Houghton County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 29.3%
(29.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: | 2.1 people | | Michigan: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 54.7% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 2.7% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lake Linden, MI
Lake Linden compared to Michigan state average:
- Median house value significantly 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 significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Lake Linden (2011 data):
- Range Bank, National Association: Lake Linden Office at 346 Third Street, branch established on 1967/01/03. Info updated 2007/01/23: Bank assets: $266.3 mil, Deposits: $228.1 mil, headquarters in Negaunee, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Range Financial Corporation
- Superior National Bank & Trust Company: Lake Linden Branch at 53115 State Highway M26, branch established on 1976/06/01. Info updated 2009/03/03: Bank assets: $511.7 mil, Deposits: $439.5 mil, headquarters in Hancock, MI, positive income, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Keweenaw Financial Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (86%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Wood (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Houghton County Michigan:
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Religion statistics for Lake Linden (based on Houghton County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 49.29%
| Here |  | 49.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | Assemblies of God |
| Adherents | 55.3% | 19.2% | 7.1% | 3.7% | 2.8% |
| Congregations | 20.0% | 14.5% | 12.7% | 5.5% | 1.8% |
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| Name | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | Episcopal Church | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Muslim Estimate | Other |
| Adherents | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 6.2% |
| Congregations | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 32.7% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 11 | Houghton County: | 3.15 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.34 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | This county: | 1.14 / 10,000 pop. | | Michigan: | 1.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16 | Houghton County: | 4.58 / 10,000 pop. | | Michigan: | 2.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 40 | This county: | 11.44 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Houghton County: | 9.4% | | Michigan: | 9.7% |
Adult obesity rate: | Houghton County: | 28.8% | | State: | 29.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 | $1,838 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,681 | $32,172 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,061 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 14 | $1,855 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $8,214 | $32,856 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
2 | $11,216 | $67,296 | 2 | $5,934 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $496 |
| Totals for Government |
6 | $22,111 | $44,222 | 19 | $11,184 |
Lake Linden government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0 ($0.00)
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $57,000 ($56.55)
All Other: $18,000 ($17.86)
Parks & Recreation: $15,000 ($14.88)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $1,211,000 ($1201.39)
Regular Highways: $43,000 ($42.66)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $179,000 ($177.58)
General - Other: $157,000 ($155.75)
Water Utilities: $72,000 ($71.43)
Solid Waste Management: $53,000 ($52.58)
Central Staff Services: $45,000 ($44.64)
Police Protection: $44,000 ($43.65)
Parks & Recreation: $34,000 ($33.73)
General Public Buildings: $17,000 ($16.87)
Fire Protection: $12,000 ($11.90)
Financial Administration: $4,000 ($3.97)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $1,133,000 ($1124.01)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,133,000 ($1124.01)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $85,000 ($84.33)
Interest Earnings: $12,000 ($11.90)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $50,000 ($49.60)
General - Other: $21,000 ($20.83)
Parks & Recreation: $5,000 ($4.96)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $364,000 ($361.11)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $157,000 ($155.75)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $156,000 ($154.76)
Highways: $127,000 ($125.99)
All Other: $2,000 ($1.98)
- Tax - Property: $164,000 ($162.70)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $213,000 ($211.31)
6.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,824 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.22% | | Michigan average: | 5.24% |
0.87% of residents moved from foreign countries ($607 average AGI)| Houghton County: | 0.87% | | Michigan average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,003 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.38% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Lake Linden:
- WCCY (1400 AM; 1 kW; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: TU-MAR BROADCASTING, INC)
- WMPL (920 AM; 1 kW; HANCOCK, MI)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WZAM (970 AM; 5 kW; ISHPEMING, MI)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- 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.)
- 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)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Lake Linden:
- WGLI (98.7 FM; HANCOCK, MI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY)
- WOLV (97.7 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: TU-MAR BROADCASTING, INC)
- W260AC (99.9 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
- WHKB (102.3 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: TU-MAR BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKMJ-FM (93.5 FM; HANCOCK, MI; Owner: VICTOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WGGL-FM (91.1 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- WCUP (105.7 FM; L'ANSE, MI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY)
- WVCN (104.3 FM; BARAGA, MI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W224AO (92.7 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
TV broadcast stations around Lake Linden:
- WBKP (Channel 5; CALUMET, MI; Owner: SCANLAN TELEVISION, INC.)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1 - Brian Meier, 28669 Gregoire Rd (Lat: 47.191944 Lon: -88.390556), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 92.6 m
Registrant: Central States Tower Holdings, LLC, 323 S. Hale St., Suite 100, Wheaton, IL 60187, Phone: (630) 221-8500, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 601 Calumet St (Lat: 47.197139 Lon: -88.405667), Call Sign: KNCB875, Licensee ID: L00064310
Assigned Frequencies: 155.205 MHz Grant Date: 01/08/1997, Expiration Date: 03/20/2002, Cancellation Date: 05/26/2002
Registrant: Lake Linden Hubbell Public Schools, 601 Calumet St, Lake Linden, MI 49945
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1 - Co Rd T641 Fire 169 (Lat: 47.116028 Lon: -88.417611), Type: Building, Overall height: 11 m, Call Sign: WQB451
Assigned Frequencies: 156.425 MHz, 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz Grant Date: 10/03/1994, Expiration Date: 10/03/1999, Cancellation Date: 05/06/2001
Registrant: Dreamland Hotel Inc, Rt 1 Bootjack Rd, Lake Linden, MI 49945
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 15 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Lake Linden)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Lake Linden
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Lake Linden, MI
| Most common first names in Lake Linden, MI among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 31 | 77.5 years |
| Mary | 25 | 85.0 years |
| Joseph | 22 | 82.5 years |
| Robert | 21 | 72.7 years |
| Raymond | 21 | 78.6 years |
| Edward | 20 | 73.9 years |
| William | 20 | 73.2 years |
| George | 18 | 69.8 years |
| Eleanor | 16 | 75.4 years |
| Henry | 13 | 80.0 years |
| Most common last names in Lake Linden, MI among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Dupuis | 18 | 80.7 years |
| Baril | 12 | 74.4 years |
| Codere | 12 | 78.1 years |
| Dion | 10 | 78.6 years |
| Beaudoin | 10 | 78.7 years |
| Paquette | 9 | 78.3 years |
| Miller | 9 | 86.1 years |
| Rheault | 9 | 79.0 years |
| Smith | 9 | 78.2 years |
| Perreault | 8 | 76.3 years |
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