Wascott, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +6.9%
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| Males: 438 |  (57.4%) |
| Females: 325 |  (42.6%) |
| Median resident age: | 56.6 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54838.
| Wascott: | $73,251 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $36,764 (it was $18,165 in 2000)
Wascott town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $326,015 (it was $120,800 in 2000)
| Wascott: | $326,015 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $201,945; detached houses: $209,055; townhouses or other attached units: $212,805; in 2-unit structures: $185,551; mobile homes: $81,636; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $123,010
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wascott, WI
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- 69491.0%White alone
- 486.3%Black alone
- 91.2%Hispanic
- 50.7%American Indian alone
- 50.7%Two or more races
- 20.3%Asian alone
Races in Wascott detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (30.0%), Norwegian (17.5%), Irish (14.0%), Swedish (12.7%), Polish (9.9%), English (8.8%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1090 feet
Land area: 133.0 square miles.
Population density: 5.7 people per square mile (very low).
13 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.8% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Wascott town: | 1.4% ($1,712) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN 
(42.5 miles , pop. 86,918).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (105.2 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (365.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Gordon, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Frog Creek, WI (2.9 miles),
Chicog, WI (3.4 miles ),
), Gull Lake, WI (3.8 miles),
Blaine, WI (3.9 miles ),
), Dairyland, WI (4.0 miles)
Latitude: 46.19 N, Longitude: 91.85 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 3.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Construction (14.3%)
- Health care (10.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.9%)
- Educational services (9.5%)
- Public administration (6.6%)
- Printing & related support activities (4.0%)
- Truck transportation (3.7%)
- Construction (19.9%)
- Public administration (8.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.3%)
- Printing & related support activities (6.0%)
- Machinery (6.0%)
- Truck transportation (4.0%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (4.0%)
- Health care (20.5%)
- Educational services (17.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (13.1%)
- Construction (7.4%)
- U. S. Postal service (4.9%)
- Food (4.1%)
- Public administration (4.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (11.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Construction laborers (4.0%)
- Top executives (3.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.3%)
- Construction laborers (7.3%)
- Top executives (6.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.0%)
- Life and physical scientists (5.3%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.0%)
- Engineers (4.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (23.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8.2%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (4.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Registered nurses (4.1%)
- Social scientists and related workers (4.1%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.1%)
Average climate in Wascott, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Wascott-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 56% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/18/2001, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 25.8 miles away from the Wascott town center killed 2 people and injured 16 people and caused $10 million in damages.
On 6/30/1968, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 5.2 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Wascott-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 67% 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 204.7 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 216.6 miles away from Wascott center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 98.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 101.5 miles away from Wascott center
On 4/8/2020 at 17:14:33, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 102.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/24/2020 at 17:23:43, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML) earthquake occurred 98.7 miles away from Wascott center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Douglas County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 4, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wascott:
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 31 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,414)
- University of Wisconsin-Superior (about 38 miles; Superior, WI; FT enrollment: 2,302)
- Lake Superior College (about 44 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,768)
- University of Minnesota-Duluth (about 45 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 10,612)
- The College of Saint Scholastica (about 45 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,762)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 91 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
- Century College (about 97 miles; White Bear Lake, MN; FT enrollment: 7,393)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Wascott Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Wascott Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Mulligan Lake (A), One Mile Lake (B), Person Lake (C), Peterson Lake (D), Pickerel Lake (E), Rainbow Lake (F), Red Lake (G), Round Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Ounce River (A), Haymaker Creek (B), Buckley Creek (C), Sheosh Creek (D), O'Hara Creek (E), Crotte Creek (F), Cole Creek (G), Snake Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Wascott: Brule River State Forest Annex (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Drinking water stations with addresses in Wascott and their reported violations in the past:
WILDERNESS WAY (Population served: 40, Groundwater):Past health violations:STOP A SEC (Population served: 25, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (SEP-11-2009), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-11-2009), St Public Notif requested (SEP-11-2009), St Public Notif received (SEP-16-2009), St Public Notif issued (SEP-16-2009), St Compliance achieved (MAY-04-2010)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUL-02-2009), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-02-2009), St Public Notif requested (JUL-02-2009), St Public Notif issued (JUL-16-2009), St Public Notif received (JUL-16-2009), St Compliance achieved (AUG-19-2009)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Other (SEP-14-2006), St Public Notif issued (SEP-16-2006), St Public Notif received (SEP-16-2006), St Other (NOV-16-2006), St Compliance achieved (MAY-14-2007)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-06-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-06-2006), St Boil Water Order (JAN-06-2006), St Public Notif issued (JAN-09-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-09-2006), St Compliance achieved (JUL-13-2006)
- One routine major monitoring violation
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUL-20-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-20-2006), St Public Notif requested (JUL-20-2006), St Compliance achieved (JUL-28-2006), St Public Notif received (OCT-10-2006)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Wascott that have no violations reported:
- WASCOTT TOWN HALL (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- WASCOTT BALL FIELD (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.0 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 66.5% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 6.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 2.9% of all households
- Gay men: 0.9% of all households
| This town: | 8.6% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 2.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
72 people in state prisons in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Wascott:
- Never married: 12.1%
- Now married: 68.5%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 11.1%
- Divorced: 8.0%
For population 25 years and over in Wascott:
- High school or higher: 85.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 40.8 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.3 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Wascott, WI (based on Douglas County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 11,104 | 8 |
| Mainline Protestant | 5,290 | 16 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 5,012 | 29 |
| Other | 14 | 2 |
| None | 22,739 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 9
| This county: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| Douglas County: | 0.46 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 23
| Douglas County: | 5.26 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 40
| Douglas County: | 9.15 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Douglas County: | 7.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 27.0% |
| State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 14.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Wascott:
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
- WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KDAL (610 AM; 5 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- 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)
- 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.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Wascott:
- WHSA (89.9 FM; BRULE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WHSM-FM (101.1 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
- WRLS-FM (92.3 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: VACATIONLAND BROADCASTER, INC.)
- WOJB (88.9 FM; RESERVE, WI; Owner: LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWA PUBLIC)
TV broadcast stations around Wascott:
- WDIO-TV (Channel 10; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WDIO-TV, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 8Number of bridges
- 46ft / 14.5mTotal length
- $360,000Total costs
- 1,574Total average daily traffic
- 57Total average daily truck traffic
- 1,749Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
2- Fire Hall On Cty T 1 3/4 Mi W Of Hwy 53 (Lat: 46.172167 Lon: -91.839083), Call Sign: KNEW619, Licensee ID: L00111931,
Assigned Frequencies: 154.295 MHz, 154.370 MHz, Grant Date: 12/24/2002, Expiration Date: 02/16/2013, Cancellation Date: 04/20/2013, Registrant: Wascott, Town Of, Wascott Vol Fire Dept, Wascott, WI 54890
- GCC, 10401 E Hwy G (Lat: 46.241611 Lon: -91.791861), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 36.5 m, Call Sign: KNBS886,
Assigned Frequencies: 151.190 MHz, 159.247 MHz, 159.247 MHz, 46.5400 MHz, Grant Date: 12/09/2020, Expiration Date: 02/13/2031, Registrant: Wisconsin Department Of Corrections, 3099 East Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53707, Phone: (608) 438-3134, Fax: (608) 240-3310, Email:
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 69.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 12.3%Wood
- 9.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 7.4%Electricity
- 1.5%Utility gas
- 78.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 21.4%Wood
Wascott compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage 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.
- 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.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
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