Ojibwa, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -6.7%
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| Males: 131 |  (52.6%) |
| Females: 118 |  (47.4%) |
| Median resident age: | 52.1 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54862.
| Ojibwa: | $72,732 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $34,689 (it was $16,889 in 2000)
Ojibwa town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $194,830 (it was $78,800 in 2000)
| Ojibwa: | $194,830 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $277,850; detached houses: $285,245; townhouses or other attached units: $272,338; in 2-unit structures: $289,555; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $295,924; mobile homes: $105,132; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $24,097
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ojibwa, WI
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- 22791.2%White alone
- 124.8%Two or more races
- 83.2%Hispanic
- 20.8%American Indian alone
Races in Ojibwa detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Wisconsin and other state lists, there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Ojibwa, Wisconsin as of May 17, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Ojibwa is 125 to 1.
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Ancestries: German (39.3%), Irish (22.8%), English (16.5%), Polish (15.0%), Swedish (11.2%), Czech (6.4%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1254 feet
Land area: 50.8 square miles.
Population density: 4.9 people per square mile (very low).
4 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Ojibwa town: | 1.6% ($1,250) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI 
(71.1 miles , pop. 61,704).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (113.5 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (323.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Radisson, WI (2.4 miles ),
), New Post, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Meadowbrook, WI (2.9 miles),
Couderay, WI (3.0 miles),
Hunter, WI (3.0 miles ),
), Weirgor, WI (3.3 miles ),
), Exeland, WI (3.4 miles )
)Latitude: 45.81 N, Longitude: 91.12 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 4.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Health care (12.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (10.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.5%)
- Wood products (7.5%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.7%)
- Educational services (5.7%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (5.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (13.3%)
- Wood products (13.3%)
- Construction (8.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.3%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.7%)
- Utilities (6.7%)
- Sporting goods, camera, hobby & toy stores (5.0%)
- Health care (28.3%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (13.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (13.0%)
- Metal & metal products (8.7%)
- Public administration (6.5%)
- Finance & insurance (6.5%)
- Educational services (6.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7.5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.7%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (5.7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (11.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (11.7%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (10.0%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10.0%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (8.3%)
- Postsecondary teachers (5.0%)
- Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (5.0%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15.2%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (10.9%)
- Top executives (8.7%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (8.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (8.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8.7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8.7%)
Average climate in Ojibwa, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Ojibwa-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 37% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/30/1977, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 37.6 miles away from the Ojibwa town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/10/1953, a category F4 tornado 39.9 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 24 people.
Earthquake activity:
Ojibwa-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 71% 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 237.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 249.9 miles away from Ojibwa center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 138.4 miles away from the city center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 141.3 miles away from Ojibwa center
On 4/8/2020 at 17:14:33, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 141.6 miles away from the city center
On 3/2/2017 at 16:53:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML) earthquake occurred 132.2 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 Sawyer County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Airports located in Ojibwa:
- Rainbow Airport (WI37) (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 100, Local Ops: 80)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ojibwa:
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 39 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,414)
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 73 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 10,143)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 73 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 75 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
