Garden, Michigan

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Population in July 2008: 223. Population change since 2000: -7.1%

Males: 109	(49.2%)
Females: 114	(50.8%)

Median resident age:	45.0 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 49835.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,900 (it was $36,250 in 2000)

Garden:	$40,900
Michigan:	$47,950

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,502

Garden:	$19,502
Michigan:	$24,816

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $81,010 (it was $56,100 in 2000)

Garden:	$81,010
Michigan:	$153,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $134,090; Detached houses: $135,244; Mobile homes: $55,000

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Races in Garden:

White Non-Hispanic (80.4%)
American Indian (19.6%)
Two or more races (10.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Garden: 73.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French (25.0%), German (15.4%), French Canadian (12.9%), Irish (8.8%), English (4.2%), Polish (4.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 618 feet

Land area: 0.85 square miles.

Population density: 263 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Garden

High school or higher: 81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
Unemployed: 8.7%
Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Garden village

Never married: 15.3%
Now married: 63.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 12.1%
Divorced: 8.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.0%
Michigan:	5.3%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Garden, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Garden to the number of sex offenders is 223 to 1.

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

Garden:	1.3% ($740)
Michigan:	1.3% ($1,461)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (112.7 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (200.7 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (277.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Manistique, MI (4.4 miles ), Gladstone, MI (4.9 miles ), Escanaba, MI (5.0 miles ), Washington, WI (5.7 miles ), Chatham, MI (6.6 miles ), Munising, MI (6.7 miles ), Liberty Grove, WI (6.8 miles ), Powers, MI (6.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 40 buildings, average cost: $83,300
1997: 21 buildings, average cost: $87,200
1998: 27 buildings, average cost: $106,800
1999: 27 buildings, average cost: $102,300
2000: 19 buildings, average cost: $91,900
2001: 30 buildings, average cost: $105,200
2002: 26 buildings, average cost: $116,700
2003: 40 buildings, average cost: $100,300
2004: 32 buildings, average cost: $89,700
2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $120,000
2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $127,600
2007: 1 building, cost: $150,000
2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 45.77 N, Longitude: 86.55 W

Area code: 906

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Population change in the 1990s: -29 (-10.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (30%)
Paper (21%)
U. S. Postal service (11%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Machinery (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (19%)
Public administration (16%)
Health care (14%)
Social assistance (8%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
Paper (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (13%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (16%)
Registered nurses (11%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (11%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Child care workers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)

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Average climate in Garden, Michigan

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Garden-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/11/1987, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.0 miles away from the Garden village center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 7/4/1986, a category 3 tornado 43.3 miles away from the village center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Magnitude types:

Garden topographic map

Birthplace of: John B. Bennett.

Hospital/medical center in Garden:

GARDEN CITY OSTEOPATHIC HOSPITAL (6245 NORTH INKSTER RD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Garden:

SCHOOLCRAFT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; MANISTIQUE, MI)
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; ESCANABA, MI)
MUNISING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 43 miles; MUNISING, MI)

Political contributions by individuals in Garden, MI

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garden:

NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,374)
NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 87 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; FT enrollment: 2,343)
LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; SAULT STE MARIE, MI; FT enrollment: 2,677)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 111 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 115 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 116 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 133 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; FT enrollment: 5,779)

Private high school in Garden:

UNITED CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 233; Location: 29205 FLORENCE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 12)

Private elementary/middle schools in Garden:

ST RAPHAEL SCHOOL (Students: 465; Location: 31500 BEECHWOOD; Grades: KG - 8)
ST DUNSTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 246; Location: 1615 BELTON; Grades: KG - 8)

Library in Garden:

GARDEN CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $309,297; Location: 2012 MIDDLEBELT ROAD; 61,456 books; 2,046 audio materials; 2,103 video materials; 110 serial subscriptions)

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Creek: Garden Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Fayette Museum Store (13700 13.25 Lane).

