Community Development – Business Information
Economic development
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Business Logos, and Information Web Page Links
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Business
Information and Photos
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www.rcfoundary.com
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Richland
Center Foundry Company
1000 Foundry
Drive Post Office Box 609 Richland
Center, WI 53581 (608) 647-6121
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Merkel-Korff
Industries, Inc.
1300 Peebles Dr. PO Box 657
Richland Center, WI
53581 (608)
647-8844
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Rockwell
Automation
Allen-Bradley
Peebles Dr. PO Box
Richland Center, WI 53581 (608) XXX-XXXX
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Foremost
Farms, USA
Richland Center, WI 53581 (608) XXX-XXXX
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Dean Foods
Richland Center, WI 53581 (608) XXX-XXXX
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Hill Top Dairy
Richland Center, WI 53581 (608) XXX-XXXX
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Profile
Boats
Richland Center, WI 53581 (608) XXX-XXXX
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Miniature
Precision Components Inc. (MPC)
Richland Center, WI 53581 (608) XXX-XXXX
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Richland Center, WI 53581 (608) XXX-XXXX
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Event Information and
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Star
Spangled Celebration
Richland Center, WI 53581 (800)375-876-0876 or (608) 647-6341 Feel free to contact or email
starman@mwt.net
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Star Spangled
Celebration is a charitable, non-profit organization that brings you an
annual country music festival held each year the last full weekend of
June in Richland
Center, Wisconsin.
Proceeds from the festival are put back into the community each year
through various groups working for the betterment of the community.
25580 Hwy. Y, Richland
Center, WI 53581.
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STATE OF WISCONSIN
- DEMOGRAPHIC INFO
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Wisconsin
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STATE
RANKINGS
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25th
in land area (sq.mi.)
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54,310
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15th
in total railroad miles (2000)
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3,646
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3rd
in total water surface (sq.mi.)24
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11,186
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18th
in total population (2000)
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5,363,675
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25th
in population density per sq. mi.(2000)24
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98.8
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20th
in gross state product (1999)
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$173,478,000,000
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10th
in mfg. employment (2001)
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603,200
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3rd
in mfg. jobs as a percent of nonfarm jobs (2002)26
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20%
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19th
in total personal income (2000)
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$150,962,502,000
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11th
in satety, # crimes per 100,000 population(1999)24
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3,296
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8th
in mfg. capital exp. (1997)25
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$3,985,700,000
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10th
in value added by mfg. (1997)25
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$53,618,800,000
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11th
in value of mfg. shpts. (1997)25
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$117,382,992,000
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9th
in agricultural receipts (1997)24
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$5,579,861,000
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18th
in total retail sales (1997)24
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$50,520,463,000
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Population/Demographics
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Population 2
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US Census
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Percent
of U.S.:
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1970
population:
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4,417,933
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2.15
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1980
population:
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4,705,767
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2.07
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1990
population:
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4,891,769
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1.96
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Decade Change
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Decade
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Wisconsin
Change (%)
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U.S. Change
(%)
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1970-80
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6.5%
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11.4%
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1980-90
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4.0%
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9.8%
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Population Densities
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Wisconsin
Average
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U.S.
