- Date
- 1976-02-10
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Participants
- Joseph L. “Bud” McDonough (compiler)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- demographyeducationcommunicationmaritimeweathercommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
As of February 10, 1976, Bud McDonough’s Island Information report counted 222 residents in 73 households, 57 school pupils, and 1,099 boats registered at the Yacht Dock in 1975. It also reported mail reliability, recent cold, and the growth of the Beaver Beacon from roughly 75 issues in 1955 to roughly 600.
Evidence and limits
These are locally gathered figures printed in the newspaper. They are preserved as a historical snapshot, not silently upgraded into official demographic, school, postal, or maritime records.
Sources
See the sources block above.
Sources
- Publishes Bud McDonough’s report of 222 residents, 73 households, 57 school enrollees, 1099 registered boats at the Yacht Dock in 1975, mail-day losses, and historical Beacon publication counts. The figures are a locally gathered newspaper snapshot, not an official census, enrollment register, or vessel registry. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1976-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue confirms the report date context and its presentation as Island Information.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island community information report, February 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-community-statistics-february-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1976, “Island Information.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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