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Port Huron, Michigan

Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County. The population was 28,983 at the 2020 census. The city is bordered on the west by Port Huron Township, but the two are administered autonomously.

Port Huron is located along the source of the St. Clair River at the southern end of Lake Huron. The city is along the Canada–United States border and directly across the river from Sarnia, Ontario. The two cities are connected by the Blue Water Bridge at the eastern terminus of Interstate 94. Port Huron has the easternmost point of land in the state of Michigan and is also one of the northernmost areas included in the Detroit–Warren–Dearborn Metropolitan Statistical Area (Metro Detroit).

History
This area was long occupied by the Ojibwa people. French colonists had a temporary trading post and fort at this site in the 17th century.

In 1814, following the War of 1812, the United States established Fort Gratiot at the base of Lake Huron. A community developed around it. The early 19th century was the first time a settlement developed here with a permanent European-American population. In the 19th century, the United States established an Ojibwa reservation in part of what is now Port Huron, in exchange for their cession of lands under treaty for European-American settlement. But in 1836, under Indian Removal, the US forced the Ojibwa to move west of the Mississippi River and resettle in what are now the states of Wisconsin and Minnesota.

In 1857, Port Huron became incorporated. Its population grew rapidly after the 1850s due a high rate of immigration: workers leaving poverty, famine, and revolutions in Europe were attracted to the successful shipbuilding and lumber industries in Michigan. These industries supported development around the Great Lakes and in the Midwest. In 1859 the city had a total of 4,031 residents; some 1,855, or 46%, were foreign-born or their children (first-generation Americans).

By 1870, Port Huron's population exceeded that of surrounding villages. In 1871, the State Supreme Court designated Port Huron as the county seat of St. Clair County.

On October 8, 1871, the city, as well as places north in Sanilac and Huron counties, burned in the Port Huron Fire of 1871. A series of other fires leveled Holland and Manistee, as well as Peshtigo, Wisconsin and Chicago, Illinois on the same day. The Thumb Fire that occurred a decade later, also engulfed Port Huron.

In 1895 the village of Fort Gratiot, in the vicinity of the former Fort Gratiot, was annexed by the city of Port Huron.

The following historic sites have been recognized by the State of Michigan through its historic marker program.
 * Fort St. Joseph. The fort was built in 1686 by the French explorer Duluth. This fort was the second European settlement in lower Michigan. This post guarded the upper end of the St. Clair River, the vital waterway joining Lake Erie and Lake Huron. Intended by the French to bar English traders from the upper lakes, the fort in 1687 was the base of a garrison of French and Indian allies. In 1688 the French abandoned this fort. The site was incorporated into Fort Gratiot in 1814. A park has been established at the former site of the fort.
 * Fort Gratiot Light. The Fort Gratiot Lighthouse was built in 1829 to replace a tower destroyed by a storm. In the 1860s workers extended the tower to its present height of 84 ft. The light, automated in 1933, continues to guide shipping on Lake Huron into the narrow and swift-flowing St. Clair River. It was the first lighthouse established in the State of Michigan.
 * Lightship Huron. From 1935 until 1970, the Huron was stationed in southern Lake Huron to mark dangerous shoals. After 1940 the Huron was the only lightship operating on the Great Lakes. Retired from Coast Guard Service in 1970, she was presented to the City of Port Huron in 1971.
 * Grand Trunk Railway Depot. The depot, which is now part of the Port Huron Museum, is where 12-year-old Thomas Edison departed daily on the Port Huron–Detroit run. In 1859, the railroad's first year of operation, Edison convinced the railroad company to let him sell newspapers and confections on the daily trips. He became so successful that he soon placed two newsboys on other Grand Trunks running to Detroit. He made enough money to support himself and to buy chemicals and other experimental materials.
 * Port Huron Public Library. In 1902 the city of Port Huron secured money from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to erect a municipal library and arranged for matching operating funds. In 1904, a grand Beaux-Arts-style structure was built at a cost of $45,000. At its dedication, Melvil Dewey, creator of a widely used book classification system, delivered the opening address. The Port Huron Public Library served in its original capacity for over sixty years. In 1967, a larger public library was constructed. The following year the former library was renovated and re-opened as the Port Huron Museum of Arts and History. An addition was constructed in 1988.
 * Harrington Hotel. The hotel opened in 1896 and is a blend of Romanesque, Classical and Queen Anne architecture. The hotel closed in 1986, but a group of investors bought the structure that same year to convert it into housing for senior citizens. The Harrington Hotel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
 * Grand Trunk Western Railroad Tunnel. The tunnel was opened in 1891 and links Port Huron with Canada. This international submarine railway tunnel was the first international tunnel in the world. The tunnel's total length is 6025 ft, with 2290 ft underwater. The tunnel operations were electrified in 1908; half a century later they were converted to use diesel fuel. Tracks were lowered in 1949 to accommodate larger freight cars. During World War I, a plot to blast the tunnel was foiled. A new tunnel has since been opened.

