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Northport, MI map Population (year 2000): 648. Estimated population in July 2006: 646 (-0.3% change)
 

Males: 301  (46.5%)
Females: 347  (53.5%)

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Median resident age:  50.2 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49670.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,100 (it was $40,368 in 2000)
Northport  $40,100
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $176,800 (it was $136,200 in 2000)
Northport  $176,800
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Northport:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.2%)
  • Hispanic (3.5%)
  • American Indian (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

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Ancestries: German (23.0%), English (18.4%), Irish (15.1%), Norwegian (9.6%), French (5.7%), Polish (5.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 1.66 square miles.

Population density: 389 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Northport

  • High school or higher: 87.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.5%
  • Unemployed: 6.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Northport village

  • Never married: 14.9%
  • Now married: 54.5%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 13.8%
  • Divorced: 15.6%

13 residents are foreign born (1.1% Latin America, 0.6% Europe, 0.3% North America).

This village:  2.0%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Northport, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Northport to the number of sex offenders is 647 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this village is smaller than the state average.

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

Northport:  0.9% ($1,273)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Grand Rapids, MI (150.1 miles , pop. 197,800).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (215.6 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (268.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Suttons Bay, MI (11.0 miles ), Elk Rapids, MI (21.5 miles ), Greilickville, MI (23.3 miles ), Central Lake, MI (24.8 miles ), Traverse City, MI (25.6 miles ), Ellsworth, MI (25.7 miles ), Charlevoix, MI (27.8 miles ), Bellaire, MI (30.2 miles ).

Latitude: 45.13 N, Longitude: 85.62 W


55 people in nursing homes

Area code: 231

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Population change in the 1990s: +27 (+4.3%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (21%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Wood products (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)
  • U. S. Postal service (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Waiters and waitresses (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (4%)


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Northport-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.5 miles away from the Northport village center killed 2 people and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/26/1969, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.7 miles away from the village center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Northport:
  • LEELANAU MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER (215 S HIGH ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Northport:
  • MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI)
  • CHARLEVOIX AREA HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; CHARLEVOIX, MI)
  • KALKASKA MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER (about 46 miles; KALKASKA, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Northport:
  • CHERRY CAPITAL (about 28 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; ID: TVC)
  • OTSEGO COUNTY (about 65 miles; GAYLORD, MI; ID: GLR)
  • PELLSTON REGIONAL AIRPORT OF EMMET COUNTY (about 65 miles; PELLSTON, MI; ID: PLN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Northport:
  • WOOLSEY MEMORIAL (about 4 miles; NORTHPORT, MI; ID: 5D5)
  • TORCHPORT (about 20 miles; EASTPORT, MI; ID: 59M)
  • SUGAR LOAF RESORT (about 21 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; ID: Y04)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Northport:
  • NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 28 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
  • FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 111 miles; SAULT STE MARIE, MI; FT enrollment: 2,677)
  • CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 121 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; FT enrollment: 21,353)
  • MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 137 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; FT enrollment: 2,365)
  • NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 141 miles; MIDLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,784)
  • GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 149 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)
Public elementary/middle school in Northport:
  • NORTHPORT PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 224; Location: 104 WING STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
Library in Northport:
  • LEELANAU TOWNSHIP LIBRARY (Operating income: $92,887; Location: 119 EAST NAGONABA STREET; 19,000 books; 1,350 audio materials; 1,550 video materials; 59 serial subscriptions)

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Park in Northport: Bay Front Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Grand Traverse Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 15300 North Lighthouse Point Road).

 

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

PETERSON PARK (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (NOV-17-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-17-1999), St Unresolved (SEP-30-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-16-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Northport that have no violations reported:
  • SUNRISE LANDING MOTEL (Population served: 42, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This village:  2.2 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  64.3%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  4.0%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  9.1%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  1.8%
Whole state:  4.8%

Northport compared to Michigan state average:
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Northport (2007 data):
  • The Huntington National Bank: Northport Branch at 122 East Nagonaba Street, branch established on 1958-06-16. 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



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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
Other and Unallocable 3$7,574$30,2960$0
Other Government Administration 2$5,868$35,2088$249
Financial Administration 0$0 2$973
Totals for Government 5$13,442$32,26110$1,222


Northport government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,000
  • Charges - Parks & Recreation: $277,000
    All Other: $193,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $403,000
    Regular Highways: $105,000
    Water Utilities: $103,000
    General Public Buildings: $77,000
    Central Staff Services: $19,000
    Parks & Recreation: $15,000
    Financial Administration: $5,000
    Health Services - Other: $5,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $5,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $38,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $615,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $583,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $32,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $77,000
    Interest Earnings: $50,000
    Rents: $16,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $142,000
    Water Utilities: $23,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $700,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $50,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $121,000
  • Tax - Property: $249,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $187,000

6.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($78,641 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.83%
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 Grand Traverse County, MI  2.07% ($41,291 average AGI)
from Oakland County, MI  0.32% ($82,964)
from Benzie County, MI  0.28% ($30,917)


7.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,183 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.06%
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 Grand Traverse County, MI  2.63% ($44,500 average AGI)
to Benzie County, MI  0.31% ($33,074)
to Kent County, MI  0.20% ($28,706)


Strongest AM radio stations in Northport:
  • 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)
  • WCCW (1310 AM; 15 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WCCW RADIO, INC.)
  • WMKT (1270 AM; 5 kW; CHARLEVOIX, MI; Owner: MACDONALD GARBER BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WJML (1110 AM; 10 kW; PETOSKEY, MI)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKJF (1370 AM; 5 kW; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: WKJF RADIO, INC.)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WIDG (940 AM; 5 kW; ST. IGNACE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Northport:
  • WFCX (94.3 FM; LELAND, MI; Owner: NORTHERN MICHIGAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WICA (91.5 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS)
  • WLDR-FM (101.9 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WKHQ-FM (105.9 FM; CHARLEVOIX, MI; Owner: MACDONALD GARBER BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WLJN-FM (89.9 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: GOOD NEWS MEDIA, INC.)
  • WBCM (93.5 FM; BOYNE CITY, MI; Owner: WBCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WNMC-FM (90.7 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE)
  • W201CM (88.1 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WCZW (107.9 FM; CHARLEVOIX, MI; Owner: WCCW RADIO, INC.)
  • WJZJ (95.5 FM; GLEN ARBOR, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WGFN (98.1 FM; GLEN ARBOR, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WCCW-FM (107.5 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WCCW RADIO, INC.)
  • WKLT (97.5 FM; KALKASKA, MI; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO OF MICHIGAN, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Northport:
  • W68DD (Channel 68; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W62CQ (Channel 62; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WGTU (Channel 29; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: SCANLAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCMV (Channel 27; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
  • W25CU (Channel 25; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: EDWARD J. HESS AND/OR MADGE E. HESS)
  • W36BZ (Channel 36; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W56DF (Channel 56; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W15BM (Channel 15; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W34CE (Channel 34; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W48CC (Channel 48; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W52CP (Channel 52; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W58CN (Channel 58; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W66CX (Channel 66; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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