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Population (year 2000): 1,769. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,637 (-7.5% change)
Males: 846 (47.8%), Females: 923 (52.2%)
Ontonagon County
Zip code:
49953
Median resident age: 46.7 years
Median household income: $28,300 (year 2000)
Median house value: $42,400 (year 2000)
Races in Ontonagon:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (26.8%), French (10.7%),
English (10.4%), Irish (8.3%), Polish (8.0%), Swedish (6.8%).
Elevation: 642 feet
Land area: 3.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ontonagon
- High school or higher: 83.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ontonagon village
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 57.0%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 12.9%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -289 (-14.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Ontonagon:
- ONTONAGON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (601 SEVENTH ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ontonagon:
- PORTAGE HEALTH SYSTEM (about 55 miles; HANCOCK, MI)
- KEWEENAW MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 65 miles;
LAURIUM, MI)
- GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL (about 65 miles; IRONWOOD, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ontonagon:
- GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 61 miles; IRONWOOD, MI;
ID: IWD)
- HOUGHTON COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 61 miles; HANCOCK,
MI; ID: CMX)
- RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 87 miles;
RHINELANDER, WI; ID: RHI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ontonagon:
- ONTONAGON COUNTY (about 5 miles; ONTONAGON, MI; ID:
OGM)
- PRICKETT-GROOMS FLD (about 50 miles; SIDNAW, MI; ID:
6Y9)
- KINGS LAND O' LAKES (about 51 miles; LAND O' LAKES,
WI; ID: LNL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ontonagon:
- MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles;
HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
- NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 133 miles;
MARQUETTE, MI; FT enrollment: 7,374)
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 134 miles;
WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 163
miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
- FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 186
miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
- NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 189
miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
- SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 189 miles; DE PERE, WI;
FT enrollment: 2,031)
Public high school in Ontonagon:
- ONTONAGON AREA JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
314; Location: 701 PARKER AVENUE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Ontonagon:
- ONTONAGON AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
303; Location: 301 GREENLAND ROAD; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Ontonagon:
- ONTONAGON TOWNSHIP LIBRARY (Operating income:
$70,220; Location: 311 NORTH STEEL STREET; 37,188 books;
1,270 audio materials; 157 video materials; 82 serial
subscriptions)
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