Middletown, Michigan

This article is about the community in Shiawassee County. For the similarly named community in Gratiot County, see Middleton, Michigan.

Middletown, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Location within Shiawassee County
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Coordinates: 42°59′12″N84°08′40″W / 42.98667°N 84.14444°W / 42.98667; -84.14444 Coordinates: 42°59′12″N84°08′40″W / 42.98667°N 84.14444°W / 42.98667; -84.14444 [1]
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Shiawassee
Township	Caledonia
Area [2]
• Total	0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2)
• Land	0.47 sq mi (1.22 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation [1]	742 ft (226 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	825
• Density	1,759.06/sq mi (678.68/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48867 (Owosso)
Area code	989
FIPS code	26-53730 [3]
GNIS feature ID	2393130 [1]

Middletown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP had a population of 825 at the 2020 census. Middletown is located within Caledonia Township along M-71 between the cities of Corunna and Owosso

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.48 square miles (1.24 km²), of which 0.47 square miles (1.22 km²) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²) (2.08%) is water. ^[4]

The Shiawassee River flows just north of Middletown.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	897		—
2020	825		−8.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

As of the census ^[3] of 2000, there were 966 people, 374 households, and 264 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,973.3 inhabitants per square mile (761.9/km²). There were 396 housing units at an average density of 808.9 per square mile (312.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.52% White, 0.31% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.83% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.97% of the population.

There were 374 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,891, and the median income for a family was $44,792. Males had a median income of $34,125 versus $22,639 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,500. About 8.3% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Major highway

• M-71

Airport

• Owosso Community Airport is located just north in Caledonia Township.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Middletown, Michigan
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
4. "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. 42 Michigan. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.