πŸ“Š Lodge Statistics

Interesting insights about Michigan Masonic Lodges

πŸ”’ Lodge Number Distribution

Lower numbers generally indicate earlier chartering, not current size or activity. Lodge Zion Lodge 1 is the lowest-numbered and Alvarium Lodge of Research Lodge 1005 is the highest.

#1–10048 lodges (19.7%)
#101–20048 lodges (19.7%)
#201–30036 lodges (14.8%)
#301–40045 lodges (18.4%)
#401–50030 lodges (12.3%)
#501+37 lodges (15.2%)

🧭 Geographic Extremes

⬆️
Northernmost
Copper Country Lodge 135
Hancock
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⬇️
Southernmost
Vandalia Lodge 290
Union
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Easternmost
Port Huron Lodge 58
Huron
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Westernmost
Ironwood Lodge 389
Ironwood
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πŸ“– Common Words in Lodge Names

stΓ—7lakeΓ—7grandΓ—6cityΓ—6creekΓ—4researchΓ—4branchΓ—3josephΓ—2threeΓ—2lansingΓ—2rapidsΓ—2marquetteΓ—2

πŸ“¬ Contact Information Coverage

πŸ“ž
23%
Phone
57 of 244
βœ‰οΈ
92%
Email
226 of 244
🌐
22%
Website
56 of 244
βœ…
5%
All Three
13 of 244

βœ… Data Quality Snapshot

A high-level view of directory completeness across all lodges in the current dataset (last updated Jul 19, 2026).

Report generated: Jul 19, 2026. Timestamp-only reruns do not necessarily indicate a substantive dataset change.

74.4
Average Quality Score
244
Lodges Measured
35
Excellent
120
Good
Excellent
35
90-100 range (14%)
Good
120
70-89 range (49%)
Needs Review
88
50-69 range (36%)
Critical
1
0-49 range (0%)
Geocoded Coordinates244 lodges (100%)
ZIP Code244 lodges (100%)
Additional Metadata243 lodges (99%)
Meeting Schedule242 lodges (99%)
Email226 lodges (92%)
Officers122 lodges (50%)
Logo82 lodges (33%)
Phone57 lodges (23%)
Events26 lodges (10%)
244
Total Lodges
209
Cities
Tue
Most Popular Day
99%
Lodges With Meeting Data

🧾 Meeting Schedule Coverage

Separate coverage for recurrence data versus explicit meeting times.

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242
Lodges With Schedule Data
2 without schedule data
2
Lodges Without Schedule Data
242 with schedule data
238
Lodges With Explicit Times
6 without an explicit time
4
Meeting Entries Missing Times
242 total meeting entries

πŸ“œ Charter Date Coverage

Charter-date statistics are derived from lodge records that include PDF-enriched charter metadata.

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237
Lodges With Charter Dates
7 without charter metadata
97%
Charter-Date Coverage
Share of lodge records with a recorded charter date
1845
Earliest Recorded Charter Year
Zion Lodge 1

πŸ“… Meeting Days Distribution

Tuesday70 lodges (28.7%)
Thursday64 lodges (26.2%)
Wednesday57 lodges (23.4%)
Monday43 lodges (17.6%)
Saturday5 lodges (2.0%)
Friday2 lodges (0.8%)
Sunday1 lodges (0.4%)

πŸ• Meeting Times

Time groups use local lodge times: morning (5am-12pm), afternoon (12pm-5pm), and evening (5pm-5am next day). Entries without an explicit scraped time are tracked separately.

Evening
5pm - 5am
235
Afternoon
12pm - 5pm
0
Morning
5am - 12pm
3
Time Not Provided
Meeting entries without an explicit scraped time
4

πŸ—“οΈ Meeting Frequency

Shows which week of the month a lodge typically meets (for example, 2nd week).

1st Week of Month165 lodges
2nd Week of Month58 lodges
3rd Week of Month18 lodges
4th Week of Month1 lodges

πŸ™οΈ Top 10 Cities by Lodge Count

#1
Detroit
8 lodges
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#2
Lansing
3 lodges
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#3
Grand Rapids
3 lodges
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#4
Dearborn
3 lodges
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#5
Swartz Creek
3 lodges
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#6
Lincoln Park
3 lodges
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#7
Rochester
2 lodges
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#8
Trenton
2 lodges
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#9
Battle Creek
2 lodges
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#10
Auburn Hills
2 lodges
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Explore Lodge Density Heatmap

Visualize where Michigan lodges are concentrated. Filter by region, city, district, and adjust the search radius to see underserved areas. Compare raw counts, per capita, and geographic density metrics.

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🎯 Fun Facts

πŸ“ž
57 lodges (23%)
have phone numbers listed
⭐
Tuesday with 70 lodges
is the most popular meeting day
πŸŒ™
Sunday with 1 lodges
is the least common meeting day
πŸ›οΈ
Detroit has 8 lodges
making it the city with the most lodges
πŸ“œ
Zion Lodge 1 was chartered in 1845
the earliest recorded charter date currently in the dataset