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Population in July 2007: 7,886. Population change since 2000: -3.6%
 

Males: 3,681  (46.7%)
Females: 4,205  (53.3%)
Median resident age:  29.7 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49242.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,200 (it was $34,695 in 2000)
Hillsdale  $36,200
Michigan:  $47,950

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $99,800 (it was $71,800 in 2000)
Hillsdale  $99,800
Michigan:  $153,100

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Races in Hillsdale:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Black (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Hillsdale: 77.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (27.1%), Irish (14.6%), English (12.2%), United States (8.6%), Dutch (4.7%), French (4.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 5.32 square miles.

Population density: 1483 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Hillsdale

  • High school or higher: 82.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
  • Unemployed: 9.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hillsdale city

  • Never married: 34.3%
  • Now married: 45.7%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 10.1%

162 residents are foreign born

This city:  2.0%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 60 registered sex offenders living in Hillsdale, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hillsdale to the number of sex offenders is 131 to 1.

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

Hillsdale:  1.3% ($958)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Battle Creek, MI (47.6 miles , pop. 53,364).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (67.5 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (209.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Jonesville, MI (4.6 miles ), North Adams, MI (8.2 miles ), Allen, MI (9.5 miles ), Reading, MI (9.8 miles ), Litchfield, MI (11.9 miles ), Hanover, MI (13.5 miles ), Camden, MI (14.4 miles ), Montgomery, MI (15.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $76,700
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $84,400
  • 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $107,800
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $65,000
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $93,800
  • 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $90,100
  • 2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $94,100
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $89,000
  • 2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $60,100
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $251,900
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $85,800
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 41.92 N, Longitude: 84.63 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,411 (+41.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,155 (56.2%)


People in group quarters in Hillsdale
  • 826 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 161 people in nursing homes
  • 61 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 27 people in other group homes
  • 19 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 5 people in homes for the mentally ill

Area code: 517

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Population change in the 1990s: +78 (+1.0%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (16%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Food (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (14%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Transportation equipment (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)


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Crime in Hillsdale by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 5113336
    per 100,000 60.4132.137.137.137.376.1
Robberies 101201
    per 100,000 12.10.012.424.70.012.7
Assaults 1856357
    per 100,000 217.560.174.237.162.288.8
Burglaries 474131272826
    per 100,000 567.9492.4383.5333.5348.6329.8
Thefts 190194154210150127
    per 100,000 2295.82330.11905.22593.91867.31610.9
Auto thefts 1314116115
    per 100,000 157.1168.1136.174.1136.963.4
Arson 033400
    per 100,000 0.036.037.149.40.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 239.6258.8162.2177.5152.4175.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 17 (15 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.90
US city average:  3.00

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Hillsdale-area historical tornado activity is above Michigan state average. It is 83% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.6 miles away from the Hillsdale city center killed 21 people and injured 293 people.

On 3/27/1991, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.6 miles away from the city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Hillsdale:
  • HILLSDALE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (168 S HOWELL STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Hillsdale:
  • DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF JACKSON (about 28 miles; JACKSON, MI)
  • W A FOOTE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; JACKSON, MI)
  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CTR OF BRANCH COUNTY (about 30 miles; COLDWATER, MI)

Political contributions by individuals in Hillsdale, MI

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hillsdale:
  • W K KELLOGG (about 50 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; ID: BTL)
  • CAPITAL CITY (about 59 miles; LANSING, MI; ID: LAN)
  • TOLEDO EXPRESS (about 63 miles; TOLEDO, OH; ID: TOL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hillsdale:
  • HILLSDALE MUNI (about 4 miles; HILLSDALE, MI; ID: JYM)
  • JACKSON COUNTY-REYNOLDS FIELD (about 26 miles; JACKSON, MI; ID: JXN)
  • DAY FIELD (about 26 miles; NAPOLEON, MI; ID: 6H4)

Local government website: www.ci.hillsdale.mi.us

Colleges/Universities in Hillsdale:
  • HILLSDALE BEAUTY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 31; Location: 64 WALDRON ST; Private, for-profit)
  • HILLSDALE COLLEGE (Location: 33 E COLLEGE; Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hillsdale:
  • SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; SPRING ARBOR, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,266)
  • JACKSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; JACKSON, MI; FT enrollment: 2,756)
  • KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; FT enrollment: 2,824)
  • LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 8,454)
  • MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; EAST LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 38,639)
  • WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; ANN ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 5,436)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 66 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,385)
Public high schools in Hillsdale:
Public elementary/middle schools in Hillsdale:
Private elementary/middle school in Hillsdale:
  • HILLSDALE ACADEMY (Students: 124; Location: 100 BARBER DRIVE; Grades: KG - 11)
Library in Hillsdale:
  • MITCHELL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $231,539; Location: 22 NORTH MANNING STREET; 31,391 books; 1,304 audio materials; 429 video materials; 58 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Newspaper in Hillsdale Hillsdale Daily News, 33 McCollum, Hillsdale 437-7159

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Cemeteries: Oak Grove Cemetery (1), Lake View Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Barber Lake (A), Mill Pond (B), Winona Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Ed & Ted's Excellent Adventures (Tours & Charters; 117 State Street).

Hotels: Dow Conference Center (22 East Galloway Drive), Four Seasons Roofing (7291 South Hillsdale Street), Days Inn of Hillsdale (3241 West Carleton Road), Bavarian Inn Motel (1728 Hudson Road), Hillsdale Motel (1729 Hudson Road).

