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Population (year 2000): 378. Estimated
population in July 2005: 379 (+0.3% change)
Males: 184 (48.7%), Females: 194 (51.3%)
Leelanau County
Zip code:
49630
Median resident age: 49.1 years
Median household income: $39,722 (year 2000)
Median house value: $129,700 (year 2000)
Races in Empire:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (25.7%), English (22.2%),
Irish (21.7%), French (7.1%), Polish (6.6%), Czech (5.0%).
Elevation: 619 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Empire
- High school or higher: 92.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.8%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Empire village
- Never married: 20.8%
- Now married: 57.6%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 12.2%
2.4% Foreign born (1.9% Asia, 0.5% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +16 (+4.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Empire:
- PAUL OLIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
FRANKFORT, MI)
- MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; TRAVERSE
CITY, MI)
- LEELANAU MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER (about 37 miles;
NORTHPORT, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Empire:
- CHERRY CAPITAL (about 35 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI;
ID: TVC)
- DELTA COUNTY (about 95 miles; ESCANABA, MI; ID: ESC)
- OTSEGO COUNTY (about 95 miles; GAYLORD, MI; ID: GLR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Empire:
- EMPIRE (about 5 miles; EMPIRE, MI; ID: Y87)
- LAKE ANN AIRWAY ESTATES (about 15 miles; TRAVERSE
CITY, MI; ID: 4M0)
- FRANKFORT DOW MEMORIAL FIELD (about 17 miles;
FRANKFORT, MI; ID: 3D4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Empire:
- NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 36 miles;
TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
- FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; BIG RAPIDS,
MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)
- MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 109 miles;
MUSKEGON, MI; FT enrollment: 2,365)
- CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 120 miles; MT
PLEASANT, MI; FT enrollment: 21,353)
- GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 127 miles;
ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
- GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 130 miles;
GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 131 miles;
GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
Library in Empire:
- GLEN LAKE COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating
income: $157,162; Location: 10115 WEST FRONT STREET;
15,100 books; 600 audio materials; 2,500 video
materials; 40 serial subscriptions)
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