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Population in July 2007: 5,786. Population change since 2000: -4.8%
 

Males: 2,769  (47.9%)
Females: 3,017  (52.1%)

Median resident age:  33.8 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49047.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,482 (it was $29,926 in 2000)
Dowagiac:  $31,482
Michigan:  $47,950

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $86,775 (it was $63,500 in 2000)
Dowagiac:  $86,775
Michigan:  $153,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $118,007; Detached houses: $96,180; Townhouses or other attached units: $420,684; In 2-unit structures: $96,091; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,487,803; Mobile homes: $74,474
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Races in Dowagiac:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.0%)
  • Black (15.6%)
  • American Indian (3.7%)
  • Two or more races (3.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.5%)
  • Other race (1.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Dowagiac: 77.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (20.9%), Irish (11.6%), English (8.9%), Dutch (7.9%), United States (5.8%), Polish (5.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 772 feet

Land area: 4.02 square miles.

Population density: 1441 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Dowagiac

  • High school or higher: 77.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 6.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dowagiac city

  • Never married: 25.1%
  • Now married: 44.6%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 10.6%
  • Divorced: 17.0%

180 residents are foreign born (1.3% Asia, 1.2% Europe, 0.5% Latin America).

This city:  2.9%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 45 registered sex offenders living in Dowagiac, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Dowagiac to the number of sex offenders is 129 to 1.

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

Dowagiac:  1.2% ($738)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Elkhart, IN (22.0 miles , pop. 51,874).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (80.7 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (81.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Cassopolis, MI (2.7 miles ), Eau Claire, MI (3.1 miles ), Vandalia, MI (3.3 miles ), Decatur, MI (3.3 miles ), Berrien Springs, MI (3.5 miles ), Niles, MI (3.6 miles ), Edwardsburg, MI (3.6 miles ), Marcellus, MI (3.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $60,000
  • 1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $49,800
  • 1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $62,000
  • 1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $67,000
  • 2000: 14 buildings, average cost: $82,400
  • 2001: 13 buildings, average cost: $66,100
  • 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $89,900
  • 2003: 11 buildings, average cost: $106,000
  • 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $75,100
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $71,000
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $122,500
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $185,000

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Latitude: 41.98 N, Longitude: 86.11 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,360 (+22.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,199 (47.9%)

Area code: 269

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Population change in the 1990s: -387 (-5.9%).


Historical population


Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Child care workers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)



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Crime in Dowagiac by Year

Type 2001 2002 2004 2007
Murders 0001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.016.9
Rapes 911125
    per 100,000 145.7177.0204.284.6
Robberies 3479
    per 100,000 48.664.4119.1152.2
Assaults 34412328
    per 100,000 550.3659.6391.4473.5
Burglaries 76634341
    per 100,000 1230.01013.5731.8693.4
Thefts 351327243240
    per 100,000 5680.55260.64135.54058.9
Auto thefts 19171712
    per 100,000 307.5273.5289.3202.9
Arson 7401
    per 100,000 113.364.40.016.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 579.1596.0517.2469.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 16 (15 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.59
US city average:  3.00

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Dowagiac-area historical tornado activity is above Michigan state average. It is 101% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.7 miles away from the Dowagiac city center killed 31 people and injured 252 people.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 28.4 miles away from the city center killed 36 people and injured 321 people.


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Hospital/medical center in Dowagiac:
  • LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (420 WEST HIGH STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Dowagiac:
  • BERRIEN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; BERRIEN CENTER, MI)
  • LAKELAND SPECIALTY HOSP AT BERRIEN CTR (about 9 miles; BERRIEN CENTER, MI)
  • COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; WATERVLIET, MI)

Political contributions by individuals in Dowagiac, MI

Airports and Heliports located in Dowagiac: See detailed data for Airports and Heliports located in Dowagiac, MI

Amtrak station:
DOWAGIAC (100 RAILROAD DR.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service.

Local government website: WWW.CITYOFDOWAGIAC.COM

Colleges/Universities in Dowagiac:
  • SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,675; Location: 58900 CHERRY GROVE RD; Public; Website: WWW.SMC.CC.MI.US)
  • SISTER LAKES ACADEMY (Location: 92402 CR690; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dowagiac:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 29 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,633)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 29 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
  • KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
  • ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; FT enrollment: 2,342)
  • WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 52 miles; WESTVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
  • KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; FT enrollment: 2,824)
Public high schools in Dowagiac:
Public elementary/middle schools in Dowagiac:
Private elementary/middle schools in Dowagiac:
  • ST JOHN LUTHERAN (Students: 53; Location: 603 MCCLEARY ST; Grades: PK - 8)
  • CALVARY BIBLE ACADEMY (Students: 21; Location: 27032 MARCELLUS HWY; Grades: KG - 11)
  • GLENWOOD UNION SDA ELEMENTARY (Students: 13; Location: ROUTE 2 51355 GLENWOOD RD; Grades: 2 - 8)
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Library in Dowagiac:
  • DOWAGIAC PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $218,340; Location: 211 COMMERCIAL STREET; 44,566 books; 2,053 audio materials; 909 video materials; 51 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Calvary Bible Academy has 34 students

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Cemetery: Riverside Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Heddon Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 414 West Street).

