Grand Blanc, Michigan | |
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City of Grand Blanc | |
![]() Water tower overlooking Grand Blanc | |
![]() Location within Genesee County | |
Coordinates: 42°55′38″N83°37′23″W / 42.92722°N 83.62306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Genesee |
Settled | 1822 |
Incorporated | 1930 |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager [1] |
• Mayor | Susan J. Soderstrom |
• City manager | Wendy Jean-Buhrer [2] |
Area | |
• Total | 3.63 sq mi (9.40 km2) |
• Land | 3.61 sq mi (9.36 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.55% |
Elevation | 837 ft (255 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,091 |
• Density | 2,240.03/sq mi (864.85/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code(s) | 48439, 48480 |
Area code | 810 |
FIPS code | 26-33280 [4] |
GNIS feature ID | 0627081 [5] |
Website | cityofgrandblanc |
Grand Blanc is a city in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan and a suburb of Flint. The population was 7,784 as of the 2020 US Census. It is part of the Flint metropolitan area.
The unincorporated village of Grand Blanc, or Grumlaw, was a former Indian campground first settled by Jacob Stevens in spring 1822. Several years later, settlers improved the Indian trail to Saginaw; they laid out and staked it in 1829 as Saginaw Road. [6] Grand Blanc Township was formed in 1833 with area that would become the city. [7] The township center began to boom in 1864 with the arrival of the railroad (now known as the CSX Saginaw Subdivision). [8] With the post office there, the village was called Grand Blanc Centre by 1873, with the former Grand Blanc assuming the name Gibsonville (not Gibbonsville.) [9]
By 1916, the community (population 400) had a grade school, a private bank, flour mill, an elevator, a creamery, and two churches, the Methodist Episcopal and the Congregational. The community was equipped with electrical lighting. [6]
On January 1 2024, the winning ticket for the first Powerball lottery of the new year was sold at Food Castle, a food and liquor store in Grand Blanc. The $842.4 million jackpot represented the fifth-largest in Powerball history and the tenth-largest jackpot ever in U.S. lottery history at the time of the drawing. [10]
On February 28th, 2024, around 1:12 in the morning, an EF2 tornado touched down with winds reaching 115 mph, and a peak width of around 450 yards. The tornado started near Creasy Bicentennial Park damaging trees and outbuildings before reaching the Waretech Industrial Park at the intersection of Dort Highway and Reid Road. The warehouse was completely destroyed among other businesses and houses that received structural damage within the Indian Hill neighborhood region and Saginaw Road. YouTube Video of Warehouse Damage. The tornado lifted over Perry Road and had a total path length of 5.7 miles. This was the strongest tornado to ever strike Grand Blanc, and extremely rare given the nighttime strike as well as the February occurrence.
Grand Blanc Centre incorporated as the City of Grand Blanc in 1930. [8] In 1939, the township and the city started a joint fire department. [11] In the 1970s, the Grand Blanc city, township and school district formed a joint parks and recreation department under a commission with 2 members from each entity. [12] In 1973, Grand Blanc-McFarlen Library, [13] was built featuring approximately 45,000 books and offering a host of other materials.
A ballot question in the May 2, 2006 Genesee County general election ended governmental research into a plan to consolidate the city and township governments; 68.62% of city voters opposed consolidation efforts whereas 31.38% were in favor. [14]
On January 20, 2019, the Township Board voted to rescind its joint fire department agreement in 90 days unless a new agreement is reached. [11] After eight decades of a shared fire department with Grand Blanc Township, the city decided to start up their own department starting July 25, 2019, and named a fire chief. Previously, the joint department was funded by each municipal levying a special levy of 0.5 mil for the department and designating 0.5 mil of general levy to the department. [2]
After looking at the lack of management knowledge on the parks and recreation commission in the spring of 2019, the township and city decided to dissolve the commission. In January 2020, the decision was formalized in January 2020 with the township taking over the department to provide services to both municipalities. The city would go on to develop its own parks plan before starting its own department. [12]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.63 square miles (9.40 km2), of which, 3.61 square miles (9.35 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water. [15]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 216 | — | |
1930 | 917 | — | |
1940 | 1,012 | 10.4% | |
1950 | 998 | −1.4% | |
1960 | 1,565 | 56.8% | |
1970 | 5,132 | 227.9% | |
1980 | 6,848 | 33.4% | |
1990 | 7,760 | 13.3% | |
2000 | 8,242 | 6.2% | |
2010 | 8,276 | 0.4% | |
2020 | 8,091 | −2.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [16] |
As of the 2020 US Census, [17] there were 8,091 people, 3,623 households, and 2,026 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,240 inhabitants per square mile (860/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 82.7% White, 13.1% African American, 1.1% Asian, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.5% of the population.
Of 3,623 households, 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.4% were married couples living together, 14% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.1% were non-families. 37.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.98.
The city's population as of 2020 census data was 51.2% female and 48.8% male. The median age was 45.5 years.
As of the 2010 US Census, [18] there were 8,276 people, 3,566 households, and 2,158 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,177.9 inhabitants per square mile (840.9/km2). There were 3,784 housing units at an average density of 995.8 per square mile (384.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 82.5% White, 11.1% African American, 0.4% Native American, 2.8% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the population.
Of 3,567 households, 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.94.
The city's population as of 2010 census data was 53.7% female and 46.3% male. The median age was 39.1 years and the population exhibits a bimodal age distribution with peak age groups at 10-14 and 45–49 years (7.5% and 7.2%, respectively).
As of the 2000 US Census, the median income for a household in the city was $54,099, and the median income for a family was $82,456. Males had a median income of $61,522 versus $31,051 for females. The per capita income for the city was $32,622. About 3.7% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.
The city has a council-manager form of government. [1] The municipality operates its own water system. [19]
The city is served by various specialized units of government:
District | Number [22] | Officeholder |
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U.S. Representative | 5th | Dan Kildee |
State Senate | 14 | Ruth Johnson |
State Representative | 50 | Tim Sneller |
County Commissioner | 5 | James Avery |
District Court | 67th 4th Division | Christopher R. Odette |
Community College | C.S. Mott | Multiple; see article |
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