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Population (year 2000): 1,670. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,685 (+0.9% change)
Males: 787 (47.1%), Females: 883 (52.9%)
Newaygo County
Zip code:
49337
Median resident age: 30.1 years
Median household income: $32,273 (year 2000)
Median house value: $74,500 (year 2000)
Races in Newaygo:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
- Hispanic (4.8%)
- Other race (2.3%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (19.2%), English (12.7%),
Dutch (11.0%), United States (10.7%), Irish (9.9%), Polish
(4.6%).
Elevation: 633 feet
Land area: 3.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Newaygo
- High school or higher: 79.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Newaygo city
- Never married: 25.0%
- Now married: 52.1%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 6.2%
- Divorced: 15.4%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +118 (+7.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Newaygo:
- GERBER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; FREMONT,
MI)
- MECOSTA COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; BIG
RAPIDS, MI)
- LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF WESTERN MICHIGAN (about 31
miles; MUSKEGON, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Newaygo:
- MUSKEGON COUNTY (about 35 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; ID:
MKG)
- GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 43 miles; GRAND
RAPIDS, MI; ID: GRR)
- KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 84
miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Newaygo:
- GRANT (about 7 miles; GRANT, MI; ID: 01C)
- WHITE CLOUD (about 10 miles; WHITE CLOUD, MI; ID:
42C)
- FREMONT MUNI (about 13 miles; FREMONT, MI; ID: 3FM)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Newaygo:
- FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; BIG RAPIDS,
MI; Full-time enrollment: 8,593)
- MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles;
MUSKEGON, MI; FT enrollment: 2,365)
- GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles;
ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
- GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles;
GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)
- AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 35 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI;
FT enrollment: 2,022)
- CALVIN COLLEGE (about 38 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT
enrollment: 4,148)
- HOPE COLLEGE (about 50 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT
enrollment: 2,918)
Public high school in Newaygo:
- NEWAYGO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 593; Location:
200 EAST STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Newaygo:
- VERA WILSIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 827;
Location: 140 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 03)
- NEWAYGO MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 491;
Location: 25 PARK STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- VELMA MATSON UPPER ELEM. SCHOOL (Students:
272; Location: 29 E. POST STREET; Grades: 04 - 05)
- NEWAY CENTER (Students: 139; Location: 585 W.
FREMONT; Grades: UG - UG)
- NEWAYGO COUNTY ALT. ED. ACADEMY (Students:
78; Location: 136 E. STATE STREET; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Newaygo:
- NEWAYGO CARNEGIE LIBRARY (Operating income:
$198,094; Location: 44 NORTH STATE ROAD; 38,988 books;
2,157 audio materials; 1,512 video materials; 58 serial
subscriptions)
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