Michigan Center, Michigan

Michigan Center, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Location within Jackson County
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Coordinates: 42°13′59″N84°19′38″W / 42.23306°N 84.32722°W / 42.23306; -84.32722
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Jackson
Township	Leoni
Platted	1837
Area [1]
• Total	5.70 sq mi (14.76 km2)
• Land	5.04 sq mi (13.06 km2)
• Water	0.66 sq mi (1.70 km2)
Elevation [2]	945 ft (288 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,609
• Density	914.30/sq mi (353.04/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49254
Area code	517
FIPS code	26-53580 [3]
GNIS feature ID	0632205 [2]

Michigan Center is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,672 at the 2010 census. ^[4] The CDP is located within Leoni Township on the eastern border of the city of Jackson.

Michigan Center was platted as "Michigan Centre" in 1837 by Abel Fitch and Paul Ring, although there were settlements in the area from at least 1834. The name was presumably derived from the proximity to the Michigan meridian which divided the state into eastern and western portions for surveying. The community is not close to any sort of geographical center of the state. Fitch became the first postmaster in 1838.

Michigan Center began developing as a mill town on a tributary of the Grand River. There was a station on the Michigan Central Railroad. However, nearby Jackson rapidly outpaced Michigan Center, which has since become a bedroom community to the city.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.70 square miles (14.76 km²), of which 5.04 square miles (13.05 km²) is land and 0.66 square miles (1.71 km²) (11.58%) is water. ^[5]

Michigan Center is in eastern Jackson County, in the southern part of Leoni Township. The CDP shares a slight western border with the city of Jackson but is otherwise surrounded by Leoni Township on the north, east, and west with a southern boundary with Napoleon Township.

The community is situated primarily around the northern end of Center Lake, formed by a dam on a tributary of the Grand River in 1911. Several other nearby lakes on the same tributary form a connected chain of lakes: Round Lake, Price Lake, Moon Lake, Little Dollar Lake, Dollar Lake, Olcott Lake, Little Olcott Lake, Wolf Lake and Little Wolf Lake. Local residents travel between the first several lakes using small boats or personal watercraft.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	4,609		—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

As of the census ^[3] of 2000, there were 4,641 people, 1,856 households, and 1,308 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 895.6 inhabitants per square mile (345.8/km²). There were 1,961 housing units at an average density of 378.4 per square mile (146.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.72% White, 0.34% Black or African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 1.53% of the population.

There were 1,856 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the CDP, 23.5% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.8% was from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,056, and the median income for a family was $49,159. Males had a median income of $38,233 versus $29,048 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,701. About 3.6% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

Local events

Michigan Center hosts the annual Carp Carnival at Leoni Township Park in June. The festival features a parade, fishing contest, midway games and rides, chicken barbecue dinners and beer tent.

See also

• Michigan Center High School

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Michigan Center, Michigan
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Michigan Center CDP, Michigan". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
5. "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census . United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 26 Michigan. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• Michigan Center School District
• Carp Carnival