Calamus, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +4.3%
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| Males: 566 |  (54.0%) |
| Females: 482 |  (46.0%) |
| Median resident age: | 43.1 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 53925.
| Calamus: | $74,975 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $35,228 (it was $19,818 in 2000)
Calamus town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $257,984 (it was $121,200 in 2000)
| Calamus: | $257,984 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $261,408; detached houses: $272,121; townhouses or other attached units: $256,767; in 2-unit structures: $201,412; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $189,678; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $177,084; mobile homes: $51,673
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Calamus, WI
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- 91787.5%White alone
- 10510.0%Hispanic
- 131.2%Two or more races
- 80.8%Asian alone
- 50.5%American Indian alone
Races in Calamus detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (60.6%), Irish (8.9%), English (6.7%), Polish (6.5%), Norwegian (5.8%), United States (3.4%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 36.1 square miles.
Population density: 29 people per square mile (very low).
15 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Calamus town: | 1.8% ($2,153) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI 
(32.9 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (126.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Fountain Prairie, WI (2.4 miles ),
), Westford, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Elba, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Courtland, WI (2.8 miles ),
), Latitude: 43.42 N, Longitude: 88.95 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 920
| Here: | 2.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (14.3%)
- Health care (6.7%)
- Public administration (6.0%)
- Machinery (5.9%)
- Educational services (5.7%)
- Construction (5.5%)
- Food (4.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (20.7%)
- Construction (8.9%)
- Machinery (8.9%)
- Metal & metal products (6.7%)
- Food (6.4%)
- Printing & related support activities (4.5%)
- Public administration (3.8%)
- Health care (13.9%)
- Educational services (10.2%)
- Public administration (8.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.8%)
- Finance & insurance (5.3%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.9%)
- Printing & related support activities (4.5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (3.6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (11.5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.1%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.1%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.3%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (3.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (3.4%)
Average climate in Calamus, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 66.1. This is about average.
| City: | 66.1 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2022 was 0.198. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 16.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.198 |
| U.S.: | 0.251 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.173. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 15.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.173 |
| U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 31.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 16.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 31.9 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 14.1. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 16.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 14.1 |
| U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.50. This is about average. Closest monitor was 16.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 7.50 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2005 was 0.0105. This is about average. Closest monitor was 21.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.0105 |
| U.S.: | 0.0093 |
Tornado activity:
Calamus-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 74% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/18/1996, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 25.4 miles away from the Calamus town center injured 12 people and caused $40 million in damages.
On 9/26/1951, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.1 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Calamus-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 18% greater than the overall U.S. average.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 348.1 miles away from the city center
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 135.6 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 322.9 miles away from Calamus center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 348.1 miles away from Calamus 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 103.0 miles away from Calamus center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 196.4 miles away from Calamus 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 Dodge County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 4, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Calamus:
- COLUMBUS COM HSPTL Critical Access Hospitals (about 4 miles away; COLUMBUS, WI)
- GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER-BEAVER DAM (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; BEAVER DAM, WI)
- HILLSIDE MANOR (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; BEAVER DAM, WI)
- HILLSIDE HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; BEAVER DAM, WI)
- BEAVER DAM COM HSPTL Acute Care Hospitals (about 7 miles away; BEAVER DAM, WI)
- BEAVER DAM DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 7 miles away; BEAVER DAM, WI)
- COLUMBUS CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; COLUMBUS, WI)
Local government website: WWW.TOWNOFCALAMUS.COM
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Calamus:
- Herzing University-Madison (about 26 miles; Madison, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,160)
- Madison Area Technical College (about 29 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 9,603)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (about 34 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 34,621)
- University of Wisconsin Colleges (about 34 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 10,019)
- Edgewood College (about 35 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 2,455)
- Marian University (about 37 miles; Fond Du Lac, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
- Moraine Park Technical College (about 37 miles; Fond du Lac, WI; FT enrollment: 3,079)
Points of interest:
Cemeteries: Salem Cemetery (1), Bethany Cemetery (2), Calamus Cemetery (3), Saint Marys Cemetery (4), Wanderers Rest Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Lost Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 73.7% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 9.0% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
| This town: | 7.8% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 3.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Calamus:
- Never married: 26.1%
- Now married: 62.7%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 3.6%
- Divorced: 6.9%
For population 25 years and over in Calamus:
- High school or higher: 85.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.7 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.1 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Calamus, WI (based on Dodge County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 18,757 | 62 |
| Catholic | 13,437 | 13 |
| Mainline Protestant | 12,363 | 32 |
| Other | 265 | 2 |
| Orthodox | - | - |
| None | 43,937 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 13
| Dodge County: | 1.48 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 33
| Here: | 3.76 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 60
| This county: | 6.84 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Dodge County: | 7.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 28.8% |
| State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Dodge County: | 8.1% |
| State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Calamus:
- WBEV (1430 AM; 1 kW; BEAVER DAM, WI)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNWC (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Calamus:
- WXRO (95.3 FM; BEAVER DAM, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WTLX (100.5 FM; COLUMBUS, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WJWD (90.3 FM; MARSHALL, WI; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJJO (94.1 FM; WATERTOWN, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGMENT, INC.)
- WMAD-FM (92.1 FM; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WFDL-FM (97.7 FM; LOMIRA, WI; Owner: RADIO PLUS OF FOND DU LAC, INC.)
- WMDC (98.7 FM; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: RADIO PLUS, INC.)
- WPKR (99.5 FM; OMRO, WI; Owner: MIDWEST DIMENSIONS, INC.)
- WBZU (105.1 FM; WAUNAKEE, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WBWI-FM (92.5 FM; WEST BEND, WI; Owner: WEST BEND BROADCASTING CO.)
- WHIT-FM (93.1 FM; DE FOREST, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WDDC (100.1 FM; PORTAGE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Calamus:
- WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
- WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
- WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
- WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 3Number of bridges
- 13ft / 3.6mTotal length
- 1,596Total average daily traffic
- 72Total average daily truck traffic
- 1,759Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 53.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 26.9%Utility gas
- 10.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.3%Wood
- 3.4%Electricity
- 73.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 18.4%Utility gas
- 4.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.1%Other fuel
Calamus compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage 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.