Shields, Michigan

Back to Shields, MI housing info, Saginaw 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... Current weather forecast for Shields, MI Saginaw County Population in July 2007: 6,349. Males: 3,012   (47.5%) Females: 3,337   (52.5%) Median resident age:   40.6 years Michigan median age:   35.5 years Zip codes: 48609. Estimated median household income in 2007: $55,555 (it was $49,859 in 2000) Shields:   $55,555 Michigan:   $47,950 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,555 Shields:   $26,555 Michigan:   $24,816 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $136,155 (it was $101,400 in 2000) Shields:   $136,155 Michigan:   $153,100 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $159,815; Detached houses: $164,836; Townhouses or other attached units: $152,199; In 2-unit structures: $174,045; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $91,669; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $75,169; Mobile homes: $12,500 Shields, MI residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Shields: White Non-Hispanic (94.6%) Hispanic (3.3%) Two or more races (0.9%) Black (0.8%) Other race (0.7%) American Indian (0.5%) 2008 cost of living index in Shields: 79.6 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Shields, Michigan on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Shields is mentioned 12 times on our forum: the thumb vs western MI?  (29 replies) Moving to the Soo and got questions  (20 replies) Saginaw anyone?  (48 replies) Saginaw, MI - Advise/information needed  (8 replies) Best food in Troy  (7 replies) Latest news from Shields, MI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (39.6%), Irish (11.9%), English (11.4%), Polish (10.2%), French (7.3%), United States (7.1%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 595 feet Land area: 6.54 square miles. Population density: 971 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Shields, Michigan

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Shields-area historical tornado activity is above Michigan state average. It is 83% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1953, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.7 miles away from the Shields place center killed 116 people and injured 844 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 34.6 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Shields-area historical earthquake activity is above Michigan state average. It is 98% 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 50.6 miles away from Shields center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Park in Shields: Roberts Community Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	74.8%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.3%
Whole state:	5.3%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This place:	3.7%
Whole state:	10.5%

This place:	1.6%
Whole state:	4.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Shields, MI

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3.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,020 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.53%
Michigan average:	5.24%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($190 average AGI)

Saginaw County:	0.04%
Michigan average:	0.10%

from Bay County, MI	0.45% ($41,723 average AGI)
from Genesee County, MI	0.41% ($37,659)
from Tuscola County, MI	0.23% ($32,709)

4.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,987 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.93%
Michigan average:	5.98%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($166 average AGI)

Saginaw County:	0.03%
Michigan average:	0.05%

to Bay County, MI	0.47% ($35,320 average AGI)
to Genesee County, MI	0.41% ($31,616)
to Midland County, MI	0.29% ($38,040)

• 11275 Shoemaker Road, Call Sign: KNKA417
  880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz... (+8 more)
  Grant Date: 02/08/2008, Expiration Date: 01/22/2018
  Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

• Christopher B Page, 4570 Lawndale Ave. (Saginaw West - 050653), Type: Mast, Structure height: 44.8 m, Overall height: 47.2 m, , Licensee ID: L00008376
  Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508, Email:

• SAGINAW W., 4570 Lawndale Ave. (Saginaw West - 050653), Type: Mast, Structure height: 44.8 m, Overall height: 47.2 m, Call Sign: WQIT988
  Assigned Frequencies : 11215.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/13/2008, Expiration Date: 05/13/2018, Certifier: William Chastain
  Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:

• 11275 Shumaker, Overall height: 78.6 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: