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Ogemaw County

Population in 2011: 266. Population change since 2000: -7.0%

Males: 123	(46.2%)
Females: 143	(53.8%)

Median resident age:	43.0 years
Michigan median age:	45.5 years

Zip codes: 48756.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $28,169 (it was $27,188 in 2000)

Prescott:	$28,169
Michigan:	$45,255

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $16,884

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Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $62,739 (it was $50,200 in 2000)

Prescott:	$62,739
Michigan:	$132,200

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $76,806; Detached houses: $83,341; Mobile homes: $36,199

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White alone - 248 (93.2%)
Hispanic - 10 (3.8%)
Two or more races - 8 (3.0%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Prescott: 81.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (18.9%), English (15.0%), Irish (14.3%), United States (12.9%), Italian (5.9%), French (5.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 790 feet

Land area: 1.17 square miles.

Population density: 227 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Prescott:

High school or higher: 79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
Unemployed: 9.9%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Prescott village:

Never married: 14.8%
Now married: 62.7%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 12.9%
Divorced: 9.1%

2 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.7%
Michigan:	5.3%

According to our research of Michigan and other state lists there were 30 registered sex offenders living in Prescott, Michigan as of December 21, 2012.
The ratio of number of residents in Prescott to the number of sex offenders is 9 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $900 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $800 (1.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Saginaw, MI (53.4 miles , pop. 61,799).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (131.6 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (249.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Skidway Lake, MI (2.3 miles ), Whittemore, MI (2.6 miles ), Turner, MI (2.8 miles) , Twining, MI (2.9 miles) , Omer, MI (3.3 miles ), Sterling, MI (3.5 miles ), Standish, MI (3.8 miles ), Au Gres, MI (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 44.19 N, Longitude: 83.93 W

Area code: 989

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Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:
9.1%
Michigan:
9.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Population change in the 1990s: -30 (-9.5%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females

Other services, except public administration (24%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (14%)

Manufacturing (11%)

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)

Construction (8%)

Transportation and warehousing (8%)

Health care and social assistance (8%)

Educational services (69%)

Accommodation and food services (11%)

Retail trade (6%)

Health care and social assistance (6%)

Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)

Information (3%)

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (0%)

Most common occupations (%)
Males Females

Metal workers and plastic workers (16%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)

Religious workers (4%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)

Child care workers (11%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)

Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)

Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)

Librarians, curators, and archivists (6%)

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Average climate in Prescott, Michigan

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Tornado activity:

Prescott-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Michigan state average. It is 2% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/30/1976, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.4 miles away from the Prescott village center killed one person and injured 7 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/27/1991, a category F3 tornado 9.7 miles away from the village center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Ogemaw County (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (12).
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Prescott:

SAINT MARY'S STANDISH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 15 miles away; STANDISH, MI)
WEST BRANCH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 17 miles away; WEST BRANCH, MI)
TAWAS ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 19 miles away; TAWAS CITY, MI)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Prescott:

Northwood University (about 43 miles; Midland, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,678)
Delta College (about 45 miles; University Center, MI; FT enrollment: 4,934)
Mid Michigan Community College (about 45 miles; Harrison, MI; FT enrollment: 2,363)
Saginaw Valley State University (about 48 miles; University Center, MI; FT enrollment: 7,661)
Central Michigan University (about 60 miles; Mount Pleasant, MI; FT enrollment: 20,153)
University of Michigan-Flint (about 83 miles; Flint, MI; FT enrollment: 4,638)
Mott Community College (about 83 miles; Flint, MI; FT enrollment: 4,343)

Public elementary/middle school in Prescott:

Whittemore-Prescott Area J.h.s. School (Students: 276; Location: 329 N. WASHINGTON; Grades: 6 - 8)

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Notable location: Ogemaw East Library (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Prescott: Judson Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Ogemaw County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2002 was 15.8. This is significantly better than average. There were 4 monitors within city limits.

