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Notable locations in Muskegon: Muskegon Lake Light (A), Muskegon Yacht Club (B), Matts Boat Livery (C), Lake Shore Yacht Club Harbor (D), Balcom Marine Center (E), Bank Point Light (F), North Pier Inner Light (G), Torreson Marine Incorporated (H), Hartshorn Municipal Marina (I), Hartshorn Light (J), Milwaukee Clipper Dock (K), Walker Arena (L). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Shady Rest Cemetery (1), Restlawn Cemetery (2), Oakwood Cemetery (3), Saint Marys Cemetery (4), Lakeside Cemetery (5), Evergreen Cemetery (6), Sunrise Memorial Gardens (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Ruddiman Lagoon (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Middle Channel Muskegon River (A), Ryerson Creek (B), Ruddiman Creek (C), South Channel (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Muskegon include: Aamodt Park (1), Reese Playground (2), Green Acres Park (3), Bronson Park (4), Seyferth Playground (5), McCrea Playground (6), Sheldon Playground (7), Smith Playground (8), Cottage Grove Public Access (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Gillette Nature Center Visitor's Store (Museums; 6585 Lk Harbor Rd) (1), Frederick David (Museums; 2100 East Riley Thompson Road) (2), Hackley & Hume Historic Site (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 484 West Webster Avenue) (3), Golden Token Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1300 East Laketon Avenue) (4), D J'S Playground (Amusement & Theme Parks; 3843 Russell Road) (5), Convention Visitors Bureau (610 West Western Avenue) (6), Art's Steelhead Charters (Tours & Charters; 5009 Whitehall Rd) (7). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Harbor Steakhouse (939 3rd Street) (1), Fairfield Inn & Suites Muskegon (1520 Mount Garfield) (2), Days Inn (3450 Hoyt) (3), Comfort Inn Muskegon (1675 East Sherman Boulevard) (4), Bruelbeck Howard R (440 Whitehall Road) (5), Alpine Motel (4262 Airline Rd) (6), Days Inn Muskegon (3420 Hoyt Street) (7), Cornerhouse Inn (3350 Glade Street) (8), Hampton Inn Muskegon (1401 East Ellis Road) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Air pollution trends in Muskegon
Pollutant: Carbon Monoxide: 1.9 ppm in 2005 (it was 2.6 ppm in 2000, 3.5 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone 4th Max at 4 sites: 0.088 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.076 ppm in 2000, 0.093 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone 2nd Max at 4 sites: 0.110 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.112 ppm in 2000, 0.120 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM10) Weighted Annual Mean at 2 sites: 19.6 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 18.7 µ/m3 in 2000, 30.0 µ/m3 in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Weighted Annual Mean at 4 sites: 13.3 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 12.7 µ/m3 in 2000).
Pollutant: Sulfur Oxides: 0.0016 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.0016 ppm in 2000, 0.0037 ppm in 1990).
Drinking water stations with addresses in Muskegon and their reported violations in the past:
ARLINGTON ESTATES (Address: 942 WELLINGTON CT, Population served: 1650, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
MICHIGAN ADVENTURE INC (Population served: 1000, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1997 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-10-1997), St Public Notif received (SEP-16-1997), St Tech Assistance Visit (SEP-16-1997), St Intentional no-action (FEB-10-1998), St Unresolved (AUG-07-1998), St Compliance achieved (AUG-08-1998)
WESCO SHELL (Population served: 550, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
TACO BELL (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
JUMBO'S (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
MUSKEGON COUNTY ROAD COMMISSIO (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-04-1999), St Compliance achieved (AUG-12-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
MR SCRIBS PIZZA (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
MR QUICK (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Muskegon that have no violations reported:
- ROTHBURY SHOP-N-GO (Population served: 1400, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- MCDONALD'S-MILL IRON (Population served: 1100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- WESCO NEW ERA (Population served: 450, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- WESCO INC. (Population served: 250, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- ST THOMAS CHURCH (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SHILOH TABERNACLE (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- PIONEER PARK CAMPGROUND (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- RUTH ANN'S (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- KINGDOM HALL NORTH (Population served: 151, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- MCCORMICK C-STORE (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  20.5% | | Whole state: |  10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 6.7% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Muskegon compared to Michigan state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Arena or stadium:
- L.C. Walker Arena. Capacity: 6,396.
