Barron County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.4%
(14.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 87.5% for American Indian residents, 63.2% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: |  2.1 people | | Wisconsin: |  2.4 people |
| This village: | 52.0% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This village: | 7.2% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Turtle Lake, WI
Turtle Lake compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Turtle Lake (2011 data):
- Bank of Turtle Lake: Bank Of Turtle Lake at Maple Street And Arthur Avenue, branch established on 1900/01/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $68.4 mil, Deposits: $62.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Turtle Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (57%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Barron County Wisconsin:
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Religion statistics for Turtle Lake (based on Barron County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 62.61%
| Here | | 62.6% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | The Wesleyan Church |
|---|
| Adherents | 33.2% | 31.4% | 9.2% | 7.7% | 3.2% |
|---|
| Congregations | 21.3% | 11.3% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 2.5% |
|---|
| Name | Mennonite Church of God in Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) | New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists | Assemblies of God | Other |
|---|
| Adherents | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 9.5% |
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| Congregations | 3.8% | 1.3% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 32.5% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 8 | Barron County: | 1.76 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 26 | Barron County: | 5.71 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 45 | This county: | 9.88 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Barron County: | 8.5% | | Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate: | Barron County: | 28.2% | | State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $3,396 | $40,752 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $5,701 | $68,412 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,218 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $19,342 | $46,421 | 2 | $1,085 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $3,720 | $44,640 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $3,525 | $42,300 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,797 | $45,564 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
1 | $1,858 | $22,296 | 4 | $1,913 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $952 |
| Totals for Government |
11 | $41,339 | $45,097 | 15 | $5,168 |
Turtle Lake government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $271,000 ($258.34)
All Other: $122,000 ($116.30)
Regular Highways: $8,000 ($7.63)
Parks & Recreation: $4,000 ($3.81)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,582,000 ($1508.10)
General: $47,000 ($44.80)
Parks & Recreation: $10,000 ($9.53)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $217,000 ($206.86)
Sewerage: $214,000 ($204.00)
Regular Highways: $137,000 ($130.60)
Water Utilities: $134,000 ($127.74)
Fire Protection: $101,000 ($96.28)
Central Staff Services: $71,000 ($67.68)
Libraries: $37,000 ($35.27)
Financial Administration: $37,000 ($35.27)
General - Other: $26,000 ($24.79)
Parks & Recreation: $24,000 ($22.88)
Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000 ($20.02)
Natural Resources - Other: $16,000 ($15.25)
Health Services - Other: $6,000 ($5.72)
General Public Buildings: $6,000 ($5.72)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000 ($1.91)
Solid Waste Management: $1,000 ($0.95)
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $1,000 ($0.95)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $10,000 ($9.53)
- General - Interest on Debt: $104,000 ($99.14)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,696,000 ($1616.78)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,341,000 ($1278.36)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,326,000 ($1264.06)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $875,000 ($834.13)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $836,000 ($796.95)
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $128,000 ($122.02)
General Revenue, NEC: $75,000 ($71.50)
Interest Earnings: $66,000 ($62.92)
Special Assessments: $8,000 ($7.63)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $19,000 ($18.11)
Central Staff: $8,000 ($7.63)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,315,000 ($1253.57)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $133,000 ($126.79)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $70,000 ($66.73)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $297,000 ($283.13)
Housing & Community Development: $296,000 ($282.17)
Highways: $70,000 ($66.73)
All Other: $2,000 ($1.91)
- Tax - Property: $616,000 ($587.23)
NEC: $207,000 ($197.33)
Other Selective Sales: $86,000 ($81.98)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $359,000 ($342.23)
5.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,452 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.63% | | 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:
5.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,839 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.88% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Turtle Lake:
- WXCE (1260 AM; 5 kW; AMERY, WI; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WIXK (1590 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEW RICHMOND, WI; Owner: WIXK-AM, LLC)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WMGT (1220 AM; 5 kW; STILLWATER, MN; Owner: ENDURANCE BROADCASTING, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Turtle Lake:
- WLMX-FM (104.9 FM; BALSAM LAKE, WI; Owner: QUARNSTROM MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WJMC-FM (96.1 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WXPT (104.1 FM; ST. LOUIS PARK, MN; Owner: THE AUDIO HOUSE, INC.)
