Vernon, Michigan

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Population in July 2008: 790. Population change since 2000: -6.7%

Males: 385	(48.8%)
Females: 405	(51.2%)

Median resident age:	35.3 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 48476.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,521 (it was $47,875 in 2000)

Vernon:	$48,521
Michigan:	$47,950

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,756

Vernon:	$17,756
Michigan:	$24,816

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $123,416 (it was $86,400 in 2000)

Vernon:	$123,416
Michigan:	$153,100

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Races in Vernon:

White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
Hispanic (1.8%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Vernon: 77.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.3%), English (17.5%), Irish (14.2%), Polish (9.8%), United States (9.1%), Scottish (7.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 780 feet

Land area: 0.72 square miles.

Population density: 1101 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Vernon

High school or higher: 86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
Unemployed: 5.6%
Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Vernon village

Never married: 20.9%
Now married: 59.8%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 5.3%
Divorced: 12.5%

8 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.9%
Michigan:	5.3%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Vernon, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Vernon to the number of sex offenders is 790 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this village is smaller than the state average.

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

Vernon:	1.4% ($1,215)
Michigan:	1.3% ($1,461)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Flint, MI (18.2 miles , pop. 124,943).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (60.7 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (201.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Durand, MI (1.7 miles ), Bancroft, MI (2.2 miles ), Corunna, MI (2.3 miles ), Lennon, MI (2.4 miles ), Middletown, MI (2.6 miles ), Gaines, MI (2.7 miles ), Owosso, MI (2.9 miles ), Byron, MI (3.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $90,300
1998: 1 building, cost: $67,400
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $73,000
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 1 building, cost: $57,700
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 42.94 N, Longitude: 84.03 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 989

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Population change in the 1990s: -58 (-6.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Transportation equipment (19%)
Truck transportation (11%)
Construction (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Machinery (4%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Transportation equipment (13%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)

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Crime in Vernon (2005):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
1 assault (120.5 per 100,000)
1 burglary (120.5 per 100,000)
3 thefts (361.4 per 100,000)
0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 47.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Crime in Vernon (2007):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
1 assault (123.0 per 100,000)
0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
0 thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 24.6 (higher means more crime, US average = 302.7)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	5.06
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Vernon, Michigan

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Vernon-area historical tornado activity is above Michigan state average. It is 133% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1953, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 14.5 miles away from the Vernon village 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 10.1 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Vernon-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Michigan state average. It is 97% 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 30.6 miles away from Vernon center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Vernon:

MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 9 miles; OWOSSO, MI)
MCLAREN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; FLINT, MI)
GENESYS REG MED CTR-FLINT OSTEO CAMPUS (about 18 miles; FLINT, MI)

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Amtrak stations near Vernon:

4 miles: DURAND (200 RAILROAD ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.
20 miles: FLINT (1407 S. DORT HWY.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vernon:

KETTERING UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; FLINT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,900)
BAKER COLLEGE OF FLINT (about 17 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 2,734)
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-FLINT (about 18 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 4,544)
MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 4,616)
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; EAST LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 38,639)
LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 8,454)
SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 6,216)

Public elementary/middle school in Vernon:

Nellie Reed Elementary School (Students: 306; Location: 201 E. WASHINGTON STREET; Grades: KG - 5)

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Library in Vernon:

VERNON DISTRICT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $88,236; Location: 316 EAST MAIN STREET; 12,006 books; 317 audio materials; 5 video materials; 22 serial subscriptions)

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

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

VERNON PUB,L.L.C. (Population served: 75, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1998 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-04-1998), St Tech Assistance Visit (NOV-15-1998), St Compliance achieved (NOV-24-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

VILLAGE CAFE (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Vernon that have no violations reported:

VILL OF VERNON/SUNNYBROOK PARK (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This village:	2.8 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	80.8%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	6.8%
Whole state:	5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	4.8%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	1.5%
Whole state:	4.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Vernon, MI

Vernon compared to Michigan state average:

Median household income above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Vernon (2009 data):

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Vernon Branch at 101 West Main Street, branch established on 1961-03-06. Info updated 2008-09-30: Bank assets: $1,746,242.0 mil, Deposits: $1,055,765.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 5491 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Shiawassee County Michigan:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (90%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Vernon

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Church of the Nazarene	The Wesleyan Church
Adherents	48.2%	10.7%	6.7%	5.4%	3.9%
Congregations	7.1%	26.2%	3.6%	7.1%	2.4%

Name	United Church of Christ	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Episcopal Church	Salvation Army	Other religions
Adherents	3.1%	2.2%	2.0%	1.9%	15.8%
Congregations	3.6%	4.8%	2.4%	1.2%	41.7%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	1	$2,418	$29,016	2	$1,594
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,538	$30,456	2	$3,012
Streets and Highways	1	$2,303	$27,636	1	$111
Totals for Government	3	$7,259	$29,036	5	$4,717

Vernon government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $88,000
Charges - Sewerage: $74,000
Solid Waste Management: $27,000

All Other: $13,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $94,000
Regular Highways: $55,000

Police Protection: $53,000

Sewerage: $40,000

General Public Buildings: $34,000

Solid Waste Management: $24,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $13,000

