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Powers, MI map Population (year 2000): 430. Estimated population in July 2006: 420 (-2.3% change)
 

Males: 165  (38.4%)
Females: 265  (61.6%)

Menominee County

Median resident age:  68.3 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49874.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $20,100 (it was $20,250 in 2000)
Powers  $20,100
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $72,600 (it was $55,900 in 2000)
Powers  $72,600
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Powers:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
  • American Indian (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)

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Ancestries: French (23.0%), German (21.4%), Irish (12.6%), English (9.3%), Swedish (8.6%), Polish (6.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 869 feet

Land area: 0.99 square miles.

Population density: 427 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Powers

  • High school or higher: 60.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Powers village

  • Never married: 14.1%
  • Now married: 32.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 40.0%
  • Divorced: 13.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.0%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Powers, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Powers to the number of sex offenders is 212 to 1.

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

Powers:  1.0% ($555)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (88.1 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (184.8 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (266.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Carney, MI (7.3 miles ), Daggett, MI (16.6 miles ), Stephenson, MI (19.9 miles ), Norway, MI (26.9 miles ), Beecher, WI (28.1 miles ), Pembine, WI (29.3 miles ), Niagara, WI (29.6 miles ), Wagner, WI (29.9 miles ).

Latitude: 45.69 N, Longitude: 87.53 W


166 people in nursing homes
6 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded

Area code: 906

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Population change in the 1990s: +10 (+2.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Wood products (12%)
  • Metal and metal products (12%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Paper (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (35%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Paper (7%)
  • Personal and laundry services (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Food (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Health technologists and technicians (9%)
  • Child care workers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)


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Powers-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/4/1986, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.1 miles away from the Powers village center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/28/1991, a category 3 tornado 18.5 miles away from the village center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Powers:
  • DICKINSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI)
  • ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; ESCANABA, MI)
  • BAY AREA MEDICAL CENTER MARINETTE (about 44 miles; MARINETTE, WI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Powers:
  • DELTA COUNTY (about 31 miles; ESCANABA, MI; ID: ESC)
  • MENOMINEE-MARINETTE TWIN COUNTY (about 41 miles; MENOMINEE, MI; ID: MNM)
  • FORD (about 41 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI; ID: IMT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Powers:
  • W GLADSTONE (about 31 miles; GLADSTONE, MI; ID: 9C9)
  • BONNIE FIELD (about 32 miles; ROCK, MI; ID: 6Y4)
  • EPHRAIM-FISH CREEK (about 45 miles; EPHRAIM, WI; ID: 3D2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Powers:
  • NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,374)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 86 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 91 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 91 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 112 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 121 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; FT enrollment: 5,779)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 133 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
Public high school in Powers:
  • NORTH CENTRAL AREA JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 287; Location: W3795 HWY US 2 & 41; Grades: 07 - 12)

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Average household size:
This village:  2.1 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  47.6%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  5.6%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  17.9%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  8.5%
Whole state:  4.8%

Powers compared to Michigan state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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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Banks with branches in Powers (2007 data):
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Powers Branch at W3879 Us Hwy 2, branch established on 1972-10-30. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company



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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
Financial Administration 0$0 1$292
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$370
Sewerage 0$0 1$720
Totals for Government 0$0 3$1,382


Powers government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $33,000
    Central Staff Services: $12,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $11,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $173,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $153,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $20,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $235,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $42,000
  • Tax - Property: $9,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $23,000

4.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,300 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.79%
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 Marinette County, WI  1.54% ($32,455 average AGI)
from Delta County, MI  0.55% ($29,942)
from Marquette County, MI  0.21% ($37,550)


5.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,857 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.77%
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 Marinette County, WI  1.80% ($26,789 average AGI)
to Delta County, MI  0.63% ($24,283)
to Brown County, WI  0.36% ($23,794)


Strongest AM radio stations in Powers:
  • WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WZAM (970 AM; 5 kW; ISHPEMING, MI)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WCHT (600 AM; 1 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: LAKE RADIO, INC.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDMJ (1320 AM; 5 kW; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Powers:
  • WYKX (104.7 FM; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMXG (106.3 FM; STEPHENSON, MI; Owner: ESCANABA LICENSE CORP.)
  • WZNL (94.3 FM; NORWAY, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • W297AE (107.3 FM; STEPHENSON, MI; Owner: BD OF CNTRL, NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIV)
  • WGKL (105.5 FM; GLADSTONE, MI; Owner: LAKES RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Powers:
  • WJMN-TV (Channel 3; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • W21BJ (Channel 21; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: MARK W. JOHNSON)
  • W62CI (Channel 62; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: MARK W. JOHNSON)
  • KTTM (Channel 12; HURON, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W15BI (Channel 15; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: RICHARD W. JOHNSON)
  • W17BQ (Channel 17; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: MARK W. JOHNSON)
  • W27BN (Channel 27; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: LINDA M. JOHNSON)
  • W46CD (Channel 46; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: LINDA M. JOHNSON)
  • W48BP (Channel 48; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: LINDA M. JOHNSON)
  • W50BG (Channel 50; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: RICHARD W. JOHNSON)
  • W52BX (Channel 52; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: RICHARD W. JOHNSON)
  • W58CJ (Channel 58; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: RICHARD W. JOHNSON)
  • W60CB (Channel 60; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: RICHARD W. JOHNSON)
  • W64CA (Channel 64; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: ESTHER P. JOHNSON)

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