Profile for Traverse City, Michigan, MI

Traverse City is on Grand Traverse Bay

Former and merged names include:
· Wequetong

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 43. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 3 per 1,000 people.

Local foods: a bag of dried cherries for the ride home

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Beaner?s Gourmet Coffee, Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• National Cherry Festival - July 7-15, 2007
• Northwestern Michigan Fair - Aug. 5-11, 2007
• Blossom Days - May 19-20, 2007
• Art Fair - July 28, 2007
• Traverse City Film Festival - July 30-Aug. 5, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Traverse City State Park

Sports teams: Beach Bums (Frontier League baseball)

Historic sites and museums: Dennos Museum Center, Con Foster Museum

Colleges and universities: Northwestern Michigan College

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

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Airports (1)

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (5)

Colleges (1)

Communities (5)

Hotels (20)

Libraries (2)

Museums (2)

Parks (1)

Wineries (2)

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• School enrollment & education levels in Traverse City
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• Grand Traverse County data
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• State data - Michigan
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Traverse City demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Grand Traverse 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 49686 ZIP code.

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• Downtown Traverse City
• Traverse City Chamber of Commerce
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21% of Traverse City residents report German ancestry, and 14% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Traverse City ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Traverse City
• Cemeteries in Grand Traverse County
• Genealogy page (MI GenWeb) for Grand Traverse County
• Libraries in or near Traverse City

Post a query on a message board:

• Grand Traverse 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

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• Traverse City area parks
• Wineries near Traverse City

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

• Communities near Traverse City
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
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• Communities in Grand Traverse County

• Traverse City business guide
• Traverse City Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
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• Corporate records search

• Courts in Michigan
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• Crime in Grand Traverse County
• Arrests in Grand Traverse 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 Traverse City was $22,247, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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

31% of Traverse City residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Traverse City
• Colleges in Michigan
• Learning Disabilities Association in Michigan
• Schools in or near Traverse City
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• Yearbooks (old) of Michigan high schools

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• Air pollution in Grand Traverse County
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• Land contamination in Grand Traverse County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Michigan
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Grand Traverse County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Michigan

Traverse City festival dates:

• National Cherry Festival - July 7-15, 2007
• Northwestern Michigan Fair - Aug. 5-11, 2007
• Blossom Days - May 19-20, 2007
• Art Fair - July 28, 2007
• Traverse City Film Festival - July 30-Aug. 5, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Traverse City festival web sites:

• National Cherry Festival
• Traverse City Film Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Michigan county fairs
• Michigan festivals (Michigan tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Traverse City

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• Traverse City local government Web site
• Grand Traverse County government
• Michigan state government
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• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Traverse City
• Historic sites in Michigan
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• 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 Grand Traverse County genealogy forum

Median rent in Traverse City, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $563.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $912.

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Libraries in Traverse City include East Bay Branch Library, Traverse Area District Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Traverse City

• Michigan library

• Michigan statewide library catalog

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• Census map of Traverse City area
• Historic maps of MI cities - Library of Congress
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• Topographic map of Traverse City

Newspapers in Traverse City include Grand Traverse Herald, Northern Express, Traverse City Record-Eagle

TV stations in Traverse City include WGTU, WPBN.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WICA.

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Grand Traverse County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Traverse City political report.

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Traverse City restaurants taking online reservations include Bowers Harbor Inn ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Traverse City workers is 16 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Traverse City include Americinn Motel & Suites, Baymont Inn & Suites Traverse City, Bayshore Resort, Best Western, Days Inn and Suites-Traverse City, Econo Lodge Traverse City, Grand Beach Resort Hotel, Great Wolf Lodge Traverse City, Holiday Inn Hotels, Motel 6 Traverse City ... More hotels.

• Traverse City travel guide
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• Michigan tourism bureau

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