Parks & Recreation: $10,000

Central Staff Services: $2,000

Financial Administration: $2,000

Libraries: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $98,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $88,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $31,000
General Revenue, NEC: $6,000
Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $5,000
General - Other: $4,000

Police Protection: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,027,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $106,000
Highways: $68,000
Tax - Property: $139,000
NEC: $10,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $116,000

5.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,712 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.31%
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	1.08% ($36,363 average AGI)
from Ingham County, MI	0.89% ($41,278)
from Clinton County, MI	0.51% ($30,585)

6.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,727 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.05%
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 Genesee County, MI	1.04% ($29,794 average AGI)
to Ingham County, MI	0.90% ($31,456)
to Clinton County, MI	0.48% ($36,274)

Strongest AM radio stations in Vernon:

WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
WKAR (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY)
WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WTRX (1330 AM; 5 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: CITADEL 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.)
WFNT (1470 AM; 5 kW; FLINT, MI)
WSGW (790 AM; 5 kW; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)
WILS (1320 AM; 5 kW; LANSING, MI)
WSNL (600 AM; 1 kW; FLINT, MI)

Strongest FM radio stations in Vernon:

WRSR (103.9 FM; OWOSSO, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKAR-FM (90.5 FM; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY)
WFBE (95.1 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WLGH (88.1 FM; LEROY TOWNSHIP, MI; Owner: SUPERIOR COMMUNICATIONS)
WHNN (96.1 FM; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFMK (99.1 FM; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WITL-FM (100.7 FM; LANSING, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WHMI-FM (93.5 FM; HOWELL, MI; Owner: THE LIVINGSTON RADIO COMPANY)
WAKL (88.9 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WUOM (91.7 FM; ANN ARBOR, MI; Owner: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF MICH.)
WIOG (102.5 FM; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWCK-FM (105.5 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WFUM-FM (91.1 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF MICHIGAN)
WDZZ-FM (92.7 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WCRZ (107.9 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF FLINT, INC.)
WJSZ (92.5 FM; ASHLEY, MI; Owner: CURWOOD BROADCASTING COMPANY, CORP.)
WKMY (92.1 FM; ST. JOHNS, MI; Owner: RUBBER CITY RADIO GROUP)

TV broadcast stations around Vernon:

WSMH (Channel 66; FLINT, MI; Owner: WSMH LICENSEE, LLC)
WAQP (Channel 49; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
WEYI-TV (Channel 25; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: WEYI BROADCASTING, LLC)
WJRT-TV (Channel 12; FLINT, MI; Owner: FLINT LICENSE SUBSIDIARY CORP.)
WLNS-TV (Channel 6; LANSING, MI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF LANSING, INC.)
WKAR-TV (Channel 23; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MICH. STATE UNIV.)
W09CK (Channel 9; FLINT, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
WNEM-TV (Channel 5; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
WFUM (Channel 28; FLINT, MI; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN)
W69BJ (Channel 69; LANSING, MI; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
WPXD (Channel 31; ANN ARBOR, MI; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
W52CU (Channel 52; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: NTN/SAGINAW, INC.)
WLAJ (Channel 53; LANSING, MI; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
WHTV (Channel 18; JACKSON, MI; Owner: SPARTAN-TV, L.L.C.)
WXON-LP (Channel 54; FLINT, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total average daily traffic: 1,440
Total average daily truck traffic: 28
Total future (year 1998) average daily traffic: 2,720

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

6084 S. County Line Road, Type: Pole, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 56.4 m
Registrant: New Par Dba , 26935 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48034, Phone: (248) 915-3524
Property Management, 3915 Parmenter Rd., Type: Pole, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 46.9 m
Registrant: Wireless Applications Corporation, 111 108th Ave Ne, Suite 160, Bellevue, WA 98004, Phone: (425) 643-5000, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

316 E Main St, Call Sign: KFE845
Assigned Frequencies : 154.355 MHz
Grant Date: 09/04/2003, Expiration Date: 08/17/2013
Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262
Lat: 42.939028 Lon: -84.028167, Call Sign: WQBK775
Assigned Frequencies : 155.985 MHz
Grant Date: 10/27/2004, Expiration Date: 10/27/2014, Certifier: Daniel R Bannister
Registrant: Lao 20425709, 102 E Middle St, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (800) 886-4222, Fax: (717) 337-9157, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: KC8CPE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00208379
Grant Date: 02/26/1997, Expiration Date: 03/02/2006, Cancelation Date: 02/13/2001, Certifier: Loren J Curtis
Registrant: Loren J Curtis, 412 W Main St, Vernon, MI 48476
Call Sign: W8DPM, Previous Call Sign: KB8UZR, Licensee ID: L01416135
Grant Date: 07/18/2008, Expiration Date: 10/05/2018
Registrant: David P Miller, Box 258 271 Leaver St, Vernon, MI 48476
Call Sign: WB8WTB, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 07/06/1993, Expiration Date: 07/06/2003, Cancelation Date: 07/07/2005
Registrant: Edmund G Galazka, 5895 Bennington, Vernon, MI 48476
Call Sign: KC8PGV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00279931
Grant Date: 08/24/2000, Expiration Date: 08/24/2010, Certifier: Janice J Miller
Registrant: Janice J Miller, Vernon, MI 48476-0258

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 8 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Vernon)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Hazardous Condition: 2

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