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Population (year 2000): 1,223
Males: 647  (52.9%)
Females: 576  (47.1%)

Winnebago County

Median resident age:  44.7 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,800 (it was $44,922 in 2000)
Wolf River  $46,800
Wisconsin:  $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $170,500 (it was $125,900 in 2000)
Wolf River  $170,500
Wisconsin:  $152,600

Wolf River, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Wolf River:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (64.0%), Polish (10.1%), Norwegian (5.9%), Irish (5.7%), English (5.6%), Dutch (4.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 938 feet

Land area: 29.4 square miles.

Population density: 42 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Wolf River

  • High school or higher: 84.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wolf River town

  • Never married: 17.9%
  • Now married: 66.2%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

15 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.2%
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:

Wolf River:  1.5% ($1,924)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Oshkosh, WI (21.9 miles , pop. 62,916).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (87.2 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (180.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Fremont, WI (5.6 miles ), Caledonia, WI (6.5 miles ), Poygan, WI (6.6 miles ), Fremont, WI (6.8 miles ), Bloomfield, WI (8.1 miles ), Winchester, WI (8.6 miles ), Winneconne, WI (9.4 miles ), Poysippi, WI (10.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $65,200
  • 1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $87,800
  • 1998: 10 buildings, average cost: $108,400
  • 1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $111,900
  • 2000: 11 buildings, average cost: $139,100
  • 2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $105,400
  • 2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $124,400
  • 2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $175,800
  • 2004: 11 buildings, average cost: $256,900
  • 2005: 11 buildings, average cost: $256,900
  • 2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $163,400
  • 2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $159,200

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 44.20 N, Longitude: 88.82 W




Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Paper (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Food (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Paper (8%)
  • Printing and related support activities (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Food (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)


Wolf River-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 61% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.4 miles away from the Wolf River town center killed one person and injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1956, a category 4 tornado 11.3 miles away from the town center killed 7 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Wolf River:
  • NEW LONDON FAMILY MEDICAL CTR INC (about 15 miles; NEW LONDON, WI)
  • BERLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; BERLIN, WI)
  • MERCY MEDICAL CENTER OF OSHKOSH INC (about 23 miles; OSHKOSH, WI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wolf River:
  • OUTAGAMIE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 22 miles; APPLETON, WI; ID: ATW)
  • WITTMAN REGIONAL (about 24 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; ID: OSH)
  • AUSTIN STRAUBEL INTERNATIONAL (about 53 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; ID: GRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wolf River:
  • WAUPACA MUNI (about 16 miles; WAUPACA, WI; ID: PCZ)
  • BRENNAND (about 19 miles; NEENAH, WI; ID: 79C)
  • CENTRAL COUNTY (about 25 miles; IOLA, WI; ID: 68C)

Amtrak station near Wolf River:
  • 15 miles: NEW LONDON (501 S. PEARL ST.) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wolf River:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 23 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,057)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 29 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 38 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 55 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 59 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 61 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 64 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)

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Churches in Wolf River include: Immanuel Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B), Hope Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Prellwitz Cemetery (1), Becker Cemetery (2), Zittau Cemetery (3), Wolf River Cemetery (4), Saint Peters Cemetery (5), Saint Pauls Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

River: Rat River (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.4%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.3%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  6.3%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.8%
Whole state:  3.7%

Wolf River compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly 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 below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Winnebago County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:



7.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,096 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.06%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($97 average AGI)
Winnebago County:  0.04%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Outagamie County, WI  2.07% ($35,048 average AGI)
from Fond du Lac County, WI  0.46% ($34,054)
from Calumet County, WI  0.38% ($44,486)


6.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,983 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.88%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($97 average AGI)
Winnebago County:  0.04%
Wisconsin average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Outagamie County, WI  2.11% ($36,435 average AGI)
to Fond du Lac County, WI  0.38% ($33,284)
to Calumet County, WI  0.34% ($38,407)


Strongest AM radio stations in Wolf River:
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WRPN (1600 AM; 5 kW; RIPON, WI)
  • WFCL (1380 AM; 4 kW; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wolf River:
  • WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBJZ (104.7 FM; BERLIN, WI; Owner: CAXAMBAS CORPORATION)
  • WPKR (99.5 FM; OMRO, WI; Owner: MIDWEST DIMENSIONS, INC.)
  • WROE (94.3 FM; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNCY-FM (100.3 FM; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WVBO (103.9 FM; WINNECONNE, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WWWX (96.9 FM; OSHKOSH, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WOZZ (93.5 FM; NEW LONDON, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WTCX (96.1 FM; RIPON, WI; Owner: RADIO B/C LTD PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDUX-FM (92.7 FM; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W203AV (88.5 FM; OSHKOSH, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Wolf River:
  • WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
  • W66DC (Channel 66; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W23BL (Channel 23; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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