St. Ignace, Michigan

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Population (year 2000): 2,678. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,360 (-11.9% change)

Males: 1,293	(48.3%)
Females: 1,385	(51.7%)

Mackinac County

Median resident age:	38.9 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 49781.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,200 (it was $34,447 in 2000)

St. Ignace	$34,200
Michigan:	$46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $112,200 (it was $86,400 in 2000)

St. Ignace	$112,200
Michigan:	$149,300

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Races in St. Ignace:

White Non-Hispanic (71.5%)
American Indian (26.6%)
Two or more races (7.7%)
Hispanic (0.9%)

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Ancestries: German (19.8%), Irish (12.6%), French (10.9%), English (9.0%), Polish (7.8%), French Canadian (4.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 2.70 square miles.

Population density: 899 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in St. Ignace

High school or higher: 83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
Unemployed: 16.2%
Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in St. Ignace city

Never married: 26.0%
Now married: 51.3%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 11.7%
Divorced: 9.5%

45 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.7%
Michigan:	5.3%

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

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

St. Ignace:	1.3% ($1,131)
Michigan:	1.3% ($1,461)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Saginaw, MI (177.3 miles , pop. 61,799).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (265.2 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (344.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Mackinaw City, MI (5.9 miles ), Mackinac Island, MI (7.3 miles ), Pellston, MI (21.9 miles ), Cheboygan, MI (22.9 miles ), Alanson, MI (29.6 miles ), Indian River, MI (31.9 miles ), Harbor Springs, MI (35.0 miles ), Petoskey, MI (38.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $90,600
1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $76,000
1998: 10 buildings, average cost: $124,900
1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $85,000
2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $124,500
2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $103,600
2002: 13 buildings, average cost: $145,000
2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $165,000
2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $150,000
2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $208,300
2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $136,900

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Latitude: 45.87 N, Longitude: 84.73 W

People in group quarters in St. Ignace

111 people in nursing homes
17 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
3 people in military ships

St. Ignace household income distribution

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St. Ignace, Michigan business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +111 (+4.3%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (20%)
Public administration (14%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Water transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (18%)
Educational services (15%)
Health care (13%)
Public administration (13%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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Crime in St. Ignace by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	1	0	2	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	36.9	0.0	78.6	0.0	0.0
Robberies	1	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	37.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	4	2	7	5	2	3
per 100,000	148.6	73.9	274.8	196.6	80.4	123.0
Burglaries	17	12	15	10	6	10
per 100,000	631.5	443.1	588.9	393.2	241.2	409.8
Thefts	67	69	70	62	51	51
per 100,000	2488.9	2548.0	2748.3	2438.1	2049.8	2090.2
Auto thefts	6	7	6	4	1	1
per 100,000	222.9	258.5	235.6	157.3	40.2	41.0
Arson	0	1	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	36.9	39.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	202.5	197.9	225.0	239.9	118.2	140.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.47
US city average:	3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near St. Ignace:

MACKINAC STRAITS HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; SAINT IGNACE, MI)
CHEBOYGAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; CHEBOYGAN, MI)
CHIPPEWA COUNTY WAR MEM HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; SAULT SAINTE MARIE, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to St. Ignace:

PELLSTON REGIONAL AIRPORT OF EMMET COUNTY (about 21 miles; PELLSTON, MI; ID: PLN)
CHIPPEWA COUNTY INTL (about 32 miles; SAULT STE MARIE, MI; ID: CIU)
OTSEGO COUNTY (about 60 miles; GAYLORD, MI; ID: GLR)

Other public-use airports nearest to St. Ignace:

MACKINAC COUNTY (about 2 miles; ST IGNACE, MI; ID: 83D)
MACKINAC ISLAND (about 7 miles; MACKINAC ISLAND, MI; ID: MCD)
BOIS BLANC (about 18 miles; POINTE AUX PINS, MI; ID: 6Y1)

Amtrak station:
ST. IGNACE (448 N. STATE ST.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Ignace:

LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; SAULT STE MARIE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,677)
NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 97 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; FT enrollment: 2,343)
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 157 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 159 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; FT enrollment: 21,353)
NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 159 miles; MIDLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,784)
SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 167 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 6,216)
DELTA COLLEGE (about 167 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 5,117)

Public high school in St. Ignace:

LASALLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 280; Location: 850 PORTAGE ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in St. Ignace:

ST. IGNACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 239; Location: 840 PORTAGE ROAD; Grades: KG - 04)
ST. IGNACE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 223; Location: 860 PORTAGE ROAD; Grades: 05 - 08)
GROS CAP SCHOOL (Students: 105; Location: 300 GROS CAP ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)

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Notable locations in St. Ignace: Argosy Boat Line Incorporated (A), Arnold Transit Company (B), Michigan Department of State Highways (C), McGregor Oil Company (D), Mackinaw Transportation Company (E), Northwestern Oil and Terminal Company (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Lakeside Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in St. Ignace: Straits State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in St. Ignace and their reported violations in the past:

LAKESHORE PARK (Population served: 40, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

