Moving to Conover, Wisconsin
Population: 1,137. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,221 (+7.4% change)
Males: 582 (51.2%), Females: 555 (48.8%)
Vilas County
Zip code: 54519
Demographics
Median resident age: 44.5 years
Median household income: $31,683
Median house value: $103,500
Population by Race
Races in Conover:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (49.1%), Swedish (10.0%), Polish (9.9%), Irish (9.1%), French (7.2%), English (6.1%).
Elevation: 1659 feet
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Conover
- High school or higher: 82.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 7.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Conover town
- Never married: 17.0%
- Now married: 63.4%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 9.0%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +206 (+22.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Conover:
- EAGLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; EAGLE RIVER, WI)
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; RHINELANDER, WI)
- HOWARD YOUNG MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; WOODRUFF, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Conover:
- RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 34 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; Abbreviation: RHI)
- GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 68 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; Abbreviation: IWD)
- FORD (about 82 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI; Abbreviation: IMT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Conover:
- KINGS LAND O’ LAKES (about 8 miles; LAND O’ LAKES, WI; Abbreviation: LNL)
- EAGLE RIVER UNION (about 10 miles; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Abbreviation: EGV)
- THREE LAKES MUNI (about 22 miles; THREE LAKES, WI; Abbreviation: 40D)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Conover:
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 81 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
- MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 108 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
- NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,374)
- FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 133 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)
- SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 139 miles; DE PERE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,031)
- NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 140 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,198)