Profile for Baraga, Michigan, MI

Baraga is on Keweenaw Bay, in the Upper Peninsula

Former and merged names include:
· Bristol

Nearby parks & recreation: Baraga State Park

Baraga attractions: Casino

Historic sites and museums: Baraga County Historical Museum

Listed places near Baraga

Cemeteries (3)

Communities (2)

Hotels (1)

Libraries (1)

Museums (1)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Baraga
• School enrollment & education levels in Baraga
• Transportation & commute times in Baraga
• Baraga County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Michigan
• State data - Michigan
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Baraga demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Baraga County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 49908 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

11% of Baraga residents report German ancestry, and 5% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Baraga ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Baraga
• Cemeteries in Baraga County
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Post a query on a message board:

• Baraga County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - MI data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Baraga museums
• Baraga historic sites
• Baraga area parks
• Wineries near Baraga

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• Baraga area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Baraga County
• Index to cemetery records in Michigan
• Cemetery record compendium
• Michigan cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Baraga
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• Communities in Baraga County

• Baraga business guide
• Better Business Bureau
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• Courts in Michigan
• Local ordinances in Michigan (Partial selection)

• Crime in Baraga County
• Arrests in Baraga County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Michigan
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Baraga was $14,795, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Baraga County economic census
• Baraga County economic summary
• Baraga County employment growth
• Baraga County unemployment rate
• Michigan economic data

9% of Baraga residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Baraga
• Colleges in Michigan
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• Schools in or near Baraga
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• Yearbooks (old) of Michigan high schools

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• Nature Conservancy projects in Michigan
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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• Baraga County government
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• Baraga medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Baraga
• Historic sites in Michigan
• Museums in or near Baraga
• Museums in Michigan
• Michigan state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Baraga County genealogy forum

Median rent in Baraga, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $204.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $676.

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• Libraries near Baraga

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• Michigan statewide library catalog

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• Census map of Baraga area
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Baraga
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• Volunteer opportunities in or near Baraga

• Parks near Baraga
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Baraga County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Baraga political report.

• Michigan Democratic party
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• Michigan elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Baraga
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The average commute time for Baraga workers is 14 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Baraga include Best Western Baraga Lakeside.

• Baraga travel guide
• Airports near Baraga
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• Michigan tourism bureau

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