Garden, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Garden is a village
in Delta County
of the U.S. state
of Michigan
. As of the 2000 census
, the village had a total population
of 240. The village is located within Garden Township
.
M-183
runs through the village, connecting with Fayette eight miles (13 km) southwest and with U.S. Highway 2
at Garden Corners, nine miles (14 km) to the north.
where the Garden Creek flows into Garden Bay, a small inlet off the Big Bay de Noc
, which opens onto Green Bay, on Lake Michigan
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²). 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it is water
. The total area is 16.67% water.
of 2000, there were 240 people, 104 households, and 74 families residing in the village. The population density
was 283.1 per square mile (109.0/km²). There were 129 housing units at an average density of 152.2 per square mile (58.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 80.42% White, 8.75% Native American, and 10.83% from two or more races.
There were 104 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples
living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.70.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $46,500. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $30,469 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $16,605. About 3.0% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 13.2% of those sixty five or over.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Delta County
Delta County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,520 people, 15,836 households, and 10,689 families residing in the county. The population density was 33 people per square mile . There were 19,223 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile...
of 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"....
. As of 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 had a total population
Population
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of 240. The village is located within Garden Township
Garden Township, Michigan
Garden Township is a civil township of Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of 817.-Communities:*The Village of Garden is located within the township....
.
M-183
M-183 (Michigan highway)
M-183 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. It serves Fayette State Park as an access route from US Highway 2 . The highway runs through rural farmlands of the Garden Peninsula and next to Big Bay de Noc, a bay of Lake Michigan. The community...
runs through the village, connecting with Fayette eight miles (13 km) southwest and with U.S. Highway 2
U.S. Route 2 in Michigan
US Highway 2 is a component of the United States Numbered Highway System that connects Everett, Washington, to the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan, with a separate segment that runs from Rouses Point, New York, to Houlton, Maine...
at Garden Corners, nine miles (14 km) to the north.
Geography
The village is situated on the Garden PeninsulaGarden Peninsula
The Garden Peninsula is a peninsula of in length that extends southwestward into Lake Michigan from the mainland of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The peninsula is bordered by Lake Michigan on the east, and by Big Bay de Noc on the west. The base of the peninsula is served by U.S. Highway 2, and...
where the Garden Creek flows into Garden Bay, a small inlet off the Big Bay de Noc
Big Bay de Noc
Big Bay de Noc is a bay in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The bay, which opens into Lake Michigan's Green Bay, is enclosed by Delta County...
, which opens onto Green Bay, on 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...
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²). 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it is water
Water
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. The total area is 16.67% water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 240 people, 104 households, and 74 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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was 283.1 per square mile (109.0/km²). There were 129 housing units at an average density of 152.2 per square mile (58.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 80.42% White, 8.75% Native American, and 10.83% from two or more races.
There were 104 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.70.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $46,500. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $30,469 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 $16,605. About 3.0% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 13.2% of those sixty five or over.