Trowbridge Park, Michigan
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Trowbridge Park is an unincorporated community in Marquette Township
Marquette Township, Marquette County, Michigan
Marquette Charter Township is a charter township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,286 at the 2000 census...

, Marquette County
Marquette County, Michigan
-National protected areas:* Hiawatha National Forest * Huron National Wildlife Refuge* Ottawa National Forest -University:Northern Michigan University is a four-year university, established in 1899, located in Marquette, Michigan, on Michigan's Upper Peninsula...

 in the U.S. state
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 of Michigan
Michigan
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 bordering on the city of Marquette
Marquette, Michigan
Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Marquette County. The population was 21,355 at the 2010 census, making it the most populated city of the Upper Peninsula. Marquette is a major port on Lake Superior, primarily for shipping iron ore and is the home of Northern...

. It is also a census-designated place
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 (CDP) for statistical purposes, with no legal status as an incorporated municipality. The population was 2,012 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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.

Geography

Trowbridge Park is bounded on the north and east by the city of Marquette, on the west by Fassbender's Farm and Marquette Township, and on the south by Marquette Township.

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the community has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²) of it is land and 0.72% is water.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 2,012 people, 758 households, and 539 families residing in the community. The population density
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 was 1,462.1 per square mile (562.9/km²). There were 785 housing units at an average density of 570.4 per square mile (219.6/km²). The racial makeup of the community was 94.93% White, 2.34% Native American, 1.19% Asian, 0.10% from other races
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, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 758 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples
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 living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the community the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $42,422, and the median income for a family was $48,375. Males had a median income of $31,932 versus $27,200 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the community was $20,346. About 2.1% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.
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