Keweenaw County, Michigan (MI)

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County population in July 2007: 2,151 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 891
Renter-occupied apartments: 107

% of renters here:	11%
State:	26%

Land area: 541 sq. mi.
Water area: 5425.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Keweenaw County: 72.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.2%), Public administration (12.4%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (12.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 63%
Government: 28%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Keweenaw County, Michigan business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Keweenaw County, Michigan:

White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
Black (3.5%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Hispanic (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	44.9 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Males: 1,238	(53.8%)
Females: 1,063	(46.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $17,638
County population in 2003: 2,238
Jobs in 2003: 624

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,071
Unemployment rate in 2004: 11.9%

Average household size:

Keweenaw County:	2.1 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,208 ($28,140 in 1999)

This county:	$30,208
Michigan:	$47,950

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $275 (lower quartile is $198, upper quartile is $346)

This county:	$275
State:	$573

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $71,191 (it was $49,300 in 2000)

Keweenaw County:	$71,191
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $37,517 - $130,808

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $148,042
Here: $148,042
State: $200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $23,941
Here: $23,941
State: $181,134

In 2-unit structures: $49,184
Here: $49,184
State: $129,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $87,386
Here: $87,386
State: $151,605

Mobile homes: $52,283
Here: $52,283
State: $39,606

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $952
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $230

Institutionalized population: 133

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 32
Thefts: 46
Auto thefts: 1

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 14
Thefts: 31
Auto thefts: 3

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2004 Presidential Election results in Keweenaw County Michigan:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 54.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 43.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $461 (0.9%)

Keweenaw County household income distribution in 2007

Keweenaw County home values distribution

Keweenaw County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	12.7%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This county:	4.4%
Whole state:	4.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Keweenaw County is $415 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $615 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ahmeek.

Neighboring counties: Houghton County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Keweenaw County: Lac La Belle Marina (A), Lac La Belle Resort (B), Siskiwit Bay Campground (C), Old Fort Wilkins (D), South Lake Desor Campground (E), Daisy Farm Campground (F), Caribou Island Campground (G), Merritt Lane Campground (H), Grace Island Campground (I), Malone Bay Campground (J), Beaver Island Campground (K), McCargoe Cove Campground (L), Duncan Bay Campground (M), Duncan Bay Narrows Campground (N), West Chickenbone Lake Campground (O), Chippewa Harbor Campground (P), Eagle Harbor Marina (Q), Belle Isle Campground (R), East Chickenbone Lake Campground (S), Washington Creek Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hillside Cemetery (1), Eagle River Cemetery (2), Ahmeek Cemetery (3), Pine Grove Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Addie, Lake (A), Ahmik, Lake (B), Livermore, Lake (C), Long Lake (D), Amygdaloid Lake (E), Angleworm Lake (F), Lost Lake (G), Manganese, Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Aetna Creek (A), Bailey Creek (B), Benson Creek (C), Brewery Creek (D), Bruneau Creek (E), Buffalo Creek (F), Camp Creek (G), Caribou Creek (H), Cedar Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Keweenaw County include: Hobard State Park (1), Fort Wilkins State Park (2), Esrey Park (3), Keweenaw County Park (4), Daybeacon Stoll Memorial (5), Isle Royale National Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beaches: Agate Beach (A), Greenstone Beach (B), Thomsonite Beach (C), Carnelian Beach (D), Attwood Beach (E), Little Greenstone Beach (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	15.4%
Michigan:	13.9%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 57
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 24 (75% naturalized citizens)

Keweenaw County:	1.0%
Whole state:	5.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 3 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 6 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 2 1965 to 1969: 13

Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 38.7%

Keweenaw County marital status for males

Keweenaw County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,103
One, attached: 84
Two: 21
3 or 4: 12
5 to 9: 24
10 to 19: 4
20 or more: 10
Mobile homes: 60
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Keweenaw County with a mortgage: 264 (4 second mortgage, 24 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 460

Here:	36.5% with mortgage
State:	69.7% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 971
Total congregations: 6

Adherents

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Catholic Church	Episcopal Church	United Methodist Church	Other
Adherents	506 (52.1%)	386 (39.8%)	43 (4.4%)	34 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)
Congregations	1 (16.7%)	3 (50.0%)	1 (16.7%)	1 (16.7%)	-

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Keweenaw County - Ahmeek

Agriculture in Keweenaw County
Average size of farms: 65 acres
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $9390
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.11%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $19123
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 100.00%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.70

Magnitude types:

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (17%)
Public administration (16%)
Educational services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Health care (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (23%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (15%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (33%)
United Kingdom (21%)
France (13%)
Austria (8%)
Other Western Europe (8%)
Italy (8%)
Born at sea (8%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Keweenaw County (%):

Finnish (37%)
German (10%)
English (9%)
Italian (7%)
French (except Basque) (6%)
Irish (4%)
Polish (4%)

Keweenaw County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 675 (76%)
Carpooled: 97 (11%)
Walked: 61 (7%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 59 (7%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Keweenaw County, Michigan

123 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
41 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
6 people in unknown juvenile institutions
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
4 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,550.

