Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 47 min5:50 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 37 min8:21 am – 4:58 pm
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People1,054 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.1407 householdsMedian household income $46,827Median home value $151,600Median rent $822 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,234 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting12.6% unemployment rate45% of adults are in the labour force, 305 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, retail 12%, farming, forestry and mining 12%Average commute 23 minutes76% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, German or Dutch 9%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 53°FColdest month January: highs 26°F, lows 7°F34 in of rain a yearwettest month October99 in of snow a year, on about 44 days1 days above 90°F, 193 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Engadine Mdot station, 4 mi away; rain from Newberry Correctional Facility; snow from Trout Lake 1sw
Parks and public landsHiawatha National Forestnational forest · within reach · 899,297 acresGourdreau-Big Knob-CARNEGIE 2state conservation land · 6.5 miHiawatha Clubnature preserve · 6.3 mi · 73 acresBlack Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.3 mi · 2,779 acresNewberry Country Clubnature preserve · 8.6 mi · 73 acresNatural Area Crow River Mouthstate conservation land · 9.9 mi · 512 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMackinac County, MI, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively LowLightning Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025296 of 355 days measured54 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 33, worst day 167main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Schoolcraft County, MI, 36 mi away
Internet at home74% of households have a broadband subscription44% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSt. Ignaceserves 2,987 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2022: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation643 ft196 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHelen Newberry Joy Hospital11.9 miPost officeEngadine Post Office4.9 miTown hallGarfield Township Hall4.8 miFire stationGarfield Township Fire Department4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWelke Airport32 miUS highwayUS 25.8 miCoachEngadine (Sunoco Gas)Indian Trails4.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49827 ZIP area.
