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Notable locations in West Branch: West Branch Station (A), Ogemaw County Sheriff's Office (B), Ogemaw Fire Department (C), West Branch City Hall (D), West Branch Public Library (E), Ogemaw County Courthouse (F), Ogemaw County Historical Museum (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in West Branch include: Church of Christ (A), Church of the Nazarene (B), Community of Christ Church (C), Trinity Episcopal Church (D), West Branch Assembly Church (E), Church of God (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Brookside Cemetery (1), Saint Joseph's Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Brewery Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in West Branch: Irons Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Hotels: Welcome Motel (3308 West M 76), Four Seasons Stables (1340 South M 33), Clear Lake Motel (2174 North Clear Lake Road).
Courts: Ogemaw-County - Friend Of The Court (806 West Wright Street), Ogemaw-County - Magistrate- Judges- District Court- Probation Officer (806 West Wright Street), Ogemaw-County - Circuit Court Judge (806 West Wright Street), Ogemaw-County - Adult Probation Parole- Circuit Court Judge- Probation & Parole Off (801 West Houghton Avenue).
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Ogemaw County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in West Branch and their reported violations in the past:
TRI TERRACE MOTEL (Population served: 70, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-07-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-14-2002), St Compliance achieved (APR-02-2003)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-28-1999), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUL-28-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-28-1999), St Unresolved (SEP-30-1999), St Compliance achieved (OCT-26-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1997 and DEC-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (NOV-14-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-14-1997), St Tech Assistance Visit (NOV-18-1997), St Compliance achieved (DEC-22-1997)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1997 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (SEP-26-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-26-1997), St Compliance achieved (OCT-03-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
LORANGER PINES CAMPGROUND (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
SPORTSMAN BAR (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (FEB-10-2006), St Compliance achieved (FEB-23-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-04-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-19-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-13-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-25-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-18-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-25-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2002 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (FEB-06-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-06-2002), St Compliance achieved (FEB-11-2002)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2001 and SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (SEP-04-2001), St Compliance achieved (SEP-10-2001)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-1997 and DEC-1997, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (SEP-29-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-29-1997), St Unresolved (3 times from MAR-31-1998 to SEP-30-1998), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2001)
HOLY FAMILY CHURCH (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1997 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-22-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-22-1997), St Tech Assistance Visit (AUG-06-1997), St Compliance achieved (AUG-26-1997)
WEST BRANCH MOOSE LODGE #2051 (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-02-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-02-1996), St Compliance achieved (DEC-18-1996)
HART PONTIAC BUICK GMC (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-28-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-30-2004)
PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE, P.C. (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-11-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-11-1996), St Compliance achieved (JAN-02-1997)
Drinking water stations with addresses in West Branch that have no violations reported:
- SANDYS RESTAURANT (Population served: 225, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- TURNER CAFE (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- LEER N BIQUOR PARTY STORE INC (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- TROLL LANDING (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- MAC'S PLACE (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SKATE PLACE (Population served: 125, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- THE NEW FAULL INN (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- OGEMAW LANES/INDIAN VILGE GOLF (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- ROSE CITY CAFE (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2011: 24.4%
(22.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 41.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 50.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.0 people | | Michigan: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 48.6% | | Whole state: | 66.0% |
| This city: | 6.4% | | Whole state: | 6.4% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Branch, MI
104 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities in 2010
32 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities in 2010
People in group quarters in West Branch in 2000:
- 47 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 6 people in other group homes
- 3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
West Branch compared to Michigan state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
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Banks with branches in West Branch (2011 data):
- Firstbank - West Branch: 601 Houghton Branch, M-30 Branch, Court Street Branch, 2087 South M-76 Branch, at 502 West Houghton Avenue. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $248.5 mil, Deposits: $202.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Firstbank Corporation
