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Oconto County

Population in July 2007: 985. Population change since 2000: +2.1%
 

Males: 502  (51.0%)
Females: 483  (49.0%)
Median resident age:  52.6 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 54175.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,088 (it was $28,456 in 2000)
Townsend:  $34,088
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $145,900 (it was $91,600 in 2000)
Townsend:  $145,900
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $177,259; Detached houses: $189,491; Townhouses or other attached units: $398,072; Mobile homes: $59,087

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Races in Townsend:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Townsend: 81.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (51.8%), Polish (13.5%), French (9.0%), Irish (7.9%), English (5.7%), Norwegian (5.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1361 feet

Land area: 39.0 square miles.

Population density: 25 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Townsend

  • High school or higher: 77.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Townsend town

  • Never married: 15.1%
  • Now married: 67.4%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

12 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.2%
Wisconsin:  3.6%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Townsend, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Townsend to the number of sex offenders is 493 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is near the state average.

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

Townsend:  1.6% ($1,472)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (69.3 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (163.1 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (249.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Doty, WI (7.8 miles ), Wabeno, WI (9.1 miles ), Wolf River, WI (11.4 miles ), Lakewood, WI (11.5 miles ), Freedom, WI (12.1 miles ), Riverview, WI (12.7 miles ), White Lake, WI (15.2 miles ), Blackwell, WI (15.7 miles ).

Latitude: 45.32 N, Longitude: 88.62 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +259 (+36.8%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (20%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (10%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)


Average climate in Townsend, Wisconsin

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Townsend-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 33% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/19/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 40.3 miles away from the Townsend 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 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.5 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Townsend:
  • SHAWANO MEDICAL CTR 36 (about 38 miles; SHAWANO, WI)
  • LANGLADE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 117 (about 39 miles; ANTIGO, WI)
  • COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 45 miles; OCONTO FALLS, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Townsend, WI

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Townsend:
  • FORD (about 50 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI; ID: IMT)
  • RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 63 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; ID: RHI)
  • AUSTIN STRAUBEL INTERNATIONAL (about 67 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; ID: GRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Townsend:
  • LAKEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB (about 10 miles; LAKEWOOD, WI; ID: 6M5)
  • PISO (about 23 miles; SURING, WI; ID: 7P5)
  • CRANDON MUNI (about 26 miles; CRANDON, WI; ID: Y55)

Local government website: WWW.BUILDINGAMERICA.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Townsend:
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 68 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 72 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 73 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 74 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 83 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 86 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 88 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)

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Notable locations in Townsend: Town Park Recreation Site (A), Cathedral of Pines Area (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Forest Home Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Spring Lake (A), Smoke Lake (B), Explosion Lake (C), Archibald Lake (D), Plantation Lake (E), Glocke Lake (F), Lower Wapato Lake (G), Lauder Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: C P Construction (17795 Fernwood Drive) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Townsend and their reported violations in the past:

PELKYS MOBILE HOME COURT (Population served: 35, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUL-09-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUL-09-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-09-2003), St Public Notif issued (JUL-10-2003), St Public Notif received (JUL-15-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-29-2003)
MARKUBYS BAR (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
LONG BRANCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.2 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.0%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.4%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  6.8%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.1%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Townsend, WI



Townsend compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median household income 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 significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age below 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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Banks with branches in Townsend (2007 data):
  • Citizens Bank: Townsend Branch at 17953 Highway 32, branch established on 1975-03-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $7,516.6 mil, Deposits: $5,355.6 mil, headquarters in Flint, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 172 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Banking Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Oconto County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (60%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
  • Wood (7%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

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 Townsend:
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Townsend:
  • WRVM (102.7 FM; SURING, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
  • WRLO-FM (105.3 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Townsend:
  • WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)
  • WBIJ (Channel 4; CRANDON, WI; Owner: SELENKA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WTPX (Channel 46; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: PAXSON WAUSAU LICENSE, INC.)

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