Kossuth, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +2.8%
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| Males: 1,110 |  (53.1%) |
| Females: 980 |  (46.9%) |
| Median resident age: | 45.6 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54220.
| Kossuth: | $78,525 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $35,337 (it was $21,126 in 2000)
Kossuth town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $199,371 (it was $109,600 in 2000)
| Kossuth: | $199,371 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $213,664; detached houses: $222,777; townhouses or other attached units: $189,612; in 2-unit structures: $121,476; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $125,936; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $113,942; mobile homes: $52,862
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Kossuth, WI
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- 2,03197.2%White alone
- 160.8%Asian alone
- 160.8%Two or more races
- 160.8%Hispanic
- 50.2%American Indian alone
- 50.2%Other race alone
- 10.05%Black alone
Races in Kossuth detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (54.7%), Czech (23.4%), Polish (10.3%), French (7.6%), Irish (6.8%), Norwegian (4.3%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 38.7 square miles.
Population density: 54 people per square mile (very low).
47 residents are foreign born (0.9% Latin America, 0.7% Asia, 0.6% Europe).
| This town: | 2.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Kossuth town: | 1.4% ($1,487) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI 
(26.0 miles , pop. 102,313).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (80.0 miles , pop. 596,974).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (163.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Francis Creek, WI (0.7 miles ),
), Gibson, WI (2.4 miles ),
), Whitelaw, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Manitowoc Rapids, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Maribel, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Cooperstown, WI (2.7 miles )
)Latitude: 44.20 N, Longitude: 87.73 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 920
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $116,700
| Here: | 2.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Metal & metal products (11.6%)
- Health care (8.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.9%)
- Construction (7.2%)
- Educational services (6.8%)
- Machinery (5.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.8%)
- Metal & metal products (13.5%)
- Construction (12.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.2%)
- Machinery (9.2%)
- Truck transportation (4.0%)
- Plastics & rubber products (3.8%)
- Repair & maintenance (3.7%)
- Health care (17.6%)
- Educational services (12.0%)
- Metal & metal products (9.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.0%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (4.5%)
- Finance & insurance (3.9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.0%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (3.6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (14.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.9%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.7%)
- Registered nurses (4.5%)
- Cashiers (3.9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3.3%)
Average climate in Kossuth, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 79.8. This is about average.
| City: | 79.8 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 32.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 32.7 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2002 was 0.00649. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.00649 |
| U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Kossuth-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 13% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/5/1994, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.2 miles away from the Kossuth town center injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 7/18/1996, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 46.2 miles away from the town center injured 12 people and caused $40 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Kossuth-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 21% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 178.5 miles away from Kossuth 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 397.5 miles away from Kossuth center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 198.4 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 372.0 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 397.5 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 158.9 miles away from the city 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 Manitowoc County (7) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 2, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Kossuth:
- RIVERS BEND HLTH REHAB (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; MANITOWOC, WI)
- KINDRED NURSING AND REHABILITATION-NORTH RIDGE (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; MANITOWOC, WI)
- NORTH RIDGE CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; MANITOWOC, WI)
- FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE - MANITOWOC (Dialysis Facility, about 8 miles away; MANITOWOC, WI)
- HOLY FAMILY MEMORIAL HSPC (Hospital, about 8 miles away; MANITOWOC, WI)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 8 miles away; MANITOWOC, WI)
- DAVITA - MANITOWOC DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 8 miles away; MANITOWOC, WI)
Operable nuclear power plants near Kossuth:
- 9 miles: Point Beach 1 and 2 in Two Rivers, WI.
- 15 miles: Kewaunee in Carlton, WI.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kossuth:
- Saint Norbert College (about 24 miles; De Pere, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,324)
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (about 25 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 5,415)
- Lakeland College (about 26 miles; Plymouth, WI; FT enrollment: 2,395)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 30 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
- Lawrence University (about 34 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 37 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (about 43 miles; Oshkosh, WI; FT enrollment: 10,637)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Kossuth: Rainbow Variety Farm (A), Meadow Brook Dairy Farms (B), Ravenswood Ranch (C), Alimar Farms (D), Eisland Farms (E), Rosik Farm (F), French Creek Farms (G), Edgewood Game Farm (H), Willow Creek Farms (I), Diamond Dairy (J), Francis Creek Volunteer Fire Department (K), Rockwood Fire Department (L). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Kossuth include: Saint Augustines Catholic Church (A), Saint Anne Catholic Church (B), Saint Augustine Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Knollwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery (1), Francis Creek National Cemetery (2), Kossuth Cemetery (3), Kossuth Evergreen Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: 1 Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Francis Creek (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: | 76.7% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 6.0% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
| This town: | 3.1% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Kossuth:
- Never married: 22.8%
- Now married: 65.2%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 3.7%
- Divorced: 7.1%
For population 25 years and over in Kossuth:
- High school or higher: 87.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.2 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.0 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Kossuth, WI (based on Manitowoc County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 35,564 | 14 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 13,965 | 42 |
| Mainline Protestant | 8,051 | 21 |
| Other | 259 | 4 |
| None | 23,603 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 10
| Here: | 1.24 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| This county: | 0.12 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| This county: | 0.12 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 33
| Manitowoc County: | 4.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 65
| Manitowoc County: | 8.05 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Manitowoc County: | 7.8% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 29.2% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 14.8% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Kossuth:
- WCUB (980 AM; 5 kW; TWO RIVERS, WI; Owner: CUB RADIO, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WOMT (1240 AM; 1 kW; MANITOWOC, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORP)
- WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTRW (1590 AM; 1 kW; TWO RIVERS, WI; Owner: WTRW, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WNFL (1440 AM; 5 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHBL (1330 AM; 5 kW; SHEBOYGAN, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Kossuth:
- WZOR (94.7 FM; MISHICOT, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WLTU (92.1 FM; MANITOWOC, WI; Owner: CUB RADIO, INC.)
- WQTC-FM (102.3 FM; MANITOWOC, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHID (88.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: BD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF WI SYS)
- WXWX (107.5 FM; BRILLION, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WIXX (101.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W215BF (90.9 FM; MANITOWOC, WI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WOGB (103.1 FM; KAUKAUNA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WPNE-FM (89.3 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WORQ (90.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: LAKESHORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WKSZ (95.9 FM; DE PERE, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WEMY (91.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC)
- WLKN (98.1 FM; CLEVELAND, WI; Owner: RADIO K-T, INC.)
- WJLW (106.7 FM; ALLOUEZ, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
- WPCK (104.9 FM; KAUKAUNA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST DIMENSIONS, INC.)
- W270AJ (101.9 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WLYD (99.7 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WAUN-FM (92.7 FM; KEWAUNEE, WI; Owner: MAGNUM BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Kossuth:
- WLUK-TV (Channel 11; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WFRV-TV (Channel 5; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WBAY-TV (Channel 2; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF GREEN BAY, INC.)
- WGBA (Channel 26; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
- WACY (Channel 32; APPLETON, WI; Owner: ACE TV, INC.)
- WPNE (Channel 38; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
- W49CB (Channel 49; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W30BU (Channel 30; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 26Number of bridges
- 230ft / 69.9mTotal length
- $2,334,000Total costs
- 168,063Total average daily traffic
- 26,242Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11910-1919
- 11920-1929
- 11930-1939
- 41960-1969
- 171970-1979
- 11980-1989
- 12010-2019
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 49.2%Utility gas
- 26.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 14.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.4%Wood
- 2.6%Electricity
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 44.7%Utility gas
- 36.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 14.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.9%Electricity
Kossuth 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.
- Foreign-born population percentage 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.