Perrinton, Michigan

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Population in July 2007: 424. Population change since 2000: -3.2%

Males: 199	(47.2%)
Females: 225	(52.8%)

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

Zip codes: 48871.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,925 (it was $34,500 in 2000)

Perrinton:	$38,925
Michigan:	$47,950

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $75,234 (it was $52,100 in 2000)

Perrinton:	$75,234
Michigan:	$153,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $86,525; Detached houses: $93,281; Mobile homes: $28,056

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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%)

2008 cost of living index in Perrinton: 75.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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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: 676 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 71 to 1.

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

Perrinton:	1.2% ($629)
Michigan:	1.3% ($1,461)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lansing, MI (32.7 miles , pop. 119,128).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (97.2 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (178.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Maple Rapids, MI (2.3 miles ), Carson City, MI (2.9 miles ), Ithaca, MI (2.9 miles ), Hubbardston, MI (3.2 miles ), Ashley, MI (3.2 miles ), Fowler, MI (3.6 miles ), Alma, MI (3.7 miles ), St. Johns, MI (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 43.18 N, Longitude: 84.68 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 989

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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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Average climate in Perrinton, Michigan

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Perrinton-area historical tornado activity is above Michigan state average. It is 99% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.3 miles away from the Perrinton village center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1956, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 31.9 miles away from the village center killed 18 people and injured 340 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Perrinton:

CARSON CITY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; CARSON CITY, MI)
GRATIOT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; ALMA, MI)
CLINTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; SAINT JOHNS, MI)

Political contributions by individuals in Perrinton, MI

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Perrinton:

CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 21,353)
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; EAST LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 38,639)
NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; MIDLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,784)
SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 6,216)
DELTA COLLEGE (about 44 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 5,117)
LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 8,454)
CALVIN COLLEGE (about 48 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 4,148)

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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 2007:

This village:	14.4%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	2.5%
Whole state:	4.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Perrinton, MI

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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Perrinton mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Gratiot County Michigan:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (84%) Electricity (12%) Other fuel (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Religon statistics for Perrinton

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Lutheran Church
Adherents	30.5%	14.2%	9.9%	5.6%	5.5%
Congregations	8.5%	18.3%	5.6%	7.0%	2.8%

Name	Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	The Wesleyan Church	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Church of the Nazarene	Other religions
Adherents	5.1%	4.3%	3.4%	3.1%	18.3%
Congregations	5.6%	5.6%	4.2%	5.6%	36.6%

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.

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	0	$0		1	$1,543
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$3,257
Totals for Government	0	$0		9	$4,800

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)
WION (1430 AM; 5 kW; IONIA, MI; Owner: AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE GROUP, INC.)
WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
WMLM (1520 AM; 1 kW; ST. LOUIS, MI; Owner: SIEFKER BROADCASTING CORP.)
WFYC (1280 AM; 1 kW; ALMA, MI; Owner: JACOM, INC.)
WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Perrinton:

WJSZ (92.5 FM; ASHLEY, MI; Owner: CURWOOD BROADCASTING COMPANY, CORP.)
WUGN (99.7 FM; MIDLAND, MI; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC)
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)
WRSR (103.9 FM; OWOSSO, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WFMK (99.1 FM; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMHW-FM (91.5 FM; MT. PLEASANT, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
WCMU-FM (89.5 FM; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIV. BD OF TRUSTES)
WQHH (96.5 FM; DEWITT, MI; Owner: MID MICHIGAN FM, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Perrinton:

WCMU-TV (Channel 14; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
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.)
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.)
WEYI-TV (Channel 25; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: WEYI BROADCASTING, LLC)
W46CR (Channel 46; SAGINAW/MIDLAND, MI; Owner: YONEIDE S. DINZEY)
W69BJ (Channel 69; LANSING, MI; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, 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)
W61DK (Channel 61; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: NTN/SAGINAW, INC.)
W60CO (Channel 60; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: NTN/SAGINAW, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total average daily traffic: 4,045
Total average daily truck traffic: 404
Total future (year 2018) average daily traffic: 4,530

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Raymond L French, 6305 S. Begole Rd., Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 60.6 m, , Licensee ID: L01371100
Registrant: Telecom Tower Group LLC, 1771 Post Road East, Westport, CT 06880, Phone: (214) 440-1668, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

PERRINTON, 2 Mi Se Of, Overall height: 97.5 m, Call Sign: KYO48
Assigned Frequencies : 6226.89 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6345.49 MHz
Grant Date: 01/23/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Robert K Fuller
Registrant: Garvey, Schubert & Barer, 1000 Potomac Street, N.W., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20007, Phone: (202) 965-7880, Fax: (202) 965-1729, Email:

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1

2671 Roosevelt Road, Overall height: 97.6 m, Call Sign: KNKB575
Assigned Frequencies : 152.840 MHz
Grant Date: 06/01/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 02/09/2005
Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, 2120 L Street, Nw, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 828-5540, Fax: (202) 828-5568

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7

Call Sign: KA8PTB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00359134
Grant Date: 05/21/2001, Expiration Date: 08/06/2011, Certifier: Gilbert D Elliott
Registrant: Gilbert D Elliott, 10037 S Luce Rd, Perrinton, MI 48871
Call Sign: KC8FSJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01205867
Grant Date: 10/24/2006, Expiration Date: 01/02/2017, Certifier: Judy A Lintemuth
Registrant: Judy A Lintemuth, 403 W Elba, Perrinton, MI 48871
Call Sign: KC8FSL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01205866
Grant Date: 10/24/2006, Expiration Date: 01/02/2017, Certifier: Bryan K Lintemuth
Registrant: Bryan K Lintemuth, 403 W Elba, Perrinton, MI 48871
Call Sign: KC8GEI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01219434
Grant Date: 12/01/2006, Expiration Date: 02/26/2017, Certifier: Johnathon K Lintemuth
Registrant: Johnathon K Lintemuth, 403 W Elba, Perrinton, MI 48871
Call Sign: WB8JXF, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00110034
Grant Date: 10/29/2008, Expiration Date: 12/22/2018
Registrant: Michael F Schmidtendorff, 1539 W Garfield, Perrinton, MI 48871
Call Sign: KC8UGW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00533920
Grant Date: 06/18/2002, Expiration Date: 06/18/2012, Certifier: Thomas J Harter
Registrant: Thomas J Harter, 9779 Lakeside Dr, Perrinton, MI 48871
Call Sign: KD8DAX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01129928
Grant Date: 03/17/2006, Expiration Date: 03/17/2016, Certifier: Zach R Lambright
Registrant: Zach R Lambright, 10996 S Begole Rd, Perrinton, MI 48871

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: BELLANCA 7GCBC (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 3, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 36284 , Serial Number: 561-73, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 07/31/1973
Registrant (Individual): Edward F Sadilek, 9143 Ely Hwy, Perrinton, MI 48871

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 10
Hazardous Condition: 2

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