ZIP Code 54101

Abrams is a town in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,960 at the 2020 Census. The census-designated place of Abrams is located in the town. The town was named after W. J. Abrams, Wisconsin legislator and former Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.6 square miles (97 km²) of which (99.71%) is land and (0.29%) is water. The racial makeup of the town was 95.8% White, 0.2% Black or African American,0.80% Native American, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population. C.J. Greaves, professional American off-road racing driver, was born in the Town of Abrams. Bob Wickman, Major League Baseball player, relief pitcher, was also a resident of theTown of Abrams in the 1970s and 1980s. He was a relief pitcher for the New York Mets in the 1980s and 1990s. The Town has a post office with a ZIP code of 51501. It is located on the Wisconsin Turnpike, which is a main route through the state. It has a population of 1, 960, as of the census of 2020, and is located near the junction of the Wisconsin River and the Wisconsin-Illinois border.

History

Abrams was named after W. J. Abrams, Wisconsin legislator and former Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin. The town of Abrams is located in Wisconsin's Bay County. The city was founded in 1883 and was named for W.J. Abrams who was Wisconsin's first mayor. It is located on the shores of the Wisconsin Dells, which was once known as the Dells of the Great Lakes. It has a population of about 2,000. It was built in the early 1900s and was originally called Green Bay. The name was changed to Abrams after Abrams was elected to the Wisconsin state legislature in 1881. The current name was given in honor of Abrams, a former mayor of GreenBay, Wisconsin, who was elected in 1882 and served until 1883. The village is now known as Abrams, which means "peaceful" in German and "home" in English. It also means "home of the people" in Spanish, which is the name of the town's first post-World War II mayor, who died in 1885. It's also known as "Abrams" in Italian, "Abramo" in Portuguese, and "Abraham" in Greek. It means "wise" or "father" in Latin, and means "builder" in the Spanish language. It stands for Abraham, the son of Abraham, a Wisconsin state legislator who served from 1881 to 1883, and the father of Abraham Abrams, who served as mayor from 1883 to 1884 and 1884.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.6 square miles (97 km²) of which (99.71%) is land, and 0.1 sq miles (0.26km²) is water. The town's population was 1,071 at the 2010 census. It has a population of 1,081, up from 1,038 at the 2000 census. The population of the town is 1,091, including 1 person who lives in a mobile home. It is the only town in the state with more than 1,000 people living in it, and the largest city in the county with 1,100 people. It was the site of a World War II-era air base, which was destroyed in a bombing raid in the 1950s. It also hosted a U.N. peacekeeping mission in the 1960s and 1970s, and is now home to a small military base and a small air base. It's also the location of a small college, the University of New Hampshire, which is located in the town's eastern part. It had a smallpox outbreak in the 1970s and 1980s, but has since been declared a ghost town by the state. It still has a small population of a few hundred people, who live in a few mobile homes in the area. It once had a post office, which closed in the 1980s and 1990s due to the construction of a new airport.

Demographics

As of the census of 2020, there were 1,960 people. The racial makeup of the town was 95.8% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 0.80% Native American,0.3% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population. The town is located on the banks of the Mississippi River. It is located near the junction of the Arkansas and Arkansas Turnpike. It has a population of 1, 960 as of the Census of 2020. The city is on the Arkansas River, which runs through the town. It was the site of the U.S. Civil War, and the Battle of the Bulge, which took place in 1864. It also was the location of the Civil War's Battle of Gettysburg, which was fought from 1864 to 1875. It's also known as the birthplace of President Abraham Lincoln, who was born in the town in 1858. The current mayor of the city was elected in 1881. He was re-elected in 1882 and 1884, and again in 1891 and 1894, and 1885 and 1891, respectively.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Abrams, Oconto County, Wisconsin = 93. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 50. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 100. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Abrams = 3 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 2,476 individuals with a median age of 39.2 age the population grows by 14.02% in Abrams, Oconto County, Wisconsin population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 46.9 residents per square mile of area (18.1/km²). There are average 2.58 people per household in the 773 households with an average household income of $61,454 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 9.00% of the available work force and has dropped -3.06% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 24.88%. The number of physicians in Abrams per 100,000 population = 64.3.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Abrams = 30.6 inches and the annual snowfall = 45.3 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 101. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 187. 81 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 6 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 50, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Abrams, Oconto County, Wisconsin which are owned by the occupant = 85.07%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 23 years with median home cost = $141,170 and home appreciation of -2.16%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $14.79 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,629 per student. There are 13.1 students for each teacher in the school, 340 students for each Librarian and 383 students for each Counselor. 10.45% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 9.80% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 2.76% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).