Average
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1980
Density per sq.mi.:
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83.8
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64.0
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1990
Density per sq.mi.:
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87.1
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70.3
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1997
Density per sq.mi.:
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95.2
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75.7
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Age Composition by Sex
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1980
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1990
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Ages
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Males
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Females
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Males
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Females
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0-19
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791,324
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759,279
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736,125
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701,784
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20-44
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850,171
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851,858
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954,672
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955,559
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45-64
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430,270
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458,668
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437,283
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455,125
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65+
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233,662
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330,535
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264,855
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386,366
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Total
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2,305,427
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2,400,340
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2,392,935
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2,498,834
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Population Migration
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Net
migration 1970-80:
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+
10,122
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Net
migration 1980-90:
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-126,330
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Population of
20 Major Places in Wisconsin
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4/1/2000
Census
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Percent
Change
1990-2000
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4/1/2000
Census
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Percent
Change
1990-2000
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4/1/2000
Census
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Percent
Change
1990-2000
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Milwaukee*
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596,974
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5.0
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Oshkosh*
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62,916
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14.4
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Fond du
Lac
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42,203
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11.8
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Madison
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208,054
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8.8
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Eau Claire
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61,704
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8.5
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Brookfield
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38,469
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5.06
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Green
Bay***
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102,313
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6.1
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West
Allis
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61,254
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- 3.1
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Wausau
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38,426
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3.6
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Kenosha**
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90,352
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12.4
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Janesville**
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59,498
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14.1
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New Berlin
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38,220
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12.1
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Racine*
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81,855
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-2.9
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La Crosse*
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51,818
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1.6
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Beloit**
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35,775
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0.6
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Appleton **
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70,097
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6.7
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Sheboygan***
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50,792
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2.2
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Greenfield
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35,476
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6.2
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Waukesha*
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64,825
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13.8
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Wauwatosa
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47,271
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- 4.2
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* Source: US
Census Bureau, 2000 Census.
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EMPLOYMENT AND
INCOME
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Employment
Covered by Unemployment Compensation3
1997 Annual Averages
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Major Sector
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Employment
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Weekly
Wage
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#
of Establish.
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Agri.,
Forestry, Fish.
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27,378
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$361.23
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2,991
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Mining
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2,869
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697.59
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173
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Construction
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117,945
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612.77
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14,969
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Manufacturing
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617,120
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655.18
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10,929
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Trans.,
Comm., Util.
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119,725
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571.91
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6,914
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Wholesale
Trade
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134,908
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627.54
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12,751
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Retail
Trade
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476,437
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252.08
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28,598
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Fin.,
Ins., Real Est.
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139,680
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603.81
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11,060
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Services
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639,129
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434.95
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43,186
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Government
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353,014
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614.69
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6,904
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Total
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2,628,576
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$510.56
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138,649
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Wisconsin
U.S. Average
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Personal
Income, 1997 4
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$125,099,958,000
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Percent
of U.S.:
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1.8%
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Personal
Income
Per Capita, 1997 4
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$24,199
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$25,298
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Percentage
of Population Below
Poverty Level of Income, 1997 4
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8.2%
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13.8%
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Three
Largest Sectors in Terms of Income, 1997 4
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Manufacturing
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$25,157,000,000
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Services
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$20,477,000,000
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Government
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$11,734,000,000
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WISCONSIN'S
INFRASTRUCTURE 5
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Education 6
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Wisconsin
Average
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U.S.
Average
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H.S.
Graduation rate (1996)
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91.1%
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91.7%
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ACT
college entrance scores (1998 & 99):
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22.2
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20.8
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Education
Attainment (1998)27
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Wisconsin
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U.S.
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High
School Graduate or more (%)
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88.0%
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82.8%
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Bachelor's
degree or more (%)
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22.3%
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24.4%
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Comprehensive
Test of Basic Skills,
1988 (Average Percentile Score)
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Subject5
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4th
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8th
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10th
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Math
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63
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64
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71
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Reading
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67
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67
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67
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Language
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62
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60
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63
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U.S. Average
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50
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50
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50
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Transportation 7
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Motor vehicle:
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110,000
miles of roads
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12,000
miles of state highways
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640
miles of Interstate highways
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98,000
miles of locally owned roads
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53
public bus and share ride systems
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Rail:
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3,904
miles of track
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14
operating railroads
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Air:
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104
publicly owned airports
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12
scheduled air carrier airports
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Water:
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4
ports on Lake Superior
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8
ports on Lake Michigan
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6
ports on Mississippi River
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NATURAL RESOURCES
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Forestry 101987
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Area
in forest
(1987)
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14,726,300
acres
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Percent
of land
area:
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42%
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Major Species
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Growing
Stock 8
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1987
Sawlogs 9
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Timber
Removals 8
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Pine
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2,093,069
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4,642,547
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44,325
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Other
softwoods
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2,004,286
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2,690,326
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11,218
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Oak
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2,695,225
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8,642,347
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54,044
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Maple
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3,040,437
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17,457,550
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45,557
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Aspen
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2,608,270
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4,599,970
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104,245
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Other
hardwoods
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4,056,951
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1,418,124
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47,583
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Mining 2000 11
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Value of
Shipments
(millions)
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Percent
of U.S.