 

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

SANDY BEACH CITY PARK (Population served: 3000, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
CAMDEN (Population served: 612, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-12-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-12-2001)
  • One minor monitoring violation
WATKIN'S OIL (Population served: 600, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
HILLSDALE GOLF-COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 180, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
SUGARBUSH CAMPGROUND (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
HILLSDALE AIRPORT (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
HILLSDALE MOTEL (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Hillsdale that have no violations reported:
  • HILLSDALE AMERICAN LEGION #53 (Population served: 780, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • WHITE OAKS GOLF COURSE (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • MICHINDOH MINISTERIES-WEST (Population served: 120, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • SIX LAKES CAMPGROUND (Population served: 75, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  58.1%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.0%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.3%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.5%
Whole state:  4.8%

Hillsdale compared to Michigan state average:

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  • Median age below state average.
  • Number of college students above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Hillsdale (2007 data):
  • Hillsdale County National Bank: Messenger Service Branch, at 1 South Howell Street, Buchanan Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $282.4 mil, Deposits: $239.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Cnb Community Bancorp, Inc.
  • Southern Michigan Bank & Trust: Hillsdale Branch at 10 East Carlton Road, branch established on 1980-06-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $328.7 mil, Deposits: $282.9 mil, headquarters in Coldwater, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Southern Michigan Bancorp, Inc.
  • Flagstar Bank, FSB: 50 S. Howell Branch at 50 S. Howell, branch established on 1938-07-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $15,464.8 mil, Deposits: $7,702.6 mil, headquarters in Troy, MI, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 125 total offices
  • Monarch Community Bank: West Carleton Branch at 1 West Carleton, branch established on 1998-06-01. Info updated 2006-06-19: Bank assets: $288.4 mil, Deposits: $192.6 mil, headquarters in Coldwater, MI, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Monarch Community Bancorp, Inc
  • Fifth Third Bank: Hillsdale Branch at 10 S. Broad Street, branch established on 2001-06-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $48,441.3 mil, Deposits: $39,126.0 mil, headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 751 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp



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2004 Presidential Election results in Hillsdale County Michigan:




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Hillsdale government finances in 2006:
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $637,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $1,151,000
    Housing and Community Development: $149,000
    All Other: $33,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $802,000
    General - Other: $136,000
    Parks and Recreation: $34,000
    Air Transportation: $12,000
    Health - Other: $3,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $9,242,000
    Police Protection: $1,269,000
    Regular Highways: $1,124,000
    Sewerage: $953,000
    Water Utilities: $880,000
    Financial Administration: $432,000
    General - Other: $431,000
    Transit Utilities: $429,000
    Local Fire Protection: $362,000
    Central Staff Services: $357,000
    Housing and Community Development: $262,000
    Libraries: $245,000
    Parks and Recreation: $245,000
    General Public Buildings: $98,000
    Air Transportation: $85,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $28,000
  • DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $10,555,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $147,000
    Transit Utilities: $140,000
    All Other: $7,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $623,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,775,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $220,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $385,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $736,000
    Rents: $323,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $261,000
    Special Assessments: $90,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $66,000
    Sale of Property: $4,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,800,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,415,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Housing and Community Development: $180,000
    General - Other: $19,000
    Libraries: $17,000
    Air Transportation: $13,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,209,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $9,896,000
    Water Utilities: $1,115,000
    Transit Utilities: $59,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,561,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,365,000
    Highways: $639,000
    Transit Utilities: $173,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,591,000
    Occupation and Business License, NEC: $64,000
    Other License: $35,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $3,894,000

5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,684 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.90%
Michigan average:  5.24%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($226 average AGI)
Hillsdale County:  0.07%
Michigan average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Jackson County, MI  0.96% ($36,540 average AGI)
from Lenawee County, MI  0.76% ($31,992)
from Branch County, MI  0.59% ($27,596)


6.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,706 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.68%
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 Jackson County, MI  0.90% ($33,163 average AGI)
to Lenawee County, MI  0.80% ($36,526)
to Branch County, MI  0.71% ($24,508)


Strongest AM radio stations in Hillsdale:
  • WCSR (1340 AM; 1 kW; HILLSDALE, MI; Owner: WCSR, INC.)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WJKN (1510 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JACKSON, MI)
  • WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
  • WTVB (1590 AM; 5 kW; COLDWATER, MI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
  • WKAR (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WBCK (930 AM; 5 kW; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hillsdale:
  • WCSR-FM (92.1 FM; HILLSDALE, MI; Owner: WCSR, INC)
  • WBZV (102.5 FM; HUDSON, MI; Owner: FRIENDS COMMUNICATIONS OF HUDSON INC)
  • WAAQ (88.3 FM; ONSTED, MI; Owner: GREAT LAKES COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSAE (106.9 FM; SPRING ARBOR, MI; Owner: SPRING ARBOR COLLEGE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WPCJ (91.1 FM; PITTSFORD, MI; Owner: PITTSFORD EDUC. B/CING FOUNDATION)
  • WUFN (96.7 FM; ALBION, MI; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WKHM-FM (105.3 FM; BROOKLYN, MI; Owner: JACKSON RADIO WORKS, INC.)
  • WNWN-FM (98.5 FM; COLDWATER, MI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WVIC (94.1 FM; JACKSON, MI; Owner: RUBBER CITY RADIO GROUP)

TV broadcast stations around Hillsdale:
  • WLAJ (Channel 53; LANSING, MI; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
  • WHTV (Channel 18; JACKSON, MI; Owner: SPARTAN-TV, L.L.C.)
  • WILX-TV (Channel 10; ONONDAGA, MI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WSYM-TV (Channel 47; LANSING, MI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • W24CG (Channel 24; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)


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