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Dodge County

Population in July 2007: 1,428.
Males: 739  (51.8%)
Females: 689  (48.2%)

Median resident age:  40.7 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $55,042 (it was $48,516 in 2000)
Westford:  $55,042
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $27,303
Westford:  $27,303
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $180,017 (it was $121,700 in 2000)
Westford:  $180,017
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $212,296; Detached houses: $240,381; Mobile homes: $36,716

Westford, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Westford:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Other race (1.9%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Westford: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (56.9%), Irish (11.4%), Dutch (8.8%), Polish (8.6%), English (7.2%), Norwegian (5.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 30.2 square miles.

Population density: 47 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Westford

  • High school or higher: 81.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Westford town

  • Never married: 19.8%
  • Now married: 65.5%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 5.6%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

23 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.6%
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:

Westford:  1.9% ($2,272)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI (37.6 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (132.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Randolph, WI (1.8 miles ), Fox Lake, WI (2.0 miles ), Courtland, WI (2.4 miles ), Calamus, WI (2.5 miles ), Beaver Dam, WI (2.6 miles ), Trenton, WI (2.6 miles ), Randolph, WI (2.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $169,500
  • 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $130,400
  • 2002: 7 buildings, average cost: $130,400
  • 2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $130,400
  • 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $130,400
  • 2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $130,400
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $208,500
  • 2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $208,500
  • 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $168,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 43.51 N, Longitude: 88.95 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 920

Westford household income distribution Westford home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Machinery (11%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Food (3%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)



Westford-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 139% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/18/1996, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 21.1 miles away from the Westford town center injured 12 people and caused $40 million in damages.

On 9/26/1951, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.6 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Westford:
  • BEAVER DAM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC (about 6 miles; BEAVER DAM, WI)
  • WAUPUN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; WAUPUN, WI)
  • COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; COLUMBUS, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Westford, WI

Amtrak station near Westford:
  • 13 miles: COLUMBUS (359 LUDINGTON ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Westford:
  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 27 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,037)
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 34 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 38 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 39 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 43 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
  • WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 46 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 3,465)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 50 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)

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Cemeteries: Hall Cemetery (1), English Prairie Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  75.1%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.4%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.8%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  1.8%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Westford, WI



Westford compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above 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 Dodge County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
  • Utility gas (23%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
  • Wood (5%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Westford

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchReformed Church in America
Adherents30.7%18.9%13.7%12.1%5.4%
Congregations14.4%18.6%10.2%11.0%4.2%
NameUnited Methodist ChurchChristian Reformed Church in North AmericaUnited Church of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents4.0%3.9%1.9%1.7%7.6%
Congregations5.9%6.8%4.2%3.4%21.2%
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.


6.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,507 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.84%
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 Jefferson County, WI  1.18% ($36,545 average AGI)
from Washington County, WI  0.86% ($41,037)
from Waukesha County, WI  0.65% ($49,058)


6.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,809 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.46%
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 Jefferson County, WI  0.99% ($33,817 average AGI)
to Fond du Lac County, WI  0.71% ($32,273)
to Washington County, WI  0.63% ($38,839)


Strongest AM radio stations in Westford:
  • WBEV (1430 AM; 1 kW; BEAVER DAM, WI)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WRPN (1600 AM; 5 kW; RIPON, WI)
  • WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNWC (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Westford:
  • WXRO (95.3 FM; BEAVER DAM, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WTLX (100.5 FM; COLUMBUS, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WJWD (90.3 FM; MARSHALL, WI; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WPKR (99.5 FM; OMRO, WI; Owner: MIDWEST DIMENSIONS, INC.)
  • WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFDL-FM (97.7 FM; LOMIRA, WI; Owner: RADIO PLUS OF FOND DU LAC, INC.)
  • WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTCX (96.1 FM; RIPON, WI; Owner: RADIO B/C LTD PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMDC (98.7 FM; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: RADIO PLUS, INC.)
  • WDDC (100.1 FM; PORTAGE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBJZ (104.7 FM; BERLIN, WI; Owner: CAXAMBAS CORPORATION)
  • WMAD-FM (92.1 FM; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Westford:
  • WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
  • WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 11
Total length: 30 meters (98ft)
Total average daily traffic: 10,370
Total average daily truck traffic: 550
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 12,413

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1930-1939: 1
  • 1940-1949: 0
  • 1950-1959: 0
  • 1960-1969: 1
  • 1970-1979: 2
  • 1980-1989: 1
  • 1990-1999: 4
  • 2000-2009: 2
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Westford, WI

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