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Baraga County

Population in July 2008: 1,882. Population change since 2000: -10.7%
 

Males: 885  (47.0%)
Females: 997  (53.0%)

Median resident age:  41.7 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49946.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,434 (it was $31,406 in 2000)
L'Anse:  $35,434
Michigan:  $47,950

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,624
L'Anse:  $18,624
Michigan:  $24,816

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $85,920 (it was $59,500 in 2000)
L'Anse:  $85,920
Michigan:  $153,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $91,105; Detached houses: $93,143; In 2-unit structures: $79,925; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $93,811; Mobile homes: $29,302

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Races in L'Anse:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.9%)
  • American Indian (7.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in L'Anse: 75.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French (15.8%), German (15.6%), English (9.5%), Norwegian (8.6%), Swedish (8.2%), Irish (7.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 682 feet

Land area: 2.56 square miles.

Population density: 734 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in L'Anse

  • High school or higher: 80.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in L'Anse village

  • Never married: 23.3%
  • Now married: 54.8%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 10.4%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

20 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.9%
Michigan:  5.3%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

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

L'Anse:  1.6% ($946)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (156.3 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (257.0 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (341.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Baraga, MI (1.6 miles ), Michigamme, MI (4.7 miles ), South Range, MI (4.9 miles ), Houghton, MI (5.1 miles ), Hancock, MI (5.2 miles ), Hubbell, MI (5.4 miles ), Lake Linden, MI (5.5 miles ), Laurium, MI (5.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $41,200
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $60,600
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $73,000
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $86,000
  • 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $110,500
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $50,100
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $72,500
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 46.75 N, Longitude: 88.45 W

Area code: 906

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Population change in the 1990s: -92 (-4.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Public administration (19%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (11%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Wood products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (25%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (15%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Electricians (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)



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Hospitals/medical centers near L'Anse:
  • BARAGA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; L' ANSE, MI)
  • PORTAGE HEALTH SYSTEM (about 29 miles; HANCOCK, MI)
  • KEWEENAW MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 34 miles; LAURIUM, MI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to L'Anse:
  • MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
  • NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; FT enrollment: 7,374)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 140 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 157 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 161 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 161 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 162 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
Library in L'Anse:
  • L'ANSE AREA SCHOOL-PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $128,706; Location: 201 NORTH FOURTH STREET; 18,759 books; 528 audio materials; 354 video materials; 51 serial subscriptions)

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Rivers and creeks: Falls River (A), Linden Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in L'Anse and their reported violations in the past:

L'ANSE GOLF CLUB (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
WHIRL-I-GIG (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2001 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-12-2001), St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 10 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
HURON BAY TAVERN (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
SECOND SAND BEACH TWP. PARK (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This village:  2.2 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  60.5%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  6.0%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  11.0%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  3.2%
Whole state:  4.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in L'Anse, MI


People in group quarters in L'Anse
  • 77 people in nursing homes
  • 13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 8 people in other group homes
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 5 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


L'Anse compared to Michigan state average:

L'Anse, 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 above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Baraga County Michigan:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (89%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Electricity (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for L'Anse

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchOther religions
Adherents50.5%33.9%5.6%5.0%5.0%
Congregations21.4%35.7%7.1%14.3%21.4%
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 3$10,204$40,8160$0
Police Protection - Officers 4$14,341$43,0230$0
Streets and Highways 5$18,947$45,4730$0
Sewerage 4$12,614$37,8420$0
Housing and Community Development(Local) 2$4,469$26,8140$0
Water Supply 3$9,921$39,6840$0
Electric Power 21$71,143$40,6530$0
Totals for Government 42$141,639$40,4680$0



L'Anse government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $771,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $577,000
    Solid Waste Management: $248,000
    All Other: $10,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $777,000
    Regular Highways: $757,000
    Sewerage: $314,000
    Police Protection: $296,000
    Water Utilities: $284,000
    Solid Waste Management: $185,000
    General - Other: $180,000
    Financial Administration: $109,000
    Parks & Recreation: $41,000
    Fire Protection: $35,000
    Central Staff Services: $19,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $15,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $43,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,910,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $690,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $662,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,885,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $28,000
    Water Utilities: $25,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $112,000
    Interest Earnings: $36,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $30,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $197,000
    Fire Protection: $116,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $838,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $960,000
    Water Utilities: $411,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $455,000
  • Tax - Property: $683,000
    NEC: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $845,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $119,000

4.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,769 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.52%
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 Houghton County, MI  0.84% ($24,080 average AGI)
from Marquette County, MI  0.57% ($20,882)
from Ontonagon County, MI  0.34% ($22,900)


4.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,286 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.93%
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 Marquette County, MI  1.01% ($27,700 average AGI)
to Houghton County, MI  0.84% ($26,760)


