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Population in July 2008: 919. Population change since 2000: -0.4%
 

Males: 435  (47.3%)
Females: 484  (52.7%)

Median resident age:  40.5 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49651.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,566 (it was $28,864 in 2000)
Lake City:  $32,566
Michigan:  $47,950

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,045
Lake City:  $20,045
Michigan:  $24,816

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $108,736 (it was $75,300 in 2000)
Lake City:  $108,736
Michigan:  $153,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $146,967; Detached houses: $129,893; Townhouses or other attached units: $237,738; In 2-unit structures: $236,700; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $282,719; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $462,170

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Races in Lake City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Other Asian (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Lake City: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (26.5%), English (16.6%), Irish (12.7%), Dutch (9.3%), United States (6.5%), French (6.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1260 feet

Land area: 1.08 square miles.

Population density: 851 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lake City

  • High school or higher: 83.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
  • Unemployed: 7.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake City city

  • Never married: 22.8%
  • Now married: 54.0%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 10.9%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

16 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.7%
Michigan:  5.3%


According to our research there were 29 registered sex offenders living in Lake City, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lake City to the number of sex offenders is 32 to 1.

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

Lake City:  1.3% ($1,014)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
Lake City satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Saginaw, MI (89.1 miles , pop. 61,799).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (163.3 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (212.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: McBain, MI (3.1 miles ), Manton, MI (3.3 miles ), Cadillac, MI (3.4 miles ), Marion, MI (4.0 miles ), Fife Lake, MI (4.3 miles ), Tustin, MI (4.5 miles ), Houghton Lake, MI (4.8 miles ), Le Roy, MI (4.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 67 buildings, average cost: $39,800
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 44.33 N, Longitude: 85.21 W

Area code: 231

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Population change in the 1990s: +83 (+9.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (10%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Wood products (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Social assistance (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Food (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Child care workers (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)



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Average climate in Lake City, Michigan

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Lake City-area historical tornado activity is below Michigan state average. It is 26% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 42.0 miles away from the Lake City city center killed 2 people and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 9/3/1964, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 1.1 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Lake City:
  • MERCY HOSPITAL-CADILLAC (about 14 miles; CADILLAC, MI)
  • KALKASKA MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER (about 30 miles; KALKASKA, MI)
  • SPECTRUM HLTH-REED CITY CAMPUS (about 34 miles; REED CITY, MI)

Political contributions by individuals in Lake City, MI

Airports located in Lake City:
Amtrak station near Lake City:
  • 11 miles: CADILLAC (1202 N. MITCHELL ST.) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake City:
  • NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 33 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
  • FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)
  • CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; FT enrollment: 21,353)
  • NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; MIDLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,784)
  • SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 6,216)
  • DELTA COLLEGE (about 82 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 5,117)
  • MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; FT enrollment: 2,365)
Public high school in Lake City:
Public elementary/middle schools in Lake City:
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Library in Lake City:
  • MISSAUKEE DISTRICT LIBRARY (Operating income: $279,987; Location: 210 SOUTH CANAL STREET; 34,683 books; 1,259 audio materials; 96 video materials; 50 serial subscriptions)

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Hotels: Fire Tower Hill Resort (484 North Vandermeulen Road), Four Seasons Dental Associates (301 Main), Green Knoll Resort (1510 South Morey Road).

 

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

CITY OF LAKE CITY (Population served: 923, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and AUG-08-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-08-2002)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1999 and NOV-09-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-09-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-05-2001), St Public Notif requested (MAR-05-2001), St Public Notif received (MAY-24-2001)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
LAKE CITY CHRISTIAN REFORM CHR (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
ST JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1997 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (SEP-25-1997), St Public Notif issued (SEP-25-1997), St Compliance achieved (OCT-03-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
MR JOHNS (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
L & J PACKING CO. (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
GREEN KNOLL ASSOCIATION (Population served: 44, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
LAKE CITY JEHOVAH WITNESSES (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
LC ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Lake City that have no violations reported:
  • MISSAUKEE GOLF COURSE (Population served: 175, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • SMITHVILLE LANDING (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • SMITHVILLE LANDING - WELL #1 (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • SMITHVILLE LANDING - WELL #3 (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • JENNINGS COUMMUNITY CHURCH (Population served: 35, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • YOUNG LIFE TIMBER WOLF LAKE RV (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • WILDERNESS CONVIENCE STORE (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • BELLE OAKES ASSISTED LIVING CENTER (Population served: 27, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  62.7%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.2%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  13.1%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  4.6%
Whole state:  4.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lake City, MI


