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Population (year 2000): 447. Estimated
population in July 2005: 463 (+3.6% change)
Males: 226 (50.6%), Females: 221 (49.4%)
Wexford County
Zip code:
49668
Median resident age: 31.5 years
Median household income: $24,375 (year 2000)
Median house value: $52,800 (year 2000)
Races in Mesick:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Black (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (14.8%), English (13.2%),
French (7.4%), Polish (7.2%), Irish (6.5%), Dutch (4.3%).
Elevation: 279 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mesick
- High school or higher: 77.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 9.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mesick village
- Never married: 23.5%
- Now married: 46.0%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 13.2%
- Divorced: 13.9%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +34 (+8.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mesick:
- MERCY HOSPITAL-CADILLAC (about 22 miles; CADILLAC,
MI)
- MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; TRAVERSE
CITY, MI)
- SPECTRUM HLTH-REED CITY CAMPUS (about 38 miles; REED
CITY, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mesick:
- CHERRY CAPITAL (about 25 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI;
ID: TVC)
- OTSEGO COUNTY (about 82 miles; GAYLORD, MI; ID: GLR)
- MUSKEGON COUNTY (about 93 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; ID:
MKG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mesick:
- BUNCH'S HALF ACRE (about 8 miles; HARRIETTA, MI; ID:
4Y9)
- GREEN LAKE (about 14 miles; INTERLOCHEN, MI; ID:
Y88)
- THOMPSONVILLE (about 19 miles; THOMPSONVILLE, MI;
ID: 7Y2)
Amtrak station:
MESICK (HWY. 115 AT HWY. 37) - Bus Station
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mesick:
- NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 26 miles;
TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
- FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; BIG RAPIDS,
MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)
- CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; MT
PLEASANT, MI; FT enrollment: 21,353)
- MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles;
MUSKEGON, MI; FT enrollment: 2,365)
- GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles;
GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)
- GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles;
ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
- AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 101 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI;
FT enrollment: 2,022)
Public high school in Mesick:
- MESICK CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
292; Location: 581 SOUTH CLARK; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Mesick:
- FLOYD M. JEWETT ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 329;
Location: 210 MESICK AVENUE; Grades: KG - 04)
- MESICK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 299;
Location: 210 MESICK AVENUE; Grades: 05 - 08)
- MESICK ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION (Students: 15;
Location: 210 MESICK AVENUE; Grades: UG - UG)
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