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

GARDEN (Population served: 270, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

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

ST. MARY MAGDALENE CHURCH (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
SHERRY'S PORT BAR (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This village:	2.3 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	71.2%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	5.8%
Whole state:	5.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	7.6%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	3.4%
Whole state:	4.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Garden, MI

Garden compared to Michigan state average:

Garden, Michigan environmental map by EPA

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Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below 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 Garden (2009 data):

First Bank, Upper Michigan: Garden Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1974-11-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $152.6 mil, Deposits: $115.9 mil, headquarters in Gladstone, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: First Bancshares Corporation

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Garden mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Delta County Michigan:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%) Wood (8%) Utility gas (5%) Electricity (4%) Other fuel (2%)

Religion statistics for Garden

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Baptist General Conference
Adherents	66.9%	14.1%	3.8%	2.0%	1.9%
Congregations	20.0%	18.2%	7.3%	7.3%	3.6%

Name	Episcopal Church	Salvation Army	Lutheran Church	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	1.7%	1.4%	1.3%	1.1%	5.8%
Congregations	5.5%	1.8%	1.8%	1.8%	32.7%

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	$325
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$522
Water Supply	1	$3,328	$39,936	0	$0
Totals for Government	1	$3,328	$39,936	9	$847

3.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,196 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.98%
Michigan average:	5.24%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($755 average AGI)
Delta County: 0.09%
Michigan average: 0.10%

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

from Menominee County, MI	0.41% ($24,283 average AGI)
from Marquette County, MI	0.34% ($37,700)
from Schoolcraft County, MI	0.16% ($31,652)

4.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,541 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.45%
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 Menominee County, MI	0.35% ($29,942 average AGI)
to Marquette County, MI	0.33% ($28,896)
to Brown County, WI	0.21% ($34,742)

Strongest AM radio stations in Garden:

WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
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)
WTIQ (1490 AM; 1 kW; MANISTIQUE, MI; Owner: LAKES RADIO, INC.)
WCCW (1310 AM; 15 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WCCW RADIO, INC.)
WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WJML (1110 AM; 10 kW; PETOSKEY, MI)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
WZAM (970 AM; 5 kW; ISHPEMING, MI)
WCHT (600 AM; 1 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: LAKE RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Garden:

WCMM (102.5 FM; GULLIVER, MI; Owner: LAKES RADIO, INC.)
WGLQ (97.1 FM; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: LAKES RADIO, INC.)
WYKX (104.7 FM; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
W216BF (91.1 FM; MANISTIQUE, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Garden:

WJMN-TV (Channel 3; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Garden)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 6

1333 Radcliff, Call Sign: KWT750, Licensee ID: L00020913
Assigned Frequencies : 155.175 MHz
Grant Date: 01/23/1998, Expiration Date: 03/08/2003, Cancelation Date: 06/08/2003
Registrant: Garden City Public Schools, 1333 Radcliff, Garden City, MI 48135
28333 Ford Rd, Call Sign: WPUL516
Assigned Frequencies : 457.562 MHz, 468.487 MHz, 468.837 MHz, 469.137 MHz, 469.637 MHz, 469.887 MHz, 457.512 MHz, 457.537 MHz, 457.587 MHz, 457.612 MHz
Grant Date: 03/27/2002, Expiration Date: 03/27/2012, Certifier: John C Firth
Registrant: Hm Electronics, Inc., 6675 Mesa Ridge Rd, San Diego, CA 92121, Phone: (858) 535-6015, Fax: (858) 452-6707, Email:
8407, Rr 75/100, Type: Tower, Structure height: 144.8 m, Overall height: 152.4 m, Call Sign: WPUX222
Assigned Frequencies : 866.450 MHz, 867.450 MHz, 867.950 MHz, 868.450 MHz
Grant Date: 05/20/2002, Expiration Date: 05/20/2012, Certifier: Harry E Warner
Registrant: Michigan Dept. Of Information Technology - Mpscs, 4000 Collins Road, Lansing, MI 48909-8131, Phone: (517) 333-5010, Fax: (517) 336-6499, Email:
8407, Rr 75/100, Type: Tower, Structure height: 144.8 m, Overall height: 152.4 m, Call Sign: WPUX636
Assigned Frequencies : 866.012 MHz
Grant Date: 05/22/2002, Expiration Date: 05/22/2012, Certifier: Harry E Warner
Registrant: Michigan Dept. Of Information Technology - Mpscs, 4000 Collins Road, Lansing, MI 48909-8131, Phone: (517) 333-5010, Fax: (517) 336-6499, Email:
30049 Ford Road, Call Sign: WQBG622
469.062 MHz, 464.062 MHz, 469.037 MHz, 464.012 MHz, 464.037 MHz, 469.012 MHz, 457.562 MHz, 457.537 MHz, 457.512 MHz, 469.887 MHz... (+21 more)
Grant Date: 09/30/2004, Expiration Date: 09/30/2014, Certifier: George Wooten
Registrant: Dolfen Consulting Group, 95 Willow Lane, Bristol, IL 60512, Phone: (630) 553-5886, Fax: (630) 553-5886, Email:
Lat: 42.336306 Lon: -83.327972, Call Sign: WQEL635
Assigned Frequencies : 463.912 MHz, 461.962 MHz, 463.787 MHz, 463.287 MHz, 462.012 MHz
Grant Date: 02/28/2006, Expiration Date: 02/28/2016, Certifier: Sheryl Quinn
Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Rd #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4

