Cement City, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Cement City is a village in Jackson
and Lenawee
counties in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 452 at the 2000 census
.
Cement City is the home of Norman A. Miller Elementary School, a school most recently known for being a winner of the prestigious Golden Apple Award
in Michigan.
, the village has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (4.40%) is water.
of 2000, there were 452 people, 162 households, and 127 families residing in the village. The population density
was 514.6 per square mile (198.3/km²). There were 174 housing units at an average density of 198.1 per square mile (76.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.57% White, 0.44% Native American, 0.22% Asian, and 1.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.99% of the population.
There were 162 households out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples
living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the village the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $40,500, and the median income for a family was $42,679. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $17,015. About 3.1% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.
Jackson County, Michigan
As of the census of 2000, there were 158,422 people, 58,168 households, and 40,833 families residing in the county. The population density was 224 people per square mile . There were 62,906 housing units at an average density of 89/sq mi...
and Lenawee
Lenawee County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 98,890 people, 35,930 households, and 26,049 families residing in the county. The population density was 132 people per square mile . There were 39,769 housing units at an average density of 53 per square mile...
counties in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Michigan
Michigan
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. The population was 452 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...
.
Cement City is the home of Norman A. Miller Elementary School, a school most recently known for being a winner of the prestigious Golden Apple Award
Golden Apple Award (education)
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in Michigan.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (4.40%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 452 people, 162 households, and 127 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 514.6 per square mile (198.3/km²). There were 174 housing units at an average density of 198.1 per square mile (76.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.57% White, 0.44% Native American, 0.22% Asian, and 1.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.99% of the population.
There were 162 households out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the village the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $40,500, and the median income for a family was $42,679. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the village was $17,015. About 3.1% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.