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Nelson, Wisconsin

Nelson, Wisconsin, in Buffalo county, is 35 miles NE of Rochester, Minnesota (center to center) and 64 miles SE of St. Paul, Minnesota. There are 395 residents in the village.

The People and Families of Nelson

In Nelson, about 54% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Nelson had a median family income of $37,917.

Nelson Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Nelson that were owner-occupied was 71%.

Commuting

In Nelson, 88% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	35 miles NE of Rochester, Minnesota (center to center)
Nearest Large City	64 miles SE of St. Paul, Minnesota
County	Buffalo
Standard Zip Codes	54756
Phone Area Codes	715
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	44.42
Longitude	-92.007

Station	ALMA DAM 4
Distance	7.1 miles
Jan Temp	7 to 23 F
Apr Temp	38 to 57 F
Jul Temp	64 to 83 F
Oct Temp	42 to 58 F
Annual Precip	34.6 inches

Station	MONDOVI
Distance	19 miles
Jan Temp	4 to 24 F
Apr Temp	35 to 60 F
Jul Temp	61 to 84 F
Oct Temp	38 to 61 F
Annual Precip	33.5 inches

Station	DODGE
Distance	30.1 miles
Jan Temp	2 to 26 F
Apr Temp	33 to 60 F
Jul Temp	58 to 85 F
Oct Temp	36 to 62 F
Annual Precip	33.6 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	395	100%
Male	202	51.1%
Female	193	48.9%
Under 18	94	23.8%
18+	301	76.2%
65+	68	17.2%
Median Age	38.9
Average Family Size	2.98
White	392	99.2%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	2	0.5%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0.3%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	0	0%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	1	0.3%
Median Family Income (1999)	$37,917
Population In Poverty	44	11.3%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	380
Growth	-15
Growth %	-3.79%

Ancestry	Percent
German	42.7%
Norwegian	28%
Irish	8.5%
Polish	4.8%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	4.2%
Italian	3.4%
US/American	2.5%
English	1.7%
French (except Basque)	1.1%
Ukrainian	1.1%
Scandinavian	0.6%
Swiss	0.6%
Portuguese	0.6%
Dutch	0.3%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Nelson	395	$37,917
Alma	942	$45,625
Buffalo City	1,040	$48,906
Cochrane	435	$40,375
Durand	1,968	$42,260
Pepin	878	$41,250
Plum City	574	$46,607

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