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Mackinac Island, MI map Population (year 2000): 523. Estimated population in July 2006: 471 (-9.9% change)
 

Males: 273  (52.2%)
Females: 250  (47.8%)

Mackinac County

Median resident age:  41.0 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49757.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,700 (it was $36,964 in 2000)
Mackinac Island  $36,700
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $220,700 (it was $170,000 in 2000)
Mackinac Island  $220,700
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Mackinac Island:

  • White Non-Hispanic (75.3%)
  • American Indian (23.7%)
  • Two or more races (5.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (23.9%), Irish (16.6%), English (11.9%), French (8.8%), Polish (6.3%), Scottish (5.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 590 feet

Land area: 4.37 square miles.

Population density: 112 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Mackinac Island

  • High school or higher: 84.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.4%
  • Unemployed: 25.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 10.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mackinac Island city

  • Never married: 29.8%
  • Now married: 53.3%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 4.2%
  • Divorced: 12.1%

11 residents are foreign born (1.0% North America, 0.6% Asia, 0.6% Latin America).

This city:  2.1%
Michigan:  5.3%

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

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

Mackinac Island:  1.0% ($1,650)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Saginaw, MI (174.5 miles , pop. 61,799).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (261.5 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (348.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: St. Ignace, MI (7.3 miles ), Mackinaw City, MI (9.5 miles ), Cheboygan, MI (17.5 miles ), Pellston, MI (23.7 miles ), Indian River, MI (30.3 miles ), Alanson, MI (30.8 miles ), Harbor Springs, MI (38.7 miles ), Wolverine, MI (40.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $119,300
  • 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $124,500
  • 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $326,000
  • 1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $242,500
  • 2000: 17 buildings, average cost: $200,100
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $353,000
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $353,000
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $353,000
  • 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $353,000
  • 2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $353,000
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $353,000

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Latitude: 45.85 N, Longitude: 84.62 W


Area code: 906

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Population change in the 1990s: +53 (+11.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (7%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
  • Educational services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (26%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
  • Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (7%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Carpenters (12%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Top executives (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Top executives (6%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)


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Crime in Mackinac Island by Year

Type 2002 2005 2006
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 222
    per 100,000 378.1402.4408.2
Robberies 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Assaults 372
    per 100,000 567.11408.5408.2
Burglaries 832
    per 100,000 1512.3603.6408.2
Thefts 251317340
    per 100,000 47448.063782.769387.8
Auto thefts 011
    per 100,000 0.0201.2204.1
Arson 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 118.8) 2419.73213.33228.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 10 (9 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  18.48
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Mackinac Island:
  • MACKINAC STRAITS HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SAINT IGNACE, MI)
  • CHEBOYGAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; CHEBOYGAN, MI)
  • CHIPPEWA COUNTY WAR MEM HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; SAULT SAINTE MARIE, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mackinac Island:
  • PELLSTON REGIONAL AIRPORT OF EMMET COUNTY (about 23 miles; PELLSTON, MI; ID: PLN)
  • CHIPPEWA COUNTY INTL (about 30 miles; SAULT STE MARIE, MI; ID: CIU)
  • OTSEGO COUNTY (about 59 miles; GAYLORD, MI; ID: GLR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mackinac Island:
  • MACKINAC ISLAND (about 2 miles; MACKINAC ISLAND, MI; ID: MCD)
  • MACKINAC COUNTY (about 9 miles; ST IGNACE, MI; ID: 83D)
  • BOIS BLANC (about 11 miles; POINTE AUX PINS, MI; ID: 6Y1)

Amtrak stations near Mackinac Island:
  • 8 miles: ST. IGNACE (448 N. STATE ST.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones.
  • 9 miles: MACKINAW CITY (VALOT CITGO PLAZA) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, snack bar.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mackinac Island:
  • LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; SAULT STE MARIE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,677)
  • NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 101 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; FT enrollment: 2,343)
  • NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 157 miles; MIDLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,784)
  • FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 158 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)
  • CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 159 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; FT enrollment: 21,353)
  • SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 164 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 6,216)
  • DELTA COLLEGE (about 164 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 5,117)
Public elementary/middle school in Mackinac Island:
  • MACKINAC ISLAND SCHOOL (Students: 81; Location: LAKE SHORE DRIVE; Grades: KG - 12)
Library in Mackinac Island:
  • MACKINAC ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $54,411; Location: MAIN STREET; 10,731 books; 475 audio materials; 479 video materials; 39 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Mackinac Island: West Breakwater Light (A), East Breakwater Light (B), Union Terminal Piers, Incorporated (C), Mackinac Island Yacht Club (D), Round Island Passage Light (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Mackinac Island Cemetery (1), Saint Anns Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Mackinac Island: Mackinac Island State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Fort Mackinac (Museums; Wendell).