Banks with most branches in Muskegon (2007 data):
- The Huntington National Bank: 20 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $34,914.0 mil, Deposits: $25,554.3 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 593 total offices, Holding Company: Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
- National City Bank: 8 branches. Info updated 2006-09-27: Bank assets: $134,344.8 mil, Deposits: $86,955.0 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1347 total offices, Holding Company: National City Corporation
- Fifth Third Bank: Lakes Mall Branch, Apple Avenue Banking Center, Terrace Street Branch, Northside Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $48,441.3 mil, Deposits: $39,126.0 mil, headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 751 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
- Comerica Bank: Eastside Branch, Clay Avenue Drive-In Branch, Muskegon Heights Branch, Norton Shores Branch. 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
- Community Shores Bank: Harvey Street Branch at 5797 Harvey Street, branch established on 2006-11-06; at 1030 West Norton Avenue, branch established on 1999-01-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $247.0 mil, Deposits: $214.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Community Shores Bank Corporation
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Muskegon Meijer Banking Center Branc at 5300 Harvey Street, branch established on 2006-04-18; Roosevelt Park Branch at 2855 Henry Street, branch established on 1890-01-01. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $1,179,390.0 mil, Deposits: $650,614.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 3113 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
- Republic Bank: Muskegon Branch at 917 West Norton Ave, branch established on 1999-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,433.8 mil, Deposits: $3,076.3 mil, headquarters in Lansing, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 85 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Banking Corporation
- Flagstar Bank, FSB: Muskegon Banking Center at 1879 E. Sherman Blvd., branch established on 2002-08-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $15,464.8 mil, Deposits: $7,702.6 mil, headquarters in Troy, MI, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 125 total offices
- 3 other banks with 3 local branches
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
5 | $17,480 | $41,952 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
9 | $28,222 | $37,629 | 11 | $6,474 |
| Welfare |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $3,120 |
| Streets and Highways |
40 | $139,064 | $41,719 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
2 | $9,166 | $54,996 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
39 | $186,766 | $57,466 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
11 | $34,873 | $38,043 | 9 | $1,842 |
| Other Government Administration |
16 | $72,794 | $54,596 | 8 | $4,459 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
79 | $362,319 | $55,036 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
17 | $68,773 | $48,546 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
19 | $63,515 | $40,115 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
9 | $32,165 | $42,887 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
19 | $63,799 | $40,294 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $4,067 | $48,804 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
266 | $1,083,002 | $48,857 | 34 | $15,894 |
Muskegon government finances in 2004:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,482,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $4,021,000
All Other: $2,732,000
Parks & Recreation: $715,000
Solid Waste Management: $50,000
- Construction - General: $1,886,000
Parks & Recreation: $24,000
Fire Protection: $17,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $11,800,000
Police Protection: $7,126,000
Fire Protection: $4,314,000
General - Other: $3,849,000
Water Utilities: $3,570,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,937,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,842,000
Central Staff Services: $1,788,000
Financial Administration: $1,489,000
Sewerage: $1,376,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $384,000
General Public Buildings: $269,000
Transit Utilities: $49,000
- Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $20,880,000
Total Federal Securities: $16,085,000
Benefit Payments: $3,204,000
Interest Revenue: $2,739,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $568,000
From Local Government: $436,000
Local Employee Contribution: $416,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $2,666,000
Highways: $1,521,000
All Other: $212,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $582,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Sewerage: $1,273,000
General: $426,000
Police Protection: $371,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General: $260,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $9,750,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $15,960,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,575,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $8,395,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $9,345,000
Other, NEC: $7,025,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,115,000
Water Utilities: $405,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,097,000
Special Assessments: $973,000
Interest Earnings: $495,000
Rents: $207,000
Property Sale Other: $194,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $4,207,000
Housing & Community Development: $2,334,000
Sewerage: $1,107,000
Water Utilities: $995,000
Parks & Recreation: $134,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $12,939,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $4,045,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $136,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $8,105,000
Highways: $5,682,000
All Other: $996,000
- Tax - Property: $8,561,000
Individual Income: $6,542,000
NEC: $1,109,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $14,296,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $488,000
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Muskegon:
- WMHG (1600 AM; 5 kW; MUSKEGON, MI)
- WMUS (1090 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGVS (850 AM; 1 kW; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY)
- 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)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WUBR (1490 AM; 1 kW; WHITEHALL, MI; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, 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)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Muskegon:
- WLCS (98.3 FM; NORTH MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W215AS (90.9 FM; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- WUVS-LP (103.7 FM; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: THE WEST MICHIGAN COMMUNITY HELP NETWORK)
- 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.)
- WMMT-LP (106.1 FM; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: MUSKEGON TRAINING & EDUCATION CENTER (M-TEC))
- WMUS-FM (106.9 FM; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSNX-FM (104.5 FM; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGVS-FM (95.3 FM; WHITEHALL, MI; Owner: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WEFG-FM (97.5 FM; WHITEHALL, MI; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCXT (105.3 FM; HART, MI; Owner: WATERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WGHN-FM (92.1 FM; GRAND HAVEN, MI; Owner: WGHN, INC.)
- WBLV (90.3 FM; TWIN LAKE, MI; Owner: BLUE LAKE FINE ARTS CAMP, INC.)
- WSHN-FM (100.1 FM; HOLTON, MI; Owner: NOORDYK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGVU-FM (88.5 FM; ALLENDALE, MI; Owner: BD OF CONTROL,GRAND VALLEY ST UNIV.)
TV broadcast stations around Muskegon:
- WOMS-CA (Channel 29; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- W67DN (Channel 67; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WZZM-TV (Channel 13; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS CORP. OF OKLAHOMA, INC.)
- WMKG-LP (Channel 38; NORTON SHORES, MI; Owner: KELLEY ENTERPRISES)
- WTLJ (Channel 54; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
- WGVU-TV (Channel 35; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY)
- W42CB (Channel 42; HESPERIA, MI; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
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