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Wescott, Wisconsin



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Population (year 2000): 3,653. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,600 (-1.5% change)
 

Males: 1,844  (50.5%)
Females: 1,809  (49.5%)

Milwaukee County

Median resident age:  43.6 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,800 (it was $40,060 in 2000)
Wescott  $39,800
Wisconsin:  $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $142,200 (it was $100,700 in 2000)
Wescott  $142,200
Wisconsin:  $152,600

Wescott, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Wescott:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
  • American Indian (5.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (52.3%), Polish (10.6%), Irish (7.3%), French (6.7%), English (5.6%), Norwegian (5.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 730 feet

Land area: 22.7 square miles.

Population density: 160 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Wescott

  • High school or higher: 85.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wescott town

  • Never married: 14.0%
  • Now married: 68.1%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

36 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.0%
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:

Wescott:  1.5% ($1,470)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Appleton, WI (39.5 miles , pop. 70,087).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (128.7 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (214.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Shawano, WI (4.2 miles ), Legend Lake, WI (5.6 miles ), Waukechon, WI (5.7 miles ), Washington, WI (6.6 miles ), Keshena, WI (6.6 miles ), Cecil, WI (7.1 miles ), Richmond, WI (7.7 miles ), Bonduel, WI (9.2 miles ).

Latitude: 44.82 N, Longitude: 88.56 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 715


Population change in the 1990s: +595 (+19.5%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Paper (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Construction (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)


Wescott-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 3% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/26/1951, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.5 miles away from the Wescott town center killed 6 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/27/1984, a category 4 tornado 30.8 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Wescott:
  • SHAWANO MEDICAL CTR 36 (about 5 miles; SHAWANO, WI)
  • COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; OCONTO FALLS, WI)
  • NEW LONDON FAMILY MEDICAL CTR INC (about 33 miles; NEW LONDON, WI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wescott:
  • AUSTIN STRAUBEL INTERNATIONAL (about 38 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; ID: GRB)
  • OUTAGAMIE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 39 miles; APPLETON, WI; ID: ATW)
  • WITTMAN REGIONAL (about 58 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; ID: OSH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wescott:
  • SHAWANO MUNI (about 3 miles; SHAWANO, WI; ID: 3WO)
  • CLINTONVILLE MUNI (about 19 miles; CLINTONVILLE, WI; ID: CLI)
  • PISO (about 19 miles; SURING, WI; ID: 7P5)

Amtrak station near Wescott:
  • 20 miles: CLINTONVILLE (20 S. MAIN ST.) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wescott:
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 34 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 46 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 46 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 48 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 54 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 70 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 74 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)

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Notable locations in Wescott: Camp Tekawitha (A), Shalagoco Country Club (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Lakes and reservoirs: Shawano Lake (A), Lulu Lake (B), Washington Lake (C), Loon Lake (D), 825 Reservoir (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Park in Wescott: Shawano Lake State Fishery Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  69.2%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.1%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.5%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.4%
Whole state:  3.7%

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


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4.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,879 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.62%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($319 average AGI)
Milwaukee County:  0.10%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Waukesha County, WI  1.06% ($39,785 average AGI)
from Racine County, WI  0.25% ($37,956)
from Cook County, IL  0.22% ($40,592)


5.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,055 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.52%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($315 average AGI)
Milwaukee County:  0.05%
Wisconsin average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Waukesha County, WI  1.32% ($54,465 average AGI)
to Racine County, WI  0.33% ($48,734)
to Washington County, WI  0.30% ($52,017)


Strongest AM radio stations in Wescott:
  • WTCH (960 AM; 1 kW; SHAWANO, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF SHAWANO, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WFCL (1380 AM; 4 kW; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNFL (1440 AM; 5 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • 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 Wescott:
  • WRVM (102.7 FM; SURING, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
  • WOWN (99.3 FM; SHAWANO, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF SHAWANO, INC.)
  • WOZZ (93.5 FM; NEW LONDON, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJMQ (92.3 FM; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WQLH (98.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Wescott:
  • WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)

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