People in group quarters in Lake City
  • 23 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 7 people in other group homes
  • 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 4 people in homes for the mentally retarded


Lake City compared to Michigan state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Lake City (2009 data):
  • Fifth Third Bank: Lake City Branch at 1980 South Morey Road, branch established on 1980-03-31. Info updated 2008-11-05: Bank assets: $54,116.4 mil, Deposits: $39,964.9 mil, headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 851 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
  • Chemical Bank: Lake City Branch at 127 South Main Street, branch established on 1909-01-01. Info updated 2007-08-01: Bank assets: $3,866.6 mil, Deposits: $2,979.1 mil, headquarters in Midland, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 132 total offices, Holding Company: Chemical Financial Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Missaukee County Michigan:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (85%)
  • Electricity (11%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Lake City

Adherents


NameChristian Reformed Church in North AmericaReformed Church in AmericaCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents49.5%13.2%10.2%7.4%5.9%
Congregations29.2%12.5%4.2%12.5%4.2%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)General Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesEvangelical Presbyterian ChurchAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents4.5%1.9%1.7%1.6%4.2%
Congregations8.3%4.2%4.2%4.2%16.7%
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 4$1,693
Other Government Administration 0$0 2$754
Solid Waste Management 1$2,221$26,6520$0
Sewerage 1$2,812$33,7440$0
Water Supply 2$5,648$33,8880$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$1,246
Totals for Government 4$10,681$32,0437$3,693



6.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,075 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.59%
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 Wexford County, MI  1.88% ($20,677 average AGI)
from Osceola County, MI  0.46% ($23,125)
from Roscommon County, MI  0.38% ($24,750)


7.14% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,693 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.14%
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 Wexford County, MI  2.10% ($26,405 average AGI)
to Osceola County, MI  0.47% ($27,720)
to Kent County, MI  0.28% ($29,667)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lake City:
  • 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.)
  • WKJF (1370 AM; 5 kW; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: WKJF RADIO, INC.)
  • WCCW (1310 AM; 15 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WCCW RADIO, INC.)
  • WATT (1240 AM; 1 kW; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: MACDONALD GARBER BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WJML (1110 AM; 10 kW; PETOSKEY, MI)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WBRN (1460 AM; 5 kW; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Owner: RH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lake City:
  • WLXV (96.7 FM; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: MACDONALD GARBER BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WJZQ (92.9 FM; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: WKJF RADIO, INC.)
  • WCKC (107.1 FM; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WUPS (98.5 FM; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: COLTRACE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WIAA (88.7 FM; INTERLOCHEN, MI; Owner: INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS)
  • WTCM-FM (103.5 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WOLW (91.1 FM; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: NORTHERN CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WKAD (93.7 FM; HARRIETTA, MI; Owner: CADILLAC BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WKLT (97.5 FM; KALKASKA, MI; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
  • WICA (91.5 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS)
  • WGRY-FM (100.3 FM; GRAYLING, MI; Owner: GANNON BROADCASTING SYSTEM'S, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Lake City:
  • WWTV (Channel 9; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: HERITAGE B/CING COMPANY OF MICHIGAN)
  • WFQX-TV (Channel 33; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: ROCKFLEET BROADCASTING II, LLC)
  • WPBN-TV (Channel 7; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WPBN/WTOM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
  • WGTU (Channel 29; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: SCANLAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCMV (Channel 27; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
  • W61CS (Channel 61; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W50CD (Channel 50; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W36CE (Channel 36; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W52CO (Channel 52; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W63CH (Channel 63; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W18CB (Channel 18; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W57CQ (Channel 57; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W31BN (Channel 31; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W65DJ (Channel 65; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)


Lake City fatal accident list:
Oct 17, 1999 10:50 AM, Sr-66, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 12, 1988 11:14 AM, 55, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 20, 1985 07:40 AM, Lake Shore, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Dec 8, 1980 12:17 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 45 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Lake City)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 28
  • Hazardous Condition: 68

Incident types - Lake City


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