Springwater, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -8.3%
Males: 637 | (50.0%) |
Females: 637 | (50.0%) |
Median resident age: | 54.6 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54984.
Springwater: | $57,723 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $43,094 (it was $20,586 in 2000)
Springwater town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $200,174 (it was $91,300 in 2000)
Springwater: | $200,174 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $214,925; detached houses: $223,954; townhouses or other attached units: $208,826; in 2-unit structures: $240,363; mobile homes: $67,729
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Springwater, WI
- 1,22295.9%White alone
- 252.0%Hispanic
- 90.7%Two or more races
- 80.6%American Indian alone
- 60.5%Black alone
- 40.3%Asian alone
Races in Springwater detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Ancestries: German (49.0%), Irish (11.3%), Polish (10.3%), English (8.6%), Norwegian (5.7%), French (4.3%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 33.5 square miles.
Population density: 38 people per square mile (very low).
4 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.3% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Springwater town: | 2.2% ($1,969) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Oshkosh, WI (33.5 miles , pop. 62,916).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (78.5 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (179.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.20 N, Longitude: 89.18 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 920
Here: | 3.2% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Health care (13.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.2%)
- Construction (7.1%)
- Educational services (6.7%)
- Metal & metal products (6.6%)
- Truck transportation (5.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.9%)
- Construction (12.1%)
- Metal & metal products (10.3%)
- Truck transportation (9.4%)
- Wood products (5.2%)
- Health care (4.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.5%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.9%)
- Health care (23.4%)
- Educational services (12.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (11.7%)
- Public administration (4.9%)
- Social assistance (4.5%)
- Finance & insurance (4.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3.4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6.8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4.2%)
Average climate in Springwater, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Springwater-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 45% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/26/1951, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.8 miles away from the Springwater town center killed 6 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/3/1956, a category F4 tornado 21.4 miles away from the town center killed 7 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Springwater-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 1% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 190.0 miles away from Springwater center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 403.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 378.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 403.2 miles away from the city center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 158.1 miles away from the city center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 232.8 miles away from Springwater center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Waushara County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Springwater:
- WILD ROSE MANOR (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; WILD ROSE, WI)
- WILD ROSE COM MEM HOSPITAL, INC Critical Access Hospitals (about 4 miles away; WILD ROSE, WI)
- WILD ROSE COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 4 miles away; WILD ROSE, WI)
- BETHANY HOME (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; WAUPACA, WI)
- CRYSTAL RIVER NUR REHAB (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; WAUPACA, WI)
- WAUTOMA CARE CENTER INC (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; WAUTOMA, WI)
- WAUTOMA CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; WAUTOMA, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Springwater:
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 30 miles; Stevens Point, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,089)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 33 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (about 34 miles; Oshkosh, WI; FT enrollment: 10,637)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 37 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Lawrence University (about 40 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- Moraine Park Technical College (about 48 miles; Fond du Lac, WI; FT enrollment: 3,079)
- Marian University (about 48 miles; Fond Du Lac, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Springwater: Shin-Go-Beek Scout Camp (A), Camp Talaki (B), Camp Hiwela (C), Twin Lake Scout Camp (D), Lutheran Camp (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Springwater: Little Mission Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Springwater Cemetery (1), Garesalem Cemetery (2), Lane Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Pine Lake (A), Pretty Lake (B), Round Lake (C), Silver Lake (D), Twin Lake (E), Wilson Lake (F), Gilbert Lake (G), Kusel Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Kaminski Creek (A), Humphrey Creek (B), Davies Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Springwater: Karner Blue Meadow State Natural Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
This town: | 2.1 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 65.1% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 6.3% |
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: 0.2% of all households
This town: | 8.4% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 4.3% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Springwater:
- Never married: 14.4%
- Now married: 64.6%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 11.6%
For population 25 years and over in Springwater:
- High school or higher: 84.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.0 minutes
Here: | 8.0 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Springwater, WI (based on Waushara County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 6,687 | 4 |
Mainline Protestant | 3,305 | 16 |
Evangelical Protestant | 2,450 | 20 |
Other | 3 | 1 |
None | 12,051 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 3.64 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 4.86 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Waushara County: | 8.4% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Here: | 28.1% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
This county: | 17.9% |
Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Springwater:
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRPN (1600 AM; 5 kW; RIPON, WI)
- WFHR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WFCL (1380 AM; 4 kW; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Springwater:
- WAUH (102.3 FM; WAUTOMA, WI; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING LLC)
- WDUX-FM (92.7 FM; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WBJZ (104.7 FM; BERLIN, WI; Owner: CAXAMBAS CORPORATION)
- WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGLX-FM (103.3 FM; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WIZD (99.9 FM; RUDOLPH, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC)
- WPKR (99.5 FM; OMRO, WI; Owner: MIDWEST DIMENSIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Springwater:
- W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- 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)
- W64AU (Channel 64; ADAMS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- W60CI (Channel 60; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W16AY (Channel 16; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W18CS (Channel 18; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W40BC (Channel 40; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W62DA (Channel 62; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 4Number of bridges
- 13ft / 3.8mTotal length
- $292,000Total costs
- 1,533Total average daily traffic
- 1,684Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
- 42.8%Utility gas
- 38.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 8.1%Electricity
- 7.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.9%Wood
- 52.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 26.9%Utility gas
- 11.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 7.5%Electricity
- 1.5%Wood
Springwater compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below 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.
- 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.