Willow, Wisconsin

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Population in July 2008: 507. Population change since 2000: +2.8%

Males: 272	(53.8%)
Females: 235	(46.2%)

Median resident age:	37.3 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,841 (it was $41,607 in 2000)

Willow:	$49,841
Wisconsin:	$50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,538

Willow:	$22,538
Wisconsin:	$25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $166,606 (it was $104,600 in 2000)

Willow:	$166,606
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $236,205; Detached houses: $262,752; Mobile homes: $41,905

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Races in Willow:

White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
Two or more races (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Willow: 81.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (33.5%), Irish (14.4%), Norwegian (14.0%), United States (11.8%), English (11.6%), Polish (3.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 860 feet

Land area: 35.8 square miles.

Population density: 14 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Willow

High school or higher: 81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
Unemployed: 0.4%
Mean travel time to work: 28.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Willow town

Never married: 20.5%
Now married: 62.9%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 5.3%
Divorced: 10.7%

8 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:

Willow:	1.5% ($1,578)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI (49.9 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (171.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Westford, WI (2.3 miles ), Lime Ridge, WI (2.3 miles) , Rockbridge, WI (2.4 miles ), Cazenovia, WI (2.6 miles ), Washington, WI (2.6 miles ), Ithaca, WI (2.8 miles ), Ironton, WI (2.8 miles ), Henrietta, WI (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 43.44 N, Longitude: 90.25 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 608

Population change in the 1990s: -80 (-14.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
Construction (17%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers (4%)
Food (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (11%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
Educational services (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Social assistance (5%)
Apparel (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (20%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Construction laborers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Other healthcare support occupations (4%)

Willow-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 105% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1984, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 35.1 miles away from the Willow town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.6 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Willow:

RICHLAND HOSPITAL INC THE (about 10 miles; RICHLAND CENTER, WI)
REEDSBURG AREA MEDICAL CTR 179 (about 15 miles; REEDSBURG, WI)
ST CLARE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (about 20 miles; BARABOO, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Willow:

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 49 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 49 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 50 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 53 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 53 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 57 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
LUTHER COLLEGE (about 79 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)

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Notable locations in Willow: Pretty Valley Stock Farm (A), Green Hill Stock Farm (B), Big Willow Creek Stock Farm (C), Sawyers Sheep Farm (D), Blue Silo Stock Farm (E), West Branch Stock And Dairy Farm (F), Pleasant Valley Dairy Farm (G), Valley View Farm (H), Daylight Stock Farm (I), Spring Brook Farm (J), East Branch Little Willow Sheep Farm (K), Plainview Dairy And Grain Farm (L), Fairview Grain And Hop Farm (M), Oakwood Dairy Farm (N), Orchard Grove Farm (O), Orchard Hill Stock Farm (P), Spring Valley Stock And Dairy Farm (Q), Spring Valley Stock Farm (R), Pleasant Ridge Apiary (S), Far View Farm (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Willow include: Pleasant Ridge Church (A), Saint Pauls Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Concord Cemetery (1), Pleasant Ridge Cemetery (2), Big Willow Cemetery (3), Loyd Cemetery (4), Saint Pauls Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: 0.16 Reservoir (A), 0.27 Reservoir (B), 0.44 Reservoir (C), 1 Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.7 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	76.4%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.0%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	10.1%
Whole state:	8.7%

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

This town:	2.5%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Willow, WI

4 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Willow compared to Wisconsin state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Richland County Wisconsin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%) Wood (15%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%) Electricity (5%) Utility gas (4%)

Religion statistics for Willow

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	38.0%	19.7%	14.9%	4.1%	2.5%
Congregations	11.8%	26.5%	8.8%	2.9%	5.9%

Name	Church of the Nazarene	National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Lutheran Church	New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists	Other religions
Adherents	2.4%	2.1%	2.1%	2.0%	12.0%
Congregations	2.9%	2.9%	5.9%	2.9%	29.4%

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.

6.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,917 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.05%
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 Sauk County, WI	1.15% ($30,064 average AGI)
from Grant County, WI	0.93% ($23,302)
from Dane County, WI	0.81% ($78,127)

6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,708 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.74%
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 Dane County, WI	0.98% ($102,000 average AGI)
to Sauk County, WI	0.95% ($32,108)
to Grant County, WI	0.88% ($31,450)

Strongest AM radio stations in Willow:

WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
WRCO (1450 AM; 1 kW; RICHLAND CENTER, WI; Owner: FRUIT BROADCASTING, LLC)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WRDB (1400 AM; 1 kW; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, 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.)
WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, 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 Willow:

WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
WRCO-FM (100.9 FM; RICHLAND CENTER, WI; Owner: FRUIT BROADCASTING, LLC)
WNFM (104.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WBDL (102.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WVCX (98.9 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
WRJC-FM (92.1 FM; MAUSTON, WI; Owner: WRJC, INCORPORATED)
WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WHHI (91.3 FM; HIGHLAND, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Willow:

WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
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)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 19
Total length: 26 meters (85ft)
Total costs: $689,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,985
Total average daily truck traffic: 402
Total future (year 2022) average daily traffic: 6,687

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1920-1929: 1
1930-1939: 0
1940-1949: 0
1950-1959: 1
1960-1969: 2
1970-1979: 1
1980-1989: 6
1990-1999: 3
2000-2009: 5

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Willow, WI

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