Hotels: Amerihost Inn & Suites (29291 Amerihost Drive), Amerihost Inn and Ste Dowagia (29291 Amerihost Drive), Castle Inn & Suites of Dowagiac (57155 M 51 South), Bed-No-Breakfast Resorts Of Sister Lakes (93127 Co Rd 690).

 

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

JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-14-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-08-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
ROCKY'S LAKES BOWL (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
SUNRISE CAFE/BIG FOOT MKT. (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
SHADY SHORES ASSOC. (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
SISTER LAKES COMMUNITY CHURCH (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
KEELER KEG AND KITCHEN (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
JIM'S BURNETTE CAMP 80-0078 (Population served: 52, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
LONELY PINE FARM 14-0029 (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Dowagiac that have no violations reported:
  • DOWAGIAC (Address: PO Box 430, Population served: 6147, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • RAMONA RECREATION INC (Population served: 300, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • SACRED HEART OF MARY (Population served: 250, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • HAMPSHIRE COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • SPRUCE RIDGE GOLF CLUB (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • LAKEVIEW INN (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • PITCHER LAKE CAMP GROUND (Population served: 95, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • JUDGE CONVENIENCE, INC (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  63.7%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.2%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  17.8%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  7.4%
Whole state:  4.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dowagiac, MI


People in group quarters in Dowagiac
  • 138 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 98 people in nursing homes
  • 11 people in other group homes
  • 7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


Dowagiac compared to Michigan state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Dowagiac (2009 data):
  • The Huntington National Bank: 7 branches. Info updated 2007-09-28: Bank assets: $53,586.6 mil, Deposits: $39,203.1 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 840 total offices, Holding Company: Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
  • Fifth Third Bank: Dowagiac Branch at 205 South Front Street, branch established on 1960-10-31. Info updated 2008-11-05: Bank assets: $54,116.4 mil, Deposits: $39,964.9 mil, headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 851 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
  • Bank of America, National Association: Dowagiac Branch at 114 Commercial Street, branch established on 1906-01-01. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • 1st Source Bank: Dowagiac Branch at 223 South Front Street, branch established on 1996-10-28. Info updated 2008-06-16: Bank assets: $4,445.8 mil, Deposits: $3,515.1 mil, headquarters in South Bend, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 83 total offices, Holding Company: 1st Source Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Cass County Michigan:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (83%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Religon statistics for Dowagiac

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents58.9%11.5%3.9%3.1%2.8%
Congregations10.9%19.6%2.2%6.5%4.3%
NameAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAPresbyterian Church (USA)Church of the NazarenePentecostal Church of GodOther religions
Adherents2.6%1.9%1.8%1.8%11.5%
Congregations4.3%4.3%2.2%2.2%43.5%
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.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 6$19,353$38,7061$1,521
Other Government Administration 4$15,168$45,5040$0
Police Protection - Officers 15$75,347$60,2780$0
Police - Other 1$2,413$28,9565$3,060
Firefighters 5$18,992$45,5810$0
Streets and Highways 4$11,382$34,1460$0
Airports 0$0 1$1,162
Solid Waste Management 2$5,621$33,7260$0
Sewerage 8$26,039$39,0591$1,131
Parks and Recreation 6$16,984$33,9680$0
Housing and Community Development(Local) 5$11,010$26,4240$0
Water Supply 1$4,913$58,9560$0
Electric Power 6$27,303$54,6060$0
Transit 3$5,382$21,5281$602
Other and Unallocable 5$24,405$58,5721$1,233
Totals for Government 71$264,312$44,67210$8,709



Dowagiac government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $11,000
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,050,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $753,000
    All Other: $464,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $3,463,000
    Sewerage: $981,000
    General - Other: $829,000
    Police Protection: $777,000
    Regular Highways: $664,000
    Water Utilities: $468,000
    General Public Buildings: $291,000
    Housing & Community Development: $270,000
    Central Staff Services: $258,000
    Fire Protection: $234,000
    Financial Administration: $230,000
    Libraries: $201,000
    Transit Utilities: $158,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $103,000
    Solid Waste Management: $97,000
    Health Services - Other: $52,000
    Air Transportation: $44,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $118,000
    All Other: $38,000
    Transit Utilities: $19,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $523,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $124,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $6,845,000
    Water Utilities: $80,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,570,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,425,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $40,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,215,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $630,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $145,000
    Water Utilities: $40,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $968,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $332,000
    Property Sale Other: $81,000
    Rents: $28,000
    Special Assessments: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $277,000
    Parks & Recreation: $64,000
    Air Transportation: $33,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,473,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $4,213,000
    Water Utilities: $435,000
    Transit Utilities: $12,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,280,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $986,000
    Highways: $448,000
    Transit Utilities: $73,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,589,000
    NEC: $110,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $2,905,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000

