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Population (year 2000): 3,147
Males: 1,579  (50.2%)
Females: 1,568  (49.8%)

Ogemaw County

Median resident age:  42.2 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 48756.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $20,700 (it was $20,806 in 2000)
Skidway Lake  $20,700
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $57,200 (it was $44,100 in 2000)
Skidway Lake  $57,200
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Skidway Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
  • American Indian (3.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)

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Ancestries: German (23.6%), Irish (13.0%), French (11.0%), English (10.2%), Polish (7.7%), Italian (5.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 790 feet

Land area: 11.3 square miles.

Population density: 278 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Skidway Lake

  • High school or higher: 55.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
  • Unemployed: 13.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Skidway Lake CDP

  • Never married: 20.8%
  • Now married: 50.9%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 9.3%
  • Divorced: 16.4%

34 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.1%
Michigan:  5.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Skidway Lake:  1.1% ($469)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Saginaw, MI (53.5 miles , pop. 61,799).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (140.4 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (298.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Prescott, MI (7.6 miles ), Sterling, MI (10.9 miles ), West Branch, MI (14.7 miles ), Standish, MI (15.4 miles ), Omer, MI (16.2 miles ), Whittemore, MI (16.7 miles ), Rose City, MI (16.8 miles ), Twining, MI (17.1 miles) .

Latitude: 44.19 N, Longitude: 84.04 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (17%)
  • Metal and metal products (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (22%)
  • Accommodation and food services (17%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)


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Skidway Lake-area historical tornado activity is below Michigan state average. It is 22% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/30/1976, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.6 miles away from the Skidway Lake place center killed one person and injured 7 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/27/1991, a category 3 tornado 11.0 miles away from the place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Skidway Lake:
  • WEST BRANCH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; WEST BRANCH, MI)
  • STANDISH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; STANDISH, MI)
  • MIDMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER-GLADWIN (about 29 miles; GLADWIN, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Skidway Lake:
  • MBS INTL (about 47 miles; SAGINAW, MI; ID: MBS)
  • ALPENA COUNTY REGIONAL (about 70 miles; ALPENA, MI; ID: APN)
  • OTSEGO COUNTY (about 72 miles; GAYLORD, MI; ID: GLR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Skidway Lake:
  • WEST BRANCH COMMUNITY (about 10 miles; WEST BRANCH, MI; ID: Y31)
  • STANDISH INDUSTRIAL (about 17 miles; STANDISH, MI; ID: Y75)
  • FIELD OF DREAMS (about 24 miles; HALE, MI; ID: H80)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Skidway Lake:
  • NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; MIDLAND, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,784)
  • SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 6,216)
  • DELTA COLLEGE (about 44 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 5,117)
  • CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; FT enrollment: 21,353)
  • KETTERING UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 2,900)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-FLINT (about 85 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 4,544)
  • MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 4,616)

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Notable locations in Skidway Lake: Convenant Cove Camp (A), Rifle River Camp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Skidway Lake: Saint Stephens Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Little Feeding Ground Lake (A), Lost Lake (B), Norway Lake (C), Black Lake (D), Bush Lake (E), Skidway Lake (F), Turtle Lake (G), Elbow Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Feeding Ground Creek (A), Spring Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  66.6%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.5%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  25.3%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  10.2%
Whole state:  4.8%

Skidway Lake compared to Michigan state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house 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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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 Skidway Lake:
  • 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.)
  • WMAX (1440 AM; 5 kW; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: AM MEDIA SERVICES, L.L.C.)
  • WKAR (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WJML (1110 AM; 10 kW; PETOSKEY, MI)

Strongest FM radio stations in Skidway Lake:
  • WWCM (96.9 FM; STANDISH, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
  • WKQZ (93.3 FM; MIDLAND, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHNN (96.1 FM; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYLZ (100.9 FM; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSAG (104.1 FM; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: BLUE MOOSE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • 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 Skidway Lake:
  • 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.)

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