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Michigamme, MI map Population (year 2000): 287
Males: 140  (48.8%)
Females: 147  (51.2%)

Marquette County

Median resident age:  50.5 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49861.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,900 (it was $27,083 in 2000)
Michigamme  $26,900
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $63,600 (it was $49,000 in 2000)
Michigamme  $63,600
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Michigamme:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (16.4%), French (13.2%), Irish (8.4%), Swedish (8.4%), English (7.3%), Italian (7.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1620 feet

Land area: 2.50 square miles.

Population density: 115 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Michigamme

  • High school or higher: 84.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 41.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Michigamme CDP

  • Never married: 13.4%
  • Now married: 66.4%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 11.5%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

5 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.7%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Michigamme, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Michigamme to the number of sex offenders is 287 to 1.

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

Michigamme:  1.5% ($713)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
Michigamme satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (139.9 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (241.1 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (325.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Republic, MI (13.2 miles ), West Ishpeming, MI (26.5 miles ), L'Anse, MI (28.4 miles ), Ishpeming, MI (29.5 miles ), Baraga, MI (31.8 miles ), Big Bay, MI (31.9 miles ), Negaunee, MI (33.9 miles ), Crystal Falls, MI (34.4 miles ).

Latitude: 46.54 N, Longitude: 88.10 W


Area code: 906

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Most common industries for males:



  • Mining (23%)
  • Wood products (15%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (21%)
  • Public administration (21%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Mining (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (7%)
  • Extraction workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (14%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (12%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (12%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Art and design workers (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Michigamme:
  • BARAGA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; L' ANSE, MI)
  • BELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; ISHPEMING, MI)
  • DICKINSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Michigamme:
  • FORD (about 50 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI; ID: IMT)
  • SAWYER INTERNATIONAL (about 51 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; ID: SAW)
  • HOUGHTON COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 52 miles; HANCOCK, MI; ID: CMX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Michigamme:
  • EDWARD F JOHNSON (about 26 miles; ISHPEMING, MI; ID: M61)
  • IRON COUNTY (about 39 miles; CRYSTAL FALLS, MI; ID: 50D)
  • PRICKETT-GROOMS FLD (about 42 miles; SIDNAW, MI; ID: 6Y9)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Michigamme:
  • NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,374)
  • MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; FT enrollment: 5,779)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 139 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 143 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 144 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 153 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 160 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)

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Cemetery: Lakeview Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Northwestern Lake (A), Gravel Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Edgewater Motel (561 U South 41) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

 

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

STUMP'S TAVERN (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
ROBERT'S COZY INN INC. (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-29-2002), St Compliance achieved (NOV-04-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 8 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
MOUNT SHASTA (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-20-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-20-2000), St Compliance achieved (DEC-22-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
MICHIGAMME MARKET (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  68.8%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.1%
Whole state:  5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  11.6%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  6.1%
Whole state:  4.8%

Michigamme compared to Michigan state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Marquette County Michigan:




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5.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,075 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.36%
Michigan average:  5.24%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($323 average AGI)
Marquette County:  0.10%
Michigan average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Houghton County, MI  0.31% ($23,573 average AGI)
from Delta County, MI  0.20% ($28,896)
from Alger County, MI  0.18% ($20,262)


5.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,428 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.72%
Michigan average:  5.98%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($242 average AGI)
Marquette County:  0.08%
Michigan average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Delta County, MI  0.21% ($37,700 average AGI)
to Houghton County, MI  0.20% ($31,936)
to Alger County, MI  0.18% ($39,256)


Strongest AM radio stations in Michigamme:
  • WZAM (970 AM; 5 kW; ISHPEMING, MI)
  • WDMJ (1320 AM; 5 kW; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WIAN (1240 AM; 1 kW; ISHPEMING, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Michigamme:
  • WNMU-FM (90.1 FM; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
  • WVCN (104.3 FM; BARAGA, MI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKQS-FM (101.9 FM; NEGAUNEE, MI; Owner: GREAT LAKES RADIO, INC.)
  • WCUP (105.7 FM; L'ANSE, MI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY)
  • WGLI (98.7 FM; HANCOCK, MI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY)
  • WNGE (99.5 FM; NEGAUNEE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WFXD (103.3 FM; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: GREAT LAKES RADIO, INC.)
  • WMQT-FM (107.7 FM; ISHPEMING, MI; Owner: TACONITE BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Michigamme:
  • WLUC-TV (Channel 6; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: WLUC LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
  • WUPT-LP (Channel 43; REPUBLIC, MI; Owner: WESTERN UPPER PENINSULA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • 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)

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