Hotels: Grand Hotel (Grand Hotel Avenue), Chippewa Hotel (Huron Street).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.1 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  57.1%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.5%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.0%
Whole state:  4.8%

Mackinac Island compared to Michigan state average:
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Mackinac Island (2007 data):
  • Central Savings Bank: Mackinac Island Branch at 21 Hoban Street, branch established on 1995-05-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $183.8 mil, Deposits: $160.7 mil, headquarters in Sault Sainte Marie, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Central Bank Corporation
  • The First National Bank of St. Ignace: Mackinac Island Branch at Market Street, branch established on 1966-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $183.5 mil, Deposits: $161.0 mil, headquarters in St. Ignace, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices



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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
Financial Administration 1$2,017$24,2040$0
Police Protection - Officers 5$18,177$43,6250$0
Police - Other 1$1,572$18,8640$0
Firefighters 0$0 18$877
Streets and Highways 1$2,672$32,0640$0
Solid Waste Management 3$6,086$24,3440$0
Other Government Administration 1$2,015$24,1800$0
Sewerage 5$15,682$37,6370$0
Parks and Recreation 1$1,534$18,4080$0
Local Libraries 1$1,603$19,2361$186
Other and Unallocable 3$9,549$38,1960$0
Water Supply 4$8,156$24,4680$0
Totals for Government 26$69,064$31,87619$1,063


Mackinac Island government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,926,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $649,000
    Sewerage: $437,000
    All Other: $27,000
  • Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $641,000
    Sewerage: $423,000
    Police Protection: $385,000
    Regular Highways: $373,000
    General - Other: $328,000
    Water Utilities: $311,000
    General Public Buildings: $137,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $130,000
    Central Staff Services: $99,000
    Fire Protection: $85,000
    Parks & Recreation: $84,000
    Financial Administration: $67,000
    Libraries: $51,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $407,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $116,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,683,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,865,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,838,000
    Water Utilities: $1,682,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $27,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $279,000
    Interest Earnings: $133,000
    Rents: $26,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Housing & Community Development: $407,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $438,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $338,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $162,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $137,000
    General Support: $53,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,121,000
    NEC: $361,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $820,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $105,000

7.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,564 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.18%
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 Chippewa County, MI  1.05% ($26,460 average AGI)
from Ingham County, MI  0.50% ($24,625)
from Luce County, MI  0.34% ($30,875)


8.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,549 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.70%
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 Chippewa County, MI  0.99% ($22,625 average AGI)
to Miami-Dade County, FL  0.70% ($9,500)
to Cheboygan County, MI  0.33% ($26,000)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mackinac Island:
  • WIDG (940 AM; 5 kW; ST. IGNACE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WJML (1110 AM; 10 kW; PETOSKEY, MI)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCBY (1240 AM; 1 kW; CHEBOYGAN, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WHAK (960 AM; 5 kW; ROGERS CITY, MI)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • WMKT (1270 AM; 5 kW; CHARLEVOIX, MI; Owner: MACDONALD GARBER BROADCASTING, INC)
  • 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.)
  • WWKK (750 AM; 1 kW; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: STONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mackinac Island:
  • WLJZ (94.5 FM; MACKINAW CITY, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WDQV (88.5 FM; MACKINAW CITY, MI; Owner: BROADCAST MUSIC MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • W268AD (101.5 FM; MACKINAW CITY, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
  • WKLZ-FM (98.9 FM; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO OF PETOSKEY, INC.)
  • WMKC (102.9 FM; ST. IGNACE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WCMW-FM (103.9 FM; HARBOR SPRINGS, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
  • WLXT (96.3 FM; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MACDONALD GARBER BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WGFM (105.1 FM; CHEBOYGAN, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Mackinac Island:
  • WWUP-TV (Channel 10; SAULT STE. MARIE, MI; Owner: HERITAGE BROADCASTING COMPANY OF MICHIGAN)
  • WTOM-TV (Channel 4; CHEBOYGAN, MI; Owner: WPBN/WTOM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
  • WGTQ (Channel 8; SAULT STE. MARIE, MI; Owner: SCANLAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

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