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Population (year 2000): 1,027. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,012 (-1.5% change)
 

Males: 474  (46.2%)
Females: 553  (53.8%)

Lapeer County

Median resident age:  30.9 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 48461.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,500 (it was $31,071 in 2000)
North Branch  $30,500
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $123,400 (it was $92,400 in 2000)
North Branch  $123,400
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in North Branch:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (23.1%), English (14.2%), Irish (12.4%), French (6.6%), United States (6.6%), Polish (5.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 810 feet

Land area: 1.28 square miles.

Population density: 789 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in North Branch

  • High school or higher: 77.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in North Branch village

  • Never married: 23.6%
  • Now married: 49.1%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 13.0%
  • Divorced: 12.3%

6 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.6%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 11 registered sex offenders living in North Branch, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in North Branch to the number of sex offenders is 92 to 1.

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

North Branch:  1.4% ($1,317)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Flint, MI (37.2 miles , pop. 124,943).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (58.6 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (323.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Clifford, MI (5.9 miles ), Barnes Lake-Millers Lake, MI (8.7 miles ), Marlette, MI (10.3 miles ), Kingston, MI (12.7 miles ), Mayville, MI (13.2 miles ), Brown City, MI (14.0 miles ), Lapeer, MI (15.0 miles ), Columbiaville, MI (15.8 miles ).

Latitude: 43.23 N, Longitude: 83.19 W


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Area code: 810

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Population change in the 1990s: -15 (-1.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (22%)
  • Metal and metal products (12%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (13%)
  • Transportation equipment (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)


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Crime in North Branch by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 001000
    per 100,000 0.00.098.00.00.00.0
Robberies 000001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.099.5
Assaults 153267
    per 100,000 96.9481.2294.1197.8591.1696.5
Burglaries 3322334
    per 100,000 290.7288.7196.12275.0295.6398.0
Thefts 242619293526
    per 100,000 2325.62502.41862.72868.43448.32587.1
Auto thefts 110111
    per 100,000 96.996.20.098.998.599.5
Arson 100000
    per 100,000 96.90.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 140.5224.3225.5321.5284.7308.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.99
US city average:  3.00

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North Branch-area historical tornado activity is near Michigan state average. It is 26% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1953, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 16.2 miles away from the North Branch village center killed 116 people and injured 844 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/8/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.6 miles away from the village center injured 23 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near North Branch:
  • MARLETTE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; MARLETTE, MI)
  • LAPEER REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; LAPEER, MI)
  • CARO CENTER (about 23 miles; CARO, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to North Branch:
  • BISHOP INTERNATIONAL (about 43 miles; FLINT, MI; ID: FNT)
  • OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL (about 43 miles; PONTIAC, MI; ID: PTK)
  • DETROIT CITY (about 59 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: DET)
Other public-use airports nearest to North Branch:
  • MARLETTE (about 9 miles; MARLETTE, MI; ID: 77G)
  • DUPONT-LAPEER (about 14 miles; LAPEER, MI; ID: D95)
  • TUSCOLA AREA (about 23 miles; CARO, MI; ID: 78D)

Amtrak station near North Branch:
  • 15 miles: LAPEER (73 HOWARD ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to North Branch:
  • MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; FLINT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,616)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-FLINT (about 38 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 4,544)
  • OAKLAND UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; ROCHESTER HILLS, MI; FT enrollment: 11,424)
  • BAKER COLLEGE OF FLINT (about 40 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 2,734)
  • KETTERING UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 2,900)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-DETROIT CAMPUS (about 44 miles; TROY, MI; FT enrollment: 2,090)
  • OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-BLOOMFIELD HILLS CAMPUS (about 45 miles; BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI; FT enrollment: 11,634)
Public high school in North Branch:
  • NORTH BRANCH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 802; Location: 6598 BRUSH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in North Branch:
  • NORTH BRANCH WESLEYAN ACADEMY (Students: 403; Location: 3164 N BRANCH ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in North Branch:
  • NORTH BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 705; Location: 3960 BANKER STREET; Grades: KG - 03)
  • RUTH FOX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 602; Location: 6570 BRUSH STREET; Grades: 04 - 06)
  • NORTH BRANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 437; Location: 6600 BRUSH STREET; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in North Branch:
  • NORTH BRANCH TOWNSHIP LIBRARY (Operating income: $213,408; Location: 3714 HURON RD.; 27,971 books; 1,500 audio materials; 1,047 video materials; 67 serial subscriptions)

