Stanton, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -10.3%
| Males: 467 |  (51.9%) |
| Females: 433 |  (48.1%) |
| Median resident age: | 43.4 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54749.
| Stanton: | $92,059 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $39,035 (it was $20,808 in 2000)
Stanton town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $331,078 (it was $131,100 in 2000)
| Stanton: | $331,078 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $389,131; detached houses: $412,715; townhouses or other attached units: $252,608; in 2-unit structures: $215,935; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $266,397; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $383,008; mobile homes: $70,238
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Stanton, WI
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- 86996.6%White alone
- 151.7%Hispanic
- 101.1%Asian alone
- 40.4%Two or more races
- 20.2%American Indian alone
Races in Stanton detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (44.6%), Norwegian (28.4%), Irish (13.4%), French (9.6%), Swedish (7.2%), English (4.7%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1058 feet
Land area: 34.0 square miles.
Population density: 26 people per square mile (very low).
22 residents are foreign born (1.1% Europe, 1.1% Asia).
| This town: | 2.2% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Stanton town: | 1.3% ($1,758) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Paul, MN 
(33.7 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (332.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Deer Park, WI (2.3 miles ),
), Erin Prairie, WI (2.4 miles ),
), Cylon, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Alden, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Black Brook, WI (3.0 miles ),
), Emerald, WI (3.1 miles )
)Latitude: 45.16 N, Longitude: 92.49 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 2 buildings, average cost: $300,000
- 2020: 1 building, cost: $690,000
- 2019: 3 buildings, average cost: $362,000
- 2018: 2 buildings, average cost: $390,200
- 2017: 2 buildings, average cost: $227,000
- 2015: 2 buildings, average cost: $218,100
- 2013: 3 buildings, average cost: $225,000
- 2010: 1 building, cost: $500,000
- 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $183,700
- 2007: 1 building, cost: $160,000
- 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $187,000
- 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $255,000
- 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $176,300
- 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $138,600
- 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $141,100
- 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $173,900
- 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $165,500
- 1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $81,300
- 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $131,000
- 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $85,000
| Here: | 3.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Metal & metal products (8.5%)
- Construction (6.9%)
- Health care (5.6%)
- Educational services (5.6%)
- Plastics & rubber products (5.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.6%)
- Metal & metal products (11.7%)
- Construction (10.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.7%)
- Machinery (6.5%)
- Plastics & rubber products (5.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.0%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (3.4%)
- Educational services (10.9%)
- Health care (9.4%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.4%)
- Finance & insurance (6.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.0%)
- Social assistance (4.9%)
- Metal & metal products (4.5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (3.9%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.2%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (8.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4.0%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.7%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (7.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.4%)
- Cashiers (4.9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.1%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.8%)
Average climate in Stanton, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Stanton-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 15% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/4/1958, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 19.3 miles away from the Stanton town center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/6/1965, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.9 miles away from the town center killed 6 people and injured 158 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Stanton-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 62% 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 176.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 188.2 miles away from Stanton center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 346.4 miles away from Stanton center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 216.7 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) earthquake occurred 312.9 miles away from the city center
On 2/9/1994 at 08:45:35, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 123.2 miles away from the city 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 St. Croix County (1) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Stanton:
- WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 5 miles away; NEW RICHMOND, WI)
- DEERFIELD CARE CENTER, LLC (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; NEW RICHMOND, WI)
- AMERY REG MED CTR Critical Access Hospitals (about 12 miles away; AMERY, WI)
- AMERY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Hospital, about 12 miles away; AMERY, WI)
- GOLDEN AGE MANOR (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; AMERY, WI)
- AMERICAN HERITAGE CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; HAMMOND, WI)
- LADD MEMORIAL HOSPTIAL, INC Critical Access Hospitals (about 14 miles away; OSCEOLA, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Stanton:
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (about 23 miles; River Falls, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,868)
- Century College (about 26 miles; White Bear Lake, MN; FT enrollment: 7,393)
- Metropolitan State University (about 32 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 6,159)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 33 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
- Bethel University (about 34 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 4,061)
- Saint Paul College (about 34 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 4,778)
- University of Northwestern-St Paul (about 35 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 2,680)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Stanton Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Stanton: Saint Bridget Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Goose Pond (A), Oak Ridge Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 77.8% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 6.6% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.9% of all households
| This town: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Stanton:
- Never married: 26.7%
- Now married: 61.4%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 3.5%
- Divorced: 6.9%
For population 25 years and over in Stanton:
- High school or higher: 92.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
- Unemployed: 2.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 8.6 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Stanton, WI (based on St. Croix County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 18,471 | 9 |
| Mainline Protestant | 14,848 | 30 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 8,725 | 34 |
| Other | 537 | 5 |
| None | 41,764 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 9
| St. Croix County: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.12 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 39
| St. Croix County: | 4.82 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 67
| This county: | 8.27 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 6.4% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| St. Croix County: | 26.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| St. Croix County: | 12.7% |
| State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Stanton:
- WIXK (1590 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEW RICHMOND, WI; Owner: WIXK-AM, LLC)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
- WXCE (1260 AM; 5 kW; AMERY, WI; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WMGT (1220 AM; 5 kW; STILLWATER, MN; Owner: ENDURANCE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WMIN (740 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: WRPX, INC.)
