Montmorency County, Michigan (MI)

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County population in 2005: 10,445 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,834
Renter-occupied apartments: 621

% of renters here:	14%
State:	26%

Land area: 548 sq. mi.
Water area: 14.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 19 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	12.8%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This county:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.8%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.0%), Manufacturing (14.7%), Retail trade (12.3%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Montmorency County, Michigan:

White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	47.0 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Males: 5,068	(49.1%)
Females: 5,247	(50.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,896
County population in 2003: 10,491
Jobs in 2003: 2,650

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Total labor force in 2004: 4,420
Unemployment rate in 2004: 12.0%

Average household size:

Montmorency County:	2.3 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,927 ($30,005 in 2000)

This county	$30,927
Michigan:	$46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $104,090

Montmorency County	$104,090
Michigan:	$149,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $431
Institutionalized population: 83
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Montmorency County in 2000: $623

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 8
Burglaries: 39
Thefts: 36
Auto thefts: 3

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 9
Burglaries: 18
Thefts: 21
Auto thefts: 7

Montmorency County races chart

Montmorency County, MI map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 99 buildings, average cost: $101,600
2001: 97 buildings, average cost: $106,400
2002: 80 buildings, average cost: $114,900
2003: 96 buildings, average cost: $102,200
2004: 79 buildings, average cost: $88,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Montmorency County Michigan:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 95.6%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 1.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $571 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Montmorency County is $413 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $516 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $680 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lewiston, Atlanta, Hillman, Canada Creek Ranch.

Neighboring counties: Alcona County , Alpena County , Cheboygan County , Crawford County , Oscoda County , Otsego County , Presque Isle County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Montmorency County: Vienna Township Hall (A), Edwards School (B), Big Rock (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Montmorency County include: Pleasant Valley Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Gingell Cemetery (1), Saint Johns Cemetery (2), Hillman Cemetery (3), Saint Augustine Cemetery (4), Loud Cemetery (5), Finnish Cemetery (6), Briley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Little Crystal Lake (A), Little Grass Lake (B), Little Joe Lake (C), Little Wolf Lake (D), Lockwood Lake (E), Long Lake (F), Anchor Lake (G), Lost Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Stanniger Creek (A), Barger Creek (B), Bullock Creek (C), Chadwick Creek (D), Cole Creek (E), Crooked Creek (F), Stewart Creek (G), Hodge Creek (H), Sucker Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	10.5%
Michigan:	7.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 186
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 138 (71% naturalized citizens)

Montmorency County:	1.3%
Whole state:	5.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 8
1990 to 1994: 11
1985 to 1989: 4
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 5
1970 to 1974: 9
1970 to 1974: 7
1965 to 1969: 94

Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.0%

Montmorency County marital status for males

Montmorency County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,684
One, attached: 51
Two: 50
3 or 4: 15
5 to 9: 14
10 to 19: 65
20 or more: 30
Mobile homes: 1,249
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 80

Housing units in Montmorency County with a mortgage: 1,322 (87 second mortgage, 166 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,090

Agriculture in Montmorency County
Average size of farms: 152 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $23987
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $116.29
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 65.41%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $17737
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 47.06%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.31%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $51627
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.09%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.82
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 24.20%
Corn for grain: 1450 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 614 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1158 harvested acres
Vegetables: 10 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 6 acres

Montmorency County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 2.8 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/3/1999, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused $2 million in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Machinery (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

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

Canada (35%)
Germany (21%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Mexico (7%)
Other Western Europe (6%)
Hungary (5%)
Ireland (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Montmorency County:

German (28%)
English (13%)
United States or American (10%)
Irish (9%)
Polish (8%)
French (except Basque) (7%)
French Canadian (3%)

Montmorency County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,611 (80%)
Carpooled: 411 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 52 (2%)
Other means: 21 (1%)
Worked at home: 169 (5%)

People in group quarters in Montmorency County, Michigan

83 people in nursing homes
21 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
7 people in other group homes
2 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $30,660.

