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Population in July 2007: 1,896. Population change since 2000: -4.5%
 

Males: 887  (46.8%)
Females: 1,009  (53.2%)
Median resident age:  44.4 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 48763.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,200 (it was $32,813 in 2000)
Tawas City  $34,200
Michigan:  $47,950

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $96,200 (it was $69,200 in 2000)
Tawas City  $96,200
Michigan:  $153,100

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Races in Tawas City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Black (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Tawas City: 79.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (20.5%), Irish (11.4%), English (11.4%), United States (9.3%), Polish (8.7%), French (5.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 587 feet

Land area: 1.71 square miles.

Population density: 1111 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Tawas City

  • High school or higher: 74.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 9.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tawas City city

  • Never married: 20.6%
  • Now married: 48.7%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 18.1%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

21 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.0%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Tawas City, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Tawas City to the number of sex offenders is 211 to 1.

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

Tawas City:  1.3% ($910)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Saginaw, MI (65.7 miles , pop. 61,799).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (133.4 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (331.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: East Tawas, MI (2.4 miles ), Au Sable, MI (15.9 miles ), Oscoda, MI (16.7 miles ), Au Gres, MI (19.5 miles ), Whittemore, MI (19.7 miles ), Turner, MI (20.3 miles) , Twining, MI (22.5 miles) , Omer, MI (27.6 miles ).

Latitude: 44.27 N, Longitude: 83.52 W


People in group quarters in Tawas City
  • 212 people in nursing homes
  • 45 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 10 people in other group homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 989

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Population change in the 1990s: -3 (-0.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (16%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (25%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Construction laborers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Child care workers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)


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Average climate in Tawas City, Michigan

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Tawas City-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 42% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/27/1991, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.4 miles away from the Tawas City city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/27/1991, a category 3 tornado 27.9 miles away from the city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Tawas City:
  • TAWAS ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL (200 HEMLOCK)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Tawas City:
  • STANDISH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; STANDISH, MI)
  • SCHEURER HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; PIGEON, MI)
  • WEST BRANCH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 48 miles; WEST BRANCH, MI)

Political contributions by individuals in Tawas City, MI

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tawas City:
  • ALPENA COUNTY REGIONAL (about 55 miles; ALPENA, MI; ID: APN)
  • MBS INTL (about 65 miles; SAGINAW, MI; ID: MBS)
  • BISHOP INTERNATIONAL (about 92 miles; FLINT, MI; ID: FNT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tawas City:
  • IOSCO COUNTY (about 8 miles; EAST TAWAS, MI; ID: 6D9)
  • OSCODA-WURTSMITH (about 16 miles; OSCODA, MI; ID: OSC)
  • FIELD OF DREAMS (about 17 miles; HALE, MI; ID: H80)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tawas City:
  • SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; Full-time enrollment: 6,216)
  • DELTA COLLEGE (about 59 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 5,117)
  • NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; MIDLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,784)
  • KETTERING UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 2,900)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-FLINT (about 88 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 4,544)
  • MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 4,616)
  • BAKER COLLEGE OF FLINT (about 90 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 2,734)
Public high school in Tawas City:
Public elementary/middle schools in Tawas City:
Private elementary/middle school in Tawas City:
  • EMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 56; Location: 216 WEST NORTH STREET; Grades: KG - 8)

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

Creeks: Cold Creek (A), Dead Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Iosco County Government - Historical Society (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 405 West Bay East).

Hotels: Dale Motel (1086 West Lake Street), Bayview Resort (1047 Bay Drive), Captian's Quarters (1115 West Lake Street), Crow's Nest Inn (1028 West Lake Street).

 

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

ALABASTER TOWNSHIP (Population served: 72, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - In JUL-30-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-22-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-30-2002), St Public Notif requested (AUG-08-2002), St Public Notif received (MAY-28-2003)
HEMLOCK ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 70, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
TAWAS SCHOOLS ADMIN. BLDG. (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (SEP-05-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-05-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-17-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2001 and SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-29-2001), St Public Notif received (AUG-29-2001)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2001 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-09-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-31-2001)
SPORTSMANS BAR (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 11 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Tawas City that have no violations reported:
  • ROSE CITY MCDONALDS (Population served: 700, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • BALDWIN TOWNSHIP (Population served: 582, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
  • KIRBYS ONE STOP SHOP (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • TAWAS CREEK GOLF COURSE (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • TAWAS RV PARK (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • TAWAS AREA ELKS #2525 (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • SEPPALA/HASAN (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • IOSCO COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION (Population served: 33, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • SUNG YONG KITCHEN (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • SHADY OAKS CAMPGROUND (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  63.7%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.7%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  9.6%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.2%
Whole state:  4.8%