- KUOM (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
Strongest FM radio stations in Stanton:
- WXPT (104.1 FM; ST. LOUIS PARK, MN; Owner: THE AUDIO HOUSE, INC.)
- KNOW-FM (91.1 FM; MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WLTE (102.9 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KSTP-FM (94.5 FM; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-FM, LLC, A DELAWARE LLC)
- KEEY-FM (102.1 FM; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- KTIS-FM (98.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KDWB-FM (101.3 FM; RICHFIELD, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KQRS-FM (92.5 FM; GOLDEN VALLEY, MN; Owner: KQRS, Inc.)
- KSJN (99.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KXXR (93.7 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KQRS, INC.)
- KQQL (107.9 FM; ANOKA, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WVSS (90.7 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- KTCZ-FM (97.1 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WFMP (107.1 FM; COON RAPIDS, MN; Owner: WFMP-FM, LLC)
- WEVR-FM (106.3 FM; RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: HANTEN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- W211AY (90.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KMKL (90.3 FM; NORTH BRANCH, MN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
TV broadcast stations around Stanton:
- KMSP-TV (Channel 9; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KARE (Channel 11; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
- KTCA-TV (Channel 2; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
- KSTP-TV (Channel 5; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCCO-TV (Channel 4; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- KTCI-TV (Channel 17; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
- KSTC-TV (Channel 45; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMWB (Channel 23; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KLGT LICENSEE, LLC)
- WFTC (Channel 29; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- K58BS (Channel 58; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K67HG (Channel 67; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- W55AP (Channel 55; RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 5Number of bridges
- 23ft / 7.4mTotal length
- $199,000Total costs
- 12,474Total average daily traffic
- 532Total average daily truck traffic
- 21,840Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
4- Stormy M Seibt, 1691 Hwy 64 (Krumm - 050456) (Lat: 45.134250 Lon: -92.468583), Type: 91.4, Overall height: 88.4 m, Registrant: American Tower Limited Partnership, Schau-mburg, Phone: (847) 240-1508
- Stormy M Seibt, 1691 Hwy 64 (Krumm - 050456) (Lat: 45.134250 Lon: -92.468583), Type: 91.4, Overall height: 88.4 m, Registrant: American Tower Limited Partnership, Schau-mburg, Phone: (847) 240-1508
- Lottie L Thompson, 1691 Hwy 64 (Krumm - 050456) (Lat: 45.134250 Lon: -92.468583), Type: 91.4, Overall height: 88.4 m, Registrant: American Tower Limited Partnership, Schau-mburg, Phone: (847) 240-1508
- Lottie L Thompson, 1691 Hwy 64 (Krumm - 050456) (Lat: 45.134250 Lon: -92.468583), Type: 91.4, Overall height: 88.4 m, Registrant: American Towers, Inc., Schau-mburg, Phone: (847) 240-1508
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 45.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 26.5%Utility gas
- 20.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.6%Wood
- 3.4%Electricity
- 38.5%Utility gas
- 36.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 25.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Stanton 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 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.