Apple River, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +7.4%
Males: 609 | (53.1%) |
Females: 537 | (46.9%) |
Median resident age: | 43.6 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54810.
Apple River: | $76,733 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $38,127 (it was $19,331 in 2000)
Apple River town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $252,150 (it was $103,800 in 2000)
Apple River: | $252,150 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $277,838; detached houses: $292,280; townhouses or other attached units: $273,047; in 2-unit structures: $342,285; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $199,123; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $285,633; mobile homes: $95,707; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $119,484
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Apple River, WI
- 1,10796.6%White alone
- 141.2%American Indian alone
- 141.2%Two or more races
- 90.8%Hispanic
- 10.09%Black alone
- 10.09%Asian alone
Races in Apple River detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Ancestries: German (34.7%), Norwegian (20.9%), Swedish (16.0%), Irish (9.1%), French (8.9%), English (6.2%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 34.0 square miles.
Population density: 34 people per square mile (very low).
5 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.5% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Apple River town: | 1.3% ($1,390) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Paul, MN (50.7 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (340.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 45.44 N, Longitude: 92.33 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Here: | 4.6% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Construction (15.2%)
- Health care (9.7%)
- Metal & metal products (5.8%)
- Truck transportation (5.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.9%)
- Plastics & rubber products (4.3%)
- Educational services (4.1%)
- Construction (23.2%)
- Truck transportation (9.1%)
- Metal & metal products (8.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.5%)
- Public administration (3.6%)
- Plastics & rubber products (3.6%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (2.9%)
- Health care (20.2%)
- Educational services (8.0%)
- Construction (5.9%)
- Plastics & rubber products (5.0%)
- Finance & insurance (4.6%)
- Public administration (4.2%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (3.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.7%)
- Carpenters (3.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (3.5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (2.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.7%)
- Carpenters (7.2%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.2%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4.2%)
- Registered nurses (4.2%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.8%)
Average climate in Apple River, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Apple River-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 1% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/4/1958, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 37.3 miles away from the Apple River town center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/21/1957, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.7 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Apple River-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 63% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 180.2 miles away from Apple River center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 192.4 miles away from the city center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 357.1 miles away from the city center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 142.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 146.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 220.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Polk County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 4, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Apple River:
- GOLDEN AGE MANOR (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; AMERY, WI)
- AMERY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Hospital, about 10 miles away; AMERY, WI)
- AMERY REG MED CTR Critical Access Hospitals (about 11 miles away; AMERY, WI)
- CENTURIA NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; CENTURIA, WI)
- GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY-ST CROIX VALLEY (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; ST CROIX FALLS, WI)
- ST CROIX FALLS DIALYSIS OF DAVITA (Dialysis Facility, about 15 miles away; SAINT CROIX FALLS, WI)
- GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 15 miles away; ST CROIX FALLS, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Apple River:
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 30 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,414)
- Century College (about 42 miles; White Bear Lake, MN; FT enrollment: 7,393)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 43 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (about 44 miles; River Falls, WI; FT enrollment: 5,868)
- Bethel University (about 49 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 4,061)
- Metropolitan State University (about 50 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 6,159)
- University of Northwestern-St Paul (about 50 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 2,680)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Apple River: Apple River Townhall (A), Apple River Township Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Apple River include: Balsam Church (A), Saint Marys Church (B), East Balsam Church (C), Elim Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Apple River Cemetery (1), Elim Cemetery (2), Saint Marys Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Mud Lake (A), Shiloh Lake (B), Square Lake (C), Beautiful Lake (D), Townline Lake (E), Brusher Lake (F), Camp Lake (G), Twin Lakes (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Fox Creek (A), Markee Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
This town: | 2.5 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 71.0% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 8.1% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
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
This town: | 7.4% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 3.1% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Apple River:
- Never married: 20.9%
- Now married: 63.0%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 3.9%
- Divorced: 11.4%
For population 25 years and over in Apple River:
- High school or higher: 86.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.7 minutes
Here: | 8.7 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Apple River, WI (based on Polk County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 10,596 | 37 |
Evangelical Protestant | 6,480 | 39 |
Catholic | 3,716 | 5 |
Orthodox | 130 | 1 |
Other | 15 | 3 |
None | 23,268 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 2.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Polk County: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 8.37 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Polk County: | 8.0% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Here: | 26.9% |
State: | 27.5% |
This county: | 9.1% |
State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Apple River:
- WXCE (1260 AM; 5 kW; AMERY, WI; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WIXK (1590 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEW RICHMOND, WI; Owner: WIXK-AM, LLC)
- WMGT (1220 AM; 5 kW; STILLWATER, MN; Owner: ENDURANCE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KUOM (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
Strongest FM radio stations in Apple River:
- WLMX-FM (104.9 FM; BALSAM LAKE, WI; Owner: QUARNSTROM MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- WXPT (104.1 FM; ST. LOUIS PARK, MN; Owner: THE AUDIO HOUSE, INC.)
- WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- KNOW-FM (91.1 FM; MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WLTE (102.9 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WGMO (95.3 FM; SHELL LAKE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KSTP-FM (94.5 FM; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-FM, LLC, A DELAWARE LLC)
- WJMC-FM (96.1 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WKFX (97.7 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WAQE-FM (97.7 FM; BARRON, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Apple River:
- KMSP-TV (Channel 9; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KARE (Channel 11; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
- KSTP-TV (Channel 5; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTCA-TV (Channel 2; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
- WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WCCO-TV (Channel 4; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- KTCI-TV (Channel 17; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
- KSTC-TV (Channel 45; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMWB (Channel 23; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KLGT LICENSEE, LLC)
- WFTC (Channel 29; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- W24CL (Channel 24; GRANTSBURG, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 9Number of bridges
- 56ft / 17.1mTotal length
- $605,000Total costs
- 22,923Total average daily traffic
- 1,568Total average daily truck traffic
- 30,751Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- APPLE RIVER WI, 715 110th Avenue (Lat: 45.372583 Lon: -92.307444), Type: Tower, Structure height: 22.9 m, Overall height: 24.4 m, Call Sign: WQEW686,
Assigned Frequencies: 6605.62 MHz, Grant Date: 05/12/2016, Expiration Date: 05/04/2026, Certifier: Kerry R Groetsch, Registrant: Mona Lee & Associates, LLC, 3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77098, Phone: (832) 850-7646, Email:
- 65.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 14.2%Wood
- 11.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.6%Electricity
- 1.5%Utility gas
- 42.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 21.1%Electricity
- 21.1%Wood
- 15.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Apple River compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.