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

M & N MARKET (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
WASHAKIE GOLF & R.V. RESORT (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
NORTH BRANCH WESLEYAN CHURCH (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
WHISTLE STOP PARTY STORE (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
SQUAW LAKE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in North Branch that have no violations reported:
  • SUTTER'S RECREATION AREA (Population served: 800, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • NEW LIFE IN CHRIST LUTH CH (Population served: 725, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • ST. JAMES EVANGELICAL LUTH CHU (Population served: 75, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • ST MARYS (Population served: 75, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • MCNEES MEATS (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This village:  2.5 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  65.0%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  5.0%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  13.8%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  6.7%
Whole state:  4.8%

North Branch compared to Michigan state average:

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  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in North Branch (2007 data):
  • Tri-County Bank: North Branch Office Branch at 6681 Bernie Kohler Drive, branch established on 2004-05-24; Beech Street Branch at 6714 Beech Street, branch established on 1995-06-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $189.9 mil, Deposits: $165.0 mil, headquarters in Brown City, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Tri-County Bancorp, Inc.
  • Independent Bank East Michigan: North Branch Drive Up at 3765 Huron Street, branch established on 1996-03-04; North Branch at 4046 Huron Street, branch established on 1994-04-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $712.6 mil, Deposits: $609.7 mil, headquarters in Troy, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices, Holding Company: Independent Bank Corporation
  • Lapeer County Bank & Trust Co.: Deerfield Branch at 6002-B North Lapeer Road, branch established on 1993-05-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $266.0 mil, Deposits: $230.7 mil, headquarters in Lapeer, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: County Bank Corp



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 3$9,412$37,6480$0
Police Protection - Officers 2$6,958$41,7483$3,387
Other Government Administration 1$2,786$33,43212$2,683
Financial Administration 0$0 1$708
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$325
Totals for Government 6$19,155$38,31017$7,105


North Branch government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • Charges - Sewerage: $72,000
    All Other: $43,000
    Solid Waste Management: $41,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $97,000
    General: $3,000
    Sewerage: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $160,000
    Water Utilities: $106,000
    General - Other: $94,000
    Regular Highways: $76,000
    Sewerage: $68,000
    Central Staff Services: $57,000
    Solid Waste Management: $44,000
    Financial Administration: $17,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,000
    Parks & Recreation: $5,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $32,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $16,000
    Public Welfare: $2,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $33,000
    Interest Earnings: $29,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $16,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $79,000
    General - Other: $24,000
    Police Protection: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,082,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $131,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $134,000
    Highways: $79,000
    Water Utilities: $9,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $215,000
    NEC: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $275,000

5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,323 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.90%
Michigan average:  5.24%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($202 average AGI)
Lapeer County:  0.06%
Michigan average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Oakland County, MI  1.31% ($50,056 average AGI)
from Genesee County, MI  1.12% ($36,820)
from Macomb County, MI  1.10% ($57,332)


6.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,244 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.38%
Michigan average:  5.98%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($260 average AGI)
Lapeer County:  0.04%
Michigan average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Genesee County, MI  1.36% ($33,429 average AGI)
to Oakland County, MI  0.95% ($44,307)
to Macomb County, MI  0.67% ($33,833)


Strongest AM radio stations in North Branch:
  • WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
  • WLSP (1530 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LAPEER, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF FLINT INC.)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
  • WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMPC (1230 AM; 1 kW; LAPEER, MI; Owner: THE CALVARY BIBLE CHURCH OF LAPEER)
  • WSGW (790 AM; 5 kW; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)
  • WTRX (1330 AM; 5 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFNT (1470 AM; 5 kW; FLINT, MI)
  • WUFL (1030 AM; daytime; 5 kW; STERLING HEIGHTS, MI; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)

Strongest FM radio stations in North Branch:
  • WQUS (103.1 FM; LAPEER, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF FLINT INC.)
  • WHNN (96.1 FM; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHYT (89.1 FM; IMLAY CITY, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN COMMUNITY RADIO)
  • WBGV (92.5 FM; MARLETTE, MI; Owner: GB BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWBN (101.5 FM; TUSCOLA, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF FLINT, INC.)
  • WIDL (92.1 FM; CARO, MI; Owner: EDWARDS COMMUNICATIONS LC)
  • WFUM-FM (91.1 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF MICHIGAN)
  • WOWE (98.9 FM; VASSAR, MI; Owner: PRAESTANTIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRCL (93.7 FM; FRANKENMUTH, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF FLINT, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around North Branch:
  • WEYI-TV (Channel 25; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: WEYI BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WFUM (Channel 28; FLINT, MI; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN)
  • WDCP-TV (Channel 35; BAD AXE, MI; Owner: DELTA COLLEGE)
  • W52CU (Channel 52; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: NTN/SAGINAW, INC.)
  • WXON-LP (Channel 54; FLINT, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)

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