City:	15.8
U.S.:	24.5

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

SKIDWAY INN (Population served: 250, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

PRESCOTT CLINIC (Population served: 40, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-15-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-28-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2003 and MAR-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAR-31-2003), St Compliance achieved (MAY-14-2003)

RIFLE RIVER VFW POST 3447 (Population served: 30, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAY-17-2006), St Compliance achieved (MAY-25-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAR-07-2006), St Compliance achieved (MAR-21-2006)

Drinking water stations with addresses in Prescott that have no violations reported:

MISS MICHELE'S (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
NESTER CREEK CONV. STORE (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
MCGREGOR'S COUNTRY STORE (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
THREE COUNTY CLUB (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
LIL DANIEL'S PIZZA & FAMILY RE (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
SKIDWAY LAKE CHAMBER OF COMM. (Population served: 70, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
HARDWOOD LAKE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 60, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
THE HAYLOFT (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
THE DAIRY BARN (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
THE GREEN TURTLE LOUNGE (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 31.1%
(32.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This village:	2.6 people
Michigan:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	69.3%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	4.5%
Whole state:	5.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Prescott, MI

Prescott compared to Michigan state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting 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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Banks with branches in Prescott (2011 data):

Firstbank - West Branch: Prescott Branch at 211 Harrison Street, branch established on 2006/06/26. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $248.5 mil, Deposits: $202.2 mil, headquarters in West Branch, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Firstbank Corporation
Citizens Bank: Skidway Lake Branch at 2070 Greenwood Road, branch established on 1970/07/09. Info updated 2011/08/01: Bank assets: $9,212.3 mil, Deposits: $7,452.0 mil, headquarters in Flint, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 220 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Prescott mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
Wood (7%)
Electricity (2%)
Other fuel (2%)

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Religion statistics for Prescott (based on Ogemaw County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 34.15%

Here		34.1%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church	Free Methodist Church of North America	Southern Baptist Convention
Adherents	52.1%	13.6%	10.4%	4.1%	3.1%
Congregations	12.5%	8.3%	12.5%	4.2%	4.2%

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Episcopal Church	Community Church of Christ	LDS (Mormon) Church	Other
Adherents	3.1%	2.7%	2.6%	1.6%	6.7%
Congregations	4.2%	8.3%	4.2%	4.2%	37.5%

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: 6

Ogemaw County:	2.82 / 10,000 pop.
State:	2.34 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3

This county:	1.41 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:	1.52 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10

Ogemaw County:	4.71 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:	2.99 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 22

This county:	10.35 / 10,000 pop.
State:	6.80 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Ogemaw County:	10.4%
Michigan:	9.7%

Adult obesity rate:

Ogemaw County:	29.7%
State:	29.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here:	15.0%
State:	13.4%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Financial Administration	0	$0	1	$84
Other Government Administration	0	$0	8	$173
Other and Unallocable	0	$0	1	$1,267
Totals for Government	0	$0	10	$1,524

Prescott government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0 ($0.00)
Charges - Sewerage: $36,000 ($135.34)
All Other: $1,000 ($3.76)
Current Operations - Sewerage: $44,000 ($165.41)
Regular Highways: $44,000 ($165.41)

General Public Buildings: $8,000 ($30.08)

Central Staff Services: $6,000 ($22.56)

Financial Administration: $5,000 ($18.80)

General - Other: $2,000 ($7.52)
Miscellaneous - Property Sale Other: $3,000 ($11.28)
Interest Earnings: $2,000 ($7.52)

Rents: $2,000 ($7.52)

General Revenue, NEC: $1,000 ($3.76)
Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $18,000 ($67.67)
Regular Highways: $6,000 ($22.56)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $111,000 ($417.29)
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $47,000 ($176.69)
General Support: $28,000 ($105.26)
Tax - Property: $13,000 ($48.87)
Total Salaries & Wages: $5,000 ($18.80)

