Skanawan, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +10.5%
Males: 200 | (51.2%) |
Females: 191 | (48.8%) |
Median resident age: | 48.5 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54442.
Skanawan: | $66,782 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $35,129 (it was $17,698 in 2000)
Skanawan town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $236,869 (it was $114,700 in 2000)
Skanawan: | $236,869 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $231,445; detached houses: $238,150; townhouses or other attached units: $227,043; in 2-unit structures: $190,725; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $126,253; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $418,259; mobile homes: $110,329
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Skanawan, WI
- 39099.7%White alone
- 10.3%Hispanic
Races in Skanawan detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Ancestries: German (54.5%), Irish (16.7%), Swedish (9.0%), Norwegian (7.9%), United States (5.6%), Polish (5.4%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 35.4 square miles.
Population density: 11 people per square mile (very low).
6 residents are foreign born
This town: | 1.7% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Skanawan town: | 1.3% ($1,455) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Appleton, WI (99.5 miles , pop. 70,087).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (162.1 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (265.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 45.41 N, Longitude: 89.63 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Here: | 3.1% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Paper (16.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.7%)
- Health care (8.7%)
- Construction (8.3%)
- Finance & insurance (6.8%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.8%)
- Public administration (4.4%)
- Paper (28.4%)
- Construction (8.3%)
- Transportation equipment (6.4%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5.5%)
- Broadcasting & telecommunications (4.6%)
- Health care (16.5%)
- Finance & insurance (14.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (11.3%)
- Construction (8.2%)
- Food & beverage stores (7.2%)
- Public administration (5.2%)
- Educational services (4.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (11.2%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (3.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.4%)
- Cashiers (3.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (19.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (9.2%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8.3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Plant and system operators (4.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (9.3%)
- Cashiers (7.2%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6.2%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5.2%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4.1%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.1%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4.1%)
Average climate in Skanawan, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 4.36. This is significantly better than average.
City: | 4.36 |
U.S.: | 72.56 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.767. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 18.5 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.767 |
U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2011 was 31.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.6 miles away from the city center.
City: | 31.7 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Tornado activity:
Skanawan-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 28% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/25/1950, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.8 miles away from the Skanawan town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 5/10/1953, a category F4 tornado 39.0 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 24 people.
Earthquake activity:
Skanawan-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 311.2 miles away from Skanawan center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 275.8 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 303.5 miles away from Skanawan 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 244.7 miles away from Skanawan center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 323.3 miles away from the city center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 205.5 miles away from Skanawan center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Lincoln County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Skanawan:
- GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER-GOLDEN AGE (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; TOMAHAWK, WI)
- SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 7 miles away; TOMAHAWK, WI)
- GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER-RIVERVIEW (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; TOMAHAWK, WI)
- SACRED HEART HSPTL Critical Access Hospitals (about 8 miles away; TOMAHAWK, WI)
- MINISTRY HM CR HH RHINELANDER (Home Health Center, about 14 miles away; RHINELANDER, WI)
- DAVITA - PRAIRIE RIVER DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 16 miles away; MERRILL, WI)
- GOOD SAMARITAN HLTH CTR Critical Access Hospitals (about 16 miles away; MERRILL, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Skanawan:
- Northcentral Technical College (about 30 miles; Wausau, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 62 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 72 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 97 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 97 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Lawrence University (about 100 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 101 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 10,143)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Skanawan Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Oak Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Silver Lake (A), Skanawan Lake (B), Twin Lakes (C), Crane Foot Lake (D), Gerbick Lake (E), Kaise Lake (F), Lost Lake (G), 2 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
This town: | 2.4 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 77.0% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 1.8% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
This town: | 3.5% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 1.3% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Skanawan:
- Never married: 21.6%
- Now married: 59.8%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 4.5%
- Divorced: 14.1%
For population 25 years and over in Skanawan:
- High school or higher: 82.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.4 minutes
Here: | 9.0 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Skanawan, WI (based on Lincoln County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 8,297 | 27 |
Catholic | 6,201 | 4 |
Mainline Protestant | 4,550 | 14 |
Other | 6 | 2 |
None | 9,689 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Lincoln County: | 8.10 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 11.48 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Lincoln County: | 8.4% |
State: | 7.6% |
Lincoln County: | 28.9% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
This county: | 15.2% |
Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Skanawan:
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WJJQ (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WJMT (730 AM; 1 kW; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WOBT (1240 AM; 1 kW; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Skanawan:
- WJJQ-FM (92.5 FM; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
- WRLO-FM (105.3 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHDG (97.5 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMZK (104.1 FM; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, 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.)
- WRHN (100.1 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Skanawan:
- WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
- WTPX (Channel 46; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: PAXSON WAUSAU LICENSE, INC.)
- WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
- WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WAOW-TV (Channel 9; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WSAW-TV (Channel 7; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WHRM-TV (Channel 20; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- W04CS (Channel 4; CRANDON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 9Number of bridges
- 52ft / 15.6mTotal length
- $165,000Total costs
- 28,596Total average daily traffic
- 981Total average daily truck traffic
- 64.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 24.4%Wood
- 11.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 62.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 37.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Skanawan 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.
- Median age above 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 significantly below state average.
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