Oceana County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Pentwater and their reported violations in the past:
THE MAIN EVENT (Population served: 400, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
LAKE MICHIGAN CAMP (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
LAKE MICH UNITED METHODIST CMP (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
HILL & HOLLOW C.G.1 / D. BECKE (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
LAKEWIND RESTAURANT (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2001 and SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-13-2001), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUL-13-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-13-2001), St Compliance achieved (SEP-18-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
PRIME QUEST HOLELS (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
OCEANA BEACH ASSOCIATION (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1997 and DEC-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (SEP-23-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-23-1997), St Intentional no-action (OCT-03-1997), St Tech Assistance Visit (OCT-03-1997), St Intentional no-action (OCT-28-1997), St Compliance achieved (MAY-20-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
PINES MOTEL (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Pentwater that have no violations reported:
- HILL AND HOLLOW C.G.2/D. BECKE (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- RIVER FARM CAMPGROUND (Population served: 40, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.3%
(5.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: | 2.1 people | | Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 65.2% | | Whole state: | 68.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 2.6% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pentwater, MI
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Pentwater compared to Michigan state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Pentwater (2011 data):
- The Huntington National Bank: Pentwater Branch, Pentwater Branch, Pentwater Branch, Pentwater Branch, Pentwater Branch. Info updated 10/05/2009: Bank assets: $52,704.0 mil, Deposits: $42,052.2 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 842 total offices, Holding Company: Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
- The Shelby State Bank: Pentwater Branch at 388 South Hancock Street, branch established on 06/06/2005. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $0.2 mil, Deposits: $17.1 mil, headquarters in Shelby, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Shelby Financial Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (88%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Oceana County Michigan:
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Religion statistics for Pentwater:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 32.33%
| Here |  | 32.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | The Wesleyan Church | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | United Church of Christ |
| Adherents | 33.9% | 12.4% | 9.8% | 9.0% | 6.6% |
| Congregations | 19.0% | 16.7% | 11.9% | 7.1% | 4.8% |
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| Name | Christian Reformed Church in North America | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Reformed Church in America | Lutheran Church | Other |
| Adherents | 5.4% | 5.1% | 3.7% | 2.6% | 11.4% |
| Congregations | 4.8% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 28.6% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 9 | Oceana County: | 3.25 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.34 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | This county: | 1.08 / 10,000 pop. | | Michigan: | 1.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 20 | Oceana County: | 7.23 / 10,000 pop. | | Michigan: | 2.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 29 | This county: | 10.48 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Oceana County: | 9.3% | | Michigan: | 9.7% |
Adult obesity rate: | Oceana County: | 29.4% | | State: | 29.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
9 | $30,150 | $40,200 | 38 | $6,493 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $10,791 | $43,164 | 9 | $2,572 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $10,067 | $40,268 | 3 | $1,249 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 26 | $2,672 |
| Welfare |
3 | $9,290 | $37,160 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
18 | $60,298 | $40,199 | 76 | $12,986 |
Pentwater government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $980,000 ($1044.78)
- Charges - Sewerage: $219,000 ($233.48)
All Other: $115,000 ($122.60)
Parks & Recreation: $85,000 ($90.62)
Solid Waste Management: $65,000 ($69.30)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $191,000 ($203.62)
Police Protection: $188,000 ($200.43)
Central Staff Services: $158,000 ($168.44)
Sewerage: $139,000 ($148.19)
Parks & Recreation: $135,000 ($143.92)
Water Utilities: $95,000 ($101.28)
Solid Waste Management: $82,000 ($87.42)
Fire Protection: $65,000 ($69.30)
General - Other: $32,000 ($34.12)
General Public Buildings: $20,000 ($21.32)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $15,000 ($15.99)
Financial Administration: $1,000 ($1.07)
- General - Interest on Debt: $92,000 ($98.08)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $5,000 ($5.33)
General: $4,000 ($4.26)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $109,000 ($116.20)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,485,000 ($1583.16)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $886,000 ($944.56)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $559,000 ($595.95)
Water Utilities: $100,000 ($106.61)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $40,000 ($42.64)
Water Utilities: $9,000 ($9.59)
- Miscellaneous - Property Sale Other: $511,000 ($544.78)
Interest Earnings: $60,000 ($63.97)
General Revenue, NEC: $32,000 ($34.12)
Rents: $15,000 ($15.99)
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $156,000 ($166.31)
Parks & Recreation: $64,000 ($68.23)
General - Other: $23,000 ($24.52)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $885,000 ($943.50)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $151,000 ($160.98)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $29,000 ($30.92)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $101,000 ($107.68)
Highways: $95,000 ($101.28)
All Other: $78,000 ($83.16)
- Tax - Property: $551,000 ($587.42)
NEC: $5,000 ($5.33)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $441,000 ($470.15)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000 ($7.46)
6.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($63,396 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.17% | | 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:
6.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,318 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.44% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Pentwater:
- 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)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WKLA (1450 AM; 1 kW; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: LAKE MICHIGAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WCCW (1310 AM; 15 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WCCW RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Pentwater:
- WMOM (102.7 FM; PENTWATER, MI; Owner: BAY VIEW BROADCASTING, INC)
- WWKR (94.1 FM; PENTWATER, MI; Owner: SYNERGY MEDIA, INC.)
