Peck, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Peck is a village in Sanilac County
of the U.S. state
of Michigan
. As of the 2000 census
, the village population was 599. The village is in Elk Township
.
, the village has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all land.
of 2000, there were 599 people, 239 households, and 162 families residing in the village. The population density
was 593.0 per square mile (229.0/km²). There were 253 housing units at an average density of 250.4 per square mile (96.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.83% White, 0.67% Native American, 0.33% Asian, and 2.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.
There were 239 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples
living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the village the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $29,063, and the median income for a family was $36,023. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $20,804 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $14,622. About 10.3% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.
Sanilac County, Michigan
-Highways:* M-19* M-25* M-46* M-53* M-81* M-90-History:Sanilac County was probably named for a Wyandot chief named Sanilac. See List of Michigan county name etymologies....
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 population was 599. The village is in Elk Township
Elk Township, Sanilac County, Michigan
Elk Township is a civil township of Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,584 at the 2000 census.- Communities :* Peck is a village in the southern part of the township at the junction of M-90 and M-19...
.
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.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 599 people, 239 households, and 162 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 593.0 per square mile (229.0/km²). There were 253 housing units at an average density of 250.4 per square mile (96.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.83% White, 0.67% Native American, 0.33% Asian, and 2.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.
There were 239 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% 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, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the village the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $29,063, and the median income for a family was $36,023. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $20,804 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 $14,622. About 10.3% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.