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Population (year 2000): 1,027. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,008 (-1.9% change)
Males: 474 (46.2%), Females: 553 (53.8%)
Lapeer County
Zip code:
48461
Median resident age: 30.9 years
Median household income: $31,071 (year 2000)
Median house value: $92,400 (year 2000)
Races in North Branch:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
- Hispanic (2.2%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (23.1%), English (14.2%),
Irish (12.4%), French (6.6%), United States (6.6%), Polish
(5.8%).
Elevation: 810 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in North Branch
- High school or higher: 77.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in North Branch village
- Never married: 23.6%
- Now married: 49.1%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 13.0%
- Divorced: 12.3%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -15 (-1.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near North Branch:
- MARLETTE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
MARLETTE, MI)
- LAPEER REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; LAPEER,
MI)
- CARO CENTER (about 23 miles; CARO, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
North Branch:
- BISHOP INTERNATIONAL (about 43 miles; FLINT, MI; ID:
FNT)
- OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL (about 43 miles;
PONTIAC, MI; ID: PTK)
- DETROIT CITY (about 59 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: DET)
Other public-use airports nearest to North Branch:
- MARLETTE (about 9 miles; MARLETTE, MI; ID: 77G)
- DUPONT-LAPEER (about 14 miles; LAPEER, MI; ID: D95)
- TUSCOLA AREA (about 23 miles; CARO, MI; ID: 78D)
Amtrak station near North Branch:
- 15 miles: LAPEER (73 HOWARD ST.). Services: fully
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
North Branch:
- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-FLINT (about 38 miles; FLINT,
MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,544)
- MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; FLINT, MI;
FT enrollment: 4,616)
- OAKLAND UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; ROCHESTER HILLS,
MI; FT enrollment: 11,424)
- BAKER COLLEGE OF FLINT (about 40 miles; FLINT, MI;
FT enrollment: 2,734)
- KETTERING UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; FLINT, MI; FT
enrollment: 2,900)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-DETROIT CAMPUS (about 44
miles; TROY, MI; FT enrollment: 2,090)
- OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-BLOOMFIELD HILLS CAMPUS
(about 45 miles; BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI; FT enrollment:
11,634)
Public high school in North Branch:
- NORTH BRANCH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 802;
Location: 6598 BRUSH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in North Branch:
- NORTH BRANCH WESLEYAN ACADEMY (Students: 403;
Location: 3164 N BRANCH ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in North Branch:
- NORTH BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
705; Location: 3960 BANKER STREET; Grades: KG - 03)
- RUTH FOX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 602;
Location: 6570 BRUSH STREET; Grades: 04 - 06)
- NORTH BRANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 437;
Location: 6600 BRUSH STREET; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in North Branch:
- NORTH BRANCH TOWNSHIP LIBRARY (Operating
income: $213,408; Location: 3714 HURON RD.; 27,971
books; 1,500 audio materials; 1,047 video materials; 67
serial subscriptions)
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