The city was hit by a violent F4 tornado on May 21, 1953, damaging or destroying over 400 structures, killing two, and injuring 68.

The city received the All-America City Award in 1955 and 2005.

In June 1962, the Port Huron Statement, a New Left manifesto, was adopted at a convention of the Students for a Democratic Society. The convention did not take place within the actual city limits of Port Huron, but instead was held at a United Auto Workers retreat north of the city (now part of Lakeport State Park).

Port Huron is the only site in Michigan where a lynching of an African-American man took place. On May 27, 1889, in the early morning, a mob of white men stormed the county jail to capture 23-year-old Albert Martin. A mixed-race man, he was accused of attacking a woman. They hanged him from the 7th Street Bridge. A memorial was installed in 2018 at the site, recounting Martin's history. The city collaborated with the Equal Justice Initiative on this memorialization.

On November 11, 2017, veterans from around the country, such as Dave Norris, Clitus Schuyler, and Lou Ann Dubuque, joined together at a cemetery in Port Huron to share the significance of Veterans Day.

In April 2023, the Pere Marquette Railway bascule bridge was demolished after a nearly decade long battle between preservationists and the Port Huron Yacht Club. Built in 1931, the structure was eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, and was one of only six similar bridges remaining in the US.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.26 sqmi, of which 8.08 sqmi is land and 4.18 sqmi is water. The city is considered to be part of the Thumb area of East-Central Michigan, also called the Blue Water Area. The easternmost point (on land) of Michigan can be found in Port Huron, near the site of the Municipal Office Center and the wastewater treatment plant. The Black River divides the city in half, snaking through Port Huron and emptying into the St. Clair River near Downtown.

Climate
Port Huron has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa) with hot summers, cold winters and rain or snow in all months of the year.

Demographics
Port Huron is the largest city in the Thumb area, and is a center of industry and trade for the region.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 30,184 people, 12,177 households, and 7,311 families residing in the city. The population density was 3735.6 PD/sqmi. There were 13,871 housing units at an average density of 1716.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 84.0% White, 9.1% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 1.2% from other races, and 4.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.4% of the population.

There were 12,177 households, of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.5% were married couples living together, 19.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.0% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.03.

The median age in the city was 35.8 years. 25.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 to 44; 25.2% were from 45 to 64; and 13.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.8% male and 52.2% female.

Culture

 * There are a number of museums in town. The Port Huron Museum is a series of four museums, namely:
 * Carnegie Center (Port Huron Museum)
 * Huron Lightship
 * Thomas Edison Depot Museum
 * Fort Gratiot Lighthouse
 * The Great Lakes Maritime Center offers opportunities to learn about the history of the Great Lakes. Freighters pass within 100 ft of the glass windows, and there is an underwater live camera feed.
 * The Desmond District Demons is a horror film festival, held at the end of October annually. The festival focuses on elevating the horror genre, hosting independent film screenings alongside a Dark Arts Exhibition showcasing local artists.
 * The Black River Film Society is a community focused on cultivating the areas independent film screenings and host regular film related events, such as premiering Stockholm (2018 film) in Michigan, Tough Guy: The Bob Probert Story and Sincerely Brenda.
 * The School for Strings presents over 50 concerts each year with its Fiddle Club, Faculty, and Student Ensembles. It provides music education across the area.
 * Each year, the Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race is held, with a starting point in Port Huron north of the Blue Water Bridge. The race finishes at Mackinac Island, crossing Lake Huron. It is considered by some boaters to be a companion to the longer Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac.
 * The Port Huron Civic Theatre began in 1956 by a group of theater lovers. Since 1983, it has used McMorran Place for its productions.
 * The Blue Water Film Festival (2010–2014) was held in the fall, which had notables such as Chris Gore, Sid Haig, Curtis Armstrong, Timothy Busfield, Loni Love, Dave Coulier.
 * The main branch of the St. Clair County Library is located in downtown Port Huron. The library contains more than 285,300 books, nearly 200 magazine subscriptions, and over 22,700 books on tape, books on compact disc, music compact discs, cassettes, and videos.
 * The International Symphony Orchestra of Sarnia, Ontario and Port Huron, Michigan perform events at McMorran Place, Port Huron Northern Theatre and Temple Baptist Church in Sarnia.
 * Encompassing over 100 homes and buildings, the Olde Town Historic District is Port Huron's first and only residential historic district. The Olde Town Historic Neighborhood Association is an organization working to preserve historic architecture in Port Huron. They have hosted an annual historic home tour, flower plantings and beautification and neighborhood Christmas decorations.
 * The Welkin Base Ball Club is Port Huron's historic vintage base ball team. Modeled on Port Huron's first baseball club from 1867, the Welkin Base Ball Club re-creates the time of baseball's roots.

