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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (25.7%), Educational,health and social services (18.1%), Retail trade (12.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.4%).
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Richland County, Wisconsin business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Races in Richland County, Wisconsin:
Detached houses: $172,244Here: $172,244State: $215,427 Townhouses or other attached units: $183,824Here: $183,824State: $196,806 In 2-unit structures: $118,704Here: $118,704State: $167,968 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $133,630Here: $133,630State: $190,048 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $310,897Here: $310,897State: $174,098 Mobile homes: $34,221Here: $34,221State: $36,669 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,000Here: $45,000State: $116,376
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 51.3% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 47.8%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Richland County is $395 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $645 a month.
Cities in this county include: Richland Center, Buena Vista, Richland, Lone Rock, Dayton, Rockbridge, Viola, Ithaca, Orion, Richwood.
Neighboring counties: Crawford County , Grant County , Iowa County , Sauk County , Vernon County .
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Richland County: Evergreen Hollow Farm (A), Sun Valley Holstein Farm (B), Elm Grove Farm (C), Evergreen Lawn Farm (D), Turnmire Spring Farm (E), Hardy Stock Farm (F), Greenwood Farm (G), Meehoec Stock And Grain Farm (H), Cedar Home Stock Farm (I), East Lawn Stock Farm (J), Festina Farm (K), Brookside Sheep Farm (L), Totten Ridge Stock Farm (M), Crystal Spring Farm (N), Lambersons Dairy Farm (O), Crystal Spring Farm (P), Benton Dale Stock And Grain Farm (Q), Beranek Stock And Grain Farm (R), Purple Stock Farm (S), Union Stock Farm (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Richland County include: Dayton Corners Church (A), Richland Church (B), Gotham United Methodist Church (C), Ash Creek United Methodist Church (D), Ash Ridge Church (E), Pleasant Ridge Church (F), Sylvan Church (G), Bethel Church (H), Beulah Wesleyan Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Willow Valley Cemetery (1), Indian Creek Cemetery (2), Saint Mathews Catholic Cemetery (3), Mayfield Cemetery (4), Saint Marys Cemetery (5), West Fork Cemetery (6), Saint Killian Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Lower Lake (A), Sabin Pond (B), Garner Lake (C), .36 Reservoir (D), .37 Reservoir (E), .38 Reservoir (F), 0.11 Reservoir (G), 0.16 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hanzel Creek (A), Lebansky Creek (B), Rocky Branch (C), North Buck Creek (D), Willow Creek (E), Kepler Branch (F), Johnston Creek (G), John Hill Creek (H), Jimtown Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Richland County include: Pier County Park (1), Smith Slough And Sand Prairie State Natural Area (2), Orion Mussel Bed State Natural Area (3), Richwood Bottoms State Natural Area (4), Bear Creek Sedge Meadow State Natural Area (5), Hub City Bog State Natural Area (6), Gotham Jack Pine Barrens State Natural Area (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Gotham Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Notable locations in Richland County: Evergreen Hollow Farm (A), Sun Valley Holstein Farm (B), Elm Grove Farm (C), Evergreen Lawn Farm (D), Turnmire Spring Farm (E), Hardy Stock Farm (F), Greenwood Farm (G), Meehoec Stock And Grain Farm (H), Cedar Home Stock Farm (I), East Lawn Stock Farm (J), Festina Farm (K), Brookside Sheep Farm (L), Totten Ridge Stock Farm (M), Crystal Spring Farm (N), Lambersons Dairy Farm (O), Crystal Spring Farm (P), Benton Dale Stock And Grain Farm (Q), Beranek Stock And Grain Farm (R), Purple Stock Farm (S), Union Stock Farm (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Richland County include: Dayton Corners Church (A), Richland Church (B), Gotham United Methodist Church (C), Ash Creek United Methodist Church (D), Ash Ridge Church (E), Pleasant Ridge Church (F), Sylvan Church (G), Bethel Church (H), Beulah Wesleyan Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Willow Valley Cemetery (1), Indian Creek Cemetery (2), Saint Mathews Catholic Cemetery (3), Mayfield Cemetery (4), Saint Marys Cemetery (5), West Fork Cemetery (6), Saint Killian Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Lower Lake (A), Sabin Pond (B), Garner Lake (C), .36 Reservoir (D), .37 Reservoir (E), .38 Reservoir (F), 0.11 Reservoir (G), 0.16 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hanzel Creek (A), Lebansky Creek (B), Rocky Branch (C), North Buck Creek (D), Willow Creek (E), Kepler Branch (F), Johnston Creek (G), John Hill Creek (H), Jimtown Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Richland County include: Pier County Park (1), Smith Slough And Sand Prairie State Natural Area (2), Orion Mussel Bed State Natural Area (3), Richwood Bottoms State Natural Area (4), Bear Creek Sedge Meadow State Natural Area (5), Hub City Bog State Natural Area (6), Gotham Jack Pine Barrens State Natural Area (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Gotham Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Unemployment by year (%)
Current college students: 626 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 183 (54% naturalized citizens)
Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.3%
Housing units in structures:
Housing units in Richland County with a mortgage: 1,784 (218 second mortgage, 208 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,281
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Richland County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 9/3/1964, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
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Means of transportation to work
6.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,917 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries. 4.87% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($29,553 average AGI) 1.18% relocated from other states ($6,364 average AGI)Richland County: 1.18%Wisconsin average: 2.00%
6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,708 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 5.39% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($35,597 average AGI) 1.35% relocated to other states ($6,111 average AGI)Richland County: 1.35%Wisconsin average: 2.21%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.0 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.6
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,960 (2,621 aged, 339 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Household type by relationship
4,020 spouses, 5,419 children (5,010 natural, 139 adopted, 270 stepchildren), 114 grandchildren, 53 brothers or sisters, 77 parents, 108 other relatives, 330 non-relatives
Size of family households: 2,278 2-persons, 983 3-persons, 884 4-persons, 443 5-persons, 187 6-persons, 80 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,941 1-person, 289 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 5 5-persons.
96.5% of residents of Richland County speak English at home. 1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well). 0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (36% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004: Federal Government expenditure: $87,080,000 ($4724 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $1,318,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $39,850,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,554,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,074,000 Federal grants: $22,301,000 Federal procurement contracts: $847,000 ($100,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $3,454,000 ($11,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $842,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $83,800,000 Federal Government insurance: $11,041,000
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.04 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
62% of Richland County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Wisconsin.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $71,700
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Parks & Recreation: $347,000
Solid Waste Management: $227,000
Health - Other: $93,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $77,000
Parks & Recreation: $5,000
Health Services - Other: $9,085,000
Regular Highways: $4,187,000
Police Protection: $1,497,000
Corrections - Other: $892,000
General - Other: $793,000
Parks & Recreation: $693,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $530,000
Natural Resources - Other: $474,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $395,000
Financial Administration: $392,000
Central Staff Services: $338,000
Solid Waste Management: $196,000
General Public Buildings: $171,000
Libraries: $97,000
Air Transportation: $44,000
All Other: $92,000
Health & Hospitals: $36,000
Highways: $20,000
Housing & Community Development: $18,000
All Other: $109,000
Public Welfare: $18,000
Interest Earnings: $134,000
Rents: $49,000
Central Staff: $28,000
Highways: $2,013,000
General Support: $1,976,000
All Other: $1,386,000
Education: $197,000
Health & Hospitals: $88,000
Total General Sales: $844,000
NEC: $114,000
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