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Bear Lake, MI map Population (year 2000): 318. Estimated population in July 2006: 328 (+3.1% change)
 

Males: 160  (50.3%)
Females: 158  (49.7%)

Manistee County

Median resident age:  39.2 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49614.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,200 (it was $31,389 in 2000)
Bear Lake  $31,200
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $92,600 (it was $71,300 in 2000)
Bear Lake  $92,600
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Bear Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.9%)
  • Hispanic (4.7%)
  • American Indian (3.5%)
  • Other Asian (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)

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Ancestries: German (24.8%), English (22.6%), Irish (7.5%), French (6.6%), Polish (6.0%), Dutch (4.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 240 feet

Land area: 0.31 square miles.

Population density: 1049 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Bear Lake

  • High school or higher: 82.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bear Lake village

  • Never married: 28.1%
  • Now married: 50.2%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

3 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.9%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Bear Lake, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bear Lake to the number of sex offenders is 37 to 1.

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

Bear Lake:  1.0% ($693)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Grand Rapids, MI (106.5 miles , pop. 197,800).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (156.3 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (207.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Onekama, MI (5.5 miles ), Kaleva, MI (10.0 miles ), Benzonia, MI (14.0 miles ), Elberta, MI (14.6 miles ), Beulah, MI (14.9 miles ), Thompsonville, MI (15.7 miles ), Eastlake, MI (15.8 miles ), Frankfort, MI (15.9 miles ).

Latitude: 44.42 N, Longitude: 86.15 W


Area code: 231

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Population change in the 1990s: -26 (-7.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (21%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Chemicals (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (10%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (10%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (10%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)


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Bear Lake-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.7 miles away from the Bear Lake village center killed 2 people and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/26/1969, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 39.9 miles away from the village center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Bear Lake:
  • PAUL OLIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; FRANKFORT, MI)
  • WEST SHORE MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; MANISTEE, MI)
  • MEMORIAL MED CENTER OF WEST MICHIGAN (about 37 miles; LUDINGTON, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bear Lake:
  • CHERRY CAPITAL (about 46 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; ID: TVC)
  • MUSKEGON COUNTY (about 87 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; ID: MKG)
  • OTSEGO COUNTY (about 108 miles; GAYLORD, MI; ID: GLR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bear Lake:
  • MANISTEE CO.-BLACKER (about 13 miles; MANISTEE, MI; ID: MBL)
  • FRANKFORT DOW MEMORIAL FIELD (about 14 miles; FRANKFORT, MI; ID: 3D4)
  • THOMPSONVILLE (about 15 miles; THOMPSONVILLE, MI; ID: 7Y2)

Local government website: www.bearlakemichigan.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bear Lake:
  • NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 47 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
  • FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)
  • MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; FT enrollment: 2,365)
  • GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
  • GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 106 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)
  • CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 108 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; FT enrollment: 21,353)
  • AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 108 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 2,022)
Public elementary/middle schools in Bear Lake:
  • BEAR LAKE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 207; Location: 7748 CODY STREET; Grades: 06 - 12)
  • BEAR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 183; Location: 7748 CODY STREET PO BOX 188; Grades: PK - 05)

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

VACTIONLAND EZ MART (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
INTERLOCHEN E-Z MART (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
TELAMON - HEADSTART SCOOL (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
ROSIE'S PLACE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 18 regular monitoring violations
INDIAN RIVER EZ-MART (EAST) (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
INDIAN RIVER E-Z MART (WEST) (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
PLEASANT VIEW EZ MART (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bear Lake that have no violations reported:
  • HARRISVILLE E-Z MART (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • MARATHON EZ MART (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • RAPID CITY EZ MART (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • PRUDENVILLE EZ MART (Population served: 75, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • MANISTEE COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • SADDLE UP GAS & GROCERY (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:  64.4%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  6.1%
Whole state:  5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  12.7%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  4.6%
Whole state:  4.8%

Bear Lake compared to Michigan state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below 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 Bear Lake (2007 data):
  • The Huntington National Bank: Bear Lake Branch, Bear Lake Branch, Bear Lake Branch, Bear Lake Branch, Bear Lake Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $34,914.0 mil, Deposits: $25,554.3 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 593 total offices, Holding Company: Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
  • The Honor State Bank: Bear Lake Branch at 11926 Chippewa Highway, branch established on 2000-10-31. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $203.0 mil, Deposits: $167.6 mil, headquarters in Honor, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Honor Bancorp, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$702
Financial Administration 0$0 1$390
Streets and Highways 1$2,657$31,8840$0
Totals for Government 1$2,657$31,8849$1,092


Bear Lake government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Parks & Recreation: $33,000
  • Current Operations - General Public Buildings: $69,000
    Water Utilities: $44,000
    Regular Highways: $24,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,000
    Parks & Recreation: $13,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $198,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $325,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $44,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $60,000
    All Other: $36,000
    General Support: $34,000
  • Tax - Property: $34,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $62,000

5.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,071 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.79%
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 Benzie County, MI  0.48% ($24,435 average AGI)
from Mason County, MI  0.48% ($21,804)
from Kent County, MI  0.42% ($46,750)


5.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,735 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.82%
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 Kent County, MI  0.45% ($24,465 average AGI)
to Grand Traverse County, MI  0.44% ($21,429)
to Benzie County, MI  0.42% ($31,425)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bear Lake:
  • 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)
  • WCCW (1310 AM; 15 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WCCW RADIO, INC.)
  • WMTE (1340 AM; 1 kW; MANISTEE, MI; Owner: LAKE MICHIGAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WKJF (1370 AM; 5 kW; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: WKJF RADIO, INC.)
  • WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bear Lake:
  • WCUZ (100.1 FM; BEAR LAKE, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBNZ (99.3 FM; FRANKFORT, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WOUF (92.1 FM; BEULAH, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WVXM (97.7 FM; MANISTEE, MI; Owner: XAVIER UNIVERSITY)
  • WIAA (88.7 FM; INTERLOCHEN, MI; Owner: INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS)
  • WTCM-FM (103.5 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WGFN (98.1 FM; GLEN ARBOR, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WJZJ (95.5 FM; GLEN ARBOR, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WOLW (91.1 FM; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: NORTHERN CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WMTE-FM (101.5 FM; MANISTEE, MI; Owner: LAKE MICHIGAN BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bear Lake:
  • W34BZ (Channel 34; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W48BY (Channel 48; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WPBN-TV (Channel 7; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WPBN/WTOM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
  • W53CC (Channel 53; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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