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Charlevoix, MI - History
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Welcome to the Charlevoix Home page. The Charlevoix Home page provides as much information as possible on Charlevoix. Knowing Charlevoix’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Charlevoix’s Home page, you will also find Charlevoix’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Charlevoix has a population of 2467. 41.4% of Charlevoix’s inhabitants are Male, and 58.6 are female. 37% of Charlevoix is married and 52% own their own home. The Average Home price is $146,107, and the average rent is $638. Household median income in Charlevoix is $36,341, and the individual median income is $26,865. Charlevoix’s Ethnic is the following: White(91.6%), Hispanic(7.9%), Black(2.7%), Multiple(2.5%), Other(2.4%), Native(0.8%).
In May 1980, former WVOY employee Tim Moore started the WKHQ-FM "The Rhythm of the Northwest" radio station in downtown Charlevoix using TM Programming's "Stereo Rock" format. Despite moving its studios to Petoskey in the 1990s, WKHQ is still licensed as being from Charlevoix. The station was mentioned by Casey Kasem several times on American Top 40 radio program in the 1980s.The 1980s brought many condominium developments in the area. In 1991, former farmland near Stover Creek along M-66 was developed into "Charlevoix Commons" shopping center, anchored by a K-mart with the Charlevoix Estates mobile home park across the street.
Several new businesses established themselves in this area, and the Post office moved from downtown to this site in 1996. In 1993 600 acres of the undeveloped Waller tract on the north side of town was transformed into an 18-hole golf course and residential development named the Charlevoix Country Club.After the 1996 murder of JonBenét Ramsey, whose family spent summers in Charlevoix and had won a pageant in the town, Charlevoix became a regular haven for tabloid photographers, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Ramsey family.
John Ramsey, JonBenet's father and husband of the late Patsy Ramsey, still resides in Charlevoix. In 1997, Charlevoix made national news when it experienced a fireworks disaster during the Venetian Festival. At least one person died and 17 others were injured, while windows were shattered across downtown.In 2004 and 2005, Wal-Mart tried to build a 157,400-square-foot superstore on the edge of town (Charlevoix Township) near the intersection of US-31 and Marion Center Road across from the Charlevoix airport.
Amid community disagreement, some local businesses and residents formed a group called "This Is Our Town" and successfully resisted the entry of Wal-Mart into their community.For a list of historical landmarks, see Charlevoix County.
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