Athens, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Athens is a village in Calhoun County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 1,111 at the 2000 census
. The village is located in southern Athens Township
, and is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan
Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was settled in 1831.
, the village has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all land. The Nottawa Creek
, also known as the Nottawa River, flows through Athens.
of 2000, there were 1,111 people, 397 households, and 298 families residing in the village. The population density
was 1,115.7 per square mile (429.0/km²). There were 424 housing units at an average density of 425.8 per square mile (163.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.48% White, 0.27% African American, 0.81% Native American, 0.27% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races
, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.89% of the population.
There were 397 households out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples
living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the village the population was spread out with 32.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 16.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $42,083, and the median income for a family was $49,375. Males had a median income of $36,618 versus $26,875 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $16,409. About 3.7% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
Calhoun County, Michigan
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in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. The population was 1,111 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
. The village is located in southern Athens Township
Athens Township, Michigan
Athens Township is a civil township of southwest Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan, about 15 miles south of Battle Creek. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,571.-History:Euro-American settlers...
, and is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan
Battle Creek, Michigan
Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek Rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses all of Calhoun county...
Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was settled in 1831.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all land. The Nottawa Creek
Nottawa Creek
Nottawa Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Michigan that flows into the St. Joseph River at , approximately three miles east of the village of Mendon....
, also known as the Nottawa River, flows through Athens.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,111 people, 397 households, and 298 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,115.7 per square mile (429.0/km²). There were 424 housing units at an average density of 425.8 per square mile (163.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.48% White, 0.27% African American, 0.81% Native American, 0.27% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.89% of the population.
There were 397 households out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the village the population was spread out with 32.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 16.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $42,083, and the median income for a family was $49,375. Males had a median income of $36,618 versus $26,875 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $16,409. About 3.7% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.