Profile for Parchment, Michigan, MI

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 5. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 2.6 per 1,000 people.

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

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Airports (1)

Cemeteries (17)

Colleges (3)

Communities (9)

Hotels (25)

Libraries (8)

Museums (3)

Parks (1)

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18% of Parchment residents report German ancestry, and 16% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Parchment ancestry & family history guide.

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• Kalamazoo County Ancestry forum
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• Ancestry.com - MI data
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• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Parchment business guide
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• Crime in Kalamazoo County
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• Local information on disability access
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• Independent living centers in Michigan
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Parchment was $18,911, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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28% of Parchment residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Median rent in Parchment, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $488.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $905.

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Libraries in Parchment include Parchment Community Library ... View libraries

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Kalamazoo County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Parchment political report.

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The average commute time for Parchment workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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