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:
- SHAWANO MEDICAL CTR 36 (about 38 miles; SHAWANO, WI)
- LANGLADE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 117 (about 41 miles; ANTIGO, WI)
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; OCONTO FALLS, WI)
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)