Laurium, Michigan

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Population (year 2000): 2,126. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,014 (-5.3% change)

Males: 1,025	(48.2%)
Females: 1,101	(51.8%)

Houghton County

Median resident age:	39.5 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 49913.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,200 (it was $30,404 in 2000)

Laurium	$30,200
Michigan:	$46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $65,700 (it was $50,600 in 2000)

Laurium	$65,700
Michigan:	$149,300

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Races in Laurium:

White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.6%)
Hispanic (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (16.6%), English (10.9%), Italian (10.8%), French (10.3%), Swedish (8.6%), Irish (6.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1246 feet

Land area: 0.67 square miles.

Population density: 3033 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Laurium

High school or higher: 86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
Unemployed: 6.1%
Mean travel time to work: 14.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Laurium village

Never married: 24.2%
Now married: 51.1%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 11.6%
Divorced: 12.1%

12 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.6%
Michigan:	5.3%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Laurium, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Laurium to the number of sex offenders is 2038 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this village is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Laurium:	1.3% ($672)
Michigan:	1.3% ($1,461)

Laurium satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (190.6 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (291.3 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (376.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Calumet, MI (1.2 miles ), Lake Linden, MI (3.6 miles ), Hubbell, MI (4.5 miles ), Copper City, MI (4.9 miles ), Ahmeek, MI (5.1 miles) , Houghton, MI (11.8 miles ), Hancock, MI (13.0 miles ), South Range, MI (18.0 miles ).

Latitude: 47.24 N, Longitude: 88.44 W

9 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Area code commonly used in this area: 906

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Population change in the 1990s: -154 (-6.8%).

Most common industries for males:

Educational services (14%)
Construction (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Health care (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (29%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Social assistance (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Registered nurses (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Cashiers (4%)

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Crime in Laurium by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	3	1	0	0	2	0
per 100,000	140.4	46.5	0.0	0.0	97.4	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	4	1	2	5	0	2
per 100,000	187.2	46.5	95.4	237.9	0.0	98.0
Burglaries	0	5	2	3	6	3
per 100,000	0.0	232.6	95.4	142.7	292.3	147.0
Thefts	23	28	10	19	36	26
per 100,000	1076.3	1302.3	477.1	903.9	1753.5	1273.9
Auto thefts	4	3	2	2	2	2
per 100,000	187.2	139.5	95.4	95.1	97.4	98.0
Arson	0	0	1	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	47.7	0.0	48.7	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	207.8	126.0	52.5	101.3	176.3	88.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.96
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Laurium, Michigan

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Hospital/medical center in Laurium:

KEWEENAW MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (205 OSCEOLA STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Laurium:

PORTAGE HEALTH SYSTEM (about 10 miles; HANCOCK, MI)
BARAGA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; L' ANSE, MI)
ONTONAGON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 71 miles; ONTONAGON, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Laurium:

HOUGHTON COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 6 miles; HANCOCK, MI; ID: CMX)
SAWYER INTERNATIONAL (about 96 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; ID: SAW)
FORD (about 101 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI; ID: IMT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Laurium:

PRICKETT-GROOMS FLD (about 54 miles; SIDNAW, MI; ID: 6Y9)
ONTONAGON COUNTY (about 70 miles; ONTONAGON, MI; ID: OGM)
EDWARD F JOHNSON (about 77 miles; ISHPEMING, MI; ID: M61)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Laurium:

MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; FT enrollment: 7,374)
NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 183 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 190 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 194 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 194 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 199 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)

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Average household size:

This village:	2.4 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	60.3%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	4.0%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	12.4%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This village:	3.4%
Whole state:	4.8%

Laurium compared to Michigan state average:

Laurium, Michigan environmental map by EPA

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Median house value below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Laurium mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Houghton County Michigan:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		2	$1,694
Streets and Highways	5	$16,499	$39,598	6	$6,722
Police Protection - Officers	4	$13,326	$39,978	1	$410
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$624
Financial Administration	1	$2,772	$33,264	2	$1,311
Firefighters	0	$0		14	$784
Totals for Government	10	$32,597	$39,116	32	$11,544

Laurium government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - Solid Waste Management: $101,000
All Other: $52,000

Parks & Recreation: $49,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $296,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $554,000
General - Other: $322,000

Police Protection: $182,000

Parks & Recreation: $68,000

Solid Waste Management: $52,000

Central Staff Services: $33,000

Fire Protection: $32,000

General Public Buildings: $23,000

Water Utilities: $12,000

Financial Administration: $6,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $242,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Solid Waste Management: $60,000
Miscellaneous - Rents: $186,000
General Revenue, NEC: $99,000

Interest Earnings: $30,000

Property Sale Other: $9,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $4,000
General - Other: $3,000

Police Protection: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,102,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $30,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $338,000
Highways: $248,000

All Other: $1,000
Tax - Property: $317,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $423,000

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:

from Marquette County, MI	0.40% ($31,936 average AGI)
from Baraga County, MI	0.21% ($26,760)
from Keweenaw County, MI	0.16% ($27,474)

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:

to Marquette County, MI	0.63% ($23,573 average AGI)
to Keweenaw County, MI	0.27% ($58,688)
to Oakland County, MI	0.23% ($23,963)

Strongest AM radio stations in Laurium:

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)
WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WZAM (970 AM; 5 kW; ISHPEMING, MI)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDMJ (1320 AM; 5 kW; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Laurium:

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.)

TV broadcast stations around Laurium:

WBKP (Channel 5; CALUMET, MI; Owner: SCANLAN TELEVISION, INC.)

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