6.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,448 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.26%
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 Elkhart County, IN  1.21% ($37,619 average AGI)
from St. Joseph County, IN  1.00% ($59,661)
from Berrien County, MI  0.99% ($36,899)


6.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,211 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.88%
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 Elkhart County, IN  1.22% ($27,374 average AGI)
to Berrien County, MI  1.21% ($26,393)
to St. Joseph County, IN  0.87% ($35,286)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dowagiac:
  • WDOW (1440 AM; 1 kW; DOWAGIAC, MI)
  • WGTO (910 AM; 1 kW; CASSOPOLIS, MI; Owner: LARRY LANGFORD, JR.)
  • WHLY (1580 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: TIMES COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WHFB (1060 AM; 5 kW; BENTON HARBOR-ST. JO, MI; Owner: WHFB B/CST ASSOCIATES LTD PARTNERSHP)
  • WDND (1620 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WSBT (960 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WKLZ (1470 AM; 10 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dowagiac:
  • WDOW-FM (92.1 FM; DOWAGIAC, MI; Owner: JASON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAUS (90.7 FM; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; Owner: ANDREWS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WIRX (107.1 FM; ST. JOSEPH, MI; Owner: WSJM, INC.)
  • WNSN (101.5 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
  • WBYT (100.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WSMK (99.1 FM; BUCHANAN, MI; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WNDV-FM (92.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WCNF (94.9 FM; BENTON HARBOR, MI; Owner: WSJM, INC.)
  • WHFB-FM (99.9 FM; BENTON HARBOR, MI; Owner: WHFB BROADCAST ASSOCIATES L P)
  • W300AL (107.9 FM; MISHAWAKA, IN; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WVPE (88.1 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: ELKHART COMMUNITY SCHOOLS CORP.)
  • WYTZ (97.5 FM; BRIDGMAN, MI; Owner: WSJM INC)
  • WCSY-FM (98.3 FM; SOUTH HAVEN, MI; Owner: WSJM INC)
  • WRBR-FM (103.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: HICKS BROADCASTING OF INDIANA, LLC)
  • WAOR (95.3 FM; NILES, MI; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WFRN-FM (104.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WWLV (102.3 FM; NEW CARLISLE, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WZOW (97.7 FM; GOSHEN, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WUBU (106.3 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: PARTNERSHIP RADIO, LLC)
  • WZBL (103.7 FM; HARTFORD, MI; Owner: WSJM INC)

TV broadcast stations around Dowagiac:
  • WRDY-LP (Channel 69; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WEIGEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBND-LP (Channel 57; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WBND-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYGN-LP (Channel 12; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; Owner: GOOD NEWS TELEVISION)
  • WSJV (Channel 28; ELKHART, IN; Owner: WSJV TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WNIT (Channel 34; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMWB-LP (Channel 25; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WMWB-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSBT-TV (Channel 22; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
  • WNDU-TV (Channel 16; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA TELECASTING CORP.)
  • WHME-TV (Channel 46; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)


Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

Dowagiac, Michigan:
  • Fatal accident count: 9
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 11
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
  • Fatalities: 9
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 21
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
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
See more detailed statistics of Dowagiac fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 11 meters (36ft)
Total average daily traffic: 9,534
Total average daily truck traffic: 60
Total future (year 2015) average daily traffic: 10,134

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Dowagiac)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Dowagiac, MI)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3
  • DOWAGIAC, Various Locations, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPOT539
    Assigned Frequencies : 956.306 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/04/1999, Expiration Date: 05/04/2009
    Registrant: Phone: (616) 782-8200
  • DOWAGIAC, 3 Mi Ene, Overall height: 74.7 m, Call Sign: WAH625
    Assigned Frequencies : 6093.50 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/17/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Robert K Fuller
    Registrant: Garvey, Schubert & Barer, 1000 Potomac Street, N.W., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20007, Phone: (202) 965-7880, Fax: (202) 965-1729, Email:
  • DOWAGIAC, 202 W Division Street, Overall height: 56.4 m, Call Sign: WDU453, Licensee ID: L00004404
    Assigned Frequencies : 11485.0 MHz, 11645.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/01/1992, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 03/28/2000
    Registrant: Gte North Incorporated, Mc:hqb07a12, Irving, TX 75015-2210

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 49 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Dowagiac)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 23 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Dowagiac)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED16$79,49136$67,09748$64,21012$30,59514$41,4701$32,650
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$31,0605$101,30210$60,5264$49,1780$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$82,29315$81,07362$73,26915$36,3166$55,6152$32,650
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN4$81,8305$69,92418$79,8172$25,0853$46,9870$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$02$76,0555$78,0482$23,4950$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0004.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED18$72,1635$84,578
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$58,930
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$107,5100$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$54,1601$58,930
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0004.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 91
  • Hazardous Condition: 30
  • Service Call: 3

Incident types - Dowagiac


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Dowagiac, MI

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