Tawas City compared to Michigan state average:

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  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Tawas City (2007 data):
  • Independent Bank: Tawas Branch at 17 East M-55, branch established on 1985-12-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,427.6 mil, Deposits: $1,076.3 mil, headquarters in Bay City, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 29 total offices, Holding Company: Independent Bank Corporation
  • Huron Community Bank: Tawas City Branch at 410 Lake Street, branch established on 1961-04-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $185.3 mil, Deposits: $143.0 mil, headquarters in East Tawas, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Huron Community Financial Services, Inc.



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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
Other and Unallocable 0$0 8$580
Other Government Administration 2$6,697$40,1827$186
Firefighters 0$0 20$3,490
Police Protection - Officers 6$16,401$32,8020$0
Fire - Other 0$0 1$762
Streets and Highways 4$10,262$30,7860$0
Sewerage 1$2,343$28,1160$0
Parks and Recreation 1$1,749$20,9881$718
Local Libraries 0$0 1$279
Water Supply 1$2,392$28,7040$0
Financial Administration 2$3,982$23,8920$0
Totals for Government 17$43,825$30,93538$6,015


Tawas City government finances in 2006:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $500,000
    All Other: $268,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $258,000
    Water Utilities: $28,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $528,000
    Water Utilities: $264,000
    Sewerage: $131,000
    Local Fire Protection: $112,000
    Central Staff Services: $89,000
    Parks and Recreation: $81,000
    Financial Administration: $75,000
    Solid Waste Management: $60,000
    General - Other: $52,000
    Electric Utilities: $36,000
    General Public Buildings: $32,000
    Libraries: $32,000
  • DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $21,895,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $218,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $927,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $240,000
    Sewerage: $199,000
    Solid Waste Management: $139,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Regular Highways: $107,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $62,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $22,680,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $785,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $72,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,128,000
    Rents: $69,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $21,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $20,000
    Sale of Property: $9,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $483,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $411,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $304,000
    Sewerage: $60,000
    Water Utilities: $56,000
    Parks and Recreation: $20,000
    General - Other: $19,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,178,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $525,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,019,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $200,000
    Highways: $190,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,179,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $450,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $50,000

7.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,347 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.21%
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 Genesee County, MI  0.64% ($44,864 average AGI)
from Oakland County, MI  0.61% ($37,175)
from Wayne County, MI  0.53% ($42,382)


6.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,658 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.89%
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 Oakland County, MI  0.52% ($29,151 average AGI)
to Ogemaw County, MI  0.45% ($20,935)
to Alcona County, MI  0.41% ($25,905)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tawas City:
  • WIOS (1480 AM; 1 kW; TAWAS CITY-EAST TAWA, MI; Owner: CARROLL ENTERPRISES, INC)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • 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)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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.)
  • WSGW (790 AM; 5 kW; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)
  • WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMAX (1440 AM; 5 kW; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: AM MEDIA SERVICES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tawas City:
  • WKJC (104.7 FM; TAWAS CITY, MI; Owner: CARROLL ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WQLB (103.3 FM; TAWAS CITY, MI; Owner: CARROLL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHST (106.1 FM; TAWAS CITY, MI; Owner: NORTHERN CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WCLS (100.7 FM; OSCODA, MI; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO NETWORK CORPORATION)
  • WCMB-FM (95.7 FM; OSCODA, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
  • WHNN (96.1 FM; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WATZ-FM (99.3 FM; ALPENA, MI; Owner: WATZ RADIO, INC.)
  • WJOJ (89.7 FM; HARRISVILLE, MI; Owner: NORTHLAND COMMUNITY BROADCASTERS)

TV broadcast stations around Tawas City:
  • WBKB-TV (Channel 11; ALPENA, MI; Owner: THUNDER BAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION.)


Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)




Tawas City fatal accident list for 2005:
Jul 9, 2005 07:00 AM, Us-23, Lat: 44.420489, Lon: -83.330403, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


Tawas City fatal accident list for 2004:
Jun 22, 2004 06:30 AM, Us-23, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


Tawas City fatal accident list for 1997:
Nov 23, 1997 11:09 AM, 55, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


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