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Barron County

Population in July 2008: 814. Population change since 2000: +9.0%
 

Males: 422  (51.9%)
Females: 392  (48.1%)

Median resident age:  35.3 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,702 (it was $39,821 in 2000)
Vance Creek:  $47,702
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,604
Vance Creek:  $19,604
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $142,555 (it was $89,500 in 2000)
Vance Creek:  $142,555
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $187,238; Detached houses: $200,471; Mobile homes: $25,263

Vance Creek, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Vance Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Korean (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Vance Creek: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (29.3%), Norwegian (22.4%), Irish (9.6%), French (7.1%), Swedish (7.1%), English (6.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 850 feet

Land area: 35.5 square miles.

Population density: 23 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Vance Creek

  • High school or higher: 84.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 38.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Vance Creek town

  • Never married: 23.8%
  • Now married: 61.9%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 3.0%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

15 residents are foreign born (1.1% Asia, 0.4% Europe, 0.3% Latin America, 0.3% North America).

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:

Vance Creek:  1.1% ($1,016)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (41.7 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (54.0 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (322.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Prairie Farm, WI (2.3 miles ), New Haven, WI (2.5 miles ), Clear Lake, WI (2.6 miles ), Turtle Lake, WI (2.6 miles ), Clayton, WI (2.6 miles ), Sheridan, WI (2.8 miles ), Arland, WI (2.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $118,600
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $15,000
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $95,000
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $34,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 45.25 N, Longitude: 92.09 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Vance Creek household income distribution Vance Creek home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: -126 (-14.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
  • Construction (17%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (10%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (15%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)



Vance Creek-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 49% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.5 miles away from the Vance Creek town center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 7/30/1977, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.0 miles away from the town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Vance Creek:
  • BARRON MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MAYO (about 16 miles; BARRON, WI)
  • AMERY REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR (about 17 miles; AMERY, WI)
  • CUMBERLAND MEM HSPTL EXTENDED CARE (about 22 miles; CUMBERLAND, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vance Creek:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 28 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 40 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; FT enrollment: 5,491)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 44 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 44 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
  • CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; FT enrollment: 4,381)
  • METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,171)

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Church in Vance Creek: Holy Trinity Orthodox Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Johns Cemetery (1), Reeve Cemetery (2), Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Long Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Silver Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.9 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  75.5%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.8%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  17.9%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.7%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Vance Creek, WI



Vance Creek compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Barron County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
  • Wood (21%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Utility gas (3%)


Religion statistics for Vance Creek

Adherents


NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaCatholic ChurchLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist Church The Wesleyan Church
Adherents33.2%31.4%9.2%7.7%3.2%
Congregations21.3%11.3%10.0%10.0%2.5%
Name Mennonite Church of God in ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents1.5%1.5%1.5%1.2%9.5%
Congregations3.8%1.3%3.8%3.8%32.5%
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.


5.63% 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:
from Polk County, WI  0.46% ($32,859 average AGI)
from Washburn County, WI  0.42% ($21,526)
from Chippewa County, WI  0.31% ($34,561)


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:
to Eau Claire County, WI  0.48% ($23,830 average AGI)
to Polk County, WI  0.45% ($23,988)
to Chippewa County, WI  0.39% ($38,732)


Strongest AM radio stations in Vance Creek:
  • 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)
  • WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WIXK (1590 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEW RICHMOND, WI; Owner: WIXK-AM, LLC)
  • WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)

Strongest FM radio stations in Vance Creek:
  • WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WATQ (106.7 FM; CHETEK, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMEQ-FM (92.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXPT (104.1 FM; ST. LOUIS PARK, MN; Owner: THE AUDIO HOUSE, INC.)
  • WVSS (90.7 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • WJMC-FM (96.1 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WLMX-FM (104.9 FM; BALSAM LAKE, WI; Owner: QUARNSTROM MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • WKFX (97.7 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • W211AY (90.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WAQE-FM (97.7 FM; BARRON, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WGMO (95.3 FM; SHELL LAKE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Vance Creek:
  • WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • KMSP-TV (Channel 9; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • KARE (Channel 11; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
  • WCCO-TV (Channel 4; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WQOW-TV (Channel 18; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WEUX (Channel 48; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA INC.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 19
Total length: 19 meters (62ft)
Total average daily traffic: 2,530
Total average daily truck traffic: 6
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 2,548

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1930-1939: 2
  • 1940-1949: 0
  • 1950-1959: 1
  • 1960-1969: 3
  • 1970-1979: 2
  • 1980-1989: 8
  • 1990-1999: 2
  • 2000-2009: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Vance Creek, WI

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