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Number
of Employees
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All
mineral industries
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$372.0
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0.9
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2,700
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Crushed
and broken stone
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137.0
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1.6
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n/a
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Dimension
stone
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11.7
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17.4
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n/a
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Sand
& gravel
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172.0
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2.9
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n/a
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Agriculture 1993 12
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Wisconsin
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U.S.
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Number
of farms
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79,000
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2,059,000
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Land
in farms (acres)
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16,800,000
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968,000,000
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Average
farm size (acres)
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213
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470
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Average
value of land
and buildings per acre
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$1,350
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$1,000
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Cash
Marketings for 199728
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Major Groups
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Wisconsin
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Percent
of U.S.
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Dairy
products
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$2,948,196,000
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14.0
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Meat
animals
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813,084,000
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1.6
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Poultry
and eggs
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242,328,000
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1.3
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Field
crops
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961,565,000
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1.1
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Vegetables
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368,262,000
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4.0
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Specialty
crops
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421,315,000
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3.4
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Total
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$5,754,750,000
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3.2
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Tourism
and Water Related Recreation
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Tourism 13
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Total
area (acres)
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35,937,520
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Shoreline
(miles) Great Lakes
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820
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Shoreline
(miles) Mississippi River
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230
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Total
number of lakes
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14,927
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Lakes
with public access
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3,295
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Total
area of named lakes (acres)
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970,869
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National
forests (number)
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2
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States
forests (number)
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10
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State
parks (number)
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55
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County
parks (number)
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568
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Total
public recreation land available (acres)
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6,186,161
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Federal
public recreation land available (acres)
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1,647,161
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State
public recreation land available (acres)
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1,130,358
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County
public recreation land available (acres)
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2,294,000
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Other
public recreation land available (acres)
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1,114,000
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Water
Related Recreation Areas and Facilities
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Fishing:
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panfish,
perch, bass, chubs, smelt, salmon,
trout, walleyes, whitefish, northern pike, muskellunge
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Trout
streams (number): 2,254
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(miles):
8,690
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Bass
streams (number): 294
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(miles):
3,154
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Canoeing
(number of landings)
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4,600
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Swimming
(number of areas)
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1,500
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Land Related Areas and Facilities
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Public
hunting lands (acres)
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3,000,000
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Camping
(number of camp sites)
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60,000
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Hiking
trails (miles)
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3,597
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Bicycle
trails (miles)
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601
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Golfing
(number of courses)
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404
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Downhill
skiing (number of areas)
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64
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Cross
country skiing (miles)
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3,589
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Snowmobile
trails (miles)
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15,210
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MANUFACTURING
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Manufacturing Output 14
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1995 Wisconsin
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Percent
of
U.S.
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Number
of production workers
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422,000
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3.5
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Annual
wages of production Workers
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$11,131,300,000
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3.5
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Average
hourly wage
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$11.85
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Value
added in manufacturing
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$50,998,900,000
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2.98
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Value
of shipments in manufacturing
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$109,593,100,000
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3.05
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Value
of exports in manufacturing
(1995)
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$10,149,104,000
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NA
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Largest
Manufacturing Industries by Employment 15
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Industry
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1995
Employees
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Number
of
Establish.
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Employees
Per
Establish.
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Non
electrical machinery
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111,831
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2,174
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51
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Food
and kindred prod.
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66,195
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883
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75
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Fabricated
metals
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63,626
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1,096
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58
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Printing
& publishing
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53,089
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1,521
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35
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Paper
& allied products
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52,152
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289
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180
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Electrical
equipment
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45,242
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404
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112
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Rubber
& miscellaneous
plastics products
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36,184
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522
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69
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Lumber/Wood
products
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30,134
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1,293
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23
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Ten
Largest Manufacturing Employers (by employees) 1996 16
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Firm
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Employment
Range
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Locations
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Product(s)
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Kohler
Co.
