Drinking water stations with addresses in Alpha and their reported violations in the past:
ALPHA (Population served: 219, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-09-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-09-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-11-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-10-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-10-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-14-2003), St Public Notif received (OCT-30-2003)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-19-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-22-2002), St Public Notif requested (AUG-22-2002), St Public Notif received (SEP-13-2002)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-14-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-17-2001), St Public Notif received (OCT-04-2001)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-08-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-08-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAY-14-2001), St Public Notif received (JUN-06-2001)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-21-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-21-1999), St Public Notif issued (AUG-01-1999), St Public Notif received (AUG-05-1999), St Compliance achieved (SEP-14-1999)
- 3 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
Average household size:
| This village: |  2.2 people | | Michigan: |  2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 56.2% | | Whole state: | 68.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This village: | 11.0% | | Whole state: | 10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This village: | 8.5% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Alpha, MI
Alpha compared to Michigan state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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2004 Presidential Election results in Iron County Michigan:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Wood (4%)
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Religon statistics for Alpha
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | The Evangelical Covenant Church | Lutheran Church |
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| Adherents | 57.8% | 22.2% | 4.3% | 3.3% | 2.6% |
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| Congregations | 12.0% | 16.0% | 12.0% | 4.0% | 8.0% |
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| Name | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Baptist General Conference | Assemblies of God | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 2.3% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 0.8% | 3.0% |
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| Congregations | 4.0% | 4.0% | 8.0% | 4.0% | 28.0% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $2,585 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 9 | $6,541 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 12 | $2,640 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $3,776 | $45,312 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $507 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,267 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,521 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $3,776 | $45,312 | 27 | $15,061 |
Alpha government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $80,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $11,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $39,000
Water Utilities: $36,000
General Public Buildings: $22,000
Parks & Recreation: $22,000
Central Staff Services: $14,000
Sewerage: $13,000
General - Other: $4,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $229,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $225,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $4,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $13,000
Interest Earnings: $7,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $61,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $39,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $34,000
All Other: $25,000
General Support: $17,000
- Tax - Property: $29,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $32,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $14,000
5.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,374 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.27% | | Michigan average: | 5.24% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,055 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.48% | | Michigan average: | 5.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Alpha:
- WIKB (1230 AM; 1 kW; IRON RIVER, MI; Owner: NORTHLAND ADVERTISING, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WZAM (970 AM; 5 kW; ISHPEMING, MI)
- WMIQ (1450 AM; 1 kW; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WDMJ (1320 AM; 5 kW; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Alpha:
- WIKB-FM (99.1 FM; IRON RIVER, MI; Owner: NORTHLAND ADVERTISING, INC.)
- WOBE (100.7 FM; CRYSTAL FALLS, MI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF IRON MOUNTAIN, INC.)
- WHTO (106.7 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: TODD STUART NOORDYK)
- WJNR-FM (101.5 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF IRON MOUNTAIN, INC.)
- WVCM (91.5 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: VCY AMERICA INC.)
- WIMK (93.1 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- W244AW (96.7 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: FAMILY ED BC CORP OF DOOR CNTY WI)
- WNMU-FM (90.1 FM; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
- WEUL (98.1 FM; KINGSFORD, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
- WZNL (94.3 FM; NORWAY, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- W237AW (95.3 FM; IRON RIVER, MI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Alpha:
- WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- KTTM (Channel 12; HURON, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WUPT-CA (Channel 25; CRYSTAL FALLS, MI; Owner: WESTERN UPPER PENINSULA TELEVISION, INC.)
- WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
- W54AR (Channel 54; FENCE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WLUC-TV (Channel 6; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: WLUC LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 5
- Hazardous Condition: 8
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Alpha, MI
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