Moving to Saint Ignace, Michigan

Population: 2,678. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,446 (-8.7% change)
Males: 1,293 (48.3%), Females: 1,385 (51.7%)

Mackinac County

Zip code: 49781

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $34,447
Median house value: $86,400

Population by Race

Races in St. Ignace:

  • White Non-Hispanic (71.5%)
  • American Indian (26.6%)
  • Two or more races (7.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (19.8%), Irish (12.6%), French (10.9%), English (9.0%), Polish (7.8%), French Canadian (4.9%).

Land area: 2.7 square miles

Map of Saint Ignace, MI

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in St. Ignace

  • High school or higher: 83.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 16.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in St. Ignace city

  • Never married: 26.0%
  • Now married: 51.3%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 11.7%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

1.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +111 (+4.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near St. Ignace:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to St. Ignace:

  • PELLSTON REGIONAL AIRPORT OF EMMET COUNTY (about 21 miles; PELLSTON, MI; Abbreviation: PLN)
  • CHIPPEWA COUNTY INTL (about 32 miles; SAULT STE MARIE, MI; Abbreviation: CIU)
  • OTSEGO COUNTY (about 60 miles; GAYLORD, MI; Abbreviation: GLR)

Other public-use airports nearest to St. Ignace:

  • MACKINAC COUNTY (about 2 miles; ST IGNACE, MI; Abbreviation: 83D)
  • MACKINAC ISLAND (about 7 miles; MACKINAC ISLAND, MI; Abbreviation: MCD)
  • BOIS BLANC (about 18 miles; POINTE AUX PINS, MI; Abbreviation: 6Y1)

Amtrak station:
ST. IGNACE (448 N. STATE ST.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones.
 

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Ignace:

  • LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; SAULT STE MARIE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,677)
  • NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 97 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
  • FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 158 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 8,593)
  • CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 159 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 21,353)
  • NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 159 miles; MIDLAND, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,784)
  • SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 167 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; Full-time enrollment: 6,216)
  • DELTA COLLEGE (about 167 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,117)

Schools

Public high school in St. Ignace:

  • LASALLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 280; Location: 850 PORTAGE ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in St. Ignace:

  • ST. IGNACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 239; Location: 840 PORTAGE ROAD; Grades: KG – 04)
  • ST. IGNACE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 223; Location: 860 PORTAGE ROAD; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • GROS CAP SCHOOL (Students: 105; Location: 300 GROS CAP ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)