- WCXT (105.3 FM; HART, MI; Owner: WATERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKLA-FM (106.3 FM; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: LAKE MICHIGAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBLV (90.3 FM; TWIN LAKE, MI; Owner: BLUE LAKE FINE ARTS CAMP, INC.)
- WKZC (94.9 FM; SCOTTVILLE, MI; Owner: LAKE MICHIGAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WVXM (97.7 FM; MANISTEE, MI; Owner: XAVIER UNIVERSITY)
- WEFG-FM (97.5 FM; WHITEHALL, MI; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Pentwater:
- 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)
- WZZM-TV (Channel 13; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS CORP. OF OKLAHOMA, INC.)
- W42CB (Channel 42; HESPERIA, MI; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WCMW (Channel 21; MANISTEE, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
Pentwater fatal accident list:
Nov 24, 1995 11:08 AM, Hancock St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Nov 14, 1982 11:20 AM, Hancock St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5 - Stormy M Seibt, 9267 N 66th Ave (Lat: 43.813333 Lon: -86.396111), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.2 m, Licensee ID: L00008376
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60178, Phone: (847) 240-1508 - Lottie L Thompson, 9267 N 66th Ave (Lat: 43.813333 Lon: -86.396111), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.2 m, Licensee ID: L00008376
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60178, Phone: (847) 240-1508 - Lottie L Thompson, 9263 N. 66th Ave. (Bass Lake #30169) (Lat: 43.813306 Lon: -86.395972), Type: Tower, Structure height: 89.6 m, Overall height: 92 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508 - Lottie L Thompson, 9263 N. 66th Ave. (Bass Lake #30169) (Lat: 43.813306 Lon: -86.395972), Type: Tower, Structure height: 89.6 m, Overall height: 92 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508 - 9267 N 66th Ave (Lat: 43.813333 Lon: -86.396111), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.2 m
Registrant: American Tower Corporation, 3411 Richmond Ave Ste 400, Houston, TX 77046-3401, Phone: (713) 693-0000
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - 305 Cambridge St N (Lat: 43.783333 Lon: -86.441750), Call Sign: KFF398
Assigned Frequencies: 44.6400 MHz, 44.7200 MHz, 44.8000 MHz, 44.8400 MHz, 44.8800 MHz Grant Date: 06/01/2005, Expiration Date: 06/22/2015
Registrant: Michigan Dept. Of Information Technology, 4000 Collins Road, Lansing, MI 48909, Phone: (517) 333-5010, Fax: (517) 336-6222, Email:
- Marrison Rd 1.5 Mi W Scottville Rd (Lat: 43.832778 Lon: -86.311194), Call Sign: KSQ211, Licensee ID: L00070415
Assigned Frequencies: 152.870 MHz Grant Date: 11/06/2003, Expiration Date: 01/04/2014, Cancellation Date: 06/10/2004
Registrant: Danny A Petersen, Rr 1, Pentwater, MI 49449
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 6 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 15 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Pentwater)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 10 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Pentwater)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Pentwater, MI among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 33 | 76.4 years |
| William | 30 | 78.8 years |
| Charles | 18 | 77.4 years |
| Mary | 18 | 79.2 years |
| Margaret | 17 | 78.8 years |
| Richard | 16 | 77.8 years |
| James | 16 | 69.4 years |
| Robert | 15 | 75.3 years |
| Dorothy | 12 | 83.2 years |
| Carl | 12 | 79.3 years |
| Most common last names in Pentwater, MI among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Johnson | 13 | 75.8 years |
| Smith | 12 | 78.7 years |
| Lentz | 7 | 74.7 years |
| Peterson | 6 | 82.7 years |
| Carlson | 5 | 76.6 years |
| Cutler | 5 | 72.0 years |
| Gustafson | 5 | 78.6 years |
| Beard | 5 | 78.0 years |
| Graham | 5 | 77.6 years |
| Jones | 5 | 76.0 years |
Businesses in Pentwater, MI
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