Lemonweir, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -1.1%
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| Males: 865 |  (49.6%) |
| Females: 878 |  (50.4%) |
| Median resident age: | 45.6 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 53948.
| Lemonweir: | $69,100 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $29,375 (it was $16,815 in 2000)
Lemonweir town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $186,309 (it was $79,000 in 2000)
| Lemonweir: | $186,309 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $203,649; detached houses: $219,017; townhouses or other attached units: $219,298; in 2-unit structures: $128,311; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $149,106; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $361,682; mobile homes: $119,046; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $83,403
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lemonweir, WI
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- 1,65194.7%White alone
- 422.4%American Indian alone
- 271.5%Hispanic
- 140.8%Two or more races
- 50.3%Asian alone
- 30.2%Black alone
- 10.06%Other race alone
Races in Lemonweir detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (46.8%), Irish (19.5%), English (11.9%), Norwegian (10.8%), Polish (10.3%), Italian (3.4%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 863 feet
Land area: 42.6 square miles.
Population density: 41 people per square mile (very low).
21 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.2% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Lemonweir town: | 1.5% ($1,172) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI 
(58.2 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (179.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Lindina, WI (2.4 miles ),
), Seven Mile Creek, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Kildare, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Springville, WI (3.2 miles ),
), Quincy, WI (3.2 miles )
)Latitude: 43.78 N, Longitude: 90.02 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 608
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 9 buildings, average cost: $247,100
- 2021: 4 buildings, average cost: $192,000
- 2020: 4 buildings, average cost: $241,000
- 2019: 3 buildings, average cost: $118,300
- 2018: 3 buildings, average cost: $196,700
- 2017: 1 building, cost: $600,000
- 2016: 2 buildings, average cost: $132,500
- 2015: 3 buildings, average cost: $191,700
- 2014: 1 building, cost: $152,000
- 2012: 2 buildings, average cost: $135,000
- 2011: 4 buildings, average cost: $176,300
- 2010: 3 buildings, average cost: $116,700
- 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $220,000
- 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $95,500
- 2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $138,600
- 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $199,000
- 2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $132,400
- 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $112,200
- 2003: 14 buildings, average cost: $133,000
- 2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $100,600
- 2001: 16 buildings, average cost: $95,800
- 2000: 15 buildings, average cost: $95,800
- 1999: 14 buildings, average cost: $100,800
- 1998: 15 buildings, average cost: $91,600
- 1997: 10 buildings, average cost: $100,500
| Here: | 3.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Accommodation & food services (12.3%)
- Construction (6.5%)
- Health care (5.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.1%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.9%)
- Machinery (4.9%)
- Public administration (4.8%)
- Construction (10.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (10.1%)
- Truck transportation (7.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.5%)
- Repair & maintenance (5.5%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (4.7%)
- Metal & metal products (4.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (15.4%)
- Health care (9.7%)
- Educational services (8.6%)
- Public administration (7.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.7%)
- Machinery (5.4%)
- Plastics & rubber products (4.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.2%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.1%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8.6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.1%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.3%)
Average climate in Lemonweir, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Lemonweir-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 48% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/19/1957, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.0 miles away from the Lemonweir town center killed one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 6/7/1984, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 42.9 miles away from the town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Lemonweir-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 27% 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 385.1 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 170.5 miles away from Lemonweir 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 360.7 miles away from Lemonweir center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 385.2 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 147.3 miles away from the city center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 323.3 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 Juneau County (14) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 10, Tornadoes: 6, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lemonweir:
- Mid-State Technical College (about 44 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,128)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 57 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- Madison Area Technical College (about 58 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 9,603)
- Herzing University-Madison (about 58 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 3,160)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (about 58 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 34,621)
- University of Wisconsin Colleges (about 59 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 10,019)
- Edgewood College (about 59 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 2,455)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Woodside Ranch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Lemonweir Cemetery (1), Saint Patricks Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Lemonweir Millpond 594 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Cattail Valley Creek (A), Onemile Creek (B), Sevenmile Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.4 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 70.7% |
| 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: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
| This town: | 10.0% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Lemonweir:
- Never married: 24.4%
- Now married: 61.1%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 3.2%
- Divorced: 11.2%
For population 25 years and over in Lemonweir:
- High school or higher: 77.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.3 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.9 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Lemonweir, WI (based on Juneau County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 5,280 | 7 |
| Mainline Protestant | 3,652 | 17 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 3,480 | 15 |
| Other | 5 | 1 |
| None | 14,247 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 9
| Here: | 3.39 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18
| Here: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 22
| Juneau County: | 8.29 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 8.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Juneau County: | 29.1% |
| State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 13.2% |
| State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Lemonweir:
- WRJC (1270 AM; 0 kW; MAUSTON, WI)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WIBU (900 AM; 1 kW; WISCONSIN DELLS, WI; Owner: MAGNUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WRDB (1400 AM; 1 kW; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Lemonweir:
- WRJC-FM (92.1 FM; MAUSTON, WI; Owner: WRJC, INCORPORATED)
- WVCX (98.9 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- WNFM (104.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WBDL (102.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WDKM (106.1 FM; ADAMS, WI; Owner: ROCHE-A-CRI BROADCASTING)
- WXYM (96.1 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
- WBOG (94.5 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
- WNNO-FM (106.9 FM; WISCONSIN DELLS, WI; Owner: MAGNUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBKY (95.9 FM; PORTAGE, WI; Owner: MAGNUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Lemonweir:
- WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
- W64AU (Channel 64; ADAMS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 30Number of bridges
- 335ft / 102mTotal length
- $341,000Total costs
- 265,080Total average daily traffic
- 45,207Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 21950-1959
- 221960-1969
- 11970-1979
- 21980-1989
- 11990-1999
- 12010-2019
- 12020-2022
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
3- Steven F Lemberg, 1000' West Of Cpr Tracks And County Road N (Lat: 43.756083 Lon: -89.976222), Type: 30.5, Overall height: 27.4 m, Registrant: Canadian Pacific Railway, (530) Minne-apolis, Phone: (612) 904-5888
- Jim C Thomas, 1000' W Of Cpr Tracks And County Road N (Lat: 43.756111 Lon: -89.976111), Type: 30.0, Overall height: 27 m, Registrant: Canadian Pacific Railway, (530) Minne-apolis, Phone: (612) 347-8191
- JAMES C THOMAS, 1000' W Of Cpr Tracks And County Road N (Lat: 43.756111 Lon: -89.976111), Type: 30.0, Overall height: 27 m, Registrant: Canadian Pacific Railway, (530) Minne-apolis, Phone: (612) 347-8191
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 66.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 15.9%Utility gas
- 8.2%Wood
- 8.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.7%Electricity
- 38.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 33.6%Utility gas
- 14.0%Wood
- 8.4%Electricity
- 5.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Lemonweir compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic 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 significantly below state average.