Wakefield, Michigan

Back to Wakefield, MI housing info, Gogebic County, Michigan, MI smaller cities, MI small cities, All Cities.

Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World

General Map
Google Map
MSN Map

Current weather forecast for Wakefield, MI

Gogebic County

Population in July 2007: 1,875. Population change since 2000: -8.8%

Males: 889	(47.4%)
Females: 986	(52.6%)

Median resident age:	48.3 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 49968.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $28,622 (it was $25,368 in 2000)

Wakefield:	$28,622
Michigan:	$47,950

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $51,263 (it was $35,500 in 2000)

Wakefield:	$51,263
Michigan:	$153,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $64,585; Detached houses: $65,359; Townhouses or other attached units: $31,465; In 2-unit structures: $55,513; Mobile homes: $25,000

Wakefield, MI residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Wakefield:

White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Two or more races (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Wakefield: 71.2 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

Recent posts about Wakefield, Michigan on our local forum with over 600,000 registered users. Wakefield is mentioned 10 times on our forum:

	Looking for info on U.P. living....JOBS LOL.... (138 replies)
	Ironwood, Michigan (30 replies)
	Info on U.P. crime (23 replies)
	Planning vacation to UP... looking for suggestions (10 replies)
	Vacation/retirment in UP (4 replies)
	Bessemer (1 reply)

Latest news from Wakefield, MI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (12.0%), Italian (11.5%), Irish (10.0%), Swedish (9.4%), Polish (8.8%), English (6.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1550 feet

Land area: 7.97 square miles.

Population density: 235 people per square mile

(very low).

Home Value Estimate
Address:		Unit (optional):
City	State	Zip

For population 25 years and over in Wakefield

High school or higher: 80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
Unemployed: 11.7%
Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wakefield city

Never married: 21.2%
Now married: 57.6%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 14.5%
Divorced: 5.6%

36 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.7%
Michigan:	5.3%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Wakefield, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Wakefield to the number of sex offenders is 625 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

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

Wakefield:	1.5% ($548)
Michigan:	1.3% ($1,461)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN (105.6 miles , pop. 86,918).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (186.0 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (339.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Bessemer, MI (2.3 miles ), Ironwood, MI (3.3 miles ), Hurley, WI (3.5 miles ), Oma, WI (3.8 miles ), Montreal, WI (3.8 miles ), Kimball, WI (3.9 miles ), Pence, WI (4.0 miles) , Carey, WI (4.1 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $75,000
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $68,300
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $85,000
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $95,800
2004: 1 building, cost: $80,000
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $128,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 46.48 N, Longitude: 89.94 W

Area code: 906

This city's Wikipedia profile

Population change in the 1990s: -224 (-9.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (17%)
Wood products (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (34%)
Accommodation and food services (16%)
Educational services (13%)
Public administration (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Construction laborers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)

Wakefield races chart

Average climate in Wakefield, Michigan

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Wakefield, Michigan average temperatures

Wakefield, Michigan average precipitation

Back to the top

Wakefield-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 35.1 miles away from the Wakefield city center killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/8/1985, a category 3 tornado 45.5 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 42 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Wakefield:

GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; IRONWOOD, MI)
ONTONAGON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; ONTONAGON, MI)
HOWARD YOUNG MEDICAL CENTER (about 45 miles; WOODRUFF, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Wakefield, MI

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wakefield:

MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 98 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 104 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 104 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 105 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 110 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 2,512)
NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 120 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; FT enrollment: 7,374)

Public high school in Wakefield:

Wakefield-Marenisco School (Students: 290; Location: 715 PUTNAM STREET; Grades: KG - 12)

See full list of schools located in Wakefield

Library in Wakefield:

WAKEFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $53,767; Location: 401 HANCOCK STREET; 20,457 books; 15 audio materials; 271 video materials; 47 serial subscriptions)

Click to draw/clear city borders

Notable location: Gogebic County Home (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Park in Wakefield: Eddy Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

SUNNYSIDE INN (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.1 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	60.7%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.8%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	12.2%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This city:	5.7%
Whole state:	4.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wakefield, MI

People in group quarters in Wakefield

109 people in nursing homes
50 people in other group homes
26 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Wakefield compared to Michigan state average:

Wakefield, Michigan environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

Back to the top

Banks with branches in Wakefield (2009 data):

The First National Bank of Wakefield: The First National Bank Of Wakefield at 401 Sunday Lake Street, branch established on 1910-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $45.1 mil, Deposits: $40.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Wakefield Bancorporation, Inc.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Wakefield mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Gogebic County Michigan:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (46%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (35%) Electricity (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Wood (4%) Other fuel (1%)

Religon statistics for Wakefield

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
Adherents	51.6%	29.9%	10.0%	2.7%	2.2%
Congregations	17.9%	21.4%	14.3%	7.1%	7.1%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Assemblies of God	Baptist General Conference	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.5%	0.6%
Congregations	10.7%	3.6%	3.6%	3.6%	10.7%

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
Financial Administration	2	$5,712	$34,272	0	$0
Other Government Administration	3	$10,904	$43,616	5	$100
Streets and Highways	4	$13,460	$40,380	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	1	$2,950	$35,400	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$2,876	$34,512	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$3,004	$36,048	0	$0
Housing and Community Development(Local)	2	$4,694	$28,164	2	$3,056
Water Supply	2	$5,818	$34,908	0	$0
Electric Power	3	$9,568	$38,272	0	$0
Local Libraries	0	$0		2	$2,196
Totals for Government	19	$58,986	$37,254	9	$5,352

Wakefield government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - Sewerage: $362,000
Solid Waste Management: $121,000

Housing & Community Development: $55,000

Parks & Recreation: $26,000

All Other: $11,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $105,000
Housing & Community Development: $53,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $701,000
Regular Highways: $306,000

