Birch Run, Michigan

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Population (year 2000): 1,653. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,693 (+2.4% change)

Males: 779	(47.1%)
Females: 874	(52.9%)

Saginaw County

Median resident age:	32.5 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 48415.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,100 (it was $41,685 in 2000)

Birch Run	$43,100
Michigan:	$46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $130,700 (it was $99,900 in 2000)

Birch Run	$130,700
Michigan:	$149,300

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Races in Birch Run:

White Non-Hispanic (94.3%)
Hispanic (3.3%)
Two or more races (2.1%)
Other race (0.9%)
American Indian (0.8%)

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Ancestries: German (33.7%), Irish (13.9%), English (12.2%), Polish (10.5%), French (8.8%), United States (5.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 635 feet

Land area: 1.92 square miles.

Population density: 893 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Birch Run

High school or higher: 88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
Unemployed: 7.0%
Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Birch Run village

Never married: 22.1%
Now married: 54.1%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 7.9%
Divorced: 14.5%

24 residents are foreign born

This village:	1.5%
Michigan:	5.3%

According to our research there were 15 registered sex offenders living in Birch Run, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Birch Run to the number of sex offenders is 114 to 1.

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

Birch Run:	1.2% ($1,181)
Michigan:	1.3% ($1,461)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Saginaw, MI (16.2 miles , pop. 61,799).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (76.1 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (284.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Clio, MI (6.2 miles ), Frankenmuth, MI (6.5 miles ), Burt, MI (8.3 miles ), Montrose, MI (8.7 miles ), Mount Morris, MI (11.1 miles ), Bridgeport, MI (11.2 miles ), Beecher, MI (12.8 miles ), Flushing, MI (13.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 41 buildings, average cost: $60,600
1997: 28 buildings, average cost: $85,700
1998: 31 buildings, average cost: $85,700
1999: 32 buildings, average cost: $85,700
2000: 31 buildings, average cost: $85,700
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 1 building, cost: $140,000
2003: 1 building, cost: $140,000
2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $155,000
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $159,400
2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 43.25 N, Longitude: 83.79 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,781 (+107.7%)
Workers who live and work in this village: 183 (22.8%)

7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 989

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Population change in the 1990s: +658 (+66.1%).

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (13%)
Construction (10%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Machinery (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Educational services (10%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Top executives (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Cashiers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Customer service representatives (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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Crime in Birch Run by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	1	1	0	0	0	2
per 100,000	60.2	59.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	116.6
Robberies	3	1	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	180.5	59.8	0.0	0.0	57.8	0.0
Assaults	9	16	12	6	7	10
per 100,000	541.5	957.5	676.8	340.9	404.4	583.1
Burglaries	31	36	21	22	17	9
per 100,000	1865.2	2154.4	1184.4	1250.0	982.1	524.8
Thefts	419	388	314	291	232	148
per 100,000	25210.6	23219.6	17710.1	16534.1	13402.7	8629.7
Auto thefts	14	6	5	3	4	2
per 100,000	842.4	359.1	282.0	170.5	231.1	116.6
Arson	1	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	60.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	1417.0	1365.6	949.2	830.7	721.5	601.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (5 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.92
US city average:	3.00

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Birch Run-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Michigan state average. It is 63% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1953, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 11.2 miles away from the Birch Run village center killed 116 people and injured 844 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/12/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.9 miles away from the village center killed 3 people and injured 116 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Birch Run:

ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; SAGINAW, MI)
MCLAREN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; FLINT, MI)
GENESYS REG MED CTR-FLINT OSTEO CAMPUS (about 18 miles; FLINT, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Birch Run:

BISHOP INTERNATIONAL (about 22 miles; FLINT, MI; ID: FNT)
MBS INTL (about 27 miles; SAGINAW, MI; ID: MBS)
OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL (about 49 miles; PONTIAC, MI; ID: PTK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Birch Run:

WM 'TINY' ZEHNDER FIELD (about 8 miles; FRANKENMUTH, MI; ID: 66G)
CAGNEY (about 9 miles; CLIO, MI; ID: 51G)
SAGINAW COUNTY H.W. BROWNE (about 14 miles; SAGINAW, MI; ID: HYX)

Amtrak station near Birch Run:

19 miles: FLINT (1407 S. DORT HWY.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Birch Run:

KETTERING UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; FLINT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,900)
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-FLINT (about 18 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 4,544)
MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 4,616)
BAKER COLLEGE OF FLINT (about 21 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 2,734)
SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 6,216)
DELTA COLLEGE (about 26 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 5,117)
NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; MIDLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,784)

Public high school in Birch Run:

BIRCH RUN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 570; Location: 12450 CHURCH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Birch Run:

NORTH ELEMENTARY BUILDING (Students: 715; Location: 12440 CHURCH STREET; Grades: KG - 04)
MARSHALL GREENE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 613; Location: 8225 MAIN STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)
BRUCKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 198; Location: 6005 FORT ROAD; Grades: KG - 04)
BIRCH RUN PRESCHOOL (Location: 8177 RACINE STREET; Grades: PK - PK)

Library in Birch Run:

THOMAS E. FLESCHNER MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $67,851; Location: 11935 SILVER CREEK DRIVE; 18,321 books; 451 audio materials; 452 video materials; 26 serial subscriptions)

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Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bogart Drain (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Exit Motel (9087 Birch Run Road), Best Western of Birch Run (9087 East Birch Run Road), Country Inn & Suites by Carlson-Birch Run (12112 South Beyer Road), Church Street Manor (12274 Church Street), Birch Run/Frankenmuth Super 8 Motel (9235 Birch Run Rd), Hampton Inn Birch Run/Frankenmuth (12130 Tiffany Blvd), BirchRun Frankenmuth Area (9235 East Birch Run Road), Comfort Inn Birch Run (11911 Dixie Highway).

