Constantine, Michigan
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Constantine is a village in St. Joseph County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 2,095 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Constantine Township
. It is on U.S. Highway 131, leading to Kalamazoo
to the north and to the Indiana Toll Road
six miles to the south. The non-navigable St. Joseph River
passes through it toward Lake Michigan
. The telephone provider is Verizon and the electric provider is AEP Indiana Michigan Power.
Constantine is the birthplace of Harry Hill Bandholtz
, US Brigadier General in World War I
and head of the US Military Mission to Hungary
.
, where three families had settled. A gristmill
, the first in the county to run by water, had been built there in 1830.
, the village has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), of which, 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (5.81%) is water.
of 2000, there were 2,095 people, 763 households, and 557 families residing in the village. The population density
was 1,291.9 per square mile (499.3/km²). There were 836 housing units at an average density of 515.5 per square mile (199.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.42% White, 0.62% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.86% Asian, 0.48% from other races
, and 2.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population.
There were 763 households out of which 43.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples
living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the village the population was spread out with 32.0% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $40,428, and the median income for a family was $44,236. Males had a median income of $35,469 versus $23,152 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $15,542. About 14.1% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.
St. Joseph County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 62,422 people, 23,381 households, and 16,600 families residing in the county. The population density was 124 people per square mile . There were 26,503 housing units at an average density of 53 per square mile...
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 2,095 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Constantine Township
Constantine Township, Michigan
Constantine Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,181 at the 2000 census. The village of Constantine is located within the township.-Geography:...
. It is on U.S. Highway 131, leading to Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo, Michigan
The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to...
to the north and to the Indiana Toll Road
Indiana Toll Road
The Indiana Toll Road, officially the Indiana East–West Toll Road, is a toll road that runs for east–west across northern Indiana from the Illinois state line to the Ohio state line...
six miles to the south. The non-navigable St. Joseph River
St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan)
The St. Joseph River is a river, approximately long, in southern Michigan and northern Indiana in the United States. It drains a primarily rural farming area in the watershed of Lake Michigan...
passes through it toward Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron...
. The telephone provider is Verizon and the electric provider is AEP Indiana Michigan Power.
Constantine is the birthplace of Harry Hill Bandholtz
Harry Hill Bandholtz
Major General Harry Hill Bandholtz was the US representative of the Allied Military Mission in Hungary in 1919.-Life:Bandholtz was born in Constantine, Michigan and a graduate of the United States Military Academy. In 1902 he served as Provincial Governor in Tayabas Province in the Philippines...
, US Brigadier General in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and head of the US Military Mission to Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
.
History
The village was platted in 1831 at the St. Joseph River's confluence with the Fawn RiverFawn River (Michigan)
The Fawn River is a river in southwest Michigan and northeast Indiana in the United States. It flows into the St. Joseph River at in the city of Constantine, Michigan. The headwaters rise in a series of lakes and marshes in northern Steuben County, Indiana near Pokagon State Park, where it is...
, where three families had settled. A gristmill
Gristmill
The terms gristmill or grist mill can refer either to a building in which grain is ground into flour, or to the grinding mechanism itself.- Early history :...
, the first in the county to run by water, had been built there in 1830.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), of which, 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (5.81%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 2,095 people, 763 households, and 557 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 1,291.9 per square mile (499.3/km²). There were 836 housing units at an average density of 515.5 per square mile (199.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.42% White, 0.62% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.86% Asian, 0.48% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 2.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population.
There were 763 households out of which 43.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% 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, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the village the population was spread out with 32.0% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $40,428, and the median income for a family was $44,236. Males had a median income of $35,469 versus $23,152 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 $15,542. About 14.1% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.