Wolverine, Michigan

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Population (year 2000): 359. Estimated population in July 2006: 349 (-2.8% change)

Males: 164	(45.7%)
Females: 195	(54.3%)

Cheboygan County

Median resident age:	32.2 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 49799.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $22,700 (it was $22,813 in 2000)

Wolverine	$22,700
Michigan:	$46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $68,500 (it was $52,800 in 2000)

Wolverine	$68,500
Michigan:	$149,300

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Races in Wolverine:

White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
American Indian (1.7%)

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Ancestries: German (29.5%), Irish (18.7%), English (12.3%), United States (10.6%), Dutch (9.7%), French (8.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 250 feet

Land area: 0.89 square miles.

Population density: 395 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Wolverine

High school or higher: 80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 18.6%
Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wolverine village

Never married: 33.6%
Now married: 41.3%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 6.3%
Divorced: 17.1%

3 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.8%
Michigan:	5.3%

According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Wolverine, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Wolverine to the number of sex offenders is 44 to 1.

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

Wolverine:	1.3% ($672)
Michigan:	1.3% ($1,461)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Saginaw, MI (135.7 miles , pop. 61,799).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (224.7 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (317.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Vanderbilt, MI (9.7 miles ), Indian River, MI (10.0 miles ), Alanson, MI (17.1 miles ), Gaylord, MI (17.8 miles ), Boyne Falls, MI (22.5 miles ), Pellston, MI (23.0 miles ), Petoskey, MI (25.8 miles ), Onaway, MI (26.8 miles ).

Latitude: 45.27 N, Longitude: 84.61 W

Area code: 231

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Population change in the 1990s: +64 (+21.7%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (23%)
Metal and metal products (11%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (16%)
Health care (11%)
Social assistance (11%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Educational services (6%)
Apparel (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Carpenters (9%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Child care workers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)

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Wolverine, Michigan average temperatures

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Wolverine-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/3/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.4 miles away from the Wolverine village center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/31/1977, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 20.7 miles away from the village center .

Hospitals/medical centers near Wolverine:

OTSEGO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; GAYLORD, MI)
NORTHERN MICHIGAN HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; PETOSKEY, MI)
CHEBOYGAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; CHEBOYGAN, MI)

Political contributions by individuals in Wolverine, MI

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wolverine:

OTSEGO COUNTY (about 20 miles; GAYLORD, MI; ID: GLR)
PELLSTON REGIONAL AIRPORT OF EMMET COUNTY (about 24 miles; PELLSTON, MI; ID: PLN)
CHIPPEWA COUNTY INTL (about 68 miles; SAULT STE MARIE, MI; ID: CIU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wolverine:

CALVIN CAMPBELL MUNI (about 9 miles; INDIAN RIVER, MI; ID: Y65)
PBEAAYE (about 18 miles; TOPINABEE, MI; ID: Y30)
HARBOR SPRINGS (about 23 miles; HARBOR SPRINGS, MI; ID: MGN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wolverine:

LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; SAULT STE MARIE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,677)
NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 75 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; FT enrollment: 2,343)
NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 117 miles; MIDLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,784)
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 119 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; FT enrollment: 21,353)
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 121 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)
SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 126 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 6,216)
DELTA COLLEGE (about 126 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 5,117)

Public high school in Wolverine:

WOLVERINE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 129; Location: 13131 BROOK STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Wolverine:

WOLVERINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 189; Location: 5993 SHOLES STREET; Grades: KG - 06)

Library in Wolverine:

WOLVERINE COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $52,474; Location: 5716 WEST MAIN STREET; 15,020 books; 439 audio materials; 674 video materials; 41 serial subscriptions)

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River: West Branch Sturgeon River (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Bolinger Riverview Cabins (3450 Grange Hall Road).

