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Population (year 2000): 1,134. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,104 (-2.6% change)
Males: 553 (48.8%), Females: 581 (51.2%)
Hillsdale County
Zip code:
49274
Median resident age: 29.6 years
Median household income: $33,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $56,700 (year 2000)
Races in Reading:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (29.7%), Irish (9.7%),
English (9.3%), United States (6.7%), French (4.8%), Dutch
(3.4%).
Elevation: 1190 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Reading
- High school or higher: 84.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Reading city
- Never married: 22.7%
- Now married: 58.0%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 11.9%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+0.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Reading:
- HILLSDALE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (about 10 miles;
HILLSDALE, MI)
- COMMUNITY HEALTH CTR OF BRANCH COUNTY (about 20
miles; COLDWATER, MI)
- CAMERON MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
ANGOLA, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Reading:
- W K KELLOGG (about 48 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; ID:
BTL)
- KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 62
miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
- CAPITAL CITY (about 65 miles; LANSING, MI; ID: LAN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Reading:
- HILLSDALE MUNI (about 13 miles; HILLSDALE, MI; ID:
JYM)
- BRANCH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 22 miles; COLDWATER,
MI; ID: OEB)
- TRI-STATE STEUBEN COUNTY (about 28 miles; ANGOLA,
IN; ID: ANQ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Reading:
- SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; SPRING
ARBOR, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,266)
- JACKSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; JACKSON,
MI; FT enrollment: 2,756)
- KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; BATTLE
CREEK, MI; FT enrollment: 2,824)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE
(about 58 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,385)
- LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; LANSING,
MI; FT enrollment: 8,454)
- MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; EAST
LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 38,639)
- WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
Public high school in Reading:
- READING HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 452; Location:
301 CHESTNUT; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Reading:
- REYNOLDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 516;
Location: 221 STRONG AVENUE; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Reading:
- COOPER AMISH SCHOOL (Students: 24; Location:
COOPER RD; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Reading:
- READING COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$35,811; Location: 104 NORTH MAIN STREET; 17,043 books;
49 audio materials; 43 video materials; 42 serial
subscriptions)
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