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

OLD DIXIE INN (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

MOOSE LODGE #2426 (Population served: 72, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

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

BIRCH RUN TOWNSHIP (Population served: 2460, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
BIRCH RUN, VILLAGE OF (Population served: 1653, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

Average household size:

This village:	2.4 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	65.7%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	5.3%
Whole state:	5.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% 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:	1.1%
Whole state:	4.8%

Birch Run compared to Michigan state average:

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Banks with branches in Birch Run (2007 data):

National City Bank: Birch Run Branch at 12010 Church Street, branch established on 1957-08-01. Info updated 2006-09-27: Bank assets: $134,344.8 mil, Deposits: $86,955.0 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1347 total offices, Holding Company: National City Corporation
Community State Bank of St. Charles: Birch Run Branch at 8412 Main Street, branch established on 2003-11-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $136.4 mil, Deposits: $119.5 mil, headquarters in St. Charles, MI, positive income, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bancorp, Inc.

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply	3	$7,134	$28,536	6	$4,229
Other and Unallocable	1	$1,957	$23,484	6	$1,776
Sewerage	3	$6,649	$26,596	6	$3,004
Solid Waste Management	0	$0		1	$239
Streets and Highways	0	$0		5	$2,945
Police - Other	1	$2,139	$25,668	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	6	$19,175	$38,350	4	$2,555
Other Government Administration	2	$5,280	$31,680	3	$841
Financial Administration	1	$1,652	$19,824	0	$0
Totals for Government	17	$43,986	$31,049	31	$15,589

Birch Run government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $225,000
All Other: $66,000
Construction - Transit Utilities: $2,408,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $571,000
Police Protection: $402,000

Regular Highways: $215,000

Sewerage: $183,000

General - Other: $100,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $85,000

Central Staff Services: $46,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $41,000
General - Interest on Debt: $181,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $37,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,915,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,770,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $145,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $172,000
Property Sale Other: $114,000

General Revenue, NEC: $110,000

Rents: $72,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $42,000
Sewerage: $39,000

Water Utilities: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,347,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $328,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $264,000
General Support: $136,000

Highways: $113,000
Tax - Property: $932,000
NEC: $68,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $524,000

3.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,020 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.53%
Michigan average:	5.24%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($190 average AGI)
Saginaw County: 0.04%
Michigan average: 0.10%

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

from Bay County, MI	0.45% ($41,723 average AGI)
from Genesee County, MI	0.41% ($37,659)
from Tuscola County, MI	0.23% ($32,709)

4.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,987 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.93%
Michigan average:	5.98%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($166 average AGI)
Saginaw County: 0.03%
Michigan average: 0.05%

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

to Bay County, MI	0.47% ($35,320 average AGI)
to Genesee County, MI	0.41% ($31,616)
to Midland County, MI	0.29% ($38,040)

Strongest AM radio stations in Birch Run:

WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
WSGW (790 AM; 5 kW; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)
WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WKNX (1250 AM; 1 kW; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: FRANKENMUTH BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTRX (1330 AM; 5 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFNT (1470 AM; 5 kW; FLINT, MI)
WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WMAX (1440 AM; 5 kW; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: AM MEDIA SERVICES, L.L.C.)
WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WSAM (1400 AM; 1 kW; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: THE MACDONALD BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Birch Run:

WHNN (96.1 FM; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WIOG (102.5 FM; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WTLZ (107.1 FM; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)
WKCQ (98.1 FM; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: THE MACDONALD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WILZ (104.5 FM; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WRCL (93.7 FM; FRANKENMUTH, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF FLINT, INC.)
WFBE (95.1 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWBN (101.5 FM; TUSCOLA, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF FLINT, INC.)
WUCX-FM (90.1 FM; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
WGER (106.3 FM; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)
WEEG (97.3 FM; ESSEXVILLE, MI; Owner: THE MACDONALD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWCK-FM (105.5 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WOWE (98.9 FM; VASSAR, MI; Owner: PRAESTANTIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTAC (89.7 FM; BURTON, MI; Owner: SUPERIOR COMMUNICATIONS)
WDZZ-FM (92.7 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WAKL (88.9 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WRSR (103.9 FM; OWOSSO, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WCRZ (107.9 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF FLINT, INC.)
WTCF (100.5 FM; CARROLLTON, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)
WTRK (89.1 FM; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: BEYOND THE BAY MEDIA GROUP)

TV broadcast stations around Birch Run:

WEYI-TV (Channel 25; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: WEYI BROADCASTING, LLC)
WNEM-TV (Channel 5; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
W09CK (Channel 9; FLINT, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
WSMH (Channel 66; FLINT, MI; Owner: WSMH LICENSEE, LLC)
WAQP (Channel 49; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
WJRT-TV (Channel 12; FLINT, MI; Owner: FLINT LICENSE SUBSIDIARY CORP.)
W22CC (Channel 22; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
W69DW (Channel 69; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: NTN/SAGINAW, INC.)
W52CU (Channel 52; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: NTN/SAGINAW, INC.)
WXON-LP (Channel 54; FLINT, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
W68DH (Channel 68; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WFUM (Channel 28; FLINT, MI; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN)
WDCQ-TV (Channel 19; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; Owner: DELTA COLLEGE)
W58CW (Channel 58; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)

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