Gwinn, Michigan

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Population (year 2000): 1,965

Males: 968	(49.3%)
Females: 997	(50.7%)

Marquette County

Median resident age:	42.3 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 49841.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,600 (it was $30,772 in 2000)

Gwinn	$30,600
Michigan:	$46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $81,500 (it was $62,800 in 2000)

Gwinn	$81,500
Michigan:	$149,300

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Races in Gwinn:

White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
American Indian (2.5%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
Black (0.9%)
Hispanic (0.9%)

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Ancestries: Italian (17.4%), English (14.5%), French (13.4%), German (13.0%), Irish (9.8%), United States (6.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1090 feet

Land area: 5.08 square miles.

Population density: 386 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Gwinn

High school or higher: 91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
Unemployed: 8.3%
Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gwinn CDP

Never married: 21.6%
Now married: 57.0%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 6.4%
Divorced: 13.7%

29 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.5%
Michigan:	5.3%

According to our research there were 18 registered sex offenders living in Gwinn, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Gwinn to the number of sex offenders is 109 to 1.

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

Gwinn:	1.1% ($713)
Michigan:	1.3% ($1,461)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (128.6 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (226.2 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (307.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI (5.7 miles ), Palmer, MI (15.1 miles ), Harvey, MI (15.7 miles ), Marquette, MI (18.6 miles ), Negaunee, MI (19.0 miles ), Trowbridge Park, MI (19.1 miles ), Ishpeming, MI (21.5 miles ), West Ishpeming, MI (23.5 miles ).

Latitude: 46.28 N, Longitude: 87.44 W

Area code: 906

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Most common industries for males:

Mining (14%)
Educational services (11%)
Construction (10%)
Public administration (9%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (23%)
Health care (17%)
Finance and insurance (12%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Child care workers (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Other financial specialists (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Gwinn:

MARQUETTE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; MARQUETTE, MI)
BELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ISHPEMING, MI)
DICKINSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gwinn:

SAWYER INTERNATIONAL (about 6 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; ID: SAW)
DELTA COUNTY (about 46 miles; ESCANABA, MI; ID: ESC)
FORD (about 56 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI; ID: IMT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Gwinn:

BONNIE FIELD (about 21 miles; ROCK, MI; ID: 6Y4)
EDWARD F JOHNSON (about 25 miles; ISHPEMING, MI; ID: M61)
W GLADSTONE (about 38 miles; GLADSTONE, MI; ID: 9C9)

Amtrak station near Gwinn:

19 miles: MARQUETTE (MARQUETTE CTA, 145 W. SPRING ST.) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gwinn:

NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,374)
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; FT enrollment: 5,779)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 127 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 132 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 132 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 150 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 169 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; FT enrollment: 2,343)

Public high school in Gwinn:

GWINN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 426; Location: 50 WEST M-35; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Gwinn:

K.I. SAWYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 503; Location: 411 SCORPION STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
GEORGE D. GILBERT ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 279; Location: 250 W. IRON STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
GWINN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 239; Location: 135 W. GRANITE STREET; Grades: 07 - 08)
VENTURA HEAD START (Students: 62; Location: 201 VENTURA STREET; Grades: PK - PK)

Library in Gwinn:

FORSYTH TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $90,539; Location: 184 WEST FLINT STREET; 12,000 books; 370 audio materials; 80 video materials; 45 serial subscriptions)

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Cemetery: Gwinn Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Rivers and creeks: East Branch Escanaba River (A), Halfway Creek (B), Middle Branch Escanaba River (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: KI Sawyer Learning Center (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 4417 Eagle Street).

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

FORSYTH TOWNSHIP (Population served: 2370, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-12-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-12-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-13-2000), St Public Notif received (NOV-03-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-11-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-11-1999), St Public Notif issued (AUG-17-1999), St Compliance achieved (AUG-26-1999), St Public Notif received (SEP-09-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-15-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-15-1997), St Compliance achieved (FEB-04-1997)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-13-1996), St Public Notif requested (JAN-13-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-13-1997), St Public Notif issued (JAN-23-1997), St Public Notif received (FEB-07-1997)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif issued (NOV-22-1996), St Compliance achieved (NOV-27-1996), St Public Notif requested (DEC-02-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-02-1996), St Public Notif received (DEC-06-1996), St Public Notif issued (DEC-19-1996)

KOUNTRY KORNERS (Population served: 999, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2002 and JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUN-27-2002), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUN-27-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-27-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-04-2002)

553 MOBILE ESTATES (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

COUNTRY LOG APTS (Population served: 35, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-11-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-11-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUN-15-2001), St Public Notif received (JUN-29-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-07-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-07-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAY-08-2001), St Public Notif received (MAY-23-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (AUG-10-2000), St Public Notif received (AUG-10-2000), St Public Notif requested (AUG-10-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-10-2000), St Compliance achieved (AUG-11-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

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

HORSESHOE LAKE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 67, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This place:	2.3 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	68.7%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.5%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	17.3%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	9.4%
Whole state:	4.8%

Gwinn compared to Michigan state average:

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Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Gwinn (2007 data):

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Gwinn Branch at 115 N Pine St, branch established on 1908-11-02. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company

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2004 Presidential Election results in Marquette County Michigan:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,075 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.36%
Michigan average:	5.24%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($323 average AGI)
Marquette County: 0.10%
Michigan average: 0.10%

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

from Houghton County, MI	0.31% ($23,573 average AGI)
from Delta County, MI	0.20% ($28,896)
from Alger County, MI	0.18% ($20,262)

5.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,428 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.72%
Michigan average:	5.98%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($242 average AGI)
Marquette County: 0.08%
Michigan average: 0.05%

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

to Delta County, MI	0.21% ($37,700 average AGI)
to Houghton County, MI	0.20% ($31,936)
to Alger County, MI	0.18% ($39,256)

Strongest AM radio stations in Gwinn:

WZAM (970 AM; 5 kW; ISHPEMING, MI)
WDMJ (1320 AM; 5 kW; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
WIAN (1240 AM; 1 kW; ISHPEMING, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
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.)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gwinn:

WFXD (103.3 FM; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: GREAT LAKES RADIO, INC.)
WKQS-FM (101.9 FM; NEGAUNEE, MI; Owner: GREAT LAKES RADIO, INC.)
WHWL (95.7 FM; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
WNGE (99.5 FM; NEGAUNEE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WMQT-FM (107.7 FM; ISHPEMING, MI; Owner: TACONITE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJPD (92.3 FM; ISHPEMING, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WYKX (104.7 FM; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNMU-FM (90.1 FM; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
W260AG (99.9 FM; ISHPEMING, MI; Owner: FAMILY EDUC. BROADCASTING CORP.)
WUPK (94.1 FM; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WGLQ (97.1 FM; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: LAKES RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Gwinn:

WJMN-TV (Channel 3; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WNMU (Channel 13; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: BD. OF CONTROL OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
WLUC-TV (Channel 6; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: WLUC LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
WMQF (Channel 19; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: MARQUETTE BROADCASTING, INC.)

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