Polar, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -1.1%
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| Males: 500 |  (50.8%) |
| Females: 484 |  (49.2%) |
| Median resident age: | 44.8 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54418.
| Polar: | $67,502 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $33,389 (it was $17,141 in 2000)
Polar town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $189,723 (it was $89,600 in 2000)
| Polar: | $189,723 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Polar, WI
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- 95797.3%White alone
- 111.1%Hispanic
- 60.6%Black alone
- 60.6%Two or more races
- 30.3%American Indian alone
- 10.1%Asian alone
Races in Polar detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (56.1%), Polish (9.0%), French (7.5%), Irish (7.2%), Czech (6.4%), English (4.1%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1520 feet
Land area: 35.6 square miles.
Population density: 28 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Polar town: | 1.4% ($1,289) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI 
(66.1 miles , pop. 102,313).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (145.9 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (239.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Price, WI (2.1 miles ),
), Norwood, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Neva, WI (2.9 miles ),
), Rolling, WI (3.1 miles ),
), Mattoon, WI (3.3 miles ),
), Zoar, WI (3.4 miles)
Latitude: 45.17 N, Longitude: 89.00 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 3.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (14.9%)
- Health care (11.2%)
- Wood products (7.8%)
- Construction (6.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.2%)
- Educational services (5.2%)
- Truck transportation (4.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (18.3%)
- Construction (10.0%)
- Wood products (8.6%)
- Truck transportation (6.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.0%)
- Metal & metal products (4.7%)
- Public administration (4.3%)
- Health care (20.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.5%)
- Educational services (10.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.8%)
- Wood products (6.8%)
- Finance & insurance (4.6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.2%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (6.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10.4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.6%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (7.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.0%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7.8%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.0%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.1%)
Average climate in Polar, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Polar-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 20% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/7/2007, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.7 miles away from the Polar town center injured 3 people and caused $15 million in damages.
On 4/27/1984, a category F3 tornado 12.6 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Polar-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 80% 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 256.3 miles away from Polar center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 270.1 miles away from the city center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 343.5 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 222.5 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 464.5 miles away from the city center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 396.8 miles away from Polar center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Langlade County (7) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 3, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Airports located in Polar:
- Kitty Hawk Estates Airport (9WI6) (Runways: 1)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Polar:
- Northcentral Technical College (about 35 miles; Wausau, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 53 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 63 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 66 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 67 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Saint Norbert College (about 68 miles; De Pere, WI; FT enrollment: 2,324)
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (about 69 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 5,415)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Polar: Grandview Orchard (A), Polar Townhall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Polar include: Saint Peters Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Mueller Lake (A), Rabe Lake (B), Schmuhl Lake (C), Sylan Lake (D), Goto Lake (E), Joyce Lake (F), Kennedy Lake (G), Krause Springs (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Rabe Creek (A), Deer Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Polar: Rabe Lake State Fishery Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 77.9% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 6.2% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
| This town: | 7.0% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Polar:
- Never married: 20.9%
- Now married: 68.4%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 4.3%
- Divorced: 5.9%
For population 25 years and over in Polar:
- High school or higher: 82.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.7 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.6 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Polar, WI (based on Langlade County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 7,164 | 7 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 3,976 | 19 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,699 | 10 |
| Other | 174 | 2 |
| Black Protestant | 59 | 1 |
| None | 6,905 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| Langlade County: | 2.47 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| This county: | 0.49 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| Langlade County: | 0.49 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21
| Langlade County: | 10.36 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 27
| Langlade County: | 13.31 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 8.3% |
| State: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Langlade County: | 28.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 13.8% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Polar:
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WATK (900 AM; 0 kW; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WFCL (1380 AM; 4 kW; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Polar:
- WRLO-FM (105.3 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WACD (106.1 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WHDG (97.5 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WYNW (92.9 FM; BIRNAMWOOD, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRVM (102.7 FM; SURING, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
- WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
- WLBL-FM (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WXPW (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WCLQ (89.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Polar:
- WTPX (Channel 46; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: PAXSON WAUSAU LICENSE, INC.)
- WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
- WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
- WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)
- WBIJ (Channel 4; CRANDON, WI; Owner: SELENKA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Polar fatal accident list:
Feb 27, 1998 09:24 PM, Us-2, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Aug 20, 1983 10:36 PM, 64, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Aug 20, 1983 10:36 PM, 64, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
7- James W Lienau, 1 Mile Ne Of Polar, Near Groth Road (Lat: 45.177194 Lon: -88.980611), Type: 97.5, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Hill & Welch, Welchlaw@earthlink.Net, , Washi-ngton, Phone: (202) 775-0070
- James W Lienau, 1 Mile Ne Of Polar, Near Groth Road (Lat: 45.177194 Lon: -88.980611), Type: 97.5, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Hill & Welch, Welchlaw@earthlink.Net, , Washi-ngton, Phone: (202) 775-0070
- Mark M Naze, 1 Mile Ne Of Polar, Near Groth Road (Lat: 45.177194 Lon: -88.980611), Type: 97.5, Structure height: 55067 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Hill & Welch, Welchlaw@earthlink.Net, , Washi-ngton, Phone: (202) 857-1470
- Leslie N Lindeman, 1 Mile Ne Of Polar, Near Groth Road (Lat: 45.177194 Lon: -88.980611), Type: 97.5, Structure height: 55067 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Vertical Bridge Towers, LLC, Fcc-Faa@verticalbridge.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 221-0987
- Leslie N Lindeman, 1 Mile Ne Of Polar, Near Groth Road (Lat: 45.177194 Lon: -88.980611), Type: 97.5, Structure height: 55067 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Vertical Bridge Towers, LLC, Fcc-Faa@verticalbridge.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 406-4015
- Dawn L Keniley, 1 Mile Ne Of Polar, Near Groth Road (Lat: 45.177194 Lon: -88.980611), Type: 97.5, Structure height: 55067 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Vb-S1 Assets, LLC, Fcc-Faa@verticalbridge.Com, Suite 200, Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 406-4015
- Larry L Lueck, 1 Mile Ne Of Polar, Near Groth Road (Lat: 45.177194 Lon: -88.980611), Type: 97.5, Structure height: 55067 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Vertical Bridge, Fcc-Faa@verticalbridge.Com, Suite 200, Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 406-4015
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
2- Call Sign: N9KPF, Previous Call Sign: N9KAI, Licensee ID: L00312317, Grant Date: 01/05/2001, Expiration Date: 02/12/2011, Cancellation Date: 02/13/2013, Registrant: Rosalie A Waite, N 3504 Fifth Ave Rd, Polar, WI 54418
- Call Sign: N9KPG, Previous Call Sign: N9KLV, Licensee ID: L00312319, Grant Date: 01/05/2001, Expiration Date: 02/12/2011, Cancellation Date: 02/13/2013, Registrant: Lawrence H Waite, 3504 N 5th Ave Rd, Polar, WI 54418
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 53.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 17.3%Wood
- 15.7%Utility gas
- 10.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.8%Electricity
- 58.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 23.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 9.3%Electricity
- 4.7%Utility gas
- 4.7%Wood
Polar 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 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 significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.