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Mason County

Population in July 2008: 174. Population change since 2000: -0.6%
 

Males: 83  (48.0%)
Females: 91  (52.0%)

Median resident age:  37.1 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip code: 49410


Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,848 (it was $30,000 in 2000)
Fountain:  $33,848
Michigan:  $47,950

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,780
Fountain:  $22,780
Michigan:  $24,816

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $90,541 (it was $62,700 in 2000)
Fountain:  $90,541
Michigan:  $153,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $87,957; Detached houses: $92,674; Mobile homes: $12,500

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Races in Fountain:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
  • American Indian (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Fountain: 76.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (32.6%), Dutch (9.1%), Irish (8.0%), Welsh (7.4%), English (5.1%), Polish (4.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 213 feet

Land area: 1.01 square miles.

Population density: 173 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fountain

  • High school or higher: 81.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fountain village

  • Never married: 16.8%
  • Now married: 58.4%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 14.1%
  • Divorced: 10.1%

7 residents are foreign born (2.3% North America, 1.7% Latin America).

This village:  4.0%
Michigan:  5.3%


According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Fountain, Michigan in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Fountain to the number of sex offenders is 58 to 1.

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

Fountain:  0.8% ($526)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Grand Rapids, MI (79.5 miles , pop. 197,800).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (112.5 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (170.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Free Soil, MI (2.2 miles) , Custer, MI (2.6 miles ), Scottville, MI (2.9 miles ), Ludington, MI (3.8 miles ), Eastlake, MI (3.9 miles ), Manistee, MI (3.9 miles ), Baldwin, MI (4.4 miles ), Onekama, MI (4.7 miles ).

Latitude: 44.05 N, Longitude: 86.18 W

Area code: 231

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Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+8.0%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (22%)
  • Food (22%)
  • Public administration (20%)
  • Wood products (12%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Public administration (14%)
  • Wood products (11%)
  • Furniture and related products (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • U. S. Postal service (9%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (20%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (12%)
  • Food processing workers (12%)
  • Top executives (8%)
  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (25%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)



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Average climate in Fountain, Michigan

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Fountain-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 45% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.5 miles away from the Fountain village center killed 2 people and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/23/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 42.3 miles away from the village center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Fountain:
  • MEMORIAL MED CENTER OF WEST MICHIGAN (about 14 miles; LUDINGTON, MI)
  • WEST SHORE MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; MANISTEE, MI)
  • LAKESHORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; SHELBY, MI)

Political contributions by individuals in Fountain, MI

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fountain:
  • FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 8,593)
  • MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; FT enrollment: 2,365)
  • NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 58 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; FT enrollment: 2,343)
  • CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; FT enrollment: 21,353)
  • GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
  • LAKELAND COLLEGE (about 76 miles; SHEBOYGAN, WI; FT enrollment: 2,103)
  • GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)

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

TIMBER SURF CAMPGROUND (Population served: 270, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
LANDERS LANDING (Population served: 48, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
GULEMBO'S CAMPGROUND (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This village:  2.5 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  67.6%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  7.0%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 2.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  5.5%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  3.3%
Whole state:  4.8%


Fountain compared to Michigan state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Fountain (2009 data):
  • West Shore Bank: Fountain Branch at 2937 Cleveland, branch established on 1953-04-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $324.0 mil, Deposits: $234.2 mil, headquarters in Ludington, MI, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: West Shore Bank Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Mason County Michigan:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
  • Wood (15%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
  • Utility gas (3%)
  • Other fuel (3%)


Religion statistics for Fountain

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 38.64%
Here38.6%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchLutheran ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist Church Additional (Not in any CCC Body) Congregational Christian Churches
Adherents37.9%10.4%9.9%9.8%6.8%
Congregations17.1%7.3%7.3%12.2%2.4%
NameBaptist General ConferenceReformed Church in AmericaEvangelical Free Church of AmericaChurch of the NazareneOther
Adherents4.9%3.8%2.3%1.6%12.7%
Congregations4.9%2.4%2.4%2.4%41.5%
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 0$0 1$158
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$500
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$52
Totals for Government 0$0 10$710



5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,766 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.34%
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 Oceana County, MI  0.52% ($30,534 average AGI)
from Kent County, MI  0.46% ($26,078)
from Manistee County, MI  0.36% ($26,150)


5.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,175 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.45%
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 Kent County, MI  0.49% ($25,019 average AGI)
to Manistee County, MI  0.41% ($21,804)
to Oceana County, MI  0.40% ($26,227)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fountain:
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WCCW (1310 AM; 15 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WCCW RADIO, INC.)
  • WKLA (1450 AM; 1 kW; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: LAKE MICHIGAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMTE (1340 AM; 1 kW; MANISTEE, MI; Owner: LAKE MICHIGAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WKJF (1370 AM; 5 kW; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: WKJF RADIO, INC.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fountain:
  • WVXM (97.7 FM; MANISTEE, MI; Owner: XAVIER UNIVERSITY)
  • WKZC (94.9 FM; SCOTTVILLE, MI; Owner: LAKE MICHIGAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCXT (105.3 FM; HART, MI; Owner: WATERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WIAA (88.7 FM; INTERLOCHEN, MI; Owner: INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS)
  • WOUF (92.1 FM; BEULAH, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WKLA-FM (106.3 FM; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: LAKE MICHIGAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMTE-FM (101.5 FM; MANISTEE, MI; Owner: LAKE MICHIGAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOLW (91.1 FM; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: NORTHERN CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WTCM-FM (103.5 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • W201CF (88.1 FM; BALDWIN, MI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WBNZ (99.3 FM; FRANKFORT, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWKR (94.1 FM; PENTWATER, MI; Owner: SYNERGY MEDIA, INC.)
  • WMOM (102.7 FM; PENTWATER, MI; Owner: BAY VIEW BROADCASTING, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Fountain:
  • W34BZ (Channel 34; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W48BY (Channel 48; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W53CC (Channel 53; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WCMW (Channel 21; MANISTEE, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
  • WPBN-TV (Channel 7; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WPBN/WTOM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
  • WWTV (Channel 9; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: HERITAGE B/CING COMPANY OF MICHIGAN)


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Fountain)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 9

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