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Rothbury, MI map Population (year 2000): 416. Estimated population in July 2006: 443 (+6.5% change)
 

Males: 214  (51.4%)
Females: 202  (48.6%)

Oceana County

Median resident age:  33.0 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49452.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,200 (it was $30,357 in 2000)
Rothbury  $30,200
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $121,800 (it was $93,800 in 2000)
Rothbury  $121,800
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Rothbury:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.5%)
  • Hispanic (9.1%)
  • Other race (5.0%)
  • American Indian (2.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (22.8%), Irish (12.0%), United States (9.1%), English (7.9%), Italian (7.0%), Dutch (5.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 690 feet

Land area: 0.99 square miles.

Population density: 448 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Rothbury

  • High school or higher: 79.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.5%
  • Unemployed: 10.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rothbury village

  • Never married: 26.6%
  • Now married: 51.0%
  • Separated: 6.3%
  • Widowed: 5.2%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

3 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.7%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Rothbury, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Rothbury to the number of sex offenders is 49 to 1.

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

Rothbury:  1.0% ($933)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Grand Rapids, MI (60.5 miles , pop. 197,800).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (115.0 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (147.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: New Era, MI (3.7 miles ), Montague, MI (6.4 miles ), Whitehall, MI (7.1 miles ), Shelby, MI (7.4 miles ), Lakewood Club, MI (11.1 miles ), Hart, MI (13.4 miles ), Twin Lake, MI (15.2 miles ), North Muskegon, MI (18.1 miles ).

Latitude: 43.51 N, Longitude: 86.35 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +7 (+1.7%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Transportation equipment (22%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Metal and metal products (13%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Food (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Transportation equipment (12%)
  • Chemicals (9%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (23%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (22%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (13%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)


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Crime in Rothbury by Year
Type 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 00100
    per 100,000 0.00.0225.20.00.0
Assaults 01012
    per 100,000 0.0231.50.0224.7452.5
Burglaries 01000
    per 100,000 0.0231.50.00.00.0
Thefts 029410
    per 100,000 0.0463.02027.0898.92262.4
Auto thefts 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Arson 00100
    per 100,000 0.00.0225.20.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.7) 0.081.0148.680.9181.0

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Rothbury-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 55% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 44.6 miles away from the Rothbury village center killed 5 people and injured 142 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 58.5 miles away from the village center killed 18 people and injured 340 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Rothbury:
  • LAKESHORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; SHELBY, MI)
  • HACKLEY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; MUSKEGON, MI)
  • MERCY GENERAL HEALTH PARTNERS (about 17 miles; MUSKEGON, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rothbury:
  • MUSKEGON COUNTY (about 25 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; ID: MKG)
  • GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 73 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; ID: GRR)
  • CHERRY CAPITAL (about 101 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; ID: TVC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rothbury:
  • DOUBLE JJ RESORT RANCH (about 2 miles; ROTHBURY, MI; ID: 42N)
  • OCEANA COUNTY (about 9 miles; HART/SHELBY, MI; ID: C04)
  • FREMONT MUNI (about 26 miles; FREMONT, MI; ID: 3FM)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rothbury:
  • MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,365)
  • GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
  • HOPE COLLEGE (about 54 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,918)
  • GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)
  • AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 64 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 2,022)
  • CALVIN COLLEGE (about 69 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 4,148)
  • FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)
Public high school in Rothbury:
  • OCEANA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 117; Location: 2930 WINSTON ROAD; Grades: 08 - 12)

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Cemetery: Assumption Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Double JJ Resort (5900 S Water Rd).

 

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

ROTHBURY COMMUNITY CHURCH (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
MORGAN'S KOUNTRY KITCHEN (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
ROTHBURY TAVERN ENTERPRISES (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
JESSI'S GENERAL STORE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Rothbury that have no violations reported:
  • T T C M HESPERIA (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • OUR LADY OF ASSUMPTION CHURCH (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This village:  75.2%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  6.4%
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:  15.7%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  7.6%
Whole state:  4.8%

Rothbury compared to Michigan state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Oceana County Michigan:


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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
Solid Waste Management 0$0 1$18
Police - Other 0$0 3$1,774
Other and Unallocable 0$0 6$1,088
Other Government Administration 0$0 16$1,340
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$125
Financial Administration 0$0 1$475
Totals for Government 0$0 28$4,820


Rothbury government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $33,000
    Central Staff Services: $25,000
    General Public Buildings: $24,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $20,000
    Regular Highways: $19,000
    Financial Administration: $7,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General: $9,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $10,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $3,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $9,000
    General - Other: $3,000
    Police Protection: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $316,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $43,000
    General Support: $39,000
  • Tax - Property: $78,000
    NEC: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $62,000

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:
from Muskegon County, MI  1.90% ($31,388 average AGI)
from Newaygo County, MI  0.50% ($23,417)
from Kent County, MI  0.48% ($35,217)


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:
to Muskegon County, MI  1.74% ($30,661 average AGI)
to Mason County, MI  0.60% ($30,534)
to Kent County, MI  0.50% ($42,604)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rothbury:
  • WUBR (1490 AM; 1 kW; WHITEHALL, MI; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WMHG (1600 AM; 5 kW; MUSKEGON, MI)
  • WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMUS (1090 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPNW (1260 AM; 10 kW; ZEELAND, MI; Owner: LANSER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rothbury:
  • WCXT (105.3 FM; HART, MI; Owner: WATERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEFG-FM (97.5 FM; WHITEHALL, MI; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGVS-FM (95.3 FM; WHITEHALL, MI; Owner: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WMRR (101.7 FM; MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWKR (94.1 FM; PENTWATER, MI; Owner: SYNERGY MEDIA, INC.)
  • WSHZ (107.9 FM; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBLV (90.3 FM; TWIN LAKE, MI; Owner: BLUE LAKE FINE ARTS CAMP, INC.)
  • WLCS (98.3 FM; NORTH MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W215AS (90.9 FM; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WSNX-FM (104.5 FM; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMOM (102.7 FM; PENTWATER, MI; Owner: BAY VIEW BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WMUS-FM (106.9 FM; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSHN-FM (100.1 FM; HOLTON, MI; Owner: NOORDYK BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKLA-FM (106.3 FM; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: LAKE MICHIGAN BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Rothbury:
  • W34BZ (Channel 34; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W48BY (Channel 48; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WZZM-TV (Channel 13; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS CORP. OF OKLAHOMA, INC.)
  • W53CC (Channel 53; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W42CB (Channel 42; HESPERIA, MI; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WOMS-CA (Channel 29; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • W67DN (Channel 67; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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