Hersey, Michigan

Back to Hersey, MI housing info, Osceola County, Michigan, MI smaller cities, MI small cities, All Cities.

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

General Map
Google Map
MSN Map

Population in July 2007: 367. Population change since 2000: -1.1%

Males: 188	(51.3%)
Females: 179	(48.7%)

Median resident age:	33.6 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 49639.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,922 (it was $38,929 in 2000)

Hersey:	$43,922
Michigan:	$47,950

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $87,797 (it was $60,800 in 2000)

Hersey:	$87,797
Michigan:	$153,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $104,795; Detached houses: $120,608; Townhouses or other attached units: $90,900; Mobile homes: $23,804

Hersey, MI residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Profiles of local businesses:
Marvelous Party Planning

Races in Hersey:

White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
Korean (0.8%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Hispanic (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Hersey: 75.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Recent posts about Hersey, Michigan on our local forum with over 600,000 registered users:

Moving To Evart! HELP! (2 replies)

Latest news from Hersey, MI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (31.3%), English (12.3%), Irish (10.7%), United States (9.1%), Dutch (6.7%), Polish (4.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 297 feet

Land area: 1.09 square miles.

Population density: 337 people per square mile

(very low).

Hersey,MI real estate house value index trend

Home Value Estimate
Address:		Unit (optional):
City	State	Zip

For population 25 years and over in Hersey

High school or higher: 91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
Unemployed: 3.3%
Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hersey village

Never married: 22.0%
Now married: 59.1%
Separated: 2.8%
Widowed: 4.5%
Divorced: 11.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.0%
Michigan:	5.3%

According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Hersey, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hersey to the number of sex offenders is 41 to 1.

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

Hersey:	1.3% ($769)
Michigan:	1.3% ($1,461)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Grand Rapids, MI (62.5 miles , pop. 197,800).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (137.7 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (179.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Reed City, MI (1.9 miles ), Evart, MI (3.1 miles ), Big Rapids, MI (3.3 miles ), Le Roy, MI (3.6 miles ), Barryton, MI (4.0 miles ), Tustin, MI (4.2 miles ), Luther, MI (4.2 miles ), Stanwood, MI (4.3 miles ).

Latitude: 43.85 N, Longitude: 85.44 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 231

This village's Wikipedia profile

Population change in the 1990s: +19 (+5.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Metal and metal products (10%)
Construction (8%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Health care (8%)
Machinery (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (20%)
Social assistance (18%)
Educational services (13%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Top executives (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
Child care workers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
Registered nurses (4%)

Hersey races chart

Average climate in Hersey, Michigan

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Back to the top

Hersey-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Michigan state average. It is 2% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 36.9 miles away from the Hersey village center killed 18 people and injured 340 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 10.5 miles away from the village center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Hersey:

SPECTRUM HLTH-REED CITY CAMPUS (about 6 miles; REED CITY, MI)
MECOSTA COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI)
MERCY HOSPITAL-CADILLAC (about 28 miles; CADILLAC, MI)

Political contributions by individuals in Hersey, MI

Amtrak stations near Hersey:

4 miles: REED CITY (101 W. SLOSSON AVE.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones.
11 miles: BIG RAPIDS (120 N. MICHIGAN AVE.) - Bus Station. Services: intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hersey:

FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 8,593)
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; FT enrollment: 21,353)
MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; FT enrollment: 2,365)
NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; MIDLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,784)
NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 62 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; FT enrollment: 2,343)
GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)
AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 64 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 2,022)

Public high school in Hersey:

Ashmun @ Eagle Village School (Students: 71; Location: 4507 170TH AVENUE; Grades: 4 - 12)

See full list of schools located in Hersey

Click to draw/clear village borders

River: Hersey River (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

EAGLE VILLAGE (Population served: 72, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-24-2000), St Boil Water Order (AUG-24-2000), St Public Notif requested (AUG-24-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-24-2000), St Compliance achieved (SEP-01-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and AUG-02-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-02-2002)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and AUG-01-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-01-2001)