Pop culture
A reference to the Port Huron Statement was made in the Coen Brothers film The Big Lebowski.

In 2009 the TV show Criminal Minds used Port Huron, and Detroit as locations for an episode involving crossing the border into Ontario.

Sports
Port Huron has had a strong tradition of minor league hockey for many years.

The Port Huron Flags played in the original International Hockey League from 1962 to 1981, winning three Turner Cup championships in 1966, 1971 and 1972. Its leading career scorers were Ken Gribbons, who played most of his career in the IHL; Bob McCammon, a lifelong IHLer who went on to be a National Hockey League coach with the Philadelphia Flyers and the Vancouver Canucks; Bill LeCaine and Larry Gould, who played a handful of NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Vancouver Canucks, respectively.

Legendary NHL hockey broadcaster Mike Emrick started his career doing play-by-play hockey for the Flags on AM 1450 WHLS in the mid 1970s. Emrick would go on to broadcast Olympic hockey games and Stanley Cup playoffs for NBC Sports, and is a frequent guest contributor to sister station WPHM.

Port Huron was also represented in the Colonial Hockey League (also operating under the names United Hockey League and International Hockey League), with franchises from 1996 until the league folded in 2010. Originally called the Border Cats, the team was renamed the Beacons in 2002, the Flags in 2005 and the Icehawks in 2007. Among the more notable players were Bob McKillop, Jason Firth, Tab Lardner and Brent Gretzky.

The Port Huron Fighting Falcons of the junior North American Hockey League played at McMorran Place, beginning in 2010 until 2013. The team moved to Connellsville, PA for the 2014 season. The team's name was changed to the Keystone Ice Miners.

Port Huron is also home to the Port Huron Prowlers of the Federal Prospects Hockey League.

The Port Huron Pirates indoor football team dominated the Great Lakes Indoor Football League up until their departure to Flint, MI. McMorran Arena once again hosted indoor football with the Port Huron Predators of the Continental Indoor Football League in 2011. The Predators failed to finish the 2011 season, and were replaced in 2012 by the Port Huron Patriots who also participated in the CIFL.

Parks
The City of Port Huron owns and operates 17 waterfront areas containing 102 acre and 3.5 mi of water frontage. This includes three public beaches and six parks with picnic facilities. The city also has nine scenic turnout sites containing over 250 parking spaces. Port Huron operates the largest municipal marina system in the state and has five separate locations for boat mooring.

The city has 14 public parks, 4 smaller-sized “tot” parks, 19 playgrounds (City owned), 9 playgrounds (School owned), 33 tennis courts, including 16 at schools and 6 indoors, 3 public beaches, 4 public swimming pools, 1 community center, and 1 public parkway.

Government
The city government is organized under a council–manager government form. The City Council is responsible for appointing a city manager, who is the chief administrative officer of the city. The manager supervises the administrative affairs of the city and carries out the policies established by the City Council. As the Chief Administrative Officer, the City Manager is responsible for the organization of the administrative branch and has the power to appoint and remove administrative officers who are responsible for the operation of departments which carry out specific functions. The City Council consists of seven elected officials—a mayor and six council members. Beginning with the 2011 election, citizens voted separately for Mayor and Council. Council members will serve staggered four-year terms and the mayor will serve a two-year term. The current mayor is former city clerk Pauline Repp. The city levies an income tax of 1 percent on residents and 0.5 percent on nonresidents.

Federally, Port Huron is part of Michigan's 9th Congressional District, represented by Republican Lisa McClain, elected in 2022.