- University of Wisconsin-Superior (about 79 miles; Superior, WI; FT enrollment: 2,302)
- Lake Superior College (about 84 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,768)
- University of Minnesota-Duluth (about 84 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 10,612)
Points of interest:
Reservoir: 2 Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Hemlock Spur Creek (A), Knapp Stout Creek (B), Spooky Bay Creek (C), Chapple Creek (D), Crooked Rapids Creek (E), Crazy Horse Creek (F), Crawford Creek (G), Phelan Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Ojibwa: Ojibwa State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ojibwa and their reported violations in the past:
OJIBWA PARK (Population served: 25, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ojibwa that have no violations reported:
- OJIBWA CLUB (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- OJIBWA CAMPGROUND (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.3 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 73.4% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.9% of all households
| This town: | 7.1% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 7.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Ojibwa:
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 61.4%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 4.5%
- Divorced: 11.4%
For population 25 years and over in Ojibwa:
- High school or higher: 93.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 15.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.0 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 6.4 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Ojibwa, WI (based on Sawyer County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 3,747 | 6 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,162 | 18 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,568 | 11 |
| Other | 136 | 2 |
| None | 8,944 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| Sawyer County: | 2.93 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| This county: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| This county: | 1.17 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17
| Sawyer County: | 9.96 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 47
| This county: | 27.54 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 9.2% |
| State: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Sawyer County: | 28.1% |
| State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 15.2% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Ojibwa:
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
- 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)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ojibwa:
- WOJB (88.9 FM; RESERVE, WI; Owner: LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWA PUBLIC)
- WHSM-FM (101.1 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
- WJBL (93.1 FM; LADYSMITH, WI; Owner: FLAMBEAU BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WRLS-FM (92.3 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: VACATIONLAND BROADCASTER, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Ojibwa:
- WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- K31GH (Channel 31; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: KQDS ACQUISITION CORP.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 3Number of bridges
- 66ft / 19.8mTotal length
- $967,000Total costs
- 2,034Total average daily traffic
- 42Total average daily truck traffic
- 3,230Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
6- Carl E Manson, Helsing Rd (Lat: 45.887278 Lon: -91.171917), Type: 81.3, Overall height: 79.2 m, Registrant: Verizon Wireless, Network.Regulatory@verizonwireless.Com, , Alpha-retta, Phone: (770) 797-1070
- Regulatory Manager, Helsing Rd (Lat: 45.887278 Lon: -91.171917), Type: 81.3, Structure height: 55113 m, Overall height: 79.2 m, Registrant: Verizon Wireless, Network.Regulatory@verizonwireless.Com, , Alpha-retta, Phone: (770) 797-1070
- Regulatory Manager, Helsing Rd (Lat: 45.887278 Lon: -91.171917), Type: 81.3, Structure height: 55113 m, Overall height: 79.2 m, Registrant: Verizon Wireless, Network.Regulatory@verizonwireless.Com, , Alpha-retta, Phone: (770) 797-1070
- Gina Cacciatore, Helsing Rd (Lat: 45.887278 Lon: -91.171917), Type: 81.4, Structure height: 55113 m, Overall height: 79.9 m, Registrant: Verizon Wireless, Network.Regulatory@verizonwireless.Com, , Alpha-retta, Phone: (770) 797-1070
- Gina Cacciatore, Helsing Rd (Lat: 45.887278 Lon: -91.171917), Type: 81.4, Structure height: 55113 m, Overall height: 79.9 m, Registrant: Verizon Wireless, Network.Regulatory@verizonwireless.Com, , Alpha-retta, Phone: (770) 797-1070
- Gina Cacciatore, Helsing Rd (Lat: 45.887278 Lon: -91.171917), Type: 81.4, Structure height: 55113 m, Overall height: 79.9 m, Licensee ID: D, Registrant: Wisconsin Rsa #2 Partnership, Networkregulatory@verizonwireless.Com, Np2ne Network Engineering, Alpha-retta, Phone: (770) 797-1070
| Most common first names in Ojibwa, WI among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 5 | 73.4 years |
| Frank | 3 | 66.7 years |
| Henry | 3 | 74.0 years |
| Mary | 3 | 90.0 years |
| William | 3 | 72.7 years |
| Harold | 2 | 73.5 years |
| Irene | 2 | 86.0 years |
| Alex | 2 | 79.0 years |
| Joseph | 2 | 87.4 years |
| Rodney | 2 | 45.5 years |
| Most common last names in Ojibwa, WI among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Bugyie | 5 | 79.6 years |
| Ewert | 4 | 72.0 years |
| Degroat | 3 | 68.4 years |
| Rudi | 3 | 86.6 years |
| Ihling | 2 | 87.5 years |
| Jarosz | 2 | 71.0 years |
| Olsen | 2 | 57.5 years |
| Dvorak | 2 | 61.5 years |
| Bro | 2 | 79.5 years |
| Carpenter | 2 | 63.0 years |
Ojibwa compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly above 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.