    Sewerage: $37,000
    Police Protection: $24,000
    Water Utilities: $22,000
    Solid Waste Management: $14,000
    Central Staff Services: $10,000
    Fire Protection: $9,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,000
    General - Other: $8,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
    Health Services - Other: $3,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $17,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $54,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $40,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $14,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $14,000
    Water Utilities: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $15,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $104,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $20,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $71,000
    Highways: $5,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $31,000
    NEC: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $19,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000

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 Tennyson:
  • KDTH (1370 AM; 5 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • WDBQ (1490 AM; 1 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WGLR (1280 AM; 1 kW; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WPVL (1590 AM; 1 kW; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tennyson:
  • 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.)
  • WGLR-FM (97.7 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • 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)
  • KLYV (105.3 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJOD (103.3 FM; ASBURY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • K269EK (101.7 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
  • K239AB (95.7 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: AUGUSTANA COLLEGE)
  • KGRR (97.3 FM; EPWORTH, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • WJTY (88.1 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WHHI (91.3 FM; HIGHLAND, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WSUP (90.5 FM; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)

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

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