Bad Axe, Michigan | |
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![]() Location within Huron County | |
Coordinates: 43°48′10″N82°59′59″W / 43.80278°N 82.99972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Huron |
Incorporated | 1905 (city) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Kathleen Particka |
Area | |
• Total | 2.33 sq mi (6.03 km2) |
• Land | 2.33 sq mi (6.03 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 758 ft (231 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,021 |
• Density | 1,297.68/sq mi (501.09/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code(s) | 48413 |
Area code | 989 |
FIPS code | 26-04740 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0620421 [3] |
Website | cityofbadaxe |
Bad Axe is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Huron County [4] in the Thumb region of the Lower Peninsula. The population was 3,021 at the 2020 census, making it the largest community in Huron County and second largest in the Upper Thumb, after Caro.
The city was established in 1905. [5] The city's unusual name [6] dates to the time of its settlement. While surveying the first state road through the Huron County wilderness in 1861, Rudolph Papst and George Willis Pack made camp at the future site of the city and found a much-used and badly damaged axe. At Pack's suggestion, Papst used the name “Bad Axe Camp” in the minutes of the survey and on a sign he placed along the main trail. [7] [8] The first post office in Bad Axe was established in 1870. [9]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 2.26 square miles (5.85 km2), all land. [10]
This climatic region has large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bad Axe has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. [11]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 190 | — | |
1890 | 842 | 343.2% | |
1900 | 1,241 | 47.4% | |
1910 | 1,559 | 25.6% | |
1920 | 2,140 | 37.3% | |
1930 | 2,332 | 9.0% | |
1940 | 2,624 | 12.5% | |
1950 | 2,973 | 13.3% | |
1960 | 2,998 | 0.8% | |
1970 | 2,999 | 0.0% | |
1980 | 3,184 | 6.2% | |
1990 | 3,484 | 9.4% | |
2000 | 3,462 | −0.6% | |
2010 | 3,129 | −9.6% | |
2020 | 3,021 | −3.5% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [12] |
As of the census [13] of 2010, there were 3,129 people, 1,358 households, and 760 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,384.5 inhabitants per square mile (534.6/km2). There were 1,546 housing units at an average density of 684.1 per square mile (264.1/km2). The city's racial makeup was 95.1% White, 0.8% African American, 0.9% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population.
There were 1,358 households, of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.8% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.0% were non-families. 38.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.81.
The median age in the city was 42.9 years. 21.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.2% were from 25 to 44; 26.6% were from 45 to 64; and 20.5% were 65 years of age or older. The city's gender makeup was 46.5% male and 53.5% female.
As of the census [2] of 2000, there were 3,462 people, 1,418 households, and 877 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,617.3 inhabitants per square mile (624.4/km2). There were 1,545 housing units at an average density of 721.8 per square mile (278.7/km2). The city's racial makeup was 97.57% White, 0.26% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.38% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.53% of the population.
There were 1,418 households, of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% 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 2.95.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.
The city's median household income was $32,125, and the median family income was $42,650. Males had a median income of $34,758 versus $20,288 for females. The city's per capita income was $17,465. About 9.3% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.
Bad Axe is served by Bad Axe Public Schools, which consist of: [14]
The district's George E. Greene Elementary School was shut down in 2011; Ascent High School, an alternative high school, is in its former building. The Bad Axe Elementary School is currently in the building which the district's Intermediate School occupied.
Local radio stations licensed to serve Bad Axe are commercial broadcasters WLEW-AM and WLEW-FM.
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Huron County lies inside the Flint/Tri-Cities Television Market. Only stations available on Comcast in the Bad Axe area are listed below.
Climate data for Bad Axe, Michigan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1925–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 64 (18) | 66 (19) | 85 (29) | 89 (32) | 92 (33) | 100 (38) | 103 (39) | 101 (38) | 97 (36) | 91 (33) | 80 (27) | 69 (21) | 103 (39) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 28.3 (−2.1) | 30.2 (−1.0) | 40.0 (4.4) | 53.3 (11.8) | 66.1 (18.9) | 76.0 (24.4) | 80.3 (26.8) | 78.5 (25.8) | 72.0 (22.2) | 58.7 (14.8) | 45.3 (7.4) | 34.0 (1.1) | 55.2 (12.9) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 21.9 (−5.6) | 22.9 (−5.1) | 31.6 (−0.2) | 43.2 (6.2) | 55.3 (12.9) | 65.4 (18.6) | 69.9 (21.1) | 68.5 (20.3) | 61.5 (16.4) | 50.0 (10.0) | 38.4 (3.6) | 28.5 (−1.9) | 46.4 (8.0) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.6 (−9.1) | 15.6 (−9.1) | 23.3 (−4.8) | 33.1 (0.6) | 44.6 (7.0) | 54.8 (12.7) | 59.5 (15.3) | 58.5 (14.7) | 51.0 (10.6) | 41.3 (5.2) | 31.4 (−0.3) | 22.9 (−5.1) | 37.6 (3.1) |
Record low °F (°C) | −23 (−31) | −22 (−30) | −15 (−26) | 8 (−13) | 22 (−6) | 28 (−2) | 35 (2) | 34 (1) | 26 (−3) | 15 (−9) | −7 (−22) | −8 (−22) | −23 (−31) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.96 (50) | 1.88 (48) | 1.83 (46) | 3.19 (81) | 3.34 (85) | 3.17 (81) | 3.67 (93) | 3.36 (85) | 3.16 (80) | 2.90 (74) | 2.36 (60) | 2.07 (53) | 32.89 (835) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 14.7 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 13.3 | 12.4 | 13.5 | 139.9 |
Source: NOAA [15] [16] |
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