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Branch County

Population in July 2007: 313. Population change since 2000: -3.1%
 

Males: 163  (52.2%)
Females: 150  (47.8%)

Median resident age:  31.0 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49089.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,954 (it was $39,844 in 2000)
Sherwood:  $44,954
Michigan:  $47,950

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $80,000 (it was $55,400 in 2000)
Sherwood:  $80,000
Michigan:  $153,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $83,075; Detached houses: $86,084; Mobile homes: $20,000

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Races in Sherwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • American Indian (2.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • Black (0.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Sherwood: 74.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (23.1%), German (12.3%), Dutch (6.8%), Irish (6.5%), English (4.6%), Polish (2.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 883 feet

Land area: 1.01 square miles.

Population density: 310 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Sherwood

  • High school or higher: 79.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sherwood village

  • Never married: 28.0%
  • Now married: 56.4%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 4.2%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

3 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.9%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Sherwood, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sherwood to the number of sex offenders is 24 to 1.

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

Sherwood:  1.3% ($708)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Battle Creek, MI (21.6 miles , pop. 53,364).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (64.1 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (126.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Colon, MI (2.3 miles ), Athens, MI (2.4 miles ), Union City, MI (2.6 miles ), Bronson, MI (3.0 miles ), Mendon, MI (3.3 miles ), Burlington, MI (3.3 miles ), Burr Oak, MI (3.4 miles ), Coldwater, MI (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 42.00 N, Longitude: 85.24 W

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Population change in the 1990s: 0 (0.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Transportation equipment (21%)
  • Construction (16%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (23%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Personal and laundry services (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (20%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Carpenters (9%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)



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Average climate in Sherwood, Michigan

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Sherwood-area historical tornado activity is above Michigan state average. It is 132% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.6 miles away from the Sherwood village center killed 21 people and injured 293 people.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 18.8 miles away from the village center killed 5 people and injured 41 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Sherwood:
  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CTR OF BRANCH COUNTY (about 12 miles; COLDWATER, MI)
  • STURGIS HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; STURGIS, MI)
  • BRONSON VICKSBURG HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; VICKSBURG, MI)

Political contributions by individuals in Sherwood, MI

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sherwood:
  • KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,824)
  • WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
  • KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
  • SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; SPRING ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 2,266)
  • JACKSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; JACKSON, MI; FT enrollment: 2,756)
  • LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 8,454)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 62 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)

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

ROBIN HOOD INN (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Sherwood that have no violations reported:
  • SHERWOOD VILLAGE PARK (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This village:  2.8 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  81.6%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  7.9%
Whole state:  5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  10.6%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  3.2%
Whole state:  4.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sherwood, MI



Sherwood compared to Michigan state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School



Sherwood travel time to work


Sherwood mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Branch County Michigan:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (86%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
  • Electricity (2%)


Religon statistics for Sherwood

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USALutheran ChurchOld Order Amish
Adherents47.1%8.5%6.1%5.7%5.0%
Congregations6.0%12.0%4.0%6.0%20.0%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA) The Wesleyan ChurchFree Methodist Church of North AmericaEpiscopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents4.1%3.9%2.6%2.0%15.1%
Congregations4.0%4.0%4.0%2.0%38.0%
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$139
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$808
Streets and Highways 0$0 3$602
Totals for Government 0$0 12$1,549



Sherwood government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $33,000
    Central Staff Services: $29,000
    Fire Protection: $23,000
    General - Other: $6,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $3,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $9,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $162,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $36,000
    All Other: $34,000
  • Tax - Property: $15,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $19,000

5.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,115 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.70%
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 Calhoun County, MI  0.83% ($36,729 average AGI)
from Hillsdale County, MI  0.75% ($24,508)
from St. Joseph County, MI  0.54% ($27,299)


6.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,158 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.79%
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 Calhoun County, MI  1.06% ($26,789 average AGI)
to St. Joseph County, MI  0.62% ($25,901)
to Hillsdale County, MI  0.61% ($27,596)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sherwood:
  • WTVB (1590 AM; 5 kW; COLDWATER, MI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WMSH-FM (99 AM; 1 kW; STURGIS, MI; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBCK (930 AM; 5 kW; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKLZ (1470 AM; 10 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQSN (1660 AM; 10 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKZO (590 AM; 5 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • WNWN (1560 AM; daytime; 4 kW; PORTAGE, MI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WKMI (1360 AM; 5 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI)
  • WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sherwood:
  • WRKR (107.7 FM; PORTAGE, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WNWN-FM (98.5 FM; COLDWATER, MI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WCVM (94.7 FM; BRONSON, MI; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WMSH-FM (99.3 FM; STURGIS, MI; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTHD (105.5 FM; LAGRANGE, IN; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKFR-FM (103.3 FM; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBOI (91.3 FM; ORLAND, IN; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF NORTHEAST INDIANA, INC)
  • WLKI (100.3 FM; ANGOLA, IN; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBXX (95.3 FM; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: CASPTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLKM-FM (95.9 FM; THREE RIVERS, MI; Owner: IMPACT RADIO, LLC)
  • WFAT (96.5 FM; PORTAGE, MI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WQKO (91.9 FM; HOWE, IN; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)

TV broadcast stations around Sherwood:
  • W26BX (Channel 26; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
  • WLLA (Channel 64; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAITH BROADCAST, INC.)
  • WOTV (Channel 41; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WOBC-CA (Channel 20; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • W21BS (Channel 21; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WGVK (Channel 52; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY)


Sherwood fatal accident list:
Oct 27, 2007 10:40 AM, Sr-60, Lat: 42.063192, Lon: -85.200211, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total costs: $1,000
Total average daily traffic: 322
Total average daily truck traffic: 12
Total future (year 2024) average daily traffic: 444

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KC8ETK, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 08/30/1996, Expiration Date: 08/30/2006, Cancelation Date: 09/03/2008
    Registrant: Christopher S Noel, 228 N Wheatfield Rd, Sherwood, MI 49089


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-22 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 2311A , Serial Number: 22-700, Year manufactured: 1952, Airworthiness Date: 05/29/1956
    Registrant (Individual): Larry L Yoder, 1159 M60, Sherwood, MI 49089
  • Aircraft: ENGINEERING & RESEARCH ERCOUPE 415-C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES (75 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 2764H , Serial Number: 3389, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 02/28/1956
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Jerry L Klein, 151 Wheatfield Dr, Sherwood, MI 49089, Other Owners: Rodney Smith
  • Aircraft: BEECH K35 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 5321E , Serial Number: D-5801, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 01/09/1959
    Registrant (Individual): Ronald Ray Hawkins, 958 Athens Rd, Sherwood, MI 49089, Other Owners: Sunrise Enterprises Dba


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 6
  • Hazardous Condition: 8
  • Service Call: 9
  • Good Intent Call: 2

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