Perrinton, Michigan

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Population (year 2000): 439. Estimated population in July 2006: 430 (-2.1% change)

Males: 207	(47.2%)
Females: 232	(52.8%)

Gratiot County

Median resident age:	34.6 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 48871.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,300 (it was $34,500 in 2000)

Perrinton	$34,300
Michigan:	$46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $74,000 (it was $57,000 in 2000)

Perrinton	$74,000
Michigan:	$149,300

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Races in Perrinton:

White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
Two or more races (1.6%)
Hispanic (0.7%)
American Indian (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (28.7%), United States (18.5%), English (8.9%), Irish (7.5%), Dutch (6.6%), Polish (3.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 730 feet

Land area: 0.63 square miles.

Population density: 690 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Perrinton

High school or higher: 87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 7.6%
Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Perrinton village

Never married: 27.0%
Now married: 49.9%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 6.8%
Divorced: 14.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.0%
Michigan:	5.3%

According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Perrinton, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Perrinton to the number of sex offenders is 72 to 1.

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

Perrinton:	1.1% ($629)
Michigan:	1.3% ($1,461)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lansing, MI (33.3 miles , pop. 119,128).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (121.6 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (225.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Maple Rapids, MI (5.5 miles ), Ithaca, MI (9.3 miles ), Carson City, MI (11.4 miles ), Hubbardston, MI (12.5 miles ), Fowler, MI (13.1 miles ), Alma, MI (13.7 miles ), Ashley, MI (14.0 miles ), St. Johns, MI (15.2 miles ).

Latitude: 43.18 N, Longitude: 84.68 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +42 (+10.6%).

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (20%)
Construction (17%)
Public administration (13%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (27%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Public administration (9%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
Social assistance (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Law enforcement workers including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
Child care workers (6%)

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Perrinton, Michigan average temperatures

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Perrinton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Michigan state average. It is 53% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.2 miles away from the Perrinton village center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 23.0 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Perrinton:

GRATIOT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; ALMA, MI)
CARSON CITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; CARSON CITY, MI)
CLINTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; SAINT JOHNS, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Perrinton:

CAPITAL CITY (about 30 miles; LANSING, MI; ID: LAN)
MBS INTL (about 49 miles; SAGINAW, MI; ID: MBS)
GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 62 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; ID: GRR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Perrinton:

GRATIOT COMMUNITY (about 10 miles; ALMA, MI; ID: AMN)
RANDOLPH'S LANDING AREA (about 13 miles; ST JOHNS, MI; ID: 61G)
MAYES (about 14 miles; CARSON CITY, MI; ID: 47G)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Perrinton:

CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 21,353)
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; EAST LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 38,639)
NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; MIDLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,784)
LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 8,454)
SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 6,216)
DELTA COLLEGE (about 55 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 5,117)
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)

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Hotel: Four Seasons Sun Rooms (10285 Lakeside Drive).

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

WILDWOOD MENNONITE CHURCH (Population served: 220, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Site Visit (enforcement) (JUL-15-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-18-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-17-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This village:	2.6 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	68.7%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	6.0%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	14.4%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	2.5%
Whole state:	4.8%

Perrinton compared to Michigan state average:

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

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Perrinton mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Gratiot County Michigan:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$497
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$966
Streets and Highways	1	$2,834	$34,008	1	$170
Totals for Government	1	$2,834	$34,008	10	$1,633

Perrinton government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - All Other: $22,000
Solid Waste Management: $13,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $126,000
Regular Highways: $31,000

Solid Waste Management: $23,000

Fire Protection: $23,000

General Public Buildings: $23,000

Financial Administration: $18,000

Central Staff Services: $12,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,000

General - Other: $1,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $16,000
Rents: $14,000

General Revenue, NEC: $14,000

Property Sale Other: $6,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $17,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $431,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $50,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $53,000
Highways: $37,000
Tax - Property: $32,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $59,000

5.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,351 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.60%
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 Isabella County, MI	0.88% ($25,976 average AGI)
from Montcalm County, MI	0.81% ($22,626)
from Clinton County, MI	0.45% ($31,683)

6.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,002 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.53%
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 Isabella County, MI	1.11% ($31,000 average AGI)
to Montcalm County, MI	0.66% ($33,777)
to Clinton County, MI	0.45% ($33,469)

Strongest AM radio stations in Perrinton:

WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
WKAR (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY)
WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WFYC (1280 AM; 1 kW; ALMA, MI; Owner: JACOM, INC.)
WMLM (1520 AM; 1 kW; ST. LOUIS, MI; Owner: SIEFKER BROADCASTING CORP.)
WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WION (1430 AM; 5 kW; IONIA, MI; Owner: AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE GROUP, INC.)
WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WILS (1320 AM; 5 kW; LANSING, MI)
WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Perrinton:

WUGN (99.7 FM; MIDLAND, MI; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC)
WJSZ (92.5 FM; ASHLEY, MI; Owner: CURWOOD BROADCASTING COMPANY, CORP.)
WQBX (104.9 FM; ALMA, MI; Owner: JACOM, INC.)
WCEN-FM (94.5 FM; HEMLOCK, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)
WKAR-FM (90.5 FM; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY)
WKMY (92.1 FM; ST. JOHNS, MI; Owner: RUBBER CITY RADIO GROUP)
WMHW-FM (91.5 FM; MT. PLEASANT, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
WQHH (96.5 FM; DEWITT, MI; Owner: MID MICHIGAN FM, INC.)
WCMU-FM (89.5 FM; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIV. BD OF TRUSTES)

TV broadcast stations around Perrinton:

WCMU-TV (Channel 14; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
WKAR-TV (Channel 23; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MICH. STATE UNIV.)
WLNS-TV (Channel 6; LANSING, MI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF LANSING, INC.)
WZPX (Channel 43; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: PAXSON BATTLE CREEK LICENSE, INC.)
W46CR (Channel 46; SAGINAW/MIDLAND, MI; Owner: YONEIDE S. DINZEY)
WJRT-TV (Channel 12; FLINT, MI; Owner: FLINT LICENSE SUBSIDIARY CORP.)
WSMH (Channel 66; FLINT, MI; Owner: WSMH LICENSEE, LLC)
WAQP (Channel 49; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
W69BJ (Channel 69; LANSING, MI; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
W61DK (Channel 61; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: NTN/SAGINAW, INC.)
W60CO (Channel 60; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: NTN/SAGINAW, INC.)
W22BH (Channel 22; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: OMNIVISION)
W24BS (Channel 24; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: OMNIVISION)
W26BD (Channel 26; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: OMNIVISION)
W30BE (Channel 30; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: OMNIVISION)
W39BO (Channel 39; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: MID-MICHIGAN WIRELESS)
W45BC (Channel 45; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: MID-MICHIGAN WIRELESS)
W51BX (Channel 51; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: MID-MICHIGAN WIRELESS)
W55BZ (Channel 55; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: MID-MICHIGAN WIRELESS)
W68CN (Channel 68; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: MID-MICHIGAN WIRELESS)

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