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Population (year 2000): 519. Estimated
population in July 2005: 476 (-8.3% change)
Males: 260 (50.1%), Females: 259 (49.9%)
Benzie County
Zip code:
49616
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $28,650 (year 2000)
Median house value: $88,000 (year 2000)
Races in Benzonia:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.9%)
- American Indian (4.4%)
- Hispanic (2.9%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Other race (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (27.4%), English (15.6%),
Irish (8.3%), French (6.7%), Italian (5.0%), Norwegian (4.0%).
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Benzonia
- High school or higher: 83.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 9.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Benzonia village
- Never married: 19.4%
- Now married: 52.5%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 11.6%
- Divorced: 15.5%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +72 (+16.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Benzonia:
- PAUL OLIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
FRANKFORT, MI)
- WEST SHORE MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; MANISTEE,
MI)
- MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; TRAVERSE
CITY, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Benzonia:
- CHERRY CAPITAL (about 38 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI;
ID: TVC)
- MUSKEGON COUNTY (about 101 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; ID:
MKG)
- OTSEGO COUNTY (about 101 miles; GAYLORD, MI; ID:
GLR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Benzonia:
- FRANKFORT DOW MEMORIAL FIELD (about 7 miles;
FRANKFORT, MI; ID: 3D4)
- THOMPSONVILLE (about 12 miles; THOMPSONVILLE, MI;
ID: 7Y2)
- EMPIRE (about 14 miles; EMPIRE, MI; ID: Y87)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Benzonia:
- NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 40 miles;
TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
- FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; BIG RAPIDS,
MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)
- MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles;
MUSKEGON, MI; FT enrollment: 2,365)
- CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 113 miles; MT
PLEASANT, MI; FT enrollment: 21,353)
- GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 114 miles;
ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
- GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 118 miles;
GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)
- AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 120 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI;
FT enrollment: 2,022)
Public high school in Benzonia:
- BENZIE CENTRAL SR. HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
587; Location: 9300 HOMESTEAD ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Benzonia:
- BENZIE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 343;
Location: 9300 HOMESTEAD ROAD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
224; Location: 7048 SEVERANCE STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Benzonia:
- BENZONIA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$49,831; Location: 891 MICHIGAN AVENUE; 16,319 books;
500 audio materials; 166 video materials; 63 serial
subscriptions)
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