Drinking water stations with addresses in Bessemer and their reported violations in the past:
BESSEMER (Population served: 2272, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-13-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-13-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-16-2004), St Public Notif received (SEP-03-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-13-2002), St Public Notif requested (AUG-29-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-29-2002), St Public Notif received (SEP-17-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
LAKE GOGEBIC COUNTY PARK (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
TAMAROU-LUFTHAUSEN TOWNHOUSES (Population served: 140, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1997 and DEC-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-14-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-16-1998)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-1997 and MAR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-20-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-20-1997), St Intentional no-action (MAR-31-1997), St Compliance achieved (OCT-21-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
LAKE SUPERIOR COUNTY PARK (Population served: 70, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.2 people | | Michigan: |  2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 58.4% | | Whole state: | 68.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 2.8% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 12.1% | | Whole state: | 10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bessemer, MI
28 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Bessemer compared to Michigan state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
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Banks with branches in Bessemer (2009 data):
- The First National Bank of Wakefield: Bessemer Branch at 1008 East Lead Street, branch established on 2000-04-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $45.1 mil, Deposits: $40.1 mil, headquarters in Wakefield, MI, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Wakefield Bancorporation, Inc.
- Gogebic Range Bank: at 300 South Sophie Street, branch established on 2002-05-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $50.6 mil, Deposits: $43.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: West End Financial Corp.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Gogebic County Michigan:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (69%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Religon statistics for Bessemer
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches |
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| Adherents | 51.6% | 29.9% | 10.0% | 2.7% | 2.2% |
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| Congregations | 17.9% | 21.4% | 14.3% | 7.1% | 7.1% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Assemblies of God | Baptist General Conference | Episcopal Church | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
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| Congregations | 10.7% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 10.7% |
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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 |
1 | $4,029 | $48,348 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $7,196 | $43,176 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $6,044 | $36,264 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $5,446 | $32,676 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,723 | $32,676 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
3 | $9,135 | $36,540 | 1 | $1,534 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $5,446 | $32,676 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
1 | $2,922 | $35,064 | 2 | $708 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $5,446 | $32,676 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
16 | $48,387 | $36,290 | 3 | $2,242 |
Bessemer government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $15,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $334,000
Housing & Community Development: $205,000
All Other: $180,000
Solid Waste Management: $135,000
- Construction - Housing & Community Development: $138,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $443,000
Housing & Community Development: $400,000
Water Utilities: $326,000
Sewerage: $307,000
General - Other: $298,000
Police Protection: $124,000
Solid Waste Management: $114,000
General Public Buildings: $108,000
Central Staff Services: $83,000
Libraries: $59,000
Financial Administration: $52,000
Fire Protection: $31,000
Parks & Recreation: $10,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $5,000
- Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $382,000
Interest Revenue: $24,000
Benefit Payments: $19,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $261,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
All Other: $3,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $25,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $14,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $57,000
General Revenue, NEC: $39,000
Property Sale Other: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $87,000
Water Utilities: $43,000
Sewerage: $14,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,613,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $390,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $316,000
Highways: $312,000
All Other: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $489,000
NEC: $5,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $491,000
4.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,288 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.68% | | 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:
6.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,674 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.48% | | 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 Bessemer:
- WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHRY (1450 AM; 1 kW; HURLEY, WI; Owner: BIG G LITTLE O INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bessemer:
- WUPM (106.9 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: BIG G LITTLE O, INC.)
- W207BR (89.3 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- W280DD (103.9 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
- W265AI (100.9 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY B/C, INC.)
