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Population (year 2000): 2,407. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,317 (-3.7% change)
 

Males: 1,139  (47.3%)
Females: 1,268  (52.7%)

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Median resident age:  37.2 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49437.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,900 (it was $40,677 in 2000)
Montague  $44,900
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $116,400 (it was $89,100 in 2000)
Montague  $116,400
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Montague:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Other race (0.6%)


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Ancestries: German (31.2%), English (15.8%), Irish (12.6%), Polish (8.3%), Swedish (7.6%), Dutch (7.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 192 feet

Land area: 2.66 square miles.

Population density: 877 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Montague

  • High school or higher: 88.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Montague city

  • Never married: 24.5%
  • Now married: 55.8%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 11.2%

30 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.2%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 21 registered sex offenders living in Montague, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Montague to the number of sex offenders is 111 to 1.

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

Montague:  1.6% ($1,466)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Grand Rapids, MI (57.7 miles , pop. 197,800).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (112.3 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (141.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Whitehall, MI (1.5 miles ), Rothbury, MI (6.4 miles ), Lakewood Club, MI (8.2 miles ), New Era, MI (10.0 miles ), North Muskegon, MI (12.7 miles ), Twin Lake, MI (13.3 miles ), Shelby, MI (13.6 miles ), Muskegon, MI (15.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2006: 13 buildings, average cost: $181,600

Latitude: 43.42 N, Longitude: 86.36 W


6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code commonly used in this area: 231

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Population change in the 1990s: +129 (+5.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (14%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Metal and metal products (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Educational services (3%)
  • Health care (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


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Crime in Montague by Year

Type 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 34000
    per 100,000 124.0164.30.00.00.0
Robberies 00010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.042.60.0
Assaults 21122
    per 100,000 82.641.142.585.285.7
Burglaries 315775
    per 100,000 124.0616.3297.2298.3214.3
Thefts 4463445068
    per 100,000 1818.22588.31868.42130.42914.7
Auto thefts 20110
    per 100,000 82.60.042.542.60.0
Arson 00001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.042.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 199.6) 203.7286.4107.4139.3148.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.15
US city average:  3.00

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Montague-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 53% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 52.5 miles away from the Montague city center killed 18 people and injured 340 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 40.9 miles away from the city center killed 5 people and injured 142 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Montague:
  • HACKLEY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; MUSKEGON, MI)
  • MERCY GENERAL HEALTH PARTNERS (about 12 miles; MUSKEGON, MI)
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-WESTERN MICH (about 12 miles; MUSKEGON, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Montague:
  • MUSKEGON COUNTY (about 20 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; ID: MKG)
  • GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 70 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; ID: GRR)
  • KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 99 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Montague:
  • DOUBLE JJ RESORT RANCH (about 7 miles; ROTHBURY, MI; ID: 42N)
  • OCEANA COUNTY (about 16 miles; HART/SHELBY, MI; ID: C04)
  • FREMONT MUNI (about 27 miles; FREMONT, MI; ID: 3FM)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Montague:
  • MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,365)
  • GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
  • HOPE COLLEGE (about 49 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,918)
  • GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)
  • AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 61 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 2,022)
  • CALVIN COLLEGE (about 66 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 4,148)
  • FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)
Public high school in Montague:
  • MONTAGUE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 453; Location: 4900 STANTON BOULEVARD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Montague:
  • OEHRLI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 658; Location: 4859 KNUDSEN STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
  • NELLIE B. CHISHOLM MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 389; Location: 4700 STANTON BOULEVARD; Grades: 06 - 09)
Private elementary/middle school in Montague:
  • ST JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 82; Location: 5149 DOWLING STREET; Grades: KG - 6)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • The Montague Weathervane was moved from the waterfront of whitelake to the corner of Dowling and Water street, in 2004

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

MONTAGUE TWP PARK (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-19-1999), St Tech Assistance Visit (SEP-10-1999), St Intentional no-action (NOV-02-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAY-08-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
WHITE LAKE FAMILY PRACTICE (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
WHITE RIVER BEACH ASSOCIATION (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-31-1998), St Intentional no-action (SEP-08-1998), St Public Notif received (SEP-08-1998), St Tech Assistance Visit (2 times from SEP-08-1998 to JUN-29-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUL-27-2000)
PIGEON HILL RESORT (Population served: 38, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
SUNRISE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
MONTAGUE TWP./ HENDERSON PARK (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
WHITE RIVER CAMPGROUND (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
OLD CHANNEL TRAIL GOLF COURSE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Montague that have no violations reported:
  • VILLA VENAFRO (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • OLD CHANNEL INN (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • JOHNSON'S TRAILER RESORT (Population served: 52, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • HICKORY KNOLL GOLF COURSE INC (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • WEESIES BROS PKG HOUSE-#1,2,4 (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • WHITE LAKE VFW POST #3256 (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  67.4%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.7%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  9.5%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.8%
Whole state:  4.8%

Montague compared to Michigan state average:

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  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.


