Sanford, Michigan

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Back to Sanford, MI housing info, Midland County, Michigan, MI smaller cities, MI small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Midland County Population in July 2008: 910. Population change since 2000: -3.5%   Males: 445   (49.0%) Females: 465   (51.0%) Median resident age:   39.3 years Michigan median age:   35.5 years Zip codes: 48657. Estimated median household income in 2008: $42,112 (it was $39,063 in 2000) Sanford:   $42,112 Michigan:   $48,591 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $25,215 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $127,002 (it was $95,400 in 2000) Sanford:   $127,002 Michigan:   $151,300 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 48657 Sanford, MI residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for: near:   Races in Sanford: White Non-Hispanic (97.5%) Hispanic (1.4%) American Indian (0.8%) Two or more races (0.8%) Other race (0.6%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Sanford: 79.3 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Sanford, Michigan on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Should Unemployed People Work For Free?  (24 replies) Latest news from Sanford, MI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (28.8%), English (14.3%), Irish (13.4%), United States (9.7%), Polish (9.2%), French (8.4%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 625 feet Land area: 1.27 square miles. Population density: 716 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 43.68 N, Longitude: 84.38 W

Area code: 989

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Sanford-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Michigan state average. It is 50% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1953, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 47.8 miles away from the Sanford village center killed 116 people and injured 844 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1956, a category 5 tornado 51.2 miles away from the village center killed 18 people and injured 340 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Sanford-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Michigan state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/2/1994 at 21:23:06, a magnitude 3.5 (3.4 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 61.8 miles away from Sanford center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Reservoir: Sanford Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Park in Sanford: Sanford Lake Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Hotel: Hide-A-Way Motel (213 South Cedar Street).

Average household size:

This village:	2.5 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	68.1%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	5.5%
Whole state:	5.3%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

This village:	8.7%
Whole state:	10.5%

This village:	3.7%
Whole state:	4.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sanford, MI

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Here		45.8%
USA		50.2%

5.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,201 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.40%
Michigan average:	5.24%

0.16% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,672 average AGI)

Midland County:	0.16%
Michigan average:	0.10%

from Saginaw County, MI	0.71% ($38,040 average AGI)
from Bay County, MI	0.66% ($33,278)
from Isabella County, MI	0.36% ($26,420)

6.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($65,356 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.27%
Michigan average:	5.98%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,993 average AGI)

Midland County:	0.09%
Michigan average:	0.05%

to Bay County, MI	0.63% ($36,910 average AGI)
to Saginaw County, MI	0.50% ($30,792)
to Isabella County, MI	0.42% ($24,677)

• 725 Irish St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 64 m, Overall height: 64.6 m
  Registrant: County Of Midland, 220 W Ellsworth St, Midland, MI 48640-5194, Phone: (517) 832-6750
• Jerri L Janjua, Sanford Cell Site, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 103.6 m
  Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

• N Center St 1/2 Mi N Railroad Rd Sanford Dam, Call Sign: KCV719
  Assigned Frequencies : 153.470 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/31/2002, Expiration Date: 12/16/2012, Certifier: Norma J Haller
  Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Rd #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:
• 12 E Us 10, Call Sign: WNBD466
  Assigned Frequencies : 150.845 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/04/2004, Expiration Date: 02/02/2015
  Registrant: Cole\'s Wrecker Service, 323 W Saginaw Rd, Sanford, MI 48657, Phone: (989) 687-2214, Fax: (989) 687-2070, Email:
• 2738 N Meridian Road, Call Sign: WQBH416
  469.662 MHz, 469.887 MHz, 457.512 MHz, 457.537 MHz, 457.562 MHz, 457.587 MHz, 464.012 MHz, 469.012 MHz, 464.037 MHz, 469.037 MHz... (+22 more)
  Grant Date: 10/06/2004, Expiration Date: 10/06/2014, Certifier: Beth Cotner
  Registrant: Dolfen Consulting Group, 95 Willow Lane, Bristol, IL 60512-9711, Phone: (630) 553-5886, Fax: (630) 566-1755, Email:

• 1194 N. 7 Mile Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Call Sign: KNKO294
  Assigned Frequencies : 931.337 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/07/2004, Expiration Date: 06/22/2014, Certifier: J. Roy Pottle
  Registrant: American Messaging Services, LLC, 1720 Lakepointe Drive, #100, Lewisville, TX 75057, Phone: (214) 222-6460, Fax: (972) 353-1912, Email:

• Fire: 45
• Hazardous Condition: 83
• Service Call: 3
• Good Intent Call: 5

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