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Houghton County

Population in July 2007: 686. Population change since 2000: -4.8%
 

Males: 354  (51.7%)
Females: 332  (48.3%)
Median resident age:  40.4 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49963.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,400 (it was $26,250 in 2000)
South Range  $27,400
Michigan:  $47,950

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $58,400 (it was $42,000 in 2000)
South Range  $58,400
Michigan:  $153,100

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Races in South Range:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • Black (2.2%)

2008 cost of living index in South Range: 74.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Italian (14.2%), English (11.7%), German (10.7%), French (7.2%), Irish (5.1%), Swedish (4.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1140 feet

Land area: 0.40 square miles.

Population density: 1718 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in South Range

  • High school or higher: 81.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in South Range village

  • Never married: 28.8%
  • Now married: 45.5%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 11.4%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

2 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.3%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in South Range, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in South Range to the number of sex offenders is 343 to 1.

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

South Range:  1.8% ($741)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (182.1 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (281.2 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (367.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hancock, MI (5.1 miles ), Houghton, MI (6.3 miles ), Hubbell, MI (16.0 miles ), Calumet, MI (17.7 miles ), Laurium, MI (18.0 miles ), Lake Linden, MI (18.2 miles ), Copper City, MI (22.8 miles ), Baraga, MI (22.9 miles ).

Latitude: 47.07 N, Longitude: 88.64 W


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Population change in the 1990s: -26 (-3.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (21%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (15%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near South Range:
  • PORTAGE HEALTH SYSTEM (about 9 miles; HANCOCK, MI)
  • KEWEENAW MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; LAURIUM, MI)
  • BARAGA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; L' ANSE, MI)

Political contributions by individuals in South Range, MI

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to South Range:
  • HOUGHTON COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 13 miles; HANCOCK, MI; ID: CMX)
  • FORD (about 95 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI; ID: IMT)
  • SAWYER INTERNATIONAL (about 101 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; ID: SAW)
Other public-use airports nearest to South Range:
  • PRICKETT-GROOMS FLD (about 40 miles; SIDNAW, MI; ID: 6Y9)
  • ONTONAGON COUNTY (about 53 miles; ONTONAGON, MI; ID: OGM)
  • STAMBAUGH (about 70 miles; STAMBAUGH, MI; ID: Y73)

Local government website: WWW.SOUTHRANGE.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Range:
  • MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
  • NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; FT enrollment: 7,374)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 166 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 182 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 184 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 185 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 186 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
Public elementary/middle school in South Range:

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Tourist attraction: Copper Range Historical Museum (44 Trimountain Avenue).

 

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

RANGE SNOWMOBILE CLUB (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in South Range that have no violations reported:
  • ADAMS TOWNSHIP (Population served: 2010, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This village:  2.1 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  55.3%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  3.7%
Whole state:  5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  13.7%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  4.7%
Whole state:  4.8%

South Range compared to Michigan state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in South Range (2007 data):
  • mBank: Trimountain Avenue Branch at Trimountain Avenue, branch established on 1903-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $381.8 mil, Deposits: $313.2 mil, headquarters in Manistique, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Mackinac Financial Corporation



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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
Streets and Highways 1$2,267$27,2042$2,216
Sewerage 1$2,267$27,2040$0
Financial Administration 0$0 2$1,003
Water Supply 1$2,267$27,2040$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$1,667
Firefighters 0$0 15$461
Totals for Government 3$6,801$27,20427$5,347



South Range government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $199,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $115,000
    Solid Waste Management: $45,000
    All Other: $14,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $87,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $167,000
    Regular Highways: $159,000
    General - Other: $57,000
    Water Utilities: $53,000
    Solid Waste Management: $42,000
    Central Staff Services: $29,000
    General Public Buildings: $11,000
    Fire Protection: $8,000
    Financial Administration: $5,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $68,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $16,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $10,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,097,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,088,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $9,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $23,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $14,000
    Property Sale Other: $5,000
    Rents: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $13,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $294,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $47,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $117,000
    Highways: $110,000
  • Tax - Property: $115,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $142,000

6.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,824 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.22%
Michigan average:  5.24%

0.87% of residents moved from foreign countries ($607 average AGI)
Houghton County:  0.87%
Michigan average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Marquette County, MI  0.40% ($31,936 average AGI)
from Baraga County, MI  0.21% ($26,760)
from Keweenaw County, MI  0.16% ($27,474)


7.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,003 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.38%
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 Marquette County, MI  0.63% ($23,573 average AGI)
to Keweenaw County, MI  0.27% ($58,688)
to Oakland County, MI  0.23% ($23,963)


Strongest AM radio stations in South Range:
  • WMPL (920 AM; 1 kW; HANCOCK, MI)
  • WCCY (1400 AM; 1 kW; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: TU-MAR BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WZAM (970 AM; 5 kW; ISHPEMING, MI)
  • WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in South Range:
  • WGLI (98.7 FM; HANCOCK, MI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY)
  • WGGL-FM (91.1 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WOLV (97.7 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: TU-MAR BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WHKB (102.3 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: TU-MAR BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKMJ-FM (93.5 FM; HANCOCK, MI; Owner: VICTOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W260AC (99.9 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
  • WCUP (105.7 FM; L'ANSE, MI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY)
  • WVCN (104.3 FM; BARAGA, MI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around South Range:
  • WBKP (Channel 5; CALUMET, MI; Owner: SCANLAN TELEVISION, INC.)




South Range fatal accident list for 1992:
Feb 13, 1992 02:35 AM, 2nd St, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 1, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1


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