Water Utilities: $219,000

Central Staff Services: $153,000

Financial Administration: $121,000

Solid Waste Management: $100,000

Sewerage: $100,000

General - Other: $90,000

Housing & Community Development: $83,000

Parks & Recreation: $80,000

Fire Protection: $32,000

General Public Buildings: $17,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,878,000
Housing & Community Development: $41,000
General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $126,000
General: $2,000
Intergovernmental to State - General: $259,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $29,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $47,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $47,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $54,000
Interest Earnings: $41,000

Rents: $10,000
Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $2,781,000
Water Utilities: $166,000

General - Other: $91,000

Electric Utilities: $25,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,360,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $818,000
Water Utilities: $170,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $411,000
General Support: $331,000

All Other: $19,000
Tax - Property: $302,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $679,000

4.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,288 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.68%
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 Iron County, WI	0.58% ($19,273 average AGI)
from Ontonagon County, MI	0.39% ($23,227)
from Vilas County, WI	0.19% ($22,455)

6.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,674 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.48%
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 Iron County, WI	0.72% ($26,690 average AGI)
to Marquette County, MI	0.43% ($35,160)
to Ontonagon County, MI	0.28% ($33,250)

Strongest AM radio stations in Wakefield:

WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
WHRY (1450 AM; 1 kW; HURLEY, WI; Owner: BIG G LITTLE O INC.)
WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wakefield:

WUPM (106.9 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: BIG G LITTLE O, INC.)
W280DD (103.9 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
W207BR (89.3 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
W265AI (100.9 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY B/C, INC.)
WIMI (99.7 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
W224AW (92.7 FM; BERGLAND, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Wakefield:

WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

Wakefield, Michigan:

Fatal accident count: 5
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 6
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 7
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Michigan average:

Fatal accident count: 131
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 203
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 49
Fatalities: 141
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 349
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 21

Wakefield fatal accident list:
Jun 6, 1984 06:15 AM, 28, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2
Jul 12, 1984 07:10 AM, 28, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 26, 1979 04:45 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 9, 1975 08:10 AM, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Nov 27, 1975 11:45 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 9 meters (30ft)
Total average daily traffic: 17,962
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,259
Total future (year 2007) average daily traffic: 21,410

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4

Steve Martz, Great Lakes Rd 6 Mi Se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76 m, Overall height: 82 m
Registrant: Anr Pipeline Company, 5250 Corporate Drive, Troy, MI 48098, Phone: (248) 205-4572, Email:
Alexander Nowakowski, U S 2, Type: Tower, Structure height: 144.8 m, Overall height: 152.4 m
Registrant: Michigan Dept. Of Information Technology - Mpscs, 4000 Collins Road, Lansing, MI 48909-8131, Phone: (517) 333-5010, Email:
Karen Stoner, 19 Miles Ene Of Wakefield In Section 9, T48n, R42w, Ontonagon, County, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 128 m, , Licensee ID: L00377159
Registrant: Minnesota Towers, Inc., N3054 Fumee Lake Drive, Iron Mountain, MI 49801, Phone: (906) 774-5839, Email:
Edward G Roach, Sw 1/4 Of Sw 1/4, Section 10, Gogebic County, Wakefield, Mi, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 82.2 m
Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Wakefield, MI)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

WAKEFIELD, 8702, U S 2, Type: Tower, Structure height: 144.8 m, Overall height: 152.4 m, Call Sign: WPSD783, Licensee ID: L00001365
Assigned Frequencies : 6726.25 MHz, 6715.62 MHz
Grant Date: 03/22/2001, Expiration Date: 03/22/2011, Certifier: Harry E Warner
Registrant: State Of Michigan, 4000 Collins Road, Lansing, MI 48909-8131, Phone: (517) 336-6623, Fax: (517) 336-6222, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6

Call Sign: AB8BK, Previous Call Sign: KB8ZHE, Licensee ID: L00930599
Grant Date: 03/03/2005, Expiration Date: 05/04/2015
Registrant: John M Grasso, 505 Chicago Mine Rd, Wakefield, MI 49968
Call Sign: W9OC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00898044
Grant Date: 07/28/2004, Expiration Date: 10/24/2014, Certifier: David L Johnson
Registrant: David L Johnson, 1002 Charles St, Wakefield, MI 49968
Call Sign: WD8LVH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01424088
Grant Date: 08/15/2008, Expiration Date: 09/15/2018, Cancelation Date: 03/31/2009, Certifier: Lawrence R Anderson
Registrant: Lawrence R Anderson, 212 Smith St, Wakefield, MI 49968
Call Sign: KC8SZC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00460327
Grant Date: 02/01/2002, Expiration Date: 02/01/2012, Certifier: William N Watson
Registrant: William N Watson, 3403 Pierce St, Wakefield, MI 49968
Call Sign: KC8TGA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00482762
Grant Date: 03/13/2002, Expiration Date: 03/13/2012, Certifier: Douglas R Freeman
Registrant: Douglas R Freeman, 812 Hwy 519, Wakefield, MI 49968
Call Sign: W8CJW, Previous Call Sign: WD8LVH, Licensee ID: L01424088
Grant Date: 03/31/2009, Expiration Date: 03/31/2019, Certifier: Lawrence R Anderson
Registrant: Lawrence R Anderson, 212 Smith St, Wakefield, MI 49968

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: PIPER PA-28R-200 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 55030 , Serial Number: 28R-7335171, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 02/24/1973
Registrant (Individual): John G Reiner, C/O Peter Koruga / 1015 Cemetery Rd, Wakefield, MI 49968

Back to Wakefield, MI housing info, Gogebic County, Michigan, MI smaller cities, MI small cities, All Cities.

Back to the top

Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2008 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.