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Population (year 2000): 476. Estimated
population in July 2005: 481 (+1.1% change)
Males: 230 (48.3%), Females: 246 (51.7%)
Vernon County
Zip code:
54651
Median resident age: 44.4 years
Median household income: $23,194 (year 2000)
Median house value: $43,600 (year 2000)
Races in Ontario:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
- Hispanic (4.8%)
- Other race (3.8%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
Ancestries: German (37.6%), English (12.4%),
Norwegian (11.8%), Irish (10.3%), French (5.7%), Scottish
(5.3%).
Elevation: 900 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ontario
- High school or higher: 68.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
- Unemployed: 8.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ontario village
- Never married: 25.1%
- Now married: 47.3%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 10.7%
- Divorced: 13.8%
3.8% Foreign born (3.2% Latin America, 0.6%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +69 (+17.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ontario:
- ST JOSEPHS COMMUNITY HEALTH SERV INC (about 15
miles; HILLSBORO, WI)
- TOMAH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; TOMAH, WI)
- FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR SPARTA HOSP (about 23
miles; SPARTA, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ontario:
- VOLK FIELD (about 28 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID:
VOK)
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 47 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 92 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID:
DBQ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ontario:
- BLOYER FIELD (about 19 miles; TOMAH, WI; ID: Y72)
- SPARTA/FORT MC COY (about 19 miles; SPARTA, WI; ID:
CMY)
- JOSHUA SANFORD FIELD (about 20 miles; HILLSBORO, WI;
ID: HBW)
Amtrak station near Ontario:
- 20 miles: TOMAH (W. WASHINGTON ST.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call
for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ontario:
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 44 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 68 miles;
PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; WINONA, MN;
FT enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 77
miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 86 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 91
miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
Public high school in Ontario:
- BROOKWOOD HI (Students: 336; Location: 28861
HIGHWAY 131 N; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Ontario:
- NORWALK-ONTARIO-WILTON EL (Students: 367;
Location: 28861 HIGHWAY 131 N; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Ontario:
- ONTARIO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$37,120; Location: 313 MAIN ST.; 11,843 books; 149 audio
materials; 275 video materials; 66 serial subscriptions)
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