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Douglas County

Population in July 2009: 800. Population change since 2000: +12.0%
 

Males: 451  (56.4%)
Females: 349  (43.6%)

Median resident age:  50.6 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 54890.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $48,209 (it was $40,714 in 2000)
Wascott:

$48,209
Wisconsin:

$49,993
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $23,493

Wascott town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $217,557 (it was $120,800 in 2000)
Wascott:

$217,557
Wisconsin:

$170,800
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $296,763; Detached houses: $306,081; Townhouses or other attached units: $633,997; Mobile homes: $166,470

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Wascott races chart
  • White alone - 663 (92.9%)
  • Black alone - 31 (4.3%)
  • Two or more races - 8 (1.1%)
  • American Indian alone - 7 (1.0%)
  • Hispanic - 4 (0.6%)
  • Asian alone - 1 (0.1%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Wascott: 89.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (30.0%), Norwegian (17.5%), Irish (14.0%), Swedish (12.7%), Polish (9.9%), English (8.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1090 feet

Land area: 133.0 square miles.

Population density: 6.0 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Wascott:

  • High school or higher: 85.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 40.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wascott town:

  • Never married: 12.1%
  • Now married: 68.5%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 8.0%

13 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.8%
Wisconsin:  3.6%

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

Wascott town:  1.4% ($1,712)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN (42.5 miles , pop. 86,918).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (105.2 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (365.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Minong, WI (2.5 miles ), Gordon, WI (2.6 miles ), Frog Creek, WI (2.9 miles) , Solon Springs, WI (3.3 miles ), Chicog, WI (3.4 miles ), Brooklyn, WI (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 46.19 N, Longitude: 91.85 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

6.7%
Wisconsin:

7.1%

Unemployment by year (%)


Population change in the 1990s: +178 (+33.2%).

Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (20%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Printing and related support activities (6%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • U. S. Postal service (5%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Construction laborers (7%)
  • Top executives (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Life and physical scientists (5%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (23%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Social scientists and related workers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

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Tornado activity:

Wascott-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 35% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/2001, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 25.8 miles away from the Wascott town center killed 2 people and injured 16 people and caused $10 million in damages.

On 6/30/1968, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 5.2 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Douglas County (5) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Wind: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Wascott:

  • SPOONER HEALTH SYS (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 19 miles away; SPOONER, WI)
  • INDIANHEAD MED CTR (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 23 miles away; SHELL LAKE, WI)
  • HAYWARD AREA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 28 miles away; HAYWARD, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Wascott, WI

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wascott:

  • University of Wisconsin-Superior (about 39 miles; Superior, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,160)
  • Lake Superior College (about 43 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • University of Minnesota-Duluth (about 44 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 9,823)
  • The College of Saint Scholastica (about 45 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,184)
  • University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 92 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 7,101)
  • Century Community and Technical College (about 97 miles; White Bear Lake, MN; FT enrollment: 4,930)
  • University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 98 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 9,913)

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Notable location: Wascott Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Lakes: Mulligan Lake (A), One Mile Lake (B), Person Lake (C), Peterson Lake (D), Pickerel Lake (E), Rainbow Lake (F), Red Lake (G), Round Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Ounce River (A), Haymaker Creek (B), Buckley Creek (C), Sheosh Creek (D), O'Hara Creek (E), Crotte Creek (F), Cole Creek (G), Snake Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Wascott: Brule River State Forest Annex (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Douglas County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.8%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.1%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This town:

8.6%
Whole state:

8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This town:

2.6%
Whole state:

3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wascott, WI


72 people in state prisons

Wascott compared to Wisconsin state average:

  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (70%)
  • Wood (13%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Douglas County Wisconsin:


2008 Presidential Election results in Douglas County Wisconsin:
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Religion statistics for Wascott (based on Douglas County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 51.38%
Here51.4%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaSalvation Army The Wesleyan ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents47.5%20.2%6.6%5.0%3.5%
Congregations15.1%17.0%1.9%1.9%15.1%
NameLutheran ChurchBaptist General Conference The Evangelical Covenant ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchOther
Adherents3.4%2.8%2.4%2.2%6.3%
Congregations5.7%5.7%5.7%1.9%30.2%
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: 9
Douglas County:

2.06 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.86 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:

0.46 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

0.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 23
Douglas County:

5.26 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

4.12 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 40
This county:

9.15 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.64 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Douglas County:

7.9%
Wisconsin:

7.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Douglas County:

27.0%
State:

27.5%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

14.5%
State:

13.0%

5.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,989 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.59%
Wisconsin average:

6.06%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($176 average AGI)
Douglas County:

0.10%
Wisconsin average:

0.08%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from St. Louis County, MN  1.77% ($34,678 average AGI)
from Bayfield County, WI  0.26% ($33,545)
from Carlton County, MN  0.19% ($29,938)


6.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,844 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.19%
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 St. Louis County, MN  1.46% ($26,304 average AGI)
to Hennepin County, MN  0.40% ($28,955)
to Carlton County, MN  0.20% ($35,848)

Strongest AM radio stations in Wascott:

  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KDAL (610 AM; 5 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • 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.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wascott:

  • WHSA (89.9 FM; BRULE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WHSM-FM (101.1 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WRLS-FM (92.3 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: VACATIONLAND BROADCASTER, INC.)
  • WOJB (88.9 FM; RESERVE, WI; Owner: LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWA PUBLIC)

TV broadcast stations around Wascott:

  • WDIO-TV (Channel 10; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WDIO-TV, LLC)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 12 meters (39ft)
Total costs: $1,259,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,230
Total average daily truck traffic: 31
Total future (year 2024) average daily traffic: 2,010


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

2
  • Fire Hall On Cty T 1 3/4 Mi W Of Hwy 53 (Lat: 46.172167 Lon: -91.839083), Call Sign: KNEW619, Licensee ID: L00111931
    Assigned Frequencies: 154.295 MHz, 154.370 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/24/2002, Expiration Date: 02/16/2013
    Registrant: Wascott, Town Of, Wascott Vol Fire Dept, Wascott, WI 54890
  • GCC, 10401 E Hwy G (Lat: 46.241611 Lon: -91.791861), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 36.5 m, Call Sign: KNBS886
    Assigned Frequencies: 151.190 MHz, 46.5400 MHz, 159.247 MHz, 159.247 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/09/2001, Expiration Date: 02/13/2011
    Registrant: Wisconsin Department Of Corrections, 3099 East Washington Avenue, Madison, WI 53707-7925, Phone: (920) 436-3309, Fax: (920) 432-5388, Email:


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

  • Fire: 1

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