Augusta, Michigan

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Population (year 2000): 899. Estimated population in July 2006: 848 (-5.7% change)

Males: 448	(49.8%)
Females: 451	(50.2%)

Kalamazoo County

Median resident age:	35.8 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 49012.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,600 (it was $44,375 in 2000)

Augusta	$46,600
Michigan:	$46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $108,400 (it was $84,800 in 2000)

Augusta	$108,400
Michigan:	$149,300

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Races in Augusta:

White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
Two or more races (1.9%)
American Indian (1.8%)
Hispanic (1.3%)
Black (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (21.1%), Irish (19.9%), English (19.2%), French (10.2%), Dutch (9.6%), United States (8.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 800 feet

Land area: 0.93 square miles.

Population density: 911 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Augusta

High school or higher: 90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
Unemployed: 2.8%
Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Augusta village

Never married: 21.1%
Now married: 59.0%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 6.5%
Divorced: 12.4%

14 residents are foreign born

This village:	1.6%
Michigan:	5.3%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Augusta, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Augusta to the number of sex offenders is 213 to 1.

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

Augusta:	1.2% ($1,059)
Michigan:	1.3% ($1,461)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Battle Creek, MI (10.3 miles , pop. 53,364).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (88.3 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (163.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: South Gull Lake, MI (4.7 miles ), Galesburg, MI (5.6 miles ), Greater Galesburg, MI (6.4 miles ), Level Park-Oak Park, MI (6.7 miles ), Climax, MI (6.9 miles ), Richland, MI (7.6 miles ), Springfield, MI (8.4 miles ), Battle Creek, MI (10.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $75,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $68,000
1998: 1 building, cost: $68,000
1999: 1 building, cost: $85,000
2000: 1 building, cost: $84,400
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $145,900
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $155,600
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $129,600
2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 42.34 N, Longitude: 85.35 W

Area code: 269

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Population change in the 1990s: -33 (-3.5%).

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (16%)
Construction (13%)
Health care (7%)
Paper (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (13%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

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Crime in Augusta by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	2	2	0	0
per 100,000	221.2	220.0	0.0	0.0
Thefts	16	10	4	5
per 100,000	1769.9	1100.1	451.5	570.8
Auto thefts	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 162.0)	86.3	59.4	18.1	22.8

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Average climate in Augusta, Michigan

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Augusta-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Michigan state average. It is 69% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1977, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 2.4 miles away from the Augusta village center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/2/1977, a category 4 tornado 23.8 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 44 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Augusta:

BATTLE CREEK HEALTH SYSTEM (about 5 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI)
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-BATTLE CREEK (about 5 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI)
SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN REHAB HOSP (about 11 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Augusta:

W K KELLOGG (about 8 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; ID: BTL)
KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 16 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 39 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; ID: GRR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Augusta:

TRIPLE H (about 14 miles; PARCHMENT, MI; ID: 2H4)
DAVID'S (about 22 miles; ATHENS, MI; ID: 9C2)
PLAINWELL MUNICIPAL (about 22 miles; PLAINWELL, MI; ID: 61D)

Amtrak stations near Augusta:

12 miles: BATTLE CREEK (104 CAPITAL AVE. SW). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
17 miles: KALAMAZOO (459 N. BURDICK ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Augusta:

KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,824)
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
CALVIN COLLEGE (about 43 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 4,148)
AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 46 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 2,022)
GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)
SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; SPRING ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 2,266)

Public elementary/middle schools in Augusta:

GALESBURG-AUGUSTA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 300; Location: 750 W. VAN BUREN STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
GALESBURG-AUGUSTA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 176; Location: 600 W. MICHIGAN AVENUE; Grades: 04 - 05)

Library in Augusta:

AUGUSTA-ROSS TOWNSHIP DISTRICT LIBRARY (Operating income: $108,207; Location: 105 SOUTH WEBSTER STREET; 34,963 books; 1,250 audio materials; 1,293 video materials; 60 serial subscriptions)

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Hotels: Gull Lake Inn (12500 East D Avenue), Brook Lodge (6535 N. 42nd St), Golf Club at Yarrow (10499 North 48th Street), Brook Lodge Hotel And Conf Resort (6535 N 42nd St).