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6,000
- 9,999
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Kohler
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Plumbing
fixtures, internal combustion engines, generators
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General
Motors Corp.
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6,000
- 9,999
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Janesville, Milwaukee, Oak Creek
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Autos,
trucks, parts, computers, guidance systems
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Allen-Bradley
Co.
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6,000
- 9,999
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Cedarburg,
Milwaukee,
Richland
Center,
Ladysmith
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Electrical
equipment, industrial controls
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Quad
Graphics, Inc.
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6,000
- 9,999
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Pewaukee,
Lomira, Hartford
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Printer,
magazines and catalogs
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Kimberly-Clark
Corp.
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6,000
- 9,999
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Appleton, Neenah,
Whiting
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Pulp,
paper, paper products
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Consolidated
Papers, Inc.
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6,000
- 9,999
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Wisconsin
Rapids, Biron, Stevens Point, Adams
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Paper,
paper products, corrugated containers
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General
Electric Co.
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6,000
- 9,999
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Milwaukee, Waukesha,
Menasha
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Health
equipment, rebuilt paper and mining equipment, dishwashers
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Harnischfeger
Industries, Inc.
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5,000
- 5,999
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Brookfield, Milwaukee, West Milwaukee, Beloit, Oak Creek
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Mining
equipment, cranes, paper making machinery
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Briggs
& Stratton Corp.
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4,000
- 4,999
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Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, Menomonie Falls, West Allis, Glendale
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Internal
combustion engines, auto locks, keys
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Mercury
Marine
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3,000
- 3,999
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Fond
du Lac
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Outboard
Motors
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SERVICE
SECTOR
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Construction and
Housing 17
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Wisconsin
1997
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Percent of U.S.
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Value
of all construction contracts
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$9,444,299,607
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1.8%
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Value
of residential contracts,1997
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$3,515,168,314
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2.1%
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Number
of new housing units started (1stQ-97)
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4,800
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2.29
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Median
existing home prices, First Quarter 1997
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$98,700
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85.9
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Number
of sales of existing homes, 1996
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94,400
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2.39
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Housing
affordability index (HAI), First Quarter 1997
(HAI=Percentage
of a median priced home that a median income family can afford, i.e.,
WI homeowners can afford a median home that is 124.6 % of nation’s
median price home, assuming 20% down, and principal and interest
equals 25% of family’s gross monthly income).
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162.1
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129.63
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Service
Industries 18 1997 19
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Number
of establishments
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46,857
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Total
receipts
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$34,739,984,611
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Percent
of U.S.
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1.2
%
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Accommodations
& foodservices:
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Number
of establishments
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13, 253
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Receipts
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$5,469,870,000
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Percent
of U.S.
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1.1
%
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Arts,
entertainment, & recreation:
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Number
of establishments
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1,802
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Receipts
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$1,704,355,000
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Percent
of U.S.
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1.6
%
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Wholesale Trade 20
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Sales by type of
Wholesale business
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1992 Sales
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Percent
of U.S.
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Merchant
wholesalers
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$29,189,074,000
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1.57
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Manufacturers'
sales
branches & offices
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13,366,115,000
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1.28
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Agents,
brokers, and
commission merchants
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5,042,743,000
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1.43
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Number
of wholesale
establishments (1999)3
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12,770
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1997
Wholesale Sales
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$57,192,863,000
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Percent
of U.S.
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1.40
%
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Retail
Trade 21
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Retail Sales by
Type of Business
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1992
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Percent
of U.S.
