Bovina, Wisconsin
Submit your own pictures of this town and show them to the world
- OSM Map
- Google Map
- MSN Map
Population change since 2000: +1.3%
 |
| Males: 611 |  (53.4%) |
| Females: 534 |  (46.6%) |
| Median resident age: | 43.0 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54170.
| Bovina: | $85,866 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $35,745 (it was $19,102 in 2000)
Bovina town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $281,375 (it was $119,000 in 2000)
| Bovina: | $281,375 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $270,575; detached houses: $276,608; townhouses or other attached units: $227,820; in 2-unit structures: $178,563; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $167,024; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $163,041; mobile homes: $65,227
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bovina, WI
Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses
- 1,08995.1%White alone
- 464.0%Hispanic
- 50.4%American Indian alone
- 40.3%Asian alone
- 10.09%Two or more races
Races in Bovina detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Recent articles from our blog. Our writers, many of them Ph.D. graduates or candidates, create easy-to-read articles on a wide variety of topics.
Ancestries: German (56.8%), Irish (11.1%), Dutch (8.7%), Polish (5.0%), English (4.8%), French (4.4%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 33.7 square miles.
Population density: 34 people per square mile (very low).
24 residents are foreign born (1.8% Latin America, 0.4% Europe).
| This town: | 2.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Bovina town: | 1.7% ($1,989) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Appleton, WI 
(15.4 miles , pop. 70,087).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (101.8 miles , pop. 596,974).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (186.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Shiocton, WI (1.1 miles ),
), Ellington, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Maple Creek, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Center, WI (2.9 miles ),
), Cicero, WI (2.9 miles ),
), Nichols, WI (3.0 miles ),
), Latitude: 44.46 N, Longitude: 88.56 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 920
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 7 buildings, average cost: $316,800
- 2021: 3 buildings, average cost: $109,600
- 2020: 7 buildings, average cost: $302,000
- 2019: 6 buildings, average cost: $279,200
- 2018: 3 buildings, average cost: $316,300
- 2017: 4 buildings, average cost: $291,000
- 2016: 4 buildings, average cost: $182,500
- 2015: 3 buildings, average cost: $215,600
- 2014: 5 buildings, average cost: $203,300
- 2013: 1 building, cost: $258,900
| Here: | 2.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Construction (15.6%)
- Paper (8.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.1%)
- Finance & insurance (5.9%)
- Educational services (5.8%)
- Food (4.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.1%)
- Construction (25.2%)
- Paper (10.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.7%)
- Machinery (5.6%)
- Transportation equipment (4.7%)
- Food (3.2%)
- Finance & insurance (11.6%)
- Educational services (10.1%)
- Paper (7.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.7%)
- Food (6.4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5.6%)
- Health care (5.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.0%)
- Other protective service workers, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (3.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (3.8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (10.6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.7%)
- Other protective service workers, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.1%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.1%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.9%)
- Customer service representatives (4.1%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.1%)
Average climate in Bovina, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2016 was 58.0. This is better than average.
| City: | 58.0 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2016 was 6.47. This is better than average. There were 0 monitors within city limits.
| City: | 6.47 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Bovina-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 17% 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 Bovina town center killed 6 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/27/1984, a category F4 tornado 12.9 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Bovina-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 15% smaller 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 208.0 miles away from Bovina 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 416.8 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 220.1 miles away from Bovina 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 391.4 miles away from Bovina 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 172.1 miles away from Bovina center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 416.9 miles away from Bovina 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 Outagamie County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 5, Tornadoes: 3, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Bovina:
- ST JOSEPH RESIDENCE (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; NEW LONDON, WI)
- GOOD SHEPHERD SERVICES LTD (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; SEYMOUR, WI)
- OUTAGAMIE COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; APPLETON, WI)
- BREWSTER VILLAGE (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; APPLETON, WI)
- THEDACARE AT HOME (Home Health Center, about 14 miles away; APPLETON, WI)
- RENNES HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER- APPLETON (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; APPLETON, WI)
- APPLETON HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; APPLETON, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bovina:
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 14 miles; Appleton, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,682)
- Lawrence University (about 16 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 24 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
- Saint Norbert College (about 25 miles; De Pere, WI; FT enrollment: 2,324)
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (about 30 miles; Oshkosh, WI; FT enrollment: 10,637)
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (about 33 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 5,415)
- Moraine Park Technical College (about 48 miles; Fond du Lac, WI; FT enrollment: 3,079)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Shiocton - Bovina Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Bovina Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Rivers and creeks: Black Creek (A), Shioc River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Bovina include: Hamlin Park (1), Mack State Wildlife Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 80.3% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 3.7% |
| 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: | 1.7% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
People in group quarters in Bovina in 2000:
- 17 people in nursing homes
- 13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
For population 15 years and over in Bovina:
- Never married: 23.0%
- Now married: 67.5%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 5.0%
- Divorced: 4.6%
For population 25 years and over in Bovina:
- High school or higher: 87.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 6.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.8 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 8.8 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Bovina, WI (based on Outagamie County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 72,014 | 23 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 31,447 | 72 |
| Mainline Protestant | 22,908 | 29 |
| Other | 2,635 | 13 |
| Orthodox | 224 | 2 |
| None | 47,467 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 29
| Outagamie County: | 1.67 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Outagamie County: | 0.12 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| This county: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 71
| Here: | 4.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 149
| Outagamie County: | 8.58 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Outagamie County: | 7.5% |
| State: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Outagamie County: | 27.1% |
| State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Outagamie County: | 14.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Bovina:
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WFCL (1380 AM; 4 kW; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WNFL (1440 AM; 5 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WJOK (1050 AM; 1 kW; KAUKAUNA, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bovina:
- WOZZ (93.5 FM; NEW LONDON, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WECB (104.3 FM; SEYMOUR, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNCY-FM (100.3 FM; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WIXX (101.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJMQ (92.3 FM; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WHID (88.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: BD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF WI SYS)
- WPNE-FM (89.3 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WOGB (103.1 FM; KAUKAUNA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WKSZ (95.9 FM; DE PERE, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WXWX (107.5 FM; BRILLION, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WLFM (91.1 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN)
- WEMI (91.9 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WPCK (104.9 FM; KAUKAUNA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST DIMENSIONS, INC.)
- WRVM (102.7 FM; SURING, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
- WEMY (91.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC)
- WORQ (90.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: LAKESHORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WQLH (98.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WROE (94.3 FM; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W271AC (102.1 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: FAMILY EDUC. BROADCASTING CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Bovina:
- WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)
- WBAY-TV (Channel 2; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF GREEN BAY, INC.)
- WLUK-TV (Channel 11; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WFRV-TV (Channel 5; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WPNE (Channel 38; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WGBA (Channel 26; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
- WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
- WACY (Channel 32; APPLETON, WI; Owner: ACE TV, INC.)
- W66DC (Channel 66; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W49CB (Channel 49; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W30BU (Channel 30; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W23BL (Channel 23; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W17CF (Channel 17; RIPON, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 4Number of bridges
- 39ft / 12.1mTotal length
- 5,386Total average daily traffic
- 204Total average daily truck traffic
- 6,303Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 65.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 18.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 9.6%Wood
- 3.8%Utility gas
- 2.7%Electricity
- 45.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 25.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 20.8%Wood
- 8.3%Electricity
Bovina compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.