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Banks with branches in Montague (2007 data):
  • Comerica Bank: Montague Branch at 4555 Dowling Street, branch established on 1956-02-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $58,543.3 mil, Deposits: $45,884.0 mil, headquarters in Detroit, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 390 total offices, Holding Company: Comerica Incorporated



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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
Solid Waste Management 0$0 1$587
Sewerage 1$2,444$29,3280$0
Water Supply 3$9,832$39,3280$0
Other and Unallocable 1$2,356$28,2721$1,052
Police Protection - Officers 5$18,383$44,1193$5,294
Parks and Recreation 1$3,252$39,0240$0
Streets and Highways 1$3,735$44,8200$0
Financial Administration 1$3,704$44,4480$0
Other Government Administration 3$11,407$45,6280$0
Police - Other 0$0 2$1,324
Totals for Government 16$55,113$41,3357$8,256


Montague government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $767,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $356,000
    All Other: $162,000
    Parks & Recreation: $86,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $339,000
    Water Utilities: $204,000
    Parks & Recreation: $186,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $411,000
    Regular Highways: $339,000
    General - Other: $262,000
    Water Utilities: $210,000
    Central Staff Services: $191,000
    Sewerage: $174,000
    Parks & Recreation: $130,000
    Financial Administration: $79,000
    Fire Protection: $52,000
    General Public Buildings: $27,000
    Libraries: $15,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $392,000
    Water Utilities: $204,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $55,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $89,000
    Sewerage: $59,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $610,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $890,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $800,000
    Water Utilities: $595,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $90,000
    Water Utilities: $15,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $602,000
    Interest Earnings: $115,000
    Property Sale Other: $45,000
    Rents: $28,000
    Special Assessments: $12,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $174,000
    Regular Highways: $100,000
    General - Other: $99,000
    Fire Protection: $25,000
    Police Protection: $25,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $992,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $402,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $9,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $282,000
    Highways: $220,000
    All Other: $108,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,193,000
    NEC: $76,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $733,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $38,000

4.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,991 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.05%
Michigan average:  5.24%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($174 average AGI)
Muskegon County:  0.03%
Michigan average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Ottawa County, MI  1.00% ($38,249 average AGI)
from Kent County, MI  0.54% ($41,146)
from Oceana County, MI  0.28% ($30,661)


4.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,313 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.57%
Michigan average:  5.98%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($169 average AGI)
Muskegon County:  0.04%
Michigan average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Ottawa County, MI  0.95% ($33,050 average AGI)
to Kent County, MI  0.60% ($29,684)
to Oceana County, MI  0.30% ($31,388)


Strongest AM radio stations in Montague:
  • WUBR (1490 AM; 1 kW; WHITEHALL, MI; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMHG (1600 AM; 5 kW; MUSKEGON, MI)
  • WMUS (1090 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPNW (1260 AM; 10 kW; ZEELAND, MI; Owner: LANSER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGVS (850 AM; 1 kW; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Montague:
  • WEFG-FM (97.5 FM; WHITEHALL, MI; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGVS-FM (95.3 FM; WHITEHALL, MI; Owner: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WMRR (101.7 FM; MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSHZ (107.9 FM; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCXT (105.3 FM; HART, MI; Owner: WATERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLCS (98.3 FM; NORTH MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W215AS (90.9 FM; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WBLV (90.3 FM; TWIN LAKE, MI; Owner: BLUE LAKE FINE ARTS CAMP, INC.)
  • WWKR (94.1 FM; PENTWATER, MI; Owner: SYNERGY MEDIA, INC.)
  • WSNX-FM (104.5 FM; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMUS-FM (106.9 FM; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSHN-FM (100.1 FM; HOLTON, MI; Owner: NOORDYK BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMOM (102.7 FM; PENTWATER, MI; Owner: BAY VIEW BROADCASTING, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Montague:
  • WZZM-TV (Channel 13; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS CORP. OF OKLAHOMA, INC.)
  • W34BZ (Channel 34; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W48BY (Channel 48; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W53CC (Channel 53; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WOMS-CA (Channel 29; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • W67DN (Channel 67; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W42CB (Channel 42; HESPERIA, MI; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WMKG-LP (Channel 38; NORTON SHORES, MI; Owner: KELLEY ENTERPRISES)

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