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Population in July 2008: 175. Population change since 2000: -11.6%
 

Males: 90  (51.5%)
Females: 85  (48.5%)

Median resident age:  39.0 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip code: 49902


Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,540 (it was $21,750 in 2000)
Alpha:  $24,540
Michigan:  $47,950

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $14,192
Alpha:  $14,192
Michigan:  $24,816

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $44,621 (it was $30,900 in 2000)
Alpha:  $44,621
Michigan:  $153,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $55,981; Detached houses: $55,440

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Races in Alpha:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.5%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Alpha: 74.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.7%), Polish (17.2%), Irish (12.6%), Italian (12.1%), English (10.1%), Swedish (8.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1420 feet

Land area: 0.94 square miles.

Population density: 186 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Alpha

  • High school or higher: 86.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 17.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alpha village

  • Never married: 21.5%
  • Now married: 41.1%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 21.5%
  • Divorced: 14.7%

2 residents are foreign born

This village:  1.0%
Michigan:  5.3%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Alpha, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Alpha to the number of sex offenders is 175 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alpha:  1.9% ($590)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (107.4 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (208.0 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (292.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Crystal Falls, MI (2.1 miles ), Florence, WI (3.3 miles ), Gaastra, MI (3.3 miles ), Caspian, MI (3.5 miles ), Stambaugh, MI (3.5 miles ), Fern, WI (3.6 miles) , Commonwealth, WI (3.6 miles ), Iron River, MI (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 46.04 N, Longitude: 88.38 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 906

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Population change in the 1990s: -21 (-9.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Educational services (25%)
  • Health care (21%)
  • Wood products (11%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (11%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Gasoline stations (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (43%)
  • Gasoline stations (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Utilities (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (11%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (10%)
  • Cashiers (10%)
  • Mathematical science occupations (7%)
  • Therapists (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)



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Average climate in Alpha, Michigan

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Alpha-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 56% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/4/1986, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 28.4 miles away from the Alpha village center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/11/1987, a category 3 tornado 31.0 miles away from the village center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Alpha:
  • IRON COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; IRON RIVER, MI)
  • DICKINSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI)
  • BELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 43 miles; ISHPEMING, MI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alpha:
  • NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,374)
  • MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; FT enrollment: 5,779)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 102 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 108 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 112 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 112 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 118 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)

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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:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%)
  • Utility gas (4%)
  • Wood (4%)


Religion statistics for Alpha

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist Church The Evangelical Covenant ChurchLutheran Church
Adherents57.8%22.2%4.3%3.3%2.6%
Congregations12.0%16.0%12.0%4.0%8.0%
NameChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPresbyterian Church (USA)Baptist General ConferenceAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents2.3%1.9%1.8%0.8%3.0%
Congregations4.0%4.0%8.0%4.0%28.0%
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.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

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$45,3120$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$45,31227$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:
from Dickinson County, MI  0.39% ($43,833 average AGI)
from Marquette County, MI  0.30% ($17,929)
from Cook County, IL  0.26% ($33,167)


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:
to Dickinson County, MI  0.71% ($26,848 average AGI)
to Marquette County, MI  0.41% ($27,474)
to Brown County, WI  0.37% ($23,235)


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

Incident types - Alpha


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