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Ashley, MI map Population (year 2000): 526. Estimated population in July 2006: 516 (-1.9% change)
 

Males: 261  (49.6%)
Females: 265  (50.4%)

Gratiot County

Median resident age:  37.9 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 48806.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,700 (it was $32,917 in 2000)
Ashley  $32,700
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $84,000 (it was $64,700 in 2000)
Ashley  $84,000
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Ashley:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)

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Ancestries: German (21.7%), English (15.6%), United States (12.0%), Irish (6.3%), Czech (4.9%), French (4.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 671 feet

Land area: 0.64 square miles.

Population density: 807 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ashley

  • High school or higher: 72.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ashley village

  • Never married: 21.7%
  • Now married: 56.0%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 12.9%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

5 residents are foreign born

This village:  1.0%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Ashley, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ashley to the number of sex offenders is 87 to 1.

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

Ashley:  1.2% ($800)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lansing, MI (32.9 miles , pop. 119,128).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (109.4 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (238.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Elsie, MI (9.0 miles ), Ithaca, MI (11.3 miles ), St. Johns, MI (14.0 miles ), Perrinton, MI (14.0 miles ), Ovid, MI (14.4 miles ), Breckenridge, MI (15.3 miles ), Maple Rapids, MI (15.9 miles ), St. Louis, MI (17.9 miles ).

Latitude: 43.19 N, Longitude: 84.48 W


41 people in nursing homes

Area code: 989

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Population change in the 1990s: +6 (+1.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (21%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (31%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)


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Ashley-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Michigan state average. It is 60% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.5 miles away from the Ashley village center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 24.6 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Ashley:
  • GRATIOT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; ALMA, MI)
  • CLINTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; SAINT JOHNS, MI)
  • MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 25 miles; OWOSSO, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ashley:
  • CAPITAL CITY (about 30 miles; LANSING, MI; ID: LAN)
  • MBS INTL (about 37 miles; SAGINAW, MI; ID: MBS)
  • BISHOP INTERNATIONAL (about 54 miles; FLINT, MI; ID: FNT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ashley:
  • RANDOLPH'S LANDING AREA (about 7 miles; ST JOHNS, MI; ID: 61G)
  • TRIPP CREEK (about 10 miles; ST JOHNS, MI; ID: 39T)
  • SCHIFFER ACRES (about 11 miles; ST JOHNS, MI; ID: 3S5)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ashley:
  • MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; EAST LANSING, MI; Full-time enrollment: 38,639)
  • NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; MIDLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,784)
  • CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; FT enrollment: 21,353)
  • LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 8,454)
  • SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 6,216)
  • DELTA COLLEGE (about 42 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 5,117)
  • KETTERING UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 2,900)
Public high school in Ashley:
  • ASHLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 180; Location: 104 NEW STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Ashley:
  • ASHLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 205; Location: 104 NEW STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Ashley:
  • ASHLEY DISTRICT LIBRARY (Operating income: $51,127; Location: 104 NEW STREET; 12,000 books; 5 audio materials; 135 video materials; 19 serial subscriptions)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Ashley and their reported violations in the past:

ASHLEY, VILLAGE OF (Population served: 526, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This village:  2.5 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  73.1%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  5.7%
Whole state:  5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  14.1%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  7.9%
Whole state:  4.8%

Ashley compared to Michigan state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Ashley (2007 data):
  • Firstbank - Alma: Ashley Branch at 114 South Sterling Street, branch established on 1959-02-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $246.8 mil, Deposits: $184.8 mil, headquarters in Alma, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Firstbank Corporation



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Ashley government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • Charges - All Other: $57,000
    Sewerage: $23,000
  • Current Operations - General Public Buildings: $108,000
    Regular Highways: $102,000
    Water Utilities: $61,000
    Sewerage: $36,000
    Fire Protection: $22,000
    Central Staff Services: $16,000
    General - Other: $14,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $43,000
    Interest Earnings: $14,000
    Rents: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $105,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $364,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $47,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $64,000
    Highways: $48,000
  • Tax - Property: $58,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $70,000

5.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,351 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.60%
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 Isabella County, MI  0.88% ($25,976 average AGI)
from Montcalm County, MI  0.81% ($22,626)
from Clinton County, MI  0.45% ($31,683)


6.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,002 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.53%
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 Isabella County, MI  1.11% ($31,000 average AGI)
to Montcalm County, MI  0.66% ($33,777)
to Clinton County, MI  0.45% ($33,469)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ashley:
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • WKAR (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
  • WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
  • WFYC (1280 AM; 1 kW; ALMA, MI; Owner: JACOM, INC.)
  • WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMLM (1520 AM; 1 kW; ST. LOUIS, MI; Owner: SIEFKER BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WILS (1320 AM; 5 kW; LANSING, MI)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ashley:
  • WJSZ (92.5 FM; ASHLEY, MI; Owner: CURWOOD BROADCASTING COMPANY, CORP.)
  • WUGN (99.7 FM; MIDLAND, MI; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC)
  • WQBX (104.9 FM; ALMA, MI; Owner: JACOM, INC.)
  • WKAR-FM (90.5 FM; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WCEN-FM (94.5 FM; HEMLOCK, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)
  • WRSR (103.9 FM; OWOSSO, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKMY (92.1 FM; ST. JOHNS, MI; Owner: RUBBER CITY RADIO GROUP)
  • WFMK (99.1 FM; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WITL-FM (100.7 FM; LANSING, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLGH (88.1 FM; LEROY TOWNSHIP, MI; Owner: SUPERIOR COMMUNICATIONS)

TV broadcast stations around Ashley:
  • WJRT-TV (Channel 12; FLINT, MI; Owner: FLINT LICENSE SUBSIDIARY CORP.)
  • WCMU-TV (Channel 14; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
  • WSMH (Channel 66; FLINT, MI; Owner: WSMH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WAQP (Channel 49; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
  • WKAR-TV (Channel 23; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MICH. STATE UNIV.)
  • WLNS-TV (Channel 6; LANSING, MI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF LANSING, INC.)
  • W46CR (Channel 46; SAGINAW/MIDLAND, MI; Owner: YONEIDE S. DINZEY)
  • W69BJ (Channel 69; LANSING, MI; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)

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