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Washington, WI map Population (year 2000): 1,903
Males: 974  (51.2%)
Females: 929  (48.8%)

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Median resident age:  45.7 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,300 (it was $36,630 in 2000)
Washington  $37,300
Wisconsin:  $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $152,100 (it was $116,600 in 2000)
Washington  $152,100
Wisconsin:  $152,600

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Races in Washington:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
  • American Indian (3.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

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Ancestries: German (56.5%), Polish (8.0%), Irish (6.7%), English (4.9%), United States (4.4%), Norwegian (3.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 630 feet

Land area: 35.4 square miles.

Population density: 54 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Washington

  • High school or higher: 83.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Washington town

  • Never married: 18.9%
  • Now married: 62.6%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

15 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.8%
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:

Washington:  1.6% ($1,813)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (36.6 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (126.1 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (211.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Cecil, WI (0.6 miles ), Bonduel, WI (4.6 miles ), Hartland, WI (6.1 miles ), Wescott, WI (6.6 miles ), Underhill, WI (6.6 miles ), Waukechon, WI (7.6 miles ), Legend Lake, WI (9.5 miles ), Green Valley, WI (9.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $102,400
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $166,700

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Latitude: 44.80 N, Longitude: 88.46 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 715



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Paper (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)


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Washington-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 2% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.9 miles away from the Washington town center killed one person and injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 9/26/1951, a category 4 tornado 31.9 miles away from the town center killed 6 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Washington:
  • SHAWANO MEDICAL CTR 36 (about 11 miles; SHAWANO, WI)
  • COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; OCONTO FALLS, WI)
  • OCONTO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; OCONTO, WI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Washington:
  • AUSTIN STRAUBEL INTERNATIONAL (about 33 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; ID: GRB)
  • OUTAGAMIE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 39 miles; APPLETON, WI; ID: ATW)
  • WITTMAN REGIONAL (about 57 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; ID: OSH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Washington:
  • SHAWANO MUNI (about 7 miles; SHAWANO, WI; ID: 3WO)
  • PISO (about 18 miles; SURING, WI; ID: 7P5)
  • CARTER (about 22 miles; PULASKI, WI; ID: 92C)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Washington:
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 32 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 40 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 42 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 53 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 74 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 77 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)

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Notable location: Tracy Corners (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Washington include: White Clay Lake Church (A), Saint Pauls Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: White Clay Lake Cemetery (1), Saint Martins Cemetery (2), Lakeview Cemetery (3), Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Spring Lake (A), White Clay Lake (B), Bahr Lake (C), Mud Lake (D), Korth Lake (E), Lily Lake (F), Pensaukee Lakes (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Loon Creek (A), Duchess Creek (B), Pickerel Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  73.1%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.6%
Whole state:  5.7%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  6.8%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.9%
Whole state:  3.7%

Washington compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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 significantly below state average.


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5.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($72,433 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.28%
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 Brown County, WI  0.78% ($53,894 average AGI)
from Kewaunee County, WI  0.51% ($38,000)
from Milwaukee County, WI  0.27% ($90,656)


5.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,211 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.56%
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 Brown County, WI  1.12% ($30,191 average AGI)
to Kewaunee County, WI  0.52% ($27,889)
to Milwaukee County, WI  0.35% ($30,286)


Strongest AM radio stations in Washington:
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WTCH (960 AM; 1 kW; SHAWANO, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF SHAWANO, INC.)
  • WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WFCL (1380 AM; 4 kW; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WNFL (1440 AM; 5 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Washington:
  • WOWN (99.3 FM; SHAWANO, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF SHAWANO, INC.)
  • WRVM (102.7 FM; SURING, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
  • WOZZ (93.5 FM; NEW LONDON, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WIXX (101.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WQLH (98.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WPNE-FM (89.3 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WHID (88.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: BD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF WI SYS)
  • WECB (104.3 FM; SEYMOUR, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Washington:
  • WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)
  • WBAY-TV (Channel 2; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF GREEN BAY, INC.)
  • WLUK-TV (Channel 11; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WFRV-TV (Channel 5; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPNE (Channel 38; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)

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