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General
merchandise
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$3,988,671,000
|
1.62
|
|
Foods
|
6,579,648,000
|
1.78
|
|
Automotive
|
6,998,088,000
|
1.77
|
|
Gas
stations
|
3,188,009,000
|
2.37
|
|
Eating
& drinking places
|
3,668,310,000
|
2.22
|
|
Apparel
|
1,431,410,000
|
1.41
|
|
Home
Furnishings
|
1,782,603,000
|
1.91
|
|
Drug
stores
|
1,229,629,000
|
1.59
|
|
Other
retail
|
3,264,982,000
|
1.97
|
|
|
Number
of retail
establishments (1999)3
|
28,600
|
|
|
1997
Sales
|
$50,520,463,000
|
|
|
Percent
of U.S.
|
2.05%
|
|
|
|
Ten Largest Non-Manufacturing
Employers
(by employee count) 22 1996
|
|
Firm
|
Employment
Range
|
Location
|
Type of Business
|
|
Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc.
|
6,000
- 9,999
|
Statewide
|
Department
store
|
|
ShopKo
Stores, Inc.
|
6,000
- 9,999
|
Statewide
|
Department
store
|
|
Ameritech
|
6,000
- 9,999
|
Statewide
|
Utility
|
|
Firstar
Corporation
|
6,000
- 9,999
|
Statewide
|
Bank
Holding Company
|
|
K-Mart
|
5,000
- 5,999
|
Statewide
|
Department
store
|
|
Wausau
Insurance Companies
|
5,000
- 5,999
|
Wausau
|
Propery
and Casualty Insurer
|
|
Roundys,
Inc.
|
4,500
- 4,999
|
Statewide
|
Grocery
store
|
|
Fleming
Company, Inc.
|
4,500
- 4,999
|
Milwaukee
|
Grocery
distributor
|
|
Wisconsin
Energy Corporation
|
4,500
- 4,999
|
Multi-county
|
Utility
Holding Company
|
|
Kohl's
Department Stores, Inc.
|
4,000
- 4,499
|
Multi-county
|
Department
store
|
|
|
Footnotes
|
|
1
|
U.S.
Travel Data Center estimates based upon travel 100 miles or more away
from home or overnight trips with one or more nights in paid
accommodations. A state study estimates expenditures of $6.1 billion
for all travelers.
|
|
2
|
1990
Census of Population, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
|
|
3
|
Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development, Employment and Wages Covered by
Wisconsin's
U.C. Law. Table 209.
|
|
4
|
U.S.
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and Statistical
Abstract of the U.S.
|
|
5
|
A
score of 50 is national average percentile score for all subjects in
the basic skills tests.
|
|
6
|
U.S. Department of Commerce, Statistical
Abstract of the United States
and Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
|
|
7
|
Wisconsin
Department of Administration, State of Wisconsin
Blue Book, 1993-1994.
|
|
8
|
In
1,000 cubic feet.
|
|
9
|
In
1,000 broad feet.
|
|
10
|
U.S. Forest Service, Wisconsin
Forest
Statistics, 1987.
|
|
11
|
U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook - 2000
|
|
12
|
Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection, Wisconsin
1994 Agricultural Statistics, and U.S. Department of Commerce,
Statistical Abstract of the United States.
|
|
13
|
Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Planning, State
Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan and unpublished data.
|
|
14
|
U.S. Department of Commerce, Census
of Manufacturers.
|
|
15
|
Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development.,
Table 210.
|
|
16
|
Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development.
|
|
17
|
U.S. Department of Commerce, Statistical
Abstract of the United States
and the Wisconsin Realtors
Association.
|
|
18
|
U.S. Department of Commerce, Census
of Service Industries, 1997.
|
|
19
|
Excluding
sole proprietorships.
|
|
20
|
U.S.
Department of Commerce, Census of Wholesale Trade, 1997, released in
2000.
|
|
21
|
U.S.
Department of Commerce, Census of Retail Trade, 1997, released in
2000.
|
|
22
|
Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development.
|
|
23
|
US
Corps of Engineers, National
Data
Center,
Waterborne Commerce Statistics
Center
|
|
24
|
State
and Metropolitan Area Data Book, 2000, US Department of Commerce,
2001
|
|
25
|
Annual
Survey of Manufacturers, Geographic Area Statistics, M96(AS)3, Bureau of Census, US
Dept. of Commerce
|
|
26
|
US
Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS790, June. 2002
|
|
27
|
Educational
Attainment in th US,
March 1998, US Census Bureau, Sept. 16, 1998
|
|
28
|
Crop
Values, 1997 Summary, USDA, NASS, February 1998
|