Moving to Townsend, Wisconsin

Population: 963. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,011 (+5.0% change)
Males: 491 (51.0%), Females: 472 (49.0%)

Oconto County

Zip code: 54175

Demographics

Median resident age: 52.6 years
Median household income: $28,456
Median house value: $95,900

Population by Race

Races in Townsend:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (51.8%), Polish (13.5%), French (9.0%), Irish (7.9%), English (5.7%), Norwegian (5.6%).

Elevation: 1361 feet

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Townsend

  • High school or higher: 77.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Townsend town

  • Never married: 15.1%
  • Now married: 67.4%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +259 (+36.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Townsend:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Townsend:

  • FORD (about 48 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI; Abbreviation: IMT)
  • RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 64 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; Abbreviation: RHI)
  • AUSTIN STRAUBEL INTERNATIONAL (about 67 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Abbreviation: GRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Townsend:

  • LAKEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB (about 8 miles; LAKEWOOD, WI; Abbreviation: 6M5)
  • PISO (about 23 miles; SURING, WI; Abbreviation: 7P5)
  • CRANDON MUNI (about 27 miles; CRANDON, WI; Abbreviation: Y55)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Townsend:

  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 71 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 72 miles; DE PERE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,031)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 72 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,198)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 75 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,794)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 79 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 87 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 89 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,057)