Strongest AM radio stations in L'Anse:
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WZAM (970 AM; 5 kW; ISHPEMING, MI)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WMPL (920 AM; 1 kW; HANCOCK, MI)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDMJ (1320 AM; 5 kW; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCCY (1400 AM; 1 kW; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: TU-MAR BROADCASTING, 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)

Strongest FM radio stations in L'Anse:
  • WCUP (105.7 FM; L'ANSE, MI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY)
  • WVCN (104.3 FM; BARAGA, MI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGLI (98.7 FM; HANCOCK, MI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY)
  • WGGL-FM (91.1 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WOLV (97.7 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: TU-MAR BROADCASTING, INC)
  • W224AV (92.7 FM; COVINGTON, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
  • WHKB (102.3 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: TU-MAR BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNMU-FM (90.1 FM; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
  • WKQS-FM (101.9 FM; NEGAUNEE, MI; Owner: GREAT LAKES RADIO, INC.)
  • WKMJ-FM (93.5 FM; HANCOCK, MI; Owner: VICTOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W260AC (99.9 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around L'Anse:
  • W41CA (Channel 41; HERMAN, MI; Owner: ERIC MCBRIDE)
  • W48CA (Channel 48; HERMAN, MI; Owner: DAN LOFLIN)
  • W16BL (Channel 16; HERMAN, MI; Owner: DON RAYBURN, SR.)
  • W22BZ (Channel 22; HERMAN, MI; Owner: DON RAYBURN, SR.)
  • W24CD (Channel 24; HERMAN, MI; Owner: DON RAYBURN, SR.)
  • W29BZ (Channel 29; HERMAN, MI; Owner: DAN LOFLIN)
  • W31BJ (Channel 31; HERMAN, MI; Owner: DAN LOFLIN)
  • W38CG (Channel 38; HERMAN, MI; Owner: ERIC MCBRIDE)
  • W44BM (Channel 44; HERMAN, MI; Owner: ERIC MCBRIDE)
  • W46CM (Channel 46; HERMAN, MI; Owner: MARTHA RAYBURN)
  • W50BZ (Channel 50; HERMAN, MI; Owner: DAN LOFLIN)
  • W60CJ (Channel 60; HERMAN, MI; Owner: ERIC MCBRIDE)
  • WBKP (Channel 5; CALUMET, MI; Owner: SCANLAN TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WLUC-TV (Channel 6; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: WLUC LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

L'Anse, Michigan:
  • Fatal accident count: 6
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 10
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 6
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 25
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Michigan average:
  • Fatal accident count: 134
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 208
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 50
  • Fatalities: 144
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 357
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 22

L'Anse fatal accident list:
Jul 4, 1997 07:15 AM, Main St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 31, 1997 07:50 AM, Main St, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jul 4, 1995 07:50 AM, 41, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 7, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jan 12, 1988 01:30 AM, 41, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jan 18, 1988 01:05 AM, Broad, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1
Nov 19, 1977 11:55 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • James E McDonald, 17585 Watters St (196538446 L'anse - Dynamite Hill), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.2 m
    Registrant: Alltel Communications, LLC, One Allied Drive, B1f2-D, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3
  • L\'ANSE - 8805, 0.15 Mi E Of 41 At Microwave Radio Towers, Type: Tower, Structure height: 144.8 m, Overall height: 152.4 m, Call Sign: WPKZ312
    Assigned Frequencies : 44.9600 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/06/2002, Expiration Date: 10/15/2012, Certifier: Richard S De Mello
    Registrant: Michigan Dept Of Information Technology, 4000 Collins Road, Lansing, MI 48909-8131, Phone: (517) 333-5010, Fax: (517) 336-6222, Email:
  • 8805, 0.15m E Of 41 At Microwave Radio Towers, Type: Tower, Structure height: 144.8 m, Overall height: 152.4 m, Call Sign: WPUX231
    Assigned Frequencies : 866.400 MHz, 866.900 MHz, 867.400 MHz, 868.900 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:
  • 201 N Fourth Street, Type: Pipe, Structure height: 6 m, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WQCB453
    Assigned Frequencies : 467.225 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/24/2005, Expiration Date: 01/24/2015, Certifier: Laura J Mathieu
    Registrant: L\'anse Area Schools, 201 N Fourth St, L\'anse, MI 49946, Phone: (906) 524-6121, Fax: (906) 524-6001, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • L\'anse, Lat: 46.759000 Lon: -88.447806, Call Sign: WQAS976, Licensee ID: L00889517
    Assigned Frequencies : 956.418 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/02/2004, Expiration Date: 08/02/2014, Certifier: David Lampinen
    Registrant: Village Of L\'anse
  • STATION, Us 41, Overall height: 21.3 m, Call Sign: WBH392
    Assigned Frequencies : 2130.80 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/21/1996, Expiration Date: 02/21/2001, Cancelation Date: 12/18/2000
    Registrant: Phone: (517) 332-2521

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