HERSEY VILLAGE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 52, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

SPRING VALLEY GOLF-CC (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

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

HERSEY VILLAGE INN (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This village:	2.7 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	69.8%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	10.1%
Whole state:	5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	12.8%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This village:	2.2%
Whole state:	4.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hersey, MI

Hersey compared to Michigan state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

Back to the top

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Hersey mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Osceola County Michigan:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (57%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%) Electricity (8%) Wood (6%)

Religon statistics for Hersey

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Christian Reformed Church in North America	The Wesleyan Church
Adherents	22.5%	16.4%	11.6%	8.7%	4.7%
Congregations	5.9%	21.6%	7.8%	2.0%	5.9%

Name	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Free Methodist Church of North America	Assemblies of God	Lutheran Church	Other religions
Adherents	4.4%	4.2%	4.0%	4.0%	19.6%
Congregations	3.9%	11.8%	3.9%	2.0%	35.3%

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	$514
Other Government Administration	0	$0		3	$179
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$1,198
Totals for Government	0	$0		5	$1,891

6.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,274 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.63%
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 Mecosta County, MI	1.22% ($25,549 average AGI)
from Wexford County, MI	0.80% ($24,239)
from Lake County, MI	0.42% ($23,486)

7.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,352 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.49%
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 Mecosta County, MI	1.32% ($26,991 average AGI)
to Wexford County, MI	1.20% ($26,891)
to Kent County, MI	0.47% ($25,450)

Strongest AM radio stations in Hersey:

WDEE (1500 AM; daytime; 0 kW; REED CITY, MI; Owner: STEVEN V. BEILFUSS)
WBRN (1460 AM; 5 kW; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Owner: RH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
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.)
WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
WKJF (1370 AM; 5 kW; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: WKJF RADIO, INC.)
WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WCCW (1310 AM; 15 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WCCW RADIO, 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.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hersey:

WDEE-FM (97.3 FM; REED CITY, MI; Owner: STEVEN V. BEILFUSS)
WYBR (102.3 FM; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Owner: MENTOR PARTNERS, INC.)
WBRN-FM (100.9 FM; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Owner: RH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WIAA (88.7 FM; INTERLOCHEN, MI; Owner: INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS)
W201CF (88.1 FM; BALDWIN, MI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
WCKC (107.1 FM; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WCXT (105.3 FM; HART, MI; Owner: WATERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WLXV (96.7 FM; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: MACDONALD GARBER 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.)

TV broadcast stations around Hersey:

WWTV (Channel 9; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: HERITAGE B/CING COMPANY OF MICHIGAN)
W58CU (Channel 58; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
WPBN-TV (Channel 7; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WPBN/WTOM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
WFQX-TV (Channel 33; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: ROCKFLEET BROADCASTING II, LLC)
WCMU-TV (Channel 14; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
W34BZ (Channel 34; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W48BY (Channel 48; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WZZM-TV (Channel 13; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS CORP. OF OKLAHOMA, INC.)

Hersey fatal accident list:
Nov 17, 1998 11:38 AM, Fourth St, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total average daily traffic: 2,800
Total average daily truck traffic: 560
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 5,050

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

WAYNE WATTS, 16539 Hersey Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.7 m, Overall height: 93.6 m
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Hersey)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: PIPER PA-16 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 87 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5769H , Serial Number: 16-383, Year manufactured: 1949, Airworthiness Date: 05/26/1956
Registrant (Individual): Gareth B Todd, 19179 Reynolds Rd, Hersey, MI 49639
Aircraft: DZENDZEL G/MENEZES M KITFOX II (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 99KX , Serial Number: 374, Year manufactured: 2005, Airworthiness Date: 06/06/2005
Registrant (Individual): Marco S Menezes, 1881 Cody Trl, Hersey, MI 49639

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 4
Hazardous Condition: 1

Back to Hersey, MI housing info, Osceola County, Michigan, MI smaller cities, MI small cities, All Cities.

Back to the top

Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2008 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.