Education

 * High schools
 * Port Huron Northern High School
 * Port Huron High School
 * Harrison Center

 * Colleges

 * St. Clair County Community College

Industry
Some of Port Huron's earliest industries were related to the agriculture industry. A large grain elevator was located on the St. Clair River just north of the current Municipal Office Center. A bean dock was located on the St. Clair River, where dry edible beans from points north in the Thumb were loaded into ships. The dock operated as the Port Huron Terminal Company. Currently the bean dock is used as an event venue. Port Huron was also a national leader in the chicory coffee substitute industry. Future Congressman Henry McMorran in 1902 started Port Huron's chicory processing plant, located on the Black River near 12th Avenue. A second chicory plant operated at 3rd and Court Streets in Port Huron, which would later be purchased by McMorran's son. The roadside weed which grew in areas of the Thumb and Saginaw Valleys was brought to Port Huron for processing and then shipped worldwide. Chicory was commonly used as a coffee substitute especially in wartime.

Wartime also brought another industry to Port Huron: the Mueller Metals Company, which built a factory in Port Huron in 1917. The plant primarily made shell casings for World War I. The factory was originally owned by the Mueller Co., and since has been spun off into its own entity called Mueller Industries. The Port Huron Factory is still in operation, located on Lapeer Road on the city's west side, where they produce a variety of valves and fittings.

The Peerless Cement Company operated a cement plant just south of the Blue Water Bridge from the 1920s through the 1970s. The waterfront site is now the location of the Edison Inn and Blue Water Convention Center.

There are two paper mills in Port Huron. Dunn Paper operates a specialty paper mill at the mouth of the St. Clair River just north of the Blue Water Bridge. Domtar also operates a paper mill in Port Huron, located on the Black River. It was originally built in 1888 by the E. B. Eddy Company. The Domtar mill also specializes in specialty papers for the medical and food service industries. Adjacent to the Domtar Mill is the site of the former Acheson Colloids Company. Dr. Edward Acheson in 1908 founded the company, which made a variety of chemical and carbon-based products. The factory was purchased by Henkel and closed in 2010. However, Henkel continues to manufacture ink and carbon products under the Acheson brand.

Port Huron's Domtar Mill closed in 2021, followed by the Dunn Paper Mill in 2022.

A variety of factories related to the automotive industry occupy Port Huron's Industrial Park on the city's south side. Many of these produce plastic components for vehicles.

Shipbuilding
Jenks Shipbuilding Company was founded in 1889, renamed in 1903 as Port Huron Shipbuilding and ceased operations sometime after 1908. The shipyard was found on the north bank of the Black River between Erie Street and Quay Street which is now a parking area for Bowl O Drome and Port Huron Kayak Launch.

Ships built by Jenks includes:

 * SS John B. Cowle - bulk freighter 1902
 * MS Normac - former fireboat and floating restaurant 1902

Healthcare
Port Huron is served by two acute care facilities, McLaren Port Huron (formerly known as Port Huron Hospital), and Lake Huron Medical Center (formerly known as St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Port Huron).

McLaren Health Care Corporation, a nonprofit managed care health care organization based in Flint, purchased the former Port Huron Hospital and began operating the 186-bed facility as Mclaren Port Huron in May 2014.

Lake Huron Medical Center, is a 144-bed facility operated by Ontario, California based Prime Healthcare Services. The for-profit company purchased the former St. Joseph Mercy Port Huron hospital in September 2015 from Trinity Healthcare. Upon completion of the sale, the formerly non-profit Catholic institution converted to a for-profit entity.

Finance
Port Huron's longtime financial institution was Citizens Federal Bank. The financial institution's headquarters was located in Port Huron with branches throughout the Thumb. The bank's name was changed to Citizens First in 1997. In early 2010, Citizens First was closed by the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation. It the first bank in Michigan to fall victim of the financial crisis of 2007–2008. The assets of Citizens First were acquired by First Michigan bank of Troy. First Michigan would be renamed Talmer Bancorp before being purchased by Chemical Financial Corporation (now TCF Financial Corporation) in 2016.

Radio
The first station to sign on in Port Huron was WAFD, which stood for We Are Ford Dealers. The station was owned by the Albert B. Parfet Company, a local ford dealer. WAFD signed on March 4, 1925 and signed off in 1926, with plans to relocate the station to Detroit.

WHLS, coinciding with the opening of the Blue Water Bridge, signed on in 1938. It was founded by Harold Leroy Stevens and Fred Knorr. John Wismer became part owner of the station in 1952. He would later launch the first cable television system in Port Huron and WSAQ in 1983. Wismer died in 1999. WHLS remains the longest continually operated station in the region.

The Times Herald launched its own radio station in 1947 known as WTTH. That station would later become WPHM, and was bought by Lee Hanson in 1986. WPHM got FM sister station WBTI in 1992. Wismer and Hanson were direct competitors until they were both bought by Bob Liggett's Radio First in