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Garden, MI map Population (year 2000): 240. Estimated population in July 2006: 229 (-4.6% change)
 

Males: 118  (49.2%)
Females: 122  (50.8%)

Delta County

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

Zip codes: 49835.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,000 (it was $36,250 in 2000)
Garden  $36,000
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $72,800 (it was $56,100 in 2000)
Garden  $72,800
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Garden:

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

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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: 271 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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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 230 to 1.

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

Garden:  1.3% ($740)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
Garden satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (133.1 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (211.6 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (282.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Manistique, MI (24.3 miles ), Gladstone, MI (33.3 miles ), Escanaba, MI (35.8 miles ), Washington, WI (37.0 miles ), Munising, MI (44.5 miles ), Chatham, MI (47.3 miles ), Liberty Grove, WI (52.2 miles ), Sister Bay, WI (56.5 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

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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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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 24 miles; MANISTIQUE, MI)
  • ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; ESCANABA, MI)
  • MUNISING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 43 miles; MUNISING, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Garden:
  • DELTA COUNTY (about 37 miles; ESCANABA, MI; ID: ESC)
  • SAWYER INTERNATIONAL (about 70 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; ID: SAW)
  • MENOMINEE-MARINETTE TWIN COUNTY (about 88 miles; MENOMINEE, MI; ID: MNM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Garden:
  • SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY (about 30 miles; MANISTIQUE, MI; ID: ISQ)
  • WASHINGTON ISLAND (about 37 miles; WASHINGTON ISLAND, WI; ID: 2P2)
  • W GLADSTONE (about 40 miles; GLADSTONE, MI; ID: 9C9)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garden:
  • NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,374)
  • NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 100 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; FT enrollment: 2,343)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 130 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 135 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 136 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 142 miles; SAULT STE MARIE, MI; FT enrollment: 2,677)
  • LAKELAND COLLEGE (about 160 miles; SHEBOYGAN, WI; FT enrollment: 2,103)
Public high schools in Garden:
  • GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,478; Location: 6500 MIDDLEBELT ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • CYESIS PROGRAM (Location: 28901 CAMBRIDGE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Garden:
  • UNITED CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 233; Location: 29205 FLORENCE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Garden:
  • GARDEN CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 775; Location: 1851 RADCLIFF STREET; Grades: 07 - 08)
  • MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 524; Location: 30001 MARQUETTE STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
  • FARMINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 496; Location: 33411 MARQUETTE STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
  • HENRY RUFF SCHOOL (Students: 495; Location: 30300 MAPLEWOOD STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
  • DOUGLAS SCHOOL (Students: 459; Location: 6400 HARTEL STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
  • LATHERS SCHOOL (Students: 439; Location: 28351 MARQUETTE STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
  • BURGER DEVELOPMENT CENTER (Students: 315; Location: 30922 BEECHWOOD STREET; Grades: UG - UG)
  • HOMEBOUND PROGRAM (Location: 1333 RADCLIFF STREET; Grades: UG - UG)
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 1999:
This village:  7.6%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  3.4%
Whole state:  4.8%

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 (2007 data):
  • First Bank, Upper Michigan: Garden Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1974-11-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $153.2 mil, Deposits: $120.6 mil, headquarters in Gladstone, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: First Bancshares Corporation



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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)
  • WCCW (1310 AM; 15 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WCCW RADIO, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WTIQ (1490 AM; 1 kW; MANISTIQUE, MI; Owner: LAKES RADIO, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)

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.)

TV broadcast stations around Garden:
  • WJMN-TV (Channel 3; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)

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