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Population (year 2000): 8,357. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,292 (-0.8% change)
Males: 3,838 (45.9%), Females: 4,519 (54.1%)
Mason County
Zip code:
49431
Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $28,089 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,000 (year 2000)
Races in Ludington:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.5%)
- Hispanic (4.2%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.7%)
- Other race (1.1%)
- Black (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (27.7%), Irish (13.3%),
English (11.3%), Polish (10.0%), Swedish (7.2%), French (5.2%).
Elevation: 584 feet
Land area: 3.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ludington
- High school or higher: 82.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ludington city
- Never married: 22.8%
- Now married: 50.7%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 11.7%
- Divorced: 12.9%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -206 (-2.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Ludington:
- MEMORIAL MED CENTER OF WEST MICHIGAN (ONE
ATKINSON DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ludington:
- WEST SHORE MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; MANISTEE,
MI)
- LAKESHORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
SHELBY, MI)
- HACKLEY HOSPITAL (about 46 miles; MUSKEGON, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ludington:
- MUSKEGON COUNTY (about 57 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; ID:
MKG)
- CHERRY CAPITAL (about 81 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI;
ID: TVC)
- GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 99 miles; GRAND
RAPIDS, MI; ID: GRR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ludington:
- MASON COUNTY (about 4 miles; LUDINGTON, MI; ID: LDM)
- OCEANA COUNTY (about 24 miles; HART/SHELBY, MI; ID:
C04)
- MANISTEE CO.-BLACKER (about 26 miles; MANISTEE, MI;
ID: MBL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ludington:
- MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles;
MUSKEGON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,365)
- FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; BIG RAPIDS,
MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)
- GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles;
ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
- NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 83 miles;
TRAVERSE CITY, MI; FT enrollment: 2,343)
- LAKELAND COLLEGE (about 83 miles; SHEBOYGAN, WI; FT
enrollment: 2,103)
- HOPE COLLEGE (about 86 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT
enrollment: 2,918)
- GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles;
GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)
Public high schools in Ludington:
- LUDINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 914;
Location: 508 N. WASHINGTON AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- DUNES EDUCATIONAL CENTER (Students: 84;
Location: 111 N. DENNIS ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ludington:
- O.J. DEJONGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
460; Location: 706 E. TINKHAM AVENUE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- FOSTER SCHOOL (Students: 294; Location: 505
E. FOSTER STREET; Grades: 03 - 06)
- FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 249;
Location: 721 E. ANDERSON STREET; Grades: KG - 02)
- LAKEVIEW SCHOOL (Students: 217; Location: 502
W. HAIGHT STREET; Grades: 03 - 06)
- SOUTH HAMLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
196; Location: 6498 W. DECKER ROAD; Grades: 03 - 06)
- PERE MARQUETTE SCHOOL (Students: 159;
Location: 1115 S. MADISON STREET; Grades: PK - 02)
- RIVERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 106;
Location: 4964 S. STILES ROAD; Grades: KG - 04)
- MASON-LAKE ISD SPECIAL EDUCATION (Students:
86; Location: 2130 WEST US-10; Grades: UG - UG)
Private primary/middle schools in Ludington:
- LUDINGTON AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students:
193; Location: 700 EAST BRYANT ROAD; Grades: PK - 6)
- COVENANT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 32;
Location: 6665 TIMBER LANE; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Ludington:
- MASON COUNTY DISTRICT LIBRARY (Operating
income: $747,738; Location: 217 EAST LUDINGTON AVENUE;
95,000 books; 4,000 audio materials; 4,000 video
materials; 295 serial subscriptions)
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