Brazeau, Wisconsin Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 1,408. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,405 (-0.2% change)
 
Males: 712   (50.6%)
Females: 696   (49.4%)

Oconto County

Median resident age:   44.5 years
Wisconsin median age:   36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,300 (it was $34,750 in 2000)
Brazeau   $35,300
Wisconsin:   $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $139,100 (it was $106,700 in 2000)
Brazeau   $139,100
Wisconsin:   $152,600

Brazeau, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Brazeau:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (45.9%), Polish (21.6%), Irish (7.2%), French (6.7%), Czech (6.3%), Dutch (5.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 905 feet

Land area: 68.5 square miles.

Population density: 20 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Brazeau

For population 25 years and over in Brazeau

  • High school or higher: 75.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brazeau town

  • Never married: 15.3%
  • Now married: 68.6%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 7.9%
  • Divorced: 7.8%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:   0.1%
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:

Brazeau:   1.4% ($1,462)
Wisconsin:   2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (43.3 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (143.3 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (228.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Bagley, WI (5.9 miles ), Spruce, WI (8.5 miles ), Beaver, WI (9.7 miles ), Maple Valley, WI (10.9 miles ), Pound, WI (11.5 miles ), Coleman, WI (12.4 miles ), Stephenson, WI (13.1 miles ).

Latitude: 45.11 N, Longitude: 88.21 W



Population change in the 1990s: +234 (+19.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Paper (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (6%)
  • Educational services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Brazeau-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 26% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/19/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.2 miles away from the Brazeau town center killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 9/28/1971, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.5 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Brazeau:
  • COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; OCONTO FALLS, WI)
  • OCONTO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; OCONTO, WI)
  • BAY AREA MEDICAL CENTER MARINETTE (about 35 miles; MARINETTE, WI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brazeau:
  • MENOMINEE-MARINETTE TWIN COUNTY (about 40 miles; MENOMINEE, MI; ID: MNM)
  • AUSTIN STRAUBEL INTERNATIONAL (about 44 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; ID: GRB)
  • FORD (about 50 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI; ID: IMT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brazeau:
  • CRIVITZ MUNI (about 12 miles; CRIVITZ, WI; ID: 3D1)
  • PISO (about 15 miles; SURING, WI; ID: 7P5)
  • LAKEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB (about 23 miles; LAKEWOOD, WI; ID: 6M5)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brazeau:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 44 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,794)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 48 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 55 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 77 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 97 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 100 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)

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Notable location: Brazeau Townhall (A) .

Cemeteries: Saint Wenceslaus Cemetery (1) , Brazeau Cemetery (2) .

Lakes and reservoirs: Ranch Lake (A) , White Potato Lake (B) , First Lake (C) , Shay Lake (D) , Bass Lake (E) , Second Lake (F) , Holt Lake (G) , Lost Lake (H) .

Streams, rivers, and creeks: North Branch Peshtigo Brook (A) , Spring Creek (B) , West Branch Peshtigo Brook (C) .

 

Average household size:
This town:   2.3 people
Wisconsin:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   72.1%
Whole state:   66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   3.3%
Whole state:   5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   6.1%
Whole state:   8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   3.0%
Whole state:   3.7%

Brazeau 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.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.







2004 Presidential Election results in Oconto County Wisconsin:



6.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,714 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.08%
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  2.76% ($47,366 average AGI)
from Marinette County, WI  0.45% ($31,926)
from Shawano County, WI  0.36% ($35,944)


6.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,184 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.11%
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  2.52% ($33,615 average AGI)
to Marinette County, WI  0.51% ($27,831)
to Shawano County, WI  0.43% ($36,585)


Strongest AM radio stations in Brazeau:
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNFL (1440 AM; 5 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOCO (1260 AM; 1 kW; OCONTO, WI; Owner: LAMARDO INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brazeau:
  • WRVM (102.7 FM; SURING, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
  • WOWN (99.3 FM; SHAWANO, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF SHAWANO, INC.)
  • WSFQ (96.3 FM; PESHTIGO, WI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Brazeau:
  • WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)

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