Iosco 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 Whittemore and their reported violations in the past:
WHITTEMORE UNITED METHODIST (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (FEB-13-2006), St Compliance achieved (FEB-27-2006)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Whittemore that have no violations reported:
- WHITTEMORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (Population served: 90, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- THE COUNTRY CARRIAGE (Population served: 75, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- THE WHITTEMORE INN (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 30.8%
(30.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.1 people | | Michigan: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 52.5% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 9.1% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Whittemore, MI
Whittemore compared to Michigan state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students 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 Whittemore (2011 data):
- Independent Bank: Whittemore Branch at 205 North Bullock Street, branch established on 1960/08/15. 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
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (82%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Iosco County Michigan:
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Religion statistics for Whittemore (based on Iosco County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.50%
| Here |  | 44.5% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
| Adherents | 43.9% | 13.9% | 13.1% | 5.4% | 4.9% |
| Congregations | 10.5% | 10.5% | 18.4% | 7.9% | 2.6% |
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| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Assemblies of God | Episcopal Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Other |
| Adherents | 3.4% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 1.8% | 8.2% |
| Congregations | 5.3% | 7.9% | 5.3% | 2.6% | 28.9% |
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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: 10 | Iosco County: | 3.82 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.34 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. | | Michigan: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5 | This county: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. | | Michigan: | 1.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12 | Iosco County: | 4.58 / 10,000 pop. | | Michigan: | 2.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 26 | This county: | 9.92 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Iosco County: | 10.7% | | Michigan: | 9.7% |
Adult obesity rate: | Iosco County: | 30.8% | | 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 |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $624 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $1,650 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $1,949 | $23,388 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,289 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $1,949 | $23,388 | 9 | $3,563 |
Whittemore government finances in 2002:
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $30,000 ($78.33)
Central Staff Services: $29,000 ($75.72)
General Public Buildings: $13,000 ($33.94)
General - Other: $12,000 ($31.33)
Financial Administration: $12,000 ($31.33)
Libraries: $10,000 ($26.11)
Fire Protection: $8,000 ($20.89)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000 ($5.22)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $8,000 ($20.89)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $7,000 ($18.28)
Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($2.61)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $3,000 ($7.83)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $77,000 ($201.04)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $56,000 ($146.21)
Highways: $38,000 ($99.22)
- Tax - Property: $45,000 ($117.49)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $54,000 ($140.99)
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Whittemore:
- WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, 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)
- WIOS (1480 AM; 1 kW; TAWAS CITY-EAST TAWA, MI; Owner: CARROLL ENTERPRISES, INC)
- 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.)
- WSGW (790 AM; 5 kW; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)
- 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.)
- WMAX (1440 AM; 5 kW; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: AM MEDIA SERVICES, L.L.C.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Whittemore:
- WHST (106.1 FM; TAWAS CITY, MI; Owner: NORTHERN CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- WKJC (104.7 FM; TAWAS CITY, MI; Owner: CARROLL ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WQLB (103.3 FM; TAWAS CITY, MI; Owner: CARROLL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHNN (96.1 FM; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWCM (96.9 FM; STANDISH, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
- WCMB-FM (95.7 FM; OSCODA, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
- WKQZ (93.3 FM; MIDLAND, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSAG (104.1 FM; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: BLUE MOOSE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WCLS (100.7 FM; OSCODA, MI; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO NETWORK CORPORATION)
- WYLZ (100.9 FM; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBMI (105.5 FM; WEST BRANCH, MI; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO NETWORK CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Whittemore:
- 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.)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Whittemore)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - 3mi N Of Whittemore, 0.2mi Nw Of Inter- Section Of State Rts 55 & 65 (Lat: 44.280278 Lon: -83.806083), Structure height: 91.1 m, Call Sign: WBG586
Assigned Frequencies: 7100.00 MHz Grant Date: 06/23/1977, Expiration Date: 10/01/2005
Registrant: Thunder Bay Broadcasting Corporation., 1390 Bagley Street, Alpena, MI 49707
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7 - Call Sign: K8MKF, Licensee ID: L00784830
Grant Date: 12/23/2003, Expiration Date: 03/22/2014, Certifier: Merrill W Carlton
Registrant: Merrill W Carlton, 5647 M55, Whittemore, MI 48770 - Call Sign: KA8AIP, Licensee ID: L00748510
Grant Date: 09/29/2003, Expiration Date: 12/07/2013, Certifier: John L Hanley Iii
Registrant: John L Hanley Iii, 489 S Towerline Rd, Whittemore, MI 48770 - Call Sign: KA8UAJ, Licensee ID: L00748512
Grant Date: 09/29/2003, Expiration Date: 12/07/2013, Certifier: Barbara J Hanley
Registrant: Barbara J Hanley, 489 S Towerline Rd, Whittemore, MI 48770 - Call Sign: N8GNH, Licensee ID: L00988810
Grant Date: 03/10/2005, Expiration Date: 03/14/2015, Certifier: Harlan R Bero
Registrant: Harlan R Bero, 6860 Legget Rd, Whittemore, MI 48770 - Call Sign: N8WMB, Licensee ID: L00606968
Grant Date: 12/12/2002, Expiration Date: 12/29/2012
Registrant: Morrison W Whetstone Jr, 1349 Kelly Rd, Whittemore, MI 48770 - Call Sign: W2HHL, Licensee ID: L00233142
Grant Date: 11/22/2006, Expiration Date: 02/07/2017, Certifier: Rupert A Bentley Jr
Registrant: Rupert A Bentley Jr, 6759 Old State Rd, Whittemore, MI 48770 - Call Sign: KD8CLN, Licensee ID: L01089297
Grant Date: 11/29/2005, Expiration Date: 11/29/2015, Certifier: Paul L Birkenbach
Registrant: Paul L Birkenbach, 2741 S Towerline Road, Whittemore, MI 48770
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Whittemore
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Whittemore, MI
| Most common first names in Whittemore, MI among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 18 | 75.3 years |
| William | 14 | 71.3 years |
| Charles | 12 | 77.7 years |
| George | 12 | 80.4 years |
| Mary | 11 | 79.4 years |
| Helen | 10 | 84.2 years |
| Robert | 10 | 68.0 years |
| James | 10 | 71.5 years |
| Edward | 9 | 70.6 years |
| Arthur | 7 | 75.3 years |
| Most common last names in Whittemore, MI among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Smith | 10 | 76.0 years |
| Ellsworth | 9 | 78.1 years |
| Robarts | 7 | 73.4 years |
| Erickson | 7 | 87.0 years |
| Partlo | 6 | 76.1 years |
| Colvin | 6 | 68.6 years |
| Gay | 6 | 74.0 years |
| Bowen | 6 | 82.0 years |
| Bronson | 6 | 77.8 years |
| Dorcey | 6 | 70.6 years |
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