7.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($68,524 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.93%
Michigan average:	5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.16% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($42,413 average AGI)
2.77% relocated from other states ($26,111 average AGI)
Keweenaw County: 2.77%
Michigan average: 1.38%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

6.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,333 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.88%
Michigan average:	5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.20% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($16,519 average AGI)
2.68% relocated to other states ($12,815 average AGI)
Keweenaw County: 2.68%
Michigan average: 2.21%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Houghton County, MI

2.42% ($27,474 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Births per 1000 population in Keweenaw County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Keweenaw County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Keweenaw County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 504 (442 aged, 62 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 774.490
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1822.320

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 48.15

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,130

In family households: 1,699 (540 male householders, 81 female householders)
516 spouses, 510 children (480 natural, 9 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 1 other relatives, 33 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 431 (191 male householders (172 living alone)), 200 female householders (185 living alone)), 40 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 171 (140 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 369 2-persons, 124 3-persons, 67 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 357 1-person, 33 2-persons, 1 3-persons.

95.6% of residents of Keweenaw County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $14,929,000 ($6774 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $773,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $7,701,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,715,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $976,000
Federal grants: $1,876,000
Federal procurement contracts: $248,000 ($158,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $412,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,113,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $76,000
Federal Government insurance: $152,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 111

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	68 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 116

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	45 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -2

Here:	-1 per 1000 residents
State:	+12 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -94

Here:	-43 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Keweenaw County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.06 millions of gallons per day (83% from ground, 17% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 60
1995 to 1998: 111
1990 to 1994: 98
1980 to 1989: 131
1970 to 1979: 231
1960 to 1969: 221
1950 to 1959: 197
1940 to 1949: 227
1939 or earlier: 1,051

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Keweenaw County, Michigan:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 30 4 rooms: 118 5 rooms: 224 6 rooms: 264 7 rooms: 114 8 rooms: 62 9+ rooms: 56

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Keweenaw County, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 30 4 rooms: 13 5 rooms: 18 6 rooms: 19 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 3 9+ rooms: 8

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Keweenaw County:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 61 2 bedrooms: 311 3 bedrooms: 377 4 bedrooms: 118 5+ bedrooms: 17

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Keweenaw County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 33 2 bedrooms: 33 3 bedrooms: 24 4 bedrooms: 15 5+ bedrooms: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Keweenaw County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 53 1 vehicle: 285 2 vehicles: 402 3 vehicles: 110 4 vehicles: 30 5+ vehicles: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Keweenaw County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 56 2 vehicles: 38 3 vehicles: 2 4 vehicles: 0 5+ vehicles: 0

67% of Keweenaw County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Michigan.

Keweenaw County:	67.0%
State average:	58.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1906
Northeast: 27
Midwest: 221
South: 60
West: 54

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $24,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 13%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (51.0%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31.5%) Wood (13.4%) Electricity (3.3%) Utility gas (0.7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43.0%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41.1%) Wood (11.2%) Utility gas (2.8%) Electricity (1.9%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16

Here:	8.9%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 30

Here:	13.1%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13

Here:	28.9%
Michigan:	16.5%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Keweenaw County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Parks & Recreation: $966,000
Regular Highways: $528,000

All Other: $63,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,791,000
Parks & Recreation: $956,000

General - Other: $275,000

Housing & Community Development: $253,000

Police Protection: $216,000

Welfare - Other: $140,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $106,000

Financial Administration: $90,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $78,000

Central Staff Services: $57,000

Corrections - Other: $40,000

Health Services - Other: $34,000

General Public Buildings: $29,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $230,000
Highways: $207,000

Public Welfare: $9,000

All Other: $1,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $101,000
Health: $19,000
Intergovernmental to State - General: $31,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $144,000
Interest Earnings: $96,000

Rents: $26,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $362,000
Parks & Recreation: $96,000

General - Other: $40,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,923,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,286,000
All Other: $186,000

General Support: $50,000

Public Welfare: $31,000

Health & Hospitals: $9,000
Tax - Property: $742,000
NEC: $44,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $873,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Keweenaw County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

Persons involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

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