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Population (year 2000): 4,323. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,223 (-2.3% change)
Males: 2,146 (49.6%), Females: 2,177 (50.4%)
Houghton County
Zip code:
49930
Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $28,118 (year 2000)
Median house value: $66,700 (year 2000)
Races in Hancock:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Black (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (21.8%), English (11.3%),
French (7.1%), Irish (7.0%), Swedish (6.2%), Polish (5.6%).
Elevation: 686 feet
Land area: 2.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Hancock
- High school or higher: 82.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.5%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hancock city
- Never married: 31.4%
- Now married: 46.5%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 10.7%
- Divorced: 10.9%
2.3% Foreign born (1.2% Europe, 0.6% Asia, 0.5%
North America).
Population change in the 1990s: -264 (-5.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Hancock:
- PORTAGE HEALTH SYSTEM (500 CAMPUS DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Hancock:
- KEWEENAW MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles;
LAURIUM, MI)
- BARAGA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; L'
ANSE, MI)
- ONTONAGON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 56 miles;
ONTONAGON, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hancock:
- HOUGHTON COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 9 miles; HANCOCK,
MI; ID: CMX)
- FORD (about 97 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI;
ID: IMT)
- SAWYER INTERNATIONAL (about 100 miles; MARQUETTE,
MI; ID: SAW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hancock:
- PRICKETT-GROOMS FLD (about 44 miles; SIDNAW, MI; ID:
6Y9)
- ONTONAGON COUNTY (about 58 miles; ONTONAGON, MI; ID:
OGM)
- STAMBAUGH (about 74 miles; STAMBAUGH, MI; ID: Y73)
College/University in Hancock:
- FINLANDIA UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment:
348; Location: 601 QUINCY ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.finlandia.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Hancock:
- MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 2 miles;
HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
- NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles;
MARQUETTE, MI; FT enrollment: 7,374)
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 167 miles;
WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 188 miles;
GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
- NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 188
miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
- SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 190 miles; DE PERE, WI;
FT enrollment: 2,031)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 191
miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
Public high schools in Hancock:
- HANCOCK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 346;
Location: 501 CAMPUS DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (Location: 110
E. QUINCY STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hancock:
- HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 415;
Location: 1201 N. ELEVATION STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- HANCOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 218;
Location: 417 QUINCY STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- COPPER COUNTRY LEARNING CENTER (Students: 94;
Location: 809 HECLA STREET; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Hancock:
- HANCOCK SCHOOL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $80,480; Location: 501 CAMPUS DRIVE; 18,359
books; 101 audio materials; 202 video materials; 75
serial subscriptions)
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