- WIMI (99.7 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W224AW (92.7 FM; BERGLAND, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
- W201BP (88.1 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Bessemer:
- WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)
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Bessemer, Michigan:
- Fatal accident count: 6
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 7
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 7
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 16
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Michigan average:
- Fatal accident count: 131
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 203
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 49
- Fatalities: 141
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 349
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 21
Bessemer fatal accident list:
Dec 26, 2001 12:45 AM, Us-2, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Nov 10, 1983 11:05 AM, 2, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jan 27, 1981 01:55 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 25, 1978 04:50 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
Feb 23, 1977 02:15 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Apr 10, 1975 04:50 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total average daily traffic: 910
Total average daily truck traffic: 45
Total future (year 2022) average daily traffic: 1,035
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- Ironwood Site: 6910 Runway Lane, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.5 m, Call Sign: KNKN859, Licensee ID: L00128694
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
Grant Date: 10/30/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: David C Jatlow
Registrant: American Cellular, LLC
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5- Approx 1 Mi Ese, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 92 m
Registrant: Big G Little O Inc Dba , 209 Harrison St, Ironwood, MI 49938, Phone: (906) 932-5234 - Ronald D Obermueller, 1.6 Km Nw Us Hwy 2 & Peck St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 86 m, Overall height: 90 m
Registrant: Xcel Energy Services Inc., 414 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55401, Phone: (612) 330-2876, Email:
- Alexander Nowakowski, 2.5 Miles S Of E Pioneer Road On E End Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 144.8 m, Overall height: 152.4 m
Registrant: Michigan Dept. Of Information Technology - Mpscs, 4000 Collins Road, Lansing, MI 48909-8131, Phone: (517) 333-5010, Email:
- Alexander Nowakowski, West Of Lookout Tower On Black River Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 144.8 m, Overall height: 152.4 m
Registrant: Michigan Dept. Of Information Technology - Mpscs, 4000 Collins Road, Lansing, MI 48909-8131, Phone: (517) 333-5010, Email:
- David J Savolainen, 6910 Runway Lane, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00000866
Registrant: Range Corporation, 2342 Us 41 W, Marquette, MI 49855, Phone: (906) 228-7000, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Bessemer, MI)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4- STATION, 1 Mi Nw Of Us Hwy 2 & Peck St, Overall height: 89.9 m, Call Sign: WNEP735
Assigned Frequencies : 2136.40 MHz, 2131.60 MHz
Grant Date: 09/15/2001, Expiration Date: 11/21/2011, Cancelation Date: 04/07/2003, Certifier: Ronald D Obermueller
Registrant: Mcdermott, Will & Emery, 600 13th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 756-8281, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
- Bessemer, 1.0 Mi Nw Us Hwy 2 & Peck St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 86 m, Overall height: 90 m, Call Sign: WPQN656
Assigned Frequencies : 6345.49 MHz, 6226.89 MHz
Grant Date: 06/22/2000, Expiration Date: 06/22/2010, Certifier: Ronald D Obermueller
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 13th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 756-8282, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
- BESSEMER, 8705, 2.5 Miles S Of E Pioneer Road On E End Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 144.8 m, Overall height: 152.4 m, Call Sign: WPRW294, Licensee ID: L00001365
Assigned Frequencies : 6556.25 MHz, 6561.25 MHz
Grant Date: 02/27/2001, Expiration Date: 02/27/2011, Certifier: Harry E Warner
Registrant: State Of Michigan, 4000 Collins Road, Lansing, MI 48909-8131, Phone: (517) 336-6623, Fax: (517) 336-6222, Email:
- COPPER PEAK, West Of Lookout Tower On Black River Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 144.8 m, Overall height: 152.4 m, Call Sign: WPTS497
Assigned Frequencies : 6563.75 MHz
Grant Date: 12/06/2001, Expiration Date: 12/06/2011, Certifier: Harry Warner
Registrant: Michigan Dept Of Information Technology, 4000 Collins Road, Lansing, MI 48909-8131, Phone: (517) 333-5010, Fax: (517) 336-6222, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2- 1 Mile North Of Bessemer, Mi., Overall height: 60.7 m, Call Sign: WRV236
Assigned Frequencies : 152.150 MHz
Grant Date: 05/06/2008, Expiration Date: 04/09/2018
Registrant: Range Corporation, 2342 Us 41 West, Marquette, MI 49855, Phone: (906) 228-7000, Fax: (906) 228-8653, Email:
- 1 Mile North Of Bessemer, Mi., Overall height: 59.8 m, Call Sign: WXS433
Assigned Frequencies : 152.240 MHz
Grant Date: 05/06/2008, Expiration Date: 04/09/2018
Registrant: Range Corporation, 2342 Us 41 West, Marquette, MI 49855, Phone: (906) 228-7000, Fax: (906) 228-8653, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Bessemer)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2- Aircraft: RAVEN S55A (Balloon, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 60 mph), Engine: None
N-Number: 4192Q , Serial Number: S55A-899, Year manufactured: 1982, Airworthiness Date: 03/22/1982
Registrant (Corporation): Wintery Winds Inc, 803 Tilden Rd, Bessemer, MI 49911 - Aircraft: NETZ ALAN A HUMMELBIRD HB-1 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 8010P , Serial Number: 21732
Registrant (Individual): Allen W Maki, 204 W Iron St, Bessemer, MI 49911
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 3
- Hazardous Condition: 1
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