- WKFX (97.7 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WGMO (95.3 FM; SHELL LAKE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WATQ (106.7 FM; CHETEK, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAQE-FM (97.7 FM; BARRON, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WMEQ-FM (92.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
TV broadcast stations around Turtle Lake:
- WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- KMSP-TV (Channel 9; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
Turtle Lake, Wisconsin:
- Fatal accident count: 9
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 15
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
- Fatalities: 11
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 27
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Wisconsin average:
- Fatal accident count: 81
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 121
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 34
- Fatalities: 88
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 202
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11
See more detailed statistics of Turtle Lake fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 14 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Turtle Lake)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - TURTLE LAKE, Water Tank: 229 Maple Street (Lat: 45.395222 Lon: -92.140750), Type: Tank, Structure height: 34.1 m, Overall height: 40.2 m, Call Sign: WIK92
Assigned Frequencies: 156.240 MHz
Grant Date: 06/18/2001, Expiration Date: 05/13/2011, Certifier: Jerry Johnson
Registrant: Gj Therkelsen And Associates, 11635 Raspberry Hill Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55344, Phone: (952) 946-1839, Fax: (608) 267-4495, Email:
- TURTLE LAKE, On Water Tank (Lat: 45.397639 Lon: -92.142778), Type: Tank, Structure height: 34.1 m, Overall height: 40.2 m, Call Sign: WQJP205
Assigned Frequencies: 155.430 MHz
Grant Date: 11/13/2008, Expiration Date: 11/13/2018, Certifier: Gay Radosevich
Registrant: Gj Therkelsen & Associates, 11635 Raspberry Hill Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55344, Phone: (952) 946-1839, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - TURTLE LAKE, 562 Western Blvd (Lat: 45.389278 Lon: -92.159417), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Call Sign: WQLP336
Assigned Frequencies: 11245.0 MHz, 11325.0 MHz
Grant Date: 03/19/2010, Expiration Date: 03/19/2020, Certifier: Rick Vergin
Registrant: Americas Communications LLC, 2502 E University Drive Bld B-2 Suite 290, Phoenix, AZ 85034, Phone: (602) 304-1760, Fax: (877) 284-0791, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6 - Call Sign: KC0GJC, Licensee ID: L00145341
Grant Date: 07/16/2009, Expiration Date: 08/27/2019, Certifier: Tim P Norstad
Registrant: Tim P Norstad, 1334 64th St, Turtle Lake, WI 54889 - Call Sign: KC9FIH, Licensee ID: L00796544
Grant Date: 01/12/2004, Expiration Date: 01/12/2014, Cancellation Date: 04/16/2004, Certifier: Frederick M Anderson
Registrant: Frederick M Anderson, 1547 Countyline, Turtle Lake, WI 54884 - Call Sign: KC9FVX, Previous Call Sign: KC9FIH, Licensee ID: L00796544
Grant Date: 01/12/2004, Expiration Date: 01/12/2014, Cancellation Date: 01/19/2006, Certifier: Frederick M Anderson
Registrant: Frederick M Anderson, 1547 Countyline, Turtle Lake, WI 54884 - Call Sign: AB9LV, Previous Call Sign: KC9FVX, Licensee ID: L00796544
Grant Date: 01/12/2004, Expiration Date: 01/12/2014, Certifier: Frederick M Anderson
Registrant: Frederick M Anderson, 1547 Countyline, Turtle Lake, WI 54884 - Call Sign: KC9PJF, Licensee ID: L01478107
Grant Date: 03/26/2009, Expiration Date: 03/26/2019, Certifier: Lyn W Kingsbury
Registrant: Lyn W Kingsbury, 1596 20th St, Turtle Lake, WI 54889 - Call Sign: KC9PUF, Licensee ID: L01490913
Grant Date: 05/12/2009, Expiration Date: 05/12/2019, Certifier: William L Tornio
Registrant: William L Tornio, 103 Elizabeth Ct, Turtle Lake, WI 54889
FAA Registered Aircraft: 6 - Aircraft: CESSNA U206G (Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 132 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 360DL , Serial Number: U20606033
Registrant (Corporation): Torgerson Management Inc, Po Box 407, Turtle Lake, WI 54889 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172G (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3669L , Serial Number: 17253838, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 12/21/1965
Registrant (Individual): Pending Registration, 63 S Horseshoe Lake Dr, Turtle Lake, WI 54889 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172E (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5424T , Serial Number: 17251324, Year manufactured: 1964, Airworthiness Date: 03/11/1964
Registrant (Individual): James W Kittelson, 332 11 1/2 Ave, Turtle Lake, WI 54889 - Aircraft: CESSNA 150K (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5903G , Serial Number: 15071403, Year manufactured: 1969, Airworthiness Date: 10/02/1969
Registrant (Individual): Kevin O Becker, 1675 10th St Cty Rd T, Turtle Lake, WI 54889 - Aircraft: CESSNA 175 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR GO-300 SERIES (175 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7638M , Serial Number: 55938, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 07/18/1959
Registrant (Individual): Pending Registration, 57 17 1/4 Ave, Turtle Lake, WI 54889 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-135 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8091C , Serial Number: 22-2237, Year manufactured: 1954, Airworthiness Date: 01/10/1956
Registrant (Individual): Douglas R Lanz, 1654a 1 3/4 St, Turtle Lake, WI 54889
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Businesses in Turtle Lake, WI |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Curves | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | | |
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