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Fife Lake, MI map Population (year 2000): 466. Estimated population in July 2006: 462 (-0.9% change)
 

Males: 231  (49.6%)
Females: 235  (50.4%)

Grand Traverse County

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

Zip codes: 49633.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,700 (it was $32,361 in 2000)
Fife Lake  $35,700
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $101,600 (it was $74,500 in 2000)
Fife Lake  $101,600
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Fife Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.6%)
  • American Indian (7.9%)
  • Two or more races (5.4%)
  • Black (0.6%)

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: 632 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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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: 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 6 registered sex offenders living in Fife Lake, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Fife Lake to the number of sex offenders is 78 to 1.

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

Fife Lake:  1.4% ($1,013)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
Fife Lake satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Grand Rapids, MI (113.7 miles , pop. 197,800).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (207.7 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (247.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Manton, MI (11.9 miles ), Kingsley, MI (12.8 miles ), Kalkaska, MI (16.1 miles ), Lake City, MI (19.3 miles ), Traverse City, MI (22.0 miles ), Elk Rapids, MI (22.6 miles ), Buckley, MI (22.8 miles ), Cadillac, MI (22.9 miles ).

Latitude: 44.58 N, Longitude: 85.35 W


Area code: 231

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



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (20%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (13%)
  • Food and beverage stores (11%)
  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • 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%)


Most common occupations for females



  • 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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Fife Lake-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 56% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.2 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 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 22.6 miles away from the village center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Fife Lake:
  • KALKASKA MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER (about 22 miles; KALKASKA, MI)
  • MERCY HOSPITAL-CADILLAC (about 25 miles; CADILLAC, MI)
  • MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fife Lake:
  • CHERRY CAPITAL (about 19 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; ID: TVC)
  • OTSEGO COUNTY (about 54 miles; GAYLORD, MI; ID: GLR)
  • PELLSTON REGIONAL AIRPORT OF EMMET COUNTY (about 79 miles; PELLSTON, MI; ID: PLN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fife Lake:
  • FIFE LAKE (about 2 miles; FIFE LAKE, MI; ID: M47)
  • KALKASKA CITY (about 15 miles; KALKASKA, MI; ID: Y89)
  • YUBA (about 19 miles; ELK RAPIDS, MI; ID: 34U)

Amtrak station near Fife Lake:
  • 18 miles: KALKASA (KALKASKA, 2325 U.S. 131 NORTH) - 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: 2,343)
  • FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)
  • CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; FT enrollment: 21,353)
  • NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; MIDLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,784)
  • MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 110 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; FT enrollment: 2,365)
  • GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 113 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)
  • AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 114 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 2,022)
Public high school in Fife Lake:
  • FOREST AREA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 207; Location: 7661 SHIPPY ROAD SW; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Fife Lake:
  • FIFE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 272; Location: 108 PIERCE STREET; Grades: 03 - 06)
  • FOREST AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 212; Location: 7661 SHIPPY ROAD SW; Grades: 06 - 09)
Library in Fife Lake:
  • FIFE LAKE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $59,541; Location: 137 WEST STATE STREET; 11,513 books; 247 audio materials; 392 video materials; 80 serial subscriptions)

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

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

 

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

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  13.8%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  7.7%
Whole state:  4.8%

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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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
Financial Administration 0$0 1$412
Streets and Highways 1$3,199$38,3881$199
Totals for Government 1$3,199$38,3882$611


Fife Lake government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $78,000
    General - Other: $20,000
    General Public Buildings: $17,000
    Central Staff Services: $15,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $11,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $117,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $53,000
    Highways: $51,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $79,000
    NEC: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $54,000

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)
  • WMKT (1270 AM; 5 kW; CHARLEVOIX, MI; Owner: MACDONALD GARBER BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WATT (1240 AM; 1 kW; CADILLAC, 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.)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fife Lake:
  • WJZQ (92.9 FM; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: WKJF RADIO, INC.)
  • WKLT (97.5 FM; KALKASKA, MI; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
  • WTCM-FM (103.5 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WIAA (88.7 FM; INTERLOCHEN, MI; Owner: INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS)
  • WICA (91.5 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS)
  • WLXV (96.7 FM; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: MACDONALD GARBER BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WLDR-FM (101.9 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WLJN-FM (89.9 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: GOOD NEWS MEDIA, INC.)
  • W201CM (88.1 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WOLW (91.1 FM; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: NORTHERN CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WNMC-FM (90.7 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE)
  • WCCW-FM (107.5 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WCCW RADIO, INC.)
  • WCKC (107.1 FM; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WKAD (93.7 FM; HARRIETTA, MI; Owner: CADILLAC BROADCASTING, LLC)

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)
  • WFQX-TV (Channel 33; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: ROCKFLEET BROADCASTING II, 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)
  • 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)

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