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

AUGUSTA (Population served: 899, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

STONEHEDGE #3 SOUTH REST ROOM (Population served: 200, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-07-1999)

SHADYBEND TRAILER PARK (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2000 and JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-10-2000)

YARROW CHICKORY LODGE (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-28-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-1996)

ST. ANNS CATHOLIC CHURCH (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-02-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-02-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-11-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-27-2005), St Tech Assistance Visit (4 times from JUN-14-2005 to JUN-24-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-11-2005), St Tech Assistance Visit (AUG-11-2005)

GULL LAKE INN (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

YARROW LODGE -KITCHEN WELL (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

YARROW LARKSPUR HALL (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Augusta that have no violations reported:

GULL LAKEVIEW HOUSING WELL #4 (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
STONEHEDGE #4 NORTH COURSE (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
STONEHEDGE #1 CLUB HOUSE (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
STONEHEDGE GOLF #5 N. COURSE (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
GULL LAKEVIEW HOUSING WELLS (Population served: 75, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
MAPLE HILLS GOLF COURSE (Population served: 60, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
GULL LAKEVIEW GOLF #3 (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
YMCA SHERMAN LAKE #2 #3 #4 (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
STONEHEDGE GOLF #2 RANGE (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
GULL LAKEVIEW VILLA OFFICE (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This village:	2.4 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	64.7%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	6.8%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	4.8%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	2.6%
Whole state:	4.8%

Augusta compared to Michigan state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Augusta (2007 data):

Comerica Bank: Augusta Branch at 204 South Webster Street, branch established on 1950-06-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $58,543.3 mil, Deposits: $45,884.0 mil, headquarters in Detroit, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 390 total offices, Holding Company: Comerica Incorporated

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Augusta government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $67,000
Charges - Sewerage: $47,000
All Other: $11,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $101,000
General Public Buildings: $98,000

Sewerage: $93,000

Central Staff Services: $77,000

General - Other: $62,000

Regular Highways: $57,000

Police Protection: $36,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $10,000

Financial Administration: $8,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,000
General - Interest on Debt: $39,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $630,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $312,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $273,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $45,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $32,000
Rents: $9,000

Interest Earnings: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $84,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $71,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $75,000
Highways: $73,000
Tax - Property: $153,000
NEC: $10,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $131,000

6.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,683 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.66%
Michigan average:	5.24%

0.22% of residents moved from foreign countries ($464 average AGI)
Kalamazoo County: 0.22%
Michigan average: 0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Van Buren County, MI	0.67% ($33,900 average AGI)
from Allegan County, MI	0.50% ($30,944)
from Calhoun County, MI	0.50% ($41,885)

7.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,323 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.15%
Michigan average:	5.98%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($512 average AGI)
Kalamazoo County: 0.06%
Michigan average: 0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Van Buren County, MI	0.67% ($42,190 average AGI)
to Calhoun County, MI	0.40% ($34,765)
to Kent County, MI	0.39% ($31,836)

Strongest AM radio stations in Augusta:

WKZO (590 AM; 5 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBCK (930 AM; 5 kW; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKMI (1360 AM; 5 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI)
WKLZ (1470 AM; 10 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WQSN (1660 AM; 10 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WNWN (1560 AM; daytime; 4 kW; PORTAGE, MI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WRCC (1400 AM; 1 kW; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: CASPTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WOLY (1500 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
WMSH-FM (99 AM; 1 kW; STURGIS, MI; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Augusta:

WKFR-FM (103.3 FM; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WQLR (106.5 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMUK (102.1 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
WRKR (107.7 FM; PORTAGE, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WBCT (93.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVGR (104.1 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN)
WBXX (95.3 FM; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: CASPTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WOOD-FM (105.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WAYK (88.3 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY)
WFAT (96.5 FM; PORTAGE, MI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WZUU (92.3 FM; ALLEGAN, MI; Owner: FORUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
W247AM (97.3 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WBCH-FM (100.1 FM; HASTINGS, MI; Owner: BARRY BROADCASTING CO.)
W258AH (99.5 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
W223AE (92.5 FM; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: SPRING ARBOR COLLEGE COMMUNICATIONS)
W262AF (100.3 FM; PARCHMENT, MI; Owner: FRIENDS OF CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
WIDR (89.1 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Augusta:

WLLA (Channel 64; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAITH BROADCAST, INC.)
WOTV (Channel 41; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WWMT (Channel 3; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
WXMI (Channel 17; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
W26BX (Channel 26; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
WOOD-TV (Channel 8; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WZPX (Channel 43; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: PAXSON BATTLE CREEK LICENSE, INC.)
WOBC-CA (Channel 20; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
W21BS (Channel 21; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WGVK (Channel 52; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY)

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