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Population in July 2007: 1,917.

Males: 981	(51.2%)
Females: 936	(48.8%)

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

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,879 (it was $36,630 in 2000)

Washington:	$43,879
Wisconsin:	$50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $27,237

Washington:	$27,237
Wisconsin:	$25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $142,077 (it was $89,200 in 2000)

Washington:	$142,077
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $187,879; Detached houses: $226,724; Townhouses or other attached units: $271,413; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $228,137; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $259,956; Mobile homes: $50,529

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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%)

2008 cost of living index in Washington: 80.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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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:	2.0% ($1,813)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (29.7 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (123.8 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (208.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Cecil, WI (0.7 miles ), Bonduel, WI (2.1 miles ), Wescott, WI (2.2 miles ), Hartland, WI (2.4 miles ), Waukechon, WI (2.5 miles ), Underhill, WI (2.5 miles ), Green Valley, WI (2.6 miles ), Shawano, WI (2.7 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
2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $117,500
2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $250,000

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Latitude: 44.80 N, Longitude: 88.46 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Washington household income distribution

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%)

Average climate in Washington, Wisconsin

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Washington, Wisconsin average temperatures

Washington, Wisconsin average precipitation

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Washington-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 30% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.8 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 8/19/1968, a category 4 tornado 26.6 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Magnitude types:

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Hospitals/medical centers near Washington:

SHAWANO MEDICAL CTR 36 (about 8 miles; SHAWANO, WI)
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; OCONTO FALLS, WI)
OCONTO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; OCONTO, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Washington, WI

Amtrak station near Washington:

20 miles: CLINTONVILLE (20 S. MAIN ST.) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Washington:

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 32 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,794)
FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 32 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 33 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 34 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 53 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 56 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 67 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)

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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 2007:

This town:	6.8%
Whole state:	8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	3.9%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Washington, WI

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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Shawano County Wisconsin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (56%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%) Wood (7%) Electricity (3%)

Religion statistics for Washington

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Lutheran Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	United Methodist Church
Adherents	35.0%	32.9%	16.4%	3.1%	2.9%
Congregations	15.7%	28.9%	21.7%	3.6%	8.4%

Name	Assemblies of God	United Church of Christ	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	2.3%	1.9%	1.4%	1.3%	2.8%
Congregations	2.4%	2.4%	2.4%	2.4%	12.0%

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.

6.01% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,836 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.01%
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	0.85% ($41,481 average AGI)
from Outagamie County, WI	0.60% ($35,105)
from Waupaca County, WI	0.52% ($25,341)

6.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,772 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.32%
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	1.06% ($29,530 average AGI)
to Marathon County, WI	0.73% ($31,905)
to Outagamie County, WI	0.63% ($30,610)

Strongest AM radio stations in Washington:

WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
WTCH (960 AM; 1 kW; SHAWANO, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF SHAWANO, INC.)
WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, 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.)
WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)

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)
WQLH (98.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WIXX (101.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
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)
WOGB (103.1 FM; KAUKAUNA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WEMY (91.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC)
WXWX (107.5 FM; BRILLION, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKSZ (95.9 FM; DE PERE, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WECB (104.3 FM; SEYMOUR, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJMQ (92.3 FM; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)

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)
WGBA (Channel 26; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
WACY (Channel 32; APPLETON, WI; Owner: ACE TV, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 9 meters (30ft)
Total costs: $1,317,000
Total average daily traffic: 9,084
Total average daily truck traffic: 344
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 10,880

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

STATION, 2827 6th Street, Overall height: 42.7 m, Call Sign: WEH736
Assigned Frequencies : 2195.20 MHz
Grant Date: 10/25/2000, Expiration Date: 01/03/2011
Registrant: Phone: (516) 289-6200

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2

Jackson Harbor, Call Sign: KNKP858
Assigned Frequencies : 454.100 MHz
Grant Date: 11/04/2008, Expiration Date: 11/01/2018
Registrant: Verizon North Inc., 1850 M Street, Nw Suite 1200, Irving, TX 75015-2092, Phone: (972) 718-4599, Fax: (972) 719-7242, Email:
Lakeview Rd., 1.4 Miles North Of Sr29, Call Sign: WRV202
Assigned Frequencies : 454.075 MHz
Expiration Date: 04/01/1999, Cancelation Date: 06/05/1999
Registrant: Fromm Services, Inc., 416 Crooks Street, Greenbay, WI 54301

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3

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