Fife Lake, Michigan

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Grand Traverse County

Population in July 2009: 464. Population change since 2000: -0.4%

Males: 230	(49.6%)
Females: 234	(50.4%)

Median resident age:	34.6 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 49633.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $41,658 (it was $32,361 in 2000)

Fife Lake:	$41,658
Michigan:	$45,255

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $18,532

Fife Lake village income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $98,345 (it was $71,800 in 2000)

Fife Lake:	$98,345
Michigan:	$132,200

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $115,176; Detached houses: $128,907; Mobile homes: $37,366

Median gross rent in 2009: $583.

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White alone - 362 (91.4%)
Two or more races - 23 (5.8%)
American alone - 7 (1.8%)
Black alone - 4 (1.0%)

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Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Fife Lake: 82.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.9%), United States (18.7%), English (13.9%), Irish (12.2%), Scottish (7.7%), French (5.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1038 feet

Land area: 0.74 square miles.

Population density: 629 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Fife Lake:

High school or higher: 84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
Unemployed: 6.7%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fife Lake village:

Never married: 21.3%
Now married: 56.7%
Separated: 2.5%
Widowed: 8.7%
Divorced: 10.9%

2 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.4%
Michigan:	5.3%

According to our research there were 11 registered sex offenders living in Fife Lake, Michigan in July 2011
The ratio of number of residents in Fife Lake to the number of sex offenders is 42 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,440 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $912 (0.9%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Saginaw, MI (106.0 miles , pop. 61,799).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (167.3 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (222.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Kingsley, MI (3.0 miles ), Manton, MI (3.4 miles ), Kalkaska, MI (3.7 miles ), Buckley, MI (4.1 miles ), Traverse City, MI (4.3 miles ), Lake City, MI (4.3 miles ), Greilickville, MI (4.6 miles ), Mesick, MI (4.7 miles ).

Latitude: 44.58 N, Longitude: 85.35 W

Area code: 231

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Unemployment in March 2011:

Here:	11.5%
Michigan:	11.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Population change in the 1990s: +58 (+14.2%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Manufacturing (27%)
Retail trade (19%)
Transportation and warehousing (14%)
Construction (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Information (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Accommodation and food services (17%)
Retail trade (15%)
Health care and social assistance (13%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (12%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Educational services (7%)
Construction (5%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Child care workers (8%)
Cashiers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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Tornado activity:

Fife Lake-area historical tornado activity is below Michigan state average. It is 37% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.8 miles away from the Fife 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 F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.7 miles away from the village center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Grand Traverse County (3) is a lot smaller than the US average (12).
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

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Hospitals/medical centers near Fife Lake:

MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 20 miles away; TRAVERSE CITY, MI)
MERCY HOSPITAL - CADILLAC (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 24 miles away; CADILLAC, MI)
MERCY HOSPITAL - GRAYLING (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 38 miles away; GRAYLING, MI)

Political contributions by individuals in Fife Lake, MI

Airports and other landing facilities located in Fife Lake:

Tannehill Airfield Airport (Runways: 1)
Fife Lake Seaplane Base

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Amtrak stations near Fife Lake:

15 miles: KALKASA (KALKASKA, 2325 U.S. 131 NORTH) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible.
17 miles: BUCKLEY (102 WEXFORD AVE.) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible.
18 miles: TRAVERSE CITY (3233 CASS ST.) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fife Lake:

Northwestern Michigan College (about 18 miles; Traverse City, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,488)
Mid Michigan Community College (about 52 miles; Harrison, MI; FT enrollment: 2,363)
Ferris State University (about 62 miles; Big Rapids, MI; FT enrollment: 9,983)
Central Michigan University (about 75 miles; Mount Pleasant, MI; FT enrollment: 20,153)
Northwood University (about 85 miles; Midland, MI; FT enrollment: 2,678)
Delta College (about 99 miles; University Center, MI; FT enrollment: 4,934)
Saginaw Valley State University (about 101 miles; University Center, MI; FT enrollment: 7,661)

Public high school in Fife Lake:

Forest Area High School (Students: 294; Location: 7661 SHIPPY ROAD SW; Grades: 9 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Fife Lake:

Forest Area Middle School (Students: 201; Location: 7661 SHIPPY ROAD SW; Grades: 6 - 9)
Fife Lake Elementary School (Students: 153; Location: 108 PIERCE STREET; Grades: 3 - 5)

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Library in Fife Lake:

FIFE LAKE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $108,899; Location: 77 LAKECREST LANE; 18,743 books; 1,339 audio materials; 1,218 video materials; 3 local licensed databases; 103 print serial subscriptions)

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Lakes: Mirror Lake (A), Fife Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Fife Lake Area Historical Museum (136 State Street).

