City of Saginaw | |
Location in Saginaw County and the U.S. state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 43°25′04″N83°57′52″W / 43.41778°N 83.96444°WCoordinates: 43°25′04″N83°57′52″W / 43.41778°N 83.96444°W | |
Country | United States |
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State | Michigan |
County | Saginaw |
Settled | 1819 |
Incorporated | 1857 |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• Mayor | Floyd Kloc |
• City Manager | Tim Morales |
Area | |
• City | 17.81 sq mi (46.13 km2) |
• Land | 17.08 sq mi (44.24 km2) |
• Water | 0.73 sq mi (1.88 km2) |
Elevation | 584 ft (178 m) |
Population (2010)[3] | |
• City | 51,508 |
• Estimate | 48,677 |
• Rank | US: 736th |
• Density | 2,849.61/sq mi (1,100.23/km2) |
• Urban | 126,265 (US: 253rd) |
• Metro | 196,542 (US: 219th) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP Code | 48601, 48602, 48603, 48605, 48607 |
Area code(s) | 989 |
FIPS code | 26-70520 |
GNIS feature ID | 1627020[5] |
Website | City of Saginaw |
Climate data for Saginaw, Michigan (MBS International Airport), 1981–2010 normals,[45] extremes 1898–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 62 (17) | 67 (19) | 87 (31) | 89 (32) | 95 (35) | 104 (40) | 111 (44) | 103 (39) | 100 (38) | 91 (33) | 80 (27) | 67 (19) | 111 (44) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 47.0 (8.3) | 48.9 (9.4) | 66.4 (19.1) | 78.8 (26.0) | 85.3 (29.6) | 92.4 (33.6) | 92.5 (33.6) | 90.8 (32.7) | 86.4 (30.2) | 77.9 (25.5) | 64.8 (18.2) | 50.4 (10.2) | 94.8 (34.9) |
Average high °F (°C) | 28.9 (−1.7) | 31.7 (−0.2) | 42.2 (5.7) | 56.1 (13.4) | 68.0 (20.0) | 77.9 (25.5) | 81.8 (27.7) | 79.4 (26.3) | 72.1 (22.3) | 59.3 (15.2) | 45.9 (7.7) | 33.5 (0.8) | 56.5 (13.6) |
Average low °F (°C) | 15.6 (−9.1) | 17.3 (−8.2) | 25.3 (−3.7) | 36.0 (2.2) | 46.6 (8.1) | 56.5 (13.6) | 60.2 (15.7) | 58.3 (14.6) | 50.5 (10.3) | 40.1 (4.5) | 31.2 (−0.4) | 21.2 (−6.0) | 38.3 (3.5) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −3.6 (−19.8) | −1.2 (−18.4) | 6.2 (−14.3) | 23.1 (−4.9) | 33.4 (0.8) | 43.2 (6.2) | 47.9 (8.8) | 46.4 (8.0) | 35.9 (2.2) | 27.2 (−2.7) | 17.7 (−7.9) | 3.6 (−15.8) | −6.9 (−21.6) |
Record low °F (°C) | −22 (−30) | −23 (−31) | −12 (−24) | 8 (−13) | 24 (−4) | 33 (1) | 39 (4) | 37 (3) | 27 (−3) | 0 (−18) | −3 (−19) | −12 (−24) | −23 (−31) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.71 (43) | 1.61 (41) | 2.06 (52) | 2.89 (73) | 3.38 (86) | 2.98 (76) | 2.58 (66) | 3.31 (84) | 3.83 (97) | 2.63 (67) | 2.70 (69) | 1.86 (47) | 31.54 (801) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 11.9 (30) | 8.6 (22) | 6.4 (16) | 1.7 (4.3) | trace | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.3 (0.76) | 3.6 (9.1) | 9.0 (23) | 41.5 (105) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 10.6 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 123.5 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 8.8 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 7.5 | 30.4 |
Source: NOAA[46][47] |
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1860 | 1,699 | -- | |
1870 | 7,460 | 339.1% | |