SILVER SANDS RESORT (Population served: 30, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-06-1997), St Compliance achieved (JAN-14-1997)

Drinking water stations with addresses in St. Ignace that have no violations reported:

REDDMANN'S SLEEPY HOLLOW (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	62.3%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	7.9%
Whole state:	5.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	9.0%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	3.5%
Whole state:	4.8%

St. Ignace compared to Michigan state average:

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Unemployed percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in St. Ignace (2007 data):

The First National Bank of St. Ignace: North Bay Branch at 580 North State Street, branch established on 1974-10-28; The First National Bank Of St. Ignac at 132 North State Street, branch established on 1888-05-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $183.5 mil, Deposits: $161.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices
Central Savings Bank: St. Ignace Branch at 430 North State Street, branch established on 1991-11-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $183.8 mil, Deposits: $160.7 mil, headquarters in Sault Sainte Marie, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Central Bank Corporation

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Mackinac County Michigan:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Firefighters	0	$0		1	$1,052
Financial Administration	4	$11,318	$33,954	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$6,777	$40,662	1	$201
Police Protection - Officers	6	$17,860	$35,720	1	$1,308
Police - Other	1	$1,198	$14,376	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	6	$9,764	$19,528	0	$0
Streets and Highways	6	$18,305	$36,610	0	$0
Sewerage	5	$10,162	$24,389	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	3	$6,097	$24,388	2	$2,159
Water Supply	5	$13,632	$32,717	0	$0
Local Libraries	1	$2,026	$24,312	2	$591
Totals for Government	39	$97,139	$29,889	7	$5,311

St. Ignace government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $567,000
Charges - Sewerage: $555,000
Parks & Recreation: $287,000

All Other: $237,000

Parking Facilities: $6,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $2,193,000
General: $1,043,000

Parks & Recreation: $226,000

Libraries: $28,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $831,000
Water Utilities: $764,000

Sewerage: $486,000

Regular Highways: $482,000

Parks & Recreation: $409,000

Police Protection: $242,000

Central Staff Services: $159,000

Fire Protection: $106,000

Financial Administration: $66,000

Libraries: $64,000

General Public Buildings: $41,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $34,000

Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $990,000
All Other: $4,000
General - Interest on Debt: $303,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,295,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $955,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,881,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $995,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,179,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $870,000
Other, NEC: $324,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $373,000
Water Utilities: $85,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $220,000
Interest Earnings: $101,000

Rents: $21,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $212,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $848,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $32,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $304,000
General Support: $296,000

All Other: $141,000
Tax - Property: $1,058,000
NEC: $7,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,372,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $59,000

7.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,564 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.18%
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 Chippewa County, MI	1.05% ($26,460 average AGI)
from Ingham County, MI	0.50% ($24,625)
from Luce County, MI	0.34% ($30,875)

8.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,549 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.70%
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 Chippewa County, MI	0.99% ($22,625 average AGI)
to Miami-Dade County, FL	0.70% ($9,500)
to Cheboygan County, MI	0.33% ($26,000)

Strongest AM radio stations in St. Ignace:

WIDG (940 AM; 5 kW; ST. IGNACE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WJML (1110 AM; 10 kW; PETOSKEY, 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)
WCBY (1240 AM; 1 kW; CHEBOYGAN, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WMKT (1270 AM; 5 kW; CHARLEVOIX, MI; Owner: MACDONALD GARBER BROADCASTING, INC)
WHAK (960 AM; 5 kW; ROGERS CITY, MI)
WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
WCCW (1310 AM; 15 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WCCW RADIO, INC.)
WWKK (750 AM; 1 kW; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: STONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in St. Ignace:

WLJZ (94.5 FM; MACKINAW CITY, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
W268AD (101.5 FM; MACKINAW CITY, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
WDQV (88.5 FM; MACKINAW CITY, MI; Owner: BROADCAST MUSIC MINISTRIES, INC.)
WMKC (102.9 FM; ST. IGNACE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WKLZ-FM (98.9 FM; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO OF PETOSKEY, INC.)
WCMW-FM (103.9 FM; HARBOR SPRINGS, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
WLXT (96.3 FM; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MACDONALD GARBER BROADCASTING, INC)
WSUE (101.3 FM; SAULT STE. MARIE, MI; Owner: FABIANO-STRICKLER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WGFM (105.1 FM; CHEBOYGAN, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
W293AG (106.5 FM; TROUT LAKE, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
WHWG (89.9 FM; TROUT LAKE, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES INC)

TV broadcast stations around St. Ignace:

WWUP-TV (Channel 10; SAULT STE. MARIE, MI; Owner: HERITAGE BROADCASTING COMPANY OF MICHIGAN)
W55CL (Channel 55; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W18BX (Channel 18; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W20BQ (Channel 20; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W23BM (Channel 23; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W25CD (Channel 25; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W31BI (Channel 31; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W51CR (Channel 51; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W53BN (Channel 53; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W57CP (Channel 57; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W64CK (Channel 64; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WTOM-TV (Channel 4; CHEBOYGAN, MI; Owner: WPBN/WTOM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)

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