6.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,053 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.32%
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 Iosco County, MI	0.57% ($20,935 average AGI)
from Genesee County, MI	0.49% ($31,923)
from Wayne County, MI	0.46% ($43,432)

6.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,051 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.57%
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 Iosco County, MI	0.56% ($26,022 average AGI)
to Oakland County, MI	0.40% ($27,031)
to Arenac County, MI	0.37% ($12,733)

Strongest AM radio stations in Prescott:

WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
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)
WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WSGW (790 AM; 5 kW; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)
WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WIOS (1480 AM; 1 kW; TAWAS CITY-EAST TAWA, MI; Owner: CARROLL ENTERPRISES, INC)
WMAX (1440 AM; 5 kW; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: AM MEDIA SERVICES, L.L.C.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Prescott:

WWCM (96.9 FM; STANDISH, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
WHNN (96.1 FM; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WHST (106.1 FM; TAWAS CITY, MI; Owner: NORTHERN CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
WKJC (104.7 FM; TAWAS CITY, MI; Owner: CARROLL ENTERPRISES, INC.)
WKQZ (93.3 FM; MIDLAND, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSAG (104.1 FM; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: BLUE MOOSE BROADCASTING, LLC)
WUPS (98.5 FM; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: COLTRACE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WQLB (103.3 FM; TAWAS CITY, MI; Owner: CARROLL BROADCASTING, INC.)
WYLZ (100.9 FM; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBMI (105.5 FM; WEST BRANCH, MI; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO NETWORK CORPORATION)
W220BR (91.9 FM; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Prescott:

W15BP (Channel 15; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
WUHO-LP (Channel 57; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
W58CW (Channel 58; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

Lottie L Thompson, 1679 S. Sage Lake St. (Nester-050561) (Lat: 44.286278 Lon: -83.922028), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 93.3 m, Licensee ID: L00131936
Registrant: American Tower Limited Partnership, 1101 Perimeter Dr., Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508
Lottie L Thompson, 1679 S. Sage Lake St. (Nester-050561) (Lat: 44.286278 Lon: -83.922028), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 93.3 m
Registrant: American Tower Limited Partnership, 1101 Perimeter Dr., Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508
Lottie L Thompson, 1679 S. Sage Lake St. (Nester-050561) (Lat: 44.286278 Lon: -83.922028), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 93.3 m, Licensee ID: L00008376
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508
Richard Byrne, 2441 Greenwood Road (Lat: 44.183889 Lon: -84.027611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.7 m, Overall height: 60.9 m
Registrant: Towerco Assets LLC, 5000 Valleystone Drive, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27519, Phone: (919) 653-5710, Email:
Richard Byrne, 2441 Greenwood Road (Lat: 44.183889 Lon: -84.027611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.7 m, Overall height: 60.9 m
Registrant: Towerco Assets LLC, 5000 Valleystone Drive, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27519, Phone: (919) 653-5710, Email:
5405 E Wilfong Rd (Lat: 44.185000 Lon: -83.908333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 122 m, Overall height: 127 m, Licensee ID: L00000004
Registrant: Consumers Power Company, 1945 W Parnall Rd, Jackson, MI 49201, Phone: (517) 788-7000

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

.2 Mi W Of Drow Rd (Lat: 44.358361 Lon: -84.261944), Type: Tower, Structure height: 127 m, Call Sign: WPJY886
Assigned Frequencies: 858.812 MHz, 859.812 MHz
Grant Date: 12/18/2001, Expiration Date: 12/17/2011, Certifier: Donald R Stevenson
Registrant: Consumers Energy Company, 1945 W. Parnall Rd., P14-507, Jackson, MI 49201, Phone: (517) 788-0279, Fax: (517) 788-1676, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Prescott)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 33
Hazardous Condition: 18
Service Call: 1

Incident types - Prescott

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Businesses in Prescott, MI

UPS: 1

Top Patent Applicants

James Bell (1)
Naomi Bell (1)

Total of 1 patent application in 2008-2013.

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