GARDEN, 8407, Rr 75/100, Type: Tower, Structure height: 144.8 m, Overall height: 152.4 m, Call Sign: WPRW820, Licensee ID: L00001365
Assigned Frequencies : 6556.25 MHz
Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 03/06/2011, Certifier: Harry E Warner
Registrant: State Of Michigan, 4000 Collins Road, Lansing, MI 48909-8131, Phone: (517) 336-6623, Fax: (517) 336-6222, Email:
DET0714, 32606 Industrial Drive, Type: Pole, Structure height: 41.1 m, Call Sign: WQFH501
Assigned Frequencies : 19460.0 MHz
Grant Date: 07/17/2006, Expiration Date: 07/17/2016, Certifier: Eric M Botto
Registrant: Fibertower Corporation, 1667 K Street Nw, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 223-1028, Fax: (202) 315-3415, Email:
DET0701, 5740 Hubbard Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: WQFH502
Assigned Frequencies : 11325.0 MHz, 17900.0 MHz
Grant Date: 07/17/2006, Expiration Date: 07/17/2016, Certifier: Eric M Botto
Registrant: Fibertower Corporation, 1667 K Street Nw, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 223-1028, Fax: (202) 315-3415, Email:
Garden City MI 6, 31995 Block Ave., Type: Pole, Structure height: 46.3 m, Overall height: 49.4 m, Call Sign: WQIE319
Assigned Frequencies : 11445.0 MHz
Grant Date: 01/16/2008, Expiration Date: 01/16/2018, Certifier: William Chastain
Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1

6245 North Inkster Road, Call Sign: KQC884
Assigned Frequencies : 35.5800 MHz
Grant Date: 05/11/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 01/22/2003, Certifier: Paul H Kuzia
Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 2300 N Street, N.W., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Fax: (202) 783-5851, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6

Call Sign: KA8OCU, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 08/06/1998, Expiration Date: 08/06/2008
Registrant: Alfred W Swanson, Garden, MI 49835
Call Sign: KA8PCD, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 12/13/1996, Expiration Date: 12/13/2006, Cancelation Date: 12/16/2008
Registrant: Nancy L Lang, 12912 9.5 Rd, Garden, MI 49835
Call Sign: KD8KW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00652969
Grant Date: 07/20/2004, Expiration Date: 09/22/2014
Registrant: Gary M Lang, 12912 9.5 Rd, Garden, MI 49835
Call Sign: N8ULA, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 06/23/1992, Expiration Date: 06/23/2002, Cancelation Date: 06/24/2004
Registrant: Douglas G Smith Jr, 5471 Nn Rd, Garden, MI 49835
Call Sign: KD8FWL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01269337
Grant Date: 04/16/2007, Expiration Date: 04/16/2017, Certifier: Alfred W Swanson
Registrant: Alfred W Swanson, Garden, MI 49835
Call Sign: KD8FWM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01269338
Grant Date: 04/16/2007, Expiration Date: 04/16/2017, Certifier: Zandra M Swanson
Registrant: Zandra M Swanson, Garden, MI 49835

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 12 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Garden)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2

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