1880 | 10,525 | 41.1% | |
1890 | 46,322 | 340.1% | |
1900 | 42,345 | −8.6% | |
1910 | 50,510 | 19.3% | |
1920 | 61,903 | 22.6% | |
1930 | 80,715 | 30.4% | |
1940 | 82,794 | 2.6% | |
1950 | 92,918 | 12.2% | |
1960 | 98,265 | 5.8% | |
1970 | 91,849 | −6.5% | |
1980 | 77,508 | −15.6% | |
1990 | 69,512 | −10.3% | |
2000 | 61,799 | −11.1% | |
2010 | 51,508 | −16.7% | |
Est. 2017 | 48,677 | [4] | −5.5% |
U.S. Decennial Census[48] 2014 Estimate[49] |
Team | Sport | League | Year founded | Venue |
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Saginaw Spirit | Ice hockey | Ontario Hockey League | 2002 | Dow Event Center |
Saginaw Valley State University | Various | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1963 | SVSU Campus |
Television stations in the Saginaw, Michigan area (Ascending order) | |||||
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Channel | Call letters | Description | Comments | ||
5 | WNEM-TV | Licensed to Bay City; studios in Saginaw | |||
12 | WJRT-TV | ABC affiliate | Based and licensed in Flint | ||
19 | WDCQ-TV | PBS member station | Licensed to Bad Axe; studios at Delta College in University Center | ||
24 | W24DL-D | 3ABN affiliate | Based and licensed in Saginaw; programmed via satellite | ||
25 | WEYI-TV | NBC affiliate | Licensed to Saginaw; studios in Clio | ||
46 | WBSF | CW affiliate | Licensed to Bay City; studios in Clio | ||
49 | WAQP | TCTO&O affiliate | Based and licensed in Saginaw | ||
66 | WSMH | Fox affiliate | Based and licensed in Flint |
AM radio stations | |||||
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Frequency | Call sign | Name | Format | Owner | City |
790 AM | WSGW | Newsradio 790 | News/Talk | Alpha Media | Saginaw |
1250 AM | WJMK | MeTV FM | Oldies | Northern States Broadcasting Corporation | Bridgeport |
1400 AM | WSAM | The Bay 1400 AM and 104FM | Adult Contemporary | MacDonald Broadcasting | Saginaw |
FM radio stations | |||||
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Frequency | Call sign | Name | Format | Owner | City |
90.9 FM | WTRK | Air 1 | Contemporary Christian | Educational Media Foundation | Freeland |
93.3 FM | WKQZ | The Rock Station, Z93 | Modern rock | Cumulus Media | Midland; studios in Saginaw |
93.7 FM | WRCL | Club 93.7 | Rhythmic contemporary | Townsquare Media | Frankenmuth; studios in Burton |
94.5 FM | WCEN-FM | 94.5 The Moose | Country music | Alpha Media | Hemlock; studios in Saginaw |
96.1 FM | WHNN | My 96.1 | Adult Contemporary | Cumulus Media | Bay City; studios in Saginaw |
98.1 FM | WKCQ | 98.1 KCQ | Country music | MacDonald Broadcasting | Saginaw |
100.5 FM | WSGW-FM | FM Talk 100.5 | News/Talk | Alpha Media | Carrollton; studios in Saginaw |
102.5 FM | WIOG | The Hit Music Channel | Contemporary hits | Cumulus Media | Bay City; studios in Saginaw |
104.5 FM | WILZ | Wheelz 104.5 | Classic rock | Cumulus Media | Saginaw |
106.3 FM | WGER | The New Mix 106.3 | Adult contemporary music | Alpha Media | Saginaw |
107.1 FM | WTLZ | KISS 107.1 | Urban adult contemporary | Alpha Media | Saginaw |
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