Sand Lake, MI

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Sand Lake, Michigan

Sand Lake, Michigan, in Kent county, is 24 miles N of Grand Rapids, Michigan (center to center) and 121 miles E of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The village is included in the Grand Rapids - Muskegon - Holland metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 492 people lived in Sand Lake.

The People and Families of Sand Lake

In Sand Lake, about 52% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Sand Lake had a median family income of $46,250.

Political Inclinations

Sand Lake residents donated more money ($250) to John Kerry than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the village.

Sand Lake Housing

An estimated 62% of living spaces in Sand Lake are occupied by their owners, not by renters.

Commuting

In Sand Lake, 91% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	24 miles N of Grand Rapids, Michigan (center to center)
Nearest Large City	121 miles E of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
County	Kent
Metro Area	Grand Rapids - Muskegon - Holland
Standard Zip Codes	49343
Phone Area Codes	616
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	43.292
Longitude	-85.517

Station	GREENVILLE 2 NNE
Distance	14.9 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 29 F
Apr Temp	33 to 58 F
Jul Temp	57 to 83 F
Oct Temp	38 to 61 F
Annual Precip	34.7 inches

Station	IONIA 2 SSW
Distance	32.3 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 28 F
Apr Temp	35 to 55 F
Jul Temp	60 to 82 F
Oct Temp	39 to 59 F
Annual Precip	35.8 inches

Station	HESPERIA 4 WNW
Distance	35.5 miles
Jan Temp	12 to 29 F
Apr Temp	31 to 55 F
Jul Temp	56 to 81 F
Oct Temp	36 to 59 F
Annual Precip	34 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	492	100%
Male	227	46.1%
Female	265	53.9%
Under 18	158	32.1%
18+	334	67.9%
65+	78	15.9%
Median Age	32.8
Average Family Size	3.43
White	474	96.3%
African-American	1	0.2%
Asian	4	0.8%
American Indian & Alaskan	6	1.2%
Other	5	1%
Mixed Race	2	0.4%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	5	1%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	512
Growth	20
Growth %	4.1%

Ancestry	Percent
German	31.3%
US/American	11.5%
Dutch	9.1%
Irish	8.4%
Polish	7.6%
English	6%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	6%
French (except Basque)	3.9%
Scottish	3.1%
Swedish	2.6%
French Canadian	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	1.8%
Italian	1.3%
Greek	1%
Finnish	1%
African	1%
British	0.8%
Danish	0.5%
Welsh	0.5%
Norwegian	0.3%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Sand Lake	492	$46,250
Cedar Springs	3,112	$42,250
Howard City	1,585	$41,250
Kent City	1,061	$42,375
Pierson	185	$39,000
Rockford	4,626	$55,954
Sparta	4,159	$45,822

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