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

WOLVERINE CAMPS/SERVICE CENTER (Population served: 120, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-10-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-10-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-07-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2000 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Unresolved (OCT-06-2000), St Public Notif requested (OCT-06-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-06-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-12-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-12-1996), St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

5 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

STURGEON RIVER CAMPGROUND (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

PATTI'S PLACE (Population served: 80, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

VILLAGE OF WOLVERINE (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-08-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-08-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-25-2004)

Past monitoring violations:

9 routine major monitoring violations

WOLVERINE SENIOR CITIZENS CENT (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2000 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Unresolved (OCT-16-2000), St Public Notif requested (OCT-16-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-16-2000), St Unresolved (JAN-22-2001), St Compliance achieved (JAN-26-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2000 and JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-21-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-21-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUN-26-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2000 and MAR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-08-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-08-2000), St Compliance achieved (FEB-29-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

SCHULTZ'S PARTY STORE (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-29-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUN-30-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-11-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

6 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

WILDWOOD LAKES GOLF COURSE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This village:	2.7 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	70.2%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	10.7%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	20.4%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	12.2%
Whole state:	4.8%

Wolverine compared to Michigan state average:

Median house value 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 below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Wolverine mode of transportation to work chart

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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
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$417
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$870
Totals for Government	0	$0		9	$1,287

Wolverine government finances in 2002:

Charges - Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $53,000
Central Staff Services: $12,000

General - Other: $9,000

Financial Administration: $6,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,000

Solid Waste Management: $2,000

General Public Buildings: $2,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Regular Highways: $15,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $20,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $15,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $5,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $22,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $110,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $51,000
Highways: $49,000
Tax - Property: $43,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $14,000

5.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,986 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.96%
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 Emmet County, MI	0.97% ($33,196 average AGI)
from Wayne County, MI	0.34% ($51,667)
from Oakland County, MI	0.24% ($119,000)

6.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,148 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.16%
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 Emmet County, MI	1.16% ($25,221 average AGI)
to Otsego County, MI	0.27% ($24,393)
to Presque Isle County, MI	0.26% ($26,889)

Strongest AM radio stations in Wolverine:

WJML (1110 AM; 10 kW; PETOSKEY, 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)
WIDG (940 AM; 5 kW; ST. IGNACE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WWKK (750 AM; 1 kW; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: STONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WHAK (960 AM; 5 kW; ROGERS CITY, MI)
WMKT (1270 AM; 5 kW; CHARLEVOIX, MI; Owner: MACDONALD GARBER BROADCASTING, INC)
WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
WCCW (1310 AM; 15 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WCCW RADIO, INC.)
WMBN (1340 AM; 1 kW; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MACDONALD GARBER BROADCASTING, INC)
WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WCBY (1240 AM; 1 kW; CHEBOYGAN, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wolverine:

WTLI (89.3 FM; BEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP, MI; Owner: SUPERIOR COMMUNICATIONS)
WBLW (88.1 FM; GAYLORD, MI; Owner: GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH)
WLXT (96.3 FM; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MACDONALD GARBER BROADCASTING, INC)
WGFM (105.1 FM; CHEBOYGAN, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WKPK (106.7 FM; GAYLORD, MI; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO OF GAYLORD, INC.)
WKLZ-FM (98.9 FM; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO OF PETOSKEY, INC.)
WFDX (92.5 FM; ATLANTA, MI; Owner: NORTHERN MICHIGAN RADIO, INC.)
WCML-FM (91.7 FM; ALPENA, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
WMJZ-FM (95.3 FM; GAYLORD, MI; Owner: DARBY ADVERTISING, INC.)
WMKC (102.9 FM; ST. IGNACE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WPHN (90.5 FM; GAYLORD, MI; Owner: NORTHERN CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
WCMW-FM (103.9 FM; HARBOR SPRINGS, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
WKHQ-FM (105.9 FM; CHARLEVOIX, MI; Owner: MACDONALD GARBER BROADCASTING, INC)
WBCM (93.5 FM; BOYNE CITY, MI; Owner: WBCM RADIO, INC.)
WDQV (88.5 FM; MACKINAW CITY, MI; Owner: BROADCAST MUSIC MINISTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Wolverine:

WFUP (Channel 45; VANDERBILT, MI; Owner: ROCKFLEET BROADCASTING II, LLC)
W55CL (Channel 55; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WCML (Channel 6; ALPENA, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
W34CR (Channel 34; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: FRANK J. CATZ, LIVING TRUST)
W41CK (Channel 41; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: FRANK J. CATZ, LIVING TRUST)
W39CB (Channel 39; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W62CR (Channel 62; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W36CD (Channel 36; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W66CY (Channel 66; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WGTU (Channel 29; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: SCANLAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCMV (Channel 27; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
W18BX (Channel 18; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W20BQ (Channel 20; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W23BM (Channel 23; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W25CD (Channel 25; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W31BI (Channel 31; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W51CR (Channel 51; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W53BN (Channel 53; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W57CP (Channel 57; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W64CK (Channel 64; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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