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Rock County

Population in July 2007: 2,455. Population change since 2000: -0.2%
 

Males: 1,244  (50.7%)
Females: 1,211  (49.3%)

Median resident age:  42.2 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $61,141 (it was $57,188 in 2000)
Turtle:  $61,141
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $169,869 (it was $119,700 in 2000)
Turtle:  $169,869
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $192,856; Detached houses: $193,768

Turtle, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Turtle:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
  • Black (1.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Turtle: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (41.6%), Irish (19.8%), Norwegian (16.7%), English (11.4%), Swedish (4.8%), Italian (3.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1264 feet

Land area: 29.3 square miles.

Population density: 84 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Turtle

  • High school or higher: 86.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Turtle town

  • Never married: 20.8%
  • Now married: 63.3%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

49 residents are foreign born (1.2% North America, 0.8% Europe).

This town:  2.0%
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:

Turtle:  1.8% ($2,173)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Janesville, WI (10.3 miles , pop. 59,498).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (42.8 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (81.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Beloit, WI (1.9 miles ), South Beloit, IL (2.3 miles ), Clinton, WI (2.3 miles ), La Prairie, WI (2.5 miles ), Clinton, WI (2.7 miles ), Rock, WI (2.7 miles ), Rockton, IL (2.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 8 buildings, average cost: $113,900
  • 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $160,600
  • 1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $161,000
  • 1999: 6 buildings, average cost: $129,100
  • 2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $127,100
  • 2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $180,700
  • 2002: 14 buildings, average cost: $167,300
  • 2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $173,000
  • 2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $193,400
  • 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $253,600
  • 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $226,600
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $176,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 42.54 N, Longitude: 88.97 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 608

Turtle household income distribution Turtle home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: -3 (-0.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Machinery (16%)
  • Transportation equipment (14%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
  • Gasoline stations (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Waiters and waitresses (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)



Turtle-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 113% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.2 miles away from the Turtle town center killed 24 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 1/24/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.8 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Turtle:
  • BELOIT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 4 miles; BELOIT, WI)
  • MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM CORP (about 12 miles; JANESVILLE, WI)
  • H DOUGLAS SINGER MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 15 miles; ROCKFORD, IL)

Amtrak stations near Turtle:
  • 5 miles: BELOIT (HWY. 75 & HWY. 51) - Bus Station. Services: call for taxi service.
  • 9 miles: JANESVILLE (3136 EAST COUNTY ROAD O)
  • 13 miles: JANESVILLE (HWY. 26 & HWY. 14) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Turtle:
  • ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 23 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
  • MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; FT enrollment: 2,707)
  • KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 43 miles; MALTA, IL; FT enrollment: 2,289)
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 43 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 44 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 44 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)

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

Reservoir: 205 Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Turtle: Sweet Allyn Memorial 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:  76.1%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.8%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.7%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  1.2%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Turtle, WI



Turtle compared to Wisconsin 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 below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above 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 Rock County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (64%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religon statistics for Turtle

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents39.7%21.2%9.5%6.6%2.7%
Congregations9.0%12.8%8.3%9.8%4.5%
NameAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAChristian Churches and Churches of ChristWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodUnited Church of ChristOther religions
Adherents2.5%2.4%2.3%1.7%11.3%
Congregations4.5%2.3%3.0%3.8%42.1%
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.


5.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,381 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.11%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($136 average AGI)
Rock County:  0.07%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Dane County, WI  1.06% ($40,708 average AGI)
from Winnebago County, IL  0.51% ($33,808)
from Walworth County, WI  0.42% ($32,842)


4.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,400 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.88%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($150 average AGI)
Rock County:  0.03%
Wisconsin average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Dane County, WI  0.86% ($37,443 average AGI)
to Winnebago County, IL  0.43% ($33,772)
to Walworth County, WI  0.23% ($37,239)


Strongest AM radio stations in Turtle:
  • WTJK (1380 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH BELOIT, IL; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WGEZ (1490 AM; 1 kW; BELOIT, WI; Owner: REGO, LTD.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WROK (1440 AM; 5 kW; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WCLO (1230 AM; 1 kW; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, LLC.)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Turtle:
  • WGFB (103.1 FM; ROCKTON, IL; Owner: WRWC, Inc.)
  • WFEN (88.3 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: FAITH ACADEMY, DBA WFEN)
  • WKMQ-FM (96.7 FM; LOVES PARK, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WGSL (91.1 FM; LOVES PARK, IL; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER SCHOOL)
  • WSJY (107.3 FM; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WQFL (100.9 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: QUEST FOR LIFE, INC.)
  • WJVL (99.9 FM; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WXRX (104.9 FM; BELVIDERE, IL; Owner: AIRPLAY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WYHY (95.3 FM; WINNEBAGO, IL; Owner: AIRPLAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKPO (105.9 FM; EVANSVILLE, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WBCR-FM (90.3 FM; BELOIT, WI; Owner: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES/BELOIT COLLEGE)
  • WZOK (97.5 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSLD (104.5 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W220BL (91.9 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • W233AD (94.5 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Turtle:
  • WIFR (Channel 23; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WTVO (Channel 17; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WINNEBAGO TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • WFBN-LP (Channel 33; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WEIGEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WQRF-TV (Channel 39; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: QUORUM OF ROCKFORD LICENSE, LLC)
  • W65EE (Channel 65; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WCFC-CA (Channel 51; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: CHRISTIAN COMMUNICATIONS OF CHICAGOLAND, INC.)
  • WREX-TV (Channel 13; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WREX TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • WQFL-CA (Channel 8; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: FAMILY VALUES ORGANIZATION, INC.)
  • WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 40
Total length: 189 meters (620ft)
Total costs: $6,418,000
Total average daily traffic: 390,855
Total average daily truck traffic: 47,356

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • Before 1900: 1
  • 1900-1909: 1
  • 1910-1919: 2
  • 1920-1929: 0
  • 1930-1939: 0
  • 1940-1949: 1
  • 1950-1959: 11
  • 1960-1969: 1
  • 1970-1979: 16
  • 1980-1989: 1
  • 1990-1999: 2
  • 2000-2009: 4
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Turtle, WI

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