7.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,918 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.46%
Michigan average:	5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.11% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($28,651 average AGI)
1.35% relocated from other states ($6,271 average AGI)
Montmorency County: 1.35%
Michigan average: 1.38%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

from Otsego County, MI	0.74% ($22,828 average AGI)
from Wayne County, MI	0.69% ($46,259)
from Alpena County, MI	0.59% ($15,304)
from Oakland County, MI	0.49% ($43,105)
from Genesee County, MI	0.31% ($35,917)
from Macomb County, MI	0.31% ($53,833)

7.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,632 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.18%
Michigan average:	5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.54% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($19,239 average AGI)
1.64% relocated to other states ($6,393 average AGI)
Montmorency County: 1.64%
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 Otsego County, MI	1.03% ($22,400 average AGI)
to Alpena County, MI	0.90% ($22,657)
to Oakland County, MI	0.46% ($32,722)
to Wayne County, MI	0.33% ($23,846)
to Genesee County, MI	0.28% ($22,909)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Births per 1000 population in Montmorency County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Montmorency County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Montmorency County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,327 (2,846 aged, 481 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,188

In family households: 8,578 (2,593 male householders, 482 female householders)
2,599 spouses, 2,479 children (2,177 natural, 98 adopted, 204 stepchildren), 108 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 75 other relatives, 166 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,610 (692 male householders (561 living alone)), 710 female householders (663 living alone)), 208 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 127 (92 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,801 2-persons, 534 3-persons, 444 4-persons, 191 5-persons, 82 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,224 1-person, 166 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

1,451 married couples with children.
448 single-parent households (140 men, 308 women).

97.2% of residents of Montmorency County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 7% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $81,663,000 ($7779 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,203,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $47,503,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $20,987,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $151,000
Federal grants: $11,539,000
Federal procurement contracts: $250,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,233,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $476,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,684,000
Federal Government insurance: $208,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 455

Here:	44 per 1000 residents
State:	68 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 806

Here:	77 per 1000 residents
State:	45 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +4

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+12 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +494

Here:	+47 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Montmorency County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.14 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 331
1995 to 1998: 519
1990 to 1994: 635
1980 to 1989: 1,201
1970 to 1979: 2,244
1960 to 1969: 1,354
1950 to 1959: 1,255
1940 to 1949: 914
1939 or earlier: 785

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Montmorency County, Michigan:

1 room: 14
2 rooms: 37
3 rooms: 171
4 rooms: 674
5 rooms: 1,145
6 rooms: 834
7 rooms: 490
8 rooms: 253
9 or more rooms: 216

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Montmorency County, Michigan:

1 room: 9
2 rooms: 36
3 rooms: 86
4 rooms: 206
5 rooms: 145
6 rooms: 71
7 rooms: 40
8 rooms: 18
9 or more rooms: 10

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Montmorency County:

no bedroom: 16
1 bedroom: 187
2 bedrooms: 1,453
3 bedrooms: 1,703
4 bedrooms: 373
5 or more bedrooms: 102

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Montmorency County:

no bedroom: 12
1 bedroom: 120
2 bedrooms: 302
3 bedrooms: 147
4 bedrooms: 35
5 or more bedrooms: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Montmorency County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 115
1 vehicle: 1,252
2 vehicles: 1,708
3 vehicles: 556
4 vehicles: 147
5 or more vehicles: 56

Cars and other vehicles available in Montmorency County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 81
1 vehicle: 300
2 vehicles: 197
3 vehicles: 33
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 10

60% of Montmorency County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Michigan.

Montmorency County:	60.1%
State average:	58.3%

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

This state: 8653
Northeast: 246
Midwest: 574
South: 548
West: 114

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $70,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (52%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
Wood (10%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (44%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
Electricity (14%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
Wood (4%)
No fuel used (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 48

Here:	4.9%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 29

Here:	4.8%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 20

Here:	12.5%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Montmorency County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,565,000
All Other: $679,000
Construction - General: $617,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,184,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,793,000

Housing & Community Development: $1,278,000

General - Other: $1,188,000

Police Protection: $700,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $500,000

Welfare - Other: $410,000

Corrections - Other: $364,000

Central Staff Services: $262,000

Libraries: $255,000

General Public Buildings: $202,000

Financial Administration: $153,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $153,000

Health Services - Other: $27,000

Transit Utilities: $7,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $903,000
All Other: $75,000

Highways: $2,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $307,000
Health: $135,000

Police Protection: $19,000
Intergovernmental to State - General: $27,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $879,000
Interest Earnings: $214,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $40,000
Police Protection: $38,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,920,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,573,000
All Other: $362,000

General Support: $218,000

Public Welfare: $134,000

Health & Hospitals: $9,000

Transit Utilities: $7,000
Tax - Property: $2,178,000
NEC: $206,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,824,000

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