- Independent Bank: West Branch Branch at 700 West Houghton Avenue, branch established on 1890/01/01. Info updated 2010/10/20: Bank assets: $2,304.7 mil, Deposits: $2,092.2 mil, headquarters in Ionia, MI, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 107 total offices, Holding Company: Independent Bank Corporation
- PNC Bank, National Association: West Branch Plaza East Branch at 2044 South M-76, branch established on 1974/09/23. Info updated 2012/03/20: Bank assets: $263,309.6 mil, Deposits: $197,343.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3085 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
Fire-safe hotels and motels in West Branch, Michigan:
- Quality Inn Conference Center, 2980 Cook Rd, West Branch, MI 48661
 , Phone: (989) 345-3503, Fax: (989) 345-4194
- Super 8 , 2586 Austinsway, West Branch, MI 48661 , Phone: (989) 345-8488, Fax: (989) 345-8497
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in West Branch, Michigan
Educational Attainment (%) in 2011
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (83%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Religion statistics for West Branch (based on Ogemaw County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 34.15%
| Here | | 34.1% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | Free Methodist Church of North America | Southern Baptist Convention |
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| Adherents | 52.1% | 13.6% | 10.4% | 4.1% | 3.1% |
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| Congregations | 12.5% | 8.3% | 12.5% | 4.2% | 4.2% |
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| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Episcopal Church | Community Church of Christ | LDS (Mormon) Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.1% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 1.6% | 6.7% |
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| Congregations | 4.2% | 8.3% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 37.5% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 6 | Ogemaw County: | 2.82 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.34 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | This county: | 1.41 / 10,000 pop. | | Michigan: | 1.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10 | Ogemaw County: | 4.71 / 10,000 pop. | | Michigan: | 2.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 22 | This county: | 10.35 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Ogemaw County: | 10.4% | | Michigan: | 9.7% |
Adult obesity rate: | Ogemaw County: | 29.7% | | State: | 29.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 |
3 | $12,241 | $48,964 | 2 | $3,080 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $618 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $17,052 | $40,925 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $3,443 |
| Streets and Highways |
5 | $16,206 | $38,894 | 0 | $0 |
| Hospitals |
308 | $1,051,546 | $40,969 | 75 | $101,933 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $9,281 | $37,124 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
3 | $8,670 | $34,680 | 1 | $1,565 |
| Local Libraries |
2 | $5,670 | $34,020 | 3 | $2,391 |
| Totals for Government |
329 | $1,120,666 | $40,875 | 94 | $113,030 |
West Branch government finances in 2006(per resident):
- Charges - Hospital Public: $33,281,000 ($15728.26)
Sewerage: $506,000 ($239.13)
All Other: $155,000 ($73.25)
Parks and Recreation: $124,000 ($58.60)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $352,000 ($166.35)
Sewerage: $140,000 ($66.16)
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $37,408,000 ($17678.64)
Sewerage: $565,000 ($267.01)
Police Protection: $384,000 ($181.47)
Housing and Community Development: $273,000 ($129.02)
Regular Highways: $257,000 ($121.46)
General - Other: $234,000 ($110.59)
Financial Administration: $192,000 ($90.74)
Solid Waste Management: $126,000 ($59.55)
Libraries: $124,000 ($58.60)
Central Staff Services: $105,000 ($49.62)
General Public Buildings: $44,000 ($20.79)
Local Fire Protection: $31,000 ($14.65)
Parks and Recreation: $30,000 ($14.18)
Air Transportation: $22,000 ($10.40)
Health - Other: $19,000 ($8.98)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $210,000 ($99.24)
Highways: $71,000 ($33.55)
Housing and Community Development: $0 ($0.00)
- General - Interest on Debt: $73,000 ($34.50)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General - Other: $56,000 ($26.47)
- Intergovernmental to State - Regular Highways: $47,000 ($22.21)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $122,000 ($57.66)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $215,000 ($101.61)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $162,000 ($76.56)
Rents: $158,000 ($74.67)
Interest Earnings: $133,000 ($62.85)
Fines and Forfeits: $19,000 ($8.98)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,280,000 ($604.91)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,065,000 ($503.31)
- Other Capital Outlay - Housing and Community Development: $48,000 ($22.68)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,891,000 ($1366.26)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $160,000 ($75.61)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $100,000 ($47.26)
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $3,534,000 ($1670.13)
Highways: $244,000 ($115.31)
General Local Government Support: $187,000 ($88.37)
All Other: $11,000 ($5.20)
- Tax - Property: $1,003,000 ($474.01)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $13,879,000 ($6559.07)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000 ($0.95)
6.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,053 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.32% | | 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:
6.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,051 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.57% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in West Branch:
- 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)
- 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)
- WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WCCW (1310 AM; 15 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WCCW RADIO, INC.)
