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Population (year 2000): 1,585. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,617 (+2.0% change)
Males: 728 (45.9%), Females: 857 (54.1%)
Montcalm County
Zip code:
49329
Median resident age: 31.5 years
Median household income: $34,556 (year 2000)
Median house value: $76,100 (year 2000)
Races in Howard City:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.3%)
- Hispanic (2.6%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
- American Indian (2.2%)
- Other race (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (24.7%), Irish (14.3%),
English (11.7%), Dutch (11.5%), United States (9.7%), Polish
(6.2%).
Elevation: 267 feet
Land area: 2.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Howard City
- High school or higher: 74.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 7.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Howard City village
- Never married: 21.8%
- Now married: 57.5%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 11.0%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +226 (+16.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Howard City:
- KELSEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; LAKEVIEW,
MI)
- UNITED MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
GREENVILLE, MI)
- MECOSTA COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; BIG
RAPIDS, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Howard City:
- GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 37 miles; GRAND
RAPIDS, MI; ID: GRR)
- MUSKEGON COUNTY (about 56 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; ID:
MKG)
- CAPITAL CITY (about 75 miles; LANSING, MI; ID: LAN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Howard City:
- CAIN FIELD (about 15 miles; STANWOOD, MI; ID: 38C)
- LAKEVIEW AIRPORT-GRIFFITH FIELD (about 16 miles;
LAKEVIEW, MI; ID: 13C)
- CANADIAN LAKES (about 19 miles; MECOSTA, MI; ID:
0C5)
Amtrak station:
HOWARD CITY (130 N. ENSLEY ST.) - Bus Station. Services:
fully wheelchair accessible.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Howard City:
- FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; BIG RAPIDS,
MI; Full-time enrollment: 8,593)
- GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles;
GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)
- CALVIN COLLEGE (about 33 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT
enrollment: 4,148)
- AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 33 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI;
FT enrollment: 2,022)
- GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles;
ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
- CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; MT
PLEASANT, MI; FT enrollment: 21,353)
- MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles;
MUSKEGON, MI; FT enrollment: 2,365)
Public high school in Howard City:
- TRI COUNTY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 690;
Location: 21338 KENDAVILLE ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Howard City:
- TRI COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 604;
Location: 21350 KENDAVILLE ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MACNAUGHTON SCHOOL (Students: 514; Location:
415 CEDAR STREET; Grades: PK - 03)
- EDGERTON UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
227; Location: 412 E. EDGERTON STREET; Grades: 04 - 05)
- TRI COUNTY AREA SCHOOLS ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION
(Location: 208 E. EDGERTON STREET; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Howard City:
- REYNOLDS TOWNSHIP LIBRARY (Operating income:
$215,035; Location: 215 EAST EDGERTON STREET; 20,765
books; 802 audio materials; 425 video materials; 44
serial subscriptions)
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