Turtle, Wisconsin

Back to Turtle, WI housing info, Rock County, Wisconsin, WI smaller cities, WI small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! 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 Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition 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).

Latitude: 42.54 N, Longitude: 88.97 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 608

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.

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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

This town:	2.7%
Whole state:	8.7%

This town:	1.2%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Turtle, WI

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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%

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%

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)