Belle Plaine, Wisconsin Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 1,867. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,864 (-0.2% change)
 
Males: 940   (50.3%)
Females: 927   (49.7%)

Shawano County

Median resident age:   44.7 years
Wisconsin median age:   36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,900 (it was $44,100 in 2000)
Belle Plaine   $44,900
Wisconsin:   $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $144,800 (it was $111,000 in 2000)
Belle Plaine   $144,800
Wisconsin:   $152,600

Belle Plaine, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Belle Plaine:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
  • American Indian (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (64.9%), Norwegian (7.8%), Irish (7.3%), Polish (6.3%), French (5.6%), Dutch (3.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 855 feet

Land area: 38.4 square miles.

Population density: 49 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Belle Plaine

For population 25 years and over in Belle Plaine

  • High school or higher: 84.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Belle Plaine town

  • Never married: 20.7%
  • Now married: 67.6%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 5.7%

14 residents are foreign born

This town:   0.7%
Wisconsin:   3.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Belle Plaine:   1.4% ($1,566)
Wisconsin:   2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Appleton, WI (35.1 miles , pop. 70,087).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (123.5 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (209.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Embarrass, WI (3.9 miles ), Matteson, WI (5.1 miles ), Richmond, WI (6.2 miles ), Shawano, WI (6.3 miles ), Waukechon, WI (8.0 miles ), Clintonville, WI (8.8 miles ), Navarino, WI (9.0 miles ), Pella, WI (10.4 miles ).

Latitude: 44.70 N, Longitude: 88.66 W


90 people in nursing homes
2 people in other workers' dormitories

This town's Wikipedia profile


Population change in the 1990s: +123 (+7.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Paper (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Paper (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

Average climate in Belle Plaine, Wisconsin

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Belle Plaine-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 13% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/26/1951, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.2 miles away from the Belle Plaine town center killed 6 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/27/1984, a category 4 tornado 30.3 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Belle Plaine:
  • SHAWANO MEDICAL CTR 36 (about 7 miles; SHAWANO, WI)
  • NEW LONDON FAMILY MEDICAL CTR INC (about 23 miles; NEW LONDON, WI)
  • APPLETON MEDICAL CENTER (about 35 miles; APPLETON, WI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Belle Plaine:
  • OUTAGAMIE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 33 miles; APPLETON, WI; ID: ATW)
  • AUSTIN STRAUBEL INTERNATIONAL (about 41 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; ID: GRB)
  • WITTMAN REGIONAL (about 51 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; ID: OSH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Belle Plaine:
  • CLINTONVILLE MUNI (about 9 miles; CLINTONVILLE, WI; ID: CLI)
  • SHAWANO MUNI (about 10 miles; SHAWANO, WI; ID: 3WO)
  • SHIOCTON (about 20 miles; SHIOCTON, WI; ID: W34)

Amtrak stations near Belle Plaine:
  • 10 miles: CLINTONVILLE (20 S. MAIN ST.) - Bus Station
  • 16 miles: MARION (U.S. HWY 45) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Belle Plaine:
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 30 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 47 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 51 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 51 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 62 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 67 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)

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Churches in Belle Plaine include: Saint Martin Church (A) , United Church (B) , Saint Johns Church (C) .

Cemeteries: Friendship Cemetery (1) , Bomke Cemetery (2) .

Lakes: Pine Lake (A) , Schoenick Lake (B) , Wagner Lake (C) , Long Lake (D) , Grass Lake (E) , Round Lake (F) .

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rose Brook (A) , Beaver Creek (B) .

 

Average household size:
This town:   2.4 people
Wisconsin:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   73.7%
Whole state:   66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   3.5%
Whole state:   5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   5.6%
Whole state:   8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   2.7%
Whole state:   3.7%

Belle Plaine compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.







2004 Presidential Election results in Shawano County Wisconsin:



6.01% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,836 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.01%
Wisconsin average:   6.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Brown County, WI  0.85% ($41,481 average AGI)
from Outagamie County, WI  0.60% ($35,105)
from Waupaca County, WI  0.52% ($25,341)


6.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,772 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.32%
Wisconsin average:   6.22%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Brown County, WI  1.06% ($29,530 average AGI)
to Marathon County, WI  0.73% ($31,905)
to Outagamie County, WI  0.63% ($30,610)


Strongest AM radio stations in Belle Plaine:
  • WTCH (960 AM; 1 kW; SHAWANO, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF SHAWANO, INC.)
  • WFCL (1380 AM; 4 kW; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, 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.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • 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.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Belle Plaine:
  • WOZZ (93.5 FM; NEW LONDON, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WJMQ (92.3 FM; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WRVM (102.7 FM; SURING, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
  • WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOWN (99.3 FM; SHAWANO, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF SHAWANO, INC.)
  • WECB (104.3 FM; SEYMOUR, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Belle Plaine:
  • WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)
  • W66DC (Channel 66; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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