Hotel: Grand Traverse Log Resort (626 East State Street).

Grand Traverse County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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

TAFFLETOWN, INC (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

OAK GROVE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 75, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

11 routine major monitoring violations

4 regular monitoring violations

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 11.1%
(12.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This village:	2.5 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	65.4%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	9.7%
Whole state:	5.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fife Lake, MI

Fife Lake compared to Michigan state average:

Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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 significantly below state average.

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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Fife Lake mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (85%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
Wood (4%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Electricity (2%)

2008 Presidential Election results in Grand Traverse County Michigan:

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Religion statistics for Fife Lake:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 47.33%

Here		47.3%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Church of Christ
Adherents	49.7%	7.9%	6.5%	4.8%	4.4%
Congregations	12.3%	13.8%	6.2%	3.1%	3.1%

Name	Reformed Church in America	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Other
Adherents	4.1%	4.0%	3.9%	2.1%	12.6%
Congregations	3.1%	1.5%	1.5%	1.5%	53.8%

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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 23

Grand Traverse County:	2.69 / 10,000 pop.
State:	2.34 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2

Here:	0.23 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:	0.18 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 14

This county:	1.64 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:	1.52 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 31

Grand Traverse County:	3.63 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:	2.99 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 82

This county:	9.60 / 10,000 pop.
State:	6.80 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Grand Traverse County:	8.5%
Michigan:	9.7%

Adult obesity rate:

Grand Traverse County:	26.9%
State:	29.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here:	10.9%
State:	13.4%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$337
Other Government Administration	0	$0		9	$746
Streets and Highways	1	$3,272	$39,264	1	$841
Totals for Government	1	$3,272	$39,264	11	$1,924

Fife Lake government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Regular Highways: $78,000 ($168.10)
General - Other: $20,000 ($43.10)

General Public Buildings: $17,000 ($36.64)

Central Staff Services: $15,000 ($32.33)

Parks & Recreation: $10,000 ($21.55)

Financial Administration: $3,000 ($6.47)
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000 ($8.62)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $11,000 ($23.71)
Interest Earnings: $4,000 ($8.62)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $117,000 ($252.16)
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $53,000 ($114.22)
Highways: $51,000 ($109.91)

All Other: $1,000 ($2.16)
Tax - Property: $79,000 ($170.26)
NEC: $4,000 ($8.62)
Total Salaries & Wages: $54,000 ($116.38)

7.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,409 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.29%
Michigan average:	5.24%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($164 average AGI)
Grand Traverse County:
0.06%
Michigan average:
0.10%

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

from Leelanau County, MI	0.67% ($44,500 average AGI)
from Benzie County, MI	0.47% ($30,466)
from Wexford County, MI	0.40% ($25,117)

6.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,419 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.49%
Michigan average:	5.98%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($267 average AGI)
Grand Traverse County:
0.03%
Michigan average:
0.05%

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

to Benzie County, MI	0.58% ($29,400 average AGI)
to Leelanau County, MI	0.53% ($41,291)
to Kent County, MI	0.37% ($39,821)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fife Lake:

WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
WCCW (1310 AM; 15 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WCCW RADIO, INC.)
WKJF (1370 AM; 5 kW; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: WKJF RADIO, INC.)
WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
WJML (1110 AM; 10 kW; PETOSKEY, MI)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WMKT (1270 AM; 5 kW; CHARLEVOIX, MI; Owner: MACDONALD GARBER BROADCASTING, INC)
WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WATT (1240 AM; 1 kW; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: MACDONALD GARBER BROADCASTING, INC)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fife Lake:

WJZQ (92.9 FM; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: WKJF RADIO, INC.)
WTCM-FM (103.5 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
WKLT (97.5 FM; KALKASKA, MI; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
WICA (91.5 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS)
WIAA (88.7 FM; INTERLOCHEN, MI; Owner: INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS)
WLDR-FM (101.9 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
W201CM (88.1 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
WLJN-FM (89.9 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: GOOD NEWS MEDIA, INC.)
WLXV (96.7 FM; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: MACDONALD GARBER BROADCASTING, INC)
WNMC-FM (90.7 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE)
WOLW (91.1 FM; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: NORTHERN CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
WCCW-FM (107.5 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WCCW RADIO, INC.)
WUPS (98.5 FM; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: COLTRACE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKPK (106.7 FM; GAYLORD, MI; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO OF GAYLORD, INC.)
WFCX (94.3 FM; LELAND, MI; Owner: NORTHERN MICHIGAN RADIO, INC.)
WKHQ-FM (105.9 FM; CHARLEVOIX, MI; Owner: MACDONALD GARBER BROADCASTING, INC)
WKAD (93.7 FM; HARRIETTA, MI; Owner: CADILLAC BROADCASTING, LLC)
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.)
WCKC (107.1 FM; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Fife Lake:

WGTU (Channel 29; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: SCANLAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCMV (Channel 27; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
WWTV (Channel 9; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: HERITAGE B/CING COMPANY OF MICHIGAN)
WPBN-TV (Channel 7; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WPBN/WTOM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
W68DD (Channel 68; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W62CQ (Channel 62; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W25CU (Channel 25; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: EDWARD J. HESS AND/OR MADGE E. HESS)
W36BZ (Channel 36; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W61CS (Channel 61; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WFQX-TV (Channel 33; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: ROCKFLEET BROADCASTING II, LLC)
W56DF (Channel 56; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W15BM (Channel 15; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W34CE (Channel 34; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W48CC (Channel 48; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W52CP (Channel 52; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W58CN (Channel 58; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W66CX (Channel 66; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W50CD (Channel 50; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W54CR (Channel 54; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: ROCKFLEET BROADCASTING II, LLC)

Fife Lake fatal accident list:

Apr 6, 2007 04:20 AM, Us-131, Lat: 44.547472, Lon: -85.370228, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 2

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

22 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Fife Lake)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

31 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Fife Lake)

FAA Registered Aircraft:

Aircraft: RANS S12XL (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 618 (75 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 3075J , Serial Number: 06980851, Year manufactured: 2007, Airworthiness Date: 07/10/2007
Registrant (Individual): Thomas J Tannehill, 8475 Shippy Rd Sw, Fife Lake, MI 49633
Aircraft: 150M (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 81 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 501WA , Serial Number: 15076640, Year manufactured: 1975, Airworthiness Date: 02/20/1975
Registrant (Individual): Ralph E Gallatin, 12571 Coster Rd Sw, Fife Lake, MI 49633
Aircraft: PC 2000 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 532 (65 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 5510K , Serial Number: A-178 POW, Year manufactured: 2001, Airworthiness Date: 12/11/2007
Registrant (Individual): Richard L Baker, Po Box 100, Fife Lake, MI 49633

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 34
Hazardous Condition: 19
Service Call: 3

Incident types - Fife Lake

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Fife Lake, MI

Name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common first names in Fife Lake, MI among deceased individuals
William	29	74.9 years
Robert	24	71.3 years
Mary	16	78.6 years
James	15	71.9 years
John	15	74.2 years
Charles	15	77.9 years
Richard	13	68.4 years
Ruth	12	78.1 years
George	11	78.9 years
Frank	11	72.4 years

Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common last names in Fife Lake, MI among deceased individuals
Smith	18	76.0 years
Ingersoll	12	72.6 years
Wheeler	11	73.5 years
Wilson	11	79.4 years
Birgy	8	75.0 years
Weaver	8	76.4 years
Moore	6	80.7 years
Gauld	6	79.9 years
Campbell	6	80.4 years
Davis	5	81.0 years

Businesses in Fife Lake, MI

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