- 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)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WJML (1110 AM; 10 kW; PETOSKEY, MI)
Strongest FM radio stations in West Branch:
- WBMI (105.5 FM; WEST BRANCH, MI; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO NETWORK CORPORATION)
- WAWB-LP (107.3 FM; WEST BRANCH, MI; Owner: WEST BRANCH SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTBROADCASTING, INC.)
- WUPS (98.5 FM; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: COLTRACE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCEN-FM (94.5 FM; HEMLOCK, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)
- WEJC (88.3 FM; WHITE STAR, MI; Owner: SUPERIOR COMMUNICATIONS)
- WKQZ (93.3 FM; MIDLAND, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WGDN-FM (103.1 FM; GLADWIN, MI; Owner: APPLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WGRY-FM (100.3 FM; GRAYLING, MI; Owner: GANNON BROADCASTING SYSTEM'S, INC.)
- WYLZ (100.9 FM; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWCM (96.9 FM; STANDISH, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
TV broadcast stations around West Branch:
- W61CS (Channel 61; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W50CD (Channel 50; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W36CE (Channel 36; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W52CO (Channel 52; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W15BP (Channel 15; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- WUHO-LP (Channel 57; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- W63CH (Channel 63; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W18CB (Channel 18; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W57CQ (Channel 57; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
West Branch fatal accident list:
Nov 23, 1990 07:10 PM, Houghton, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Mar 3, 1988 12:00 AM, State, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total average daily traffic: 1,700
Total average daily truck traffic: 125
Total future (year 2018) average daily traffic: 3,060
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - West Branch
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for West Branch, MI
| Most common first names in West Branch, MI among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| William | 81 | 76.1 years |
| John | 73 | 74.5 years |
| Mary | 68 | 79.7 years |
| Robert | 66 | 69.9 years |
| James | 51 | 71.9 years |
| Charles | 51 | 75.2 years |
| George | 45 | 77.8 years |
| Helen | 42 | 82.0 years |
| Thomas | 37 | 71.2 years |
| Joseph | 37 | 77.3 years |
| Most common last names in West Branch, MI among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Smith | 27 | 74.6 years |
| Miller | 25 | 78.6 years |
| Winter | 22 | 79.3 years |
| Johnson | 18 | 77.6 years |
| Wangler | 17 | 77.2 years |
| Brown | 16 | 78.5 years |
| Rau | 16 | 71.0 years |
| Cook | 15 | 82.1 years |
| Clark | 15 | 73.1 years |
| Stephens | 14 | 79.7 years |
| Businesses in West Branch, MI |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| 7-Eleven | 1 | | KFC | 1 |
| AT&T | 1 | | Kmart | 1 |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | | La-Z-Boy | 1 |
| Ann Taylor | 1 | | Lane Furniture | 2 |
| Applebee's | 1 | | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 |
| Arby's | 1 | | MasterBrand Cabinets | 6 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| Bath & Body Works | 1 | | Old Navy | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | Quality | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Rite Aid | 1 |
| DressBarn | 1 | | Rue21 | 1 |
| Famous Footwear | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| FedEx | 2 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| GNC | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| Gap | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Gymboree | 1 | | UPS | 4 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Walgreens | 1 |
| IZOD | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
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