Drinking water stations with addresses in Bessemer and their reported violations in the past:
BESSEMER (Population served: 2272, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-13-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-13-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-16-2004), St Public Notif received (SEP-03-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-13-2002), St Public Notif requested (AUG-29-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-29-2002), St Public Notif received (SEP-17-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
LAKE GOGEBIC COUNTY PARK (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
TAMAROU-LUFTHAUSEN TOWNHOUSES (Population served: 140, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1997 and DEC-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-14-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-16-1998)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-1997 and MAR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-20-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-20-1997), St Intentional no-action (MAR-31-1997), St Compliance achieved (OCT-21-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
LAKE SUPERIOR COUNTY PARK (Population served: 70, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.2 people | | Michigan: |  2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 58.4% | | Whole state: | 68.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 2.8% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 12.1% | | Whole state: | 10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Bessemer compared to Michigan state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
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Banks with branches in Bessemer (2007 data):
- The First National Bank of Wakefield: Bessemer Branch at 1008 East Lead Street, branch established on 2000-04-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $43.9 mil, Deposits: $38.9 mil, headquarters in Wakefield, MI, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Wakefield Bancorporation, Inc.
- Gogebic Range Bank: at 300 South Sophie Street, branch established on 2002-05-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $39.3 mil, Deposits: $34.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: West End Financial Corp.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Local Libraries |
1 | $2,311 | $27,732 | 1 | $695 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $3,310 | $39,720 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,555 | $30,660 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $9,186 | $36,744 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $18,425 | $36,850 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,484 | $29,808 | 1 | $456 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $2,125 | $25,500 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
14 | $40,397 | $34,626 | 2 | $1,151 |
Bessemer government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $15,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $334,000
Housing & Community Development: $205,000
All Other: $180,000
Solid Waste Management: $135,000
- Construction - Housing & Community Development: $138,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $443,000
Housing & Community Development: $400,000
Water Utilities: $326,000
Sewerage: $307,000
General - Other: $298,000
Police Protection: $124,000
Solid Waste Management: $114,000
General Public Buildings: $108,000
Central Staff Services: $83,000
Libraries: $59,000
Financial Administration: $52,000
Fire Protection: $31,000
Parks & Recreation: $10,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $5,000
- Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $382,000
Interest Revenue: $24,000
Benefit Payments: $19,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $261,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
All Other: $3,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $25,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $14,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $57,000
General Revenue, NEC: $39,000
Property Sale Other: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $87,000
Water Utilities: $43,000
Sewerage: $14,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,613,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $390,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $316,000
Highways: $312,000
All Other: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $489,000
NEC: $5,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $491,000
4.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,288 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.68% | | 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:
6.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,674 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.48% | | 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 Bessemer:
- WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHRY (1450 AM; 1 kW; HURLEY, WI; Owner: BIG G LITTLE O INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bessemer:
- WUPM (106.9 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: BIG G LITTLE O, INC.)
- W207BR (89.3 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- W265AI (100.9 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY B/C, INC.)
- W280DD (103.9 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
- WIMI (99.7 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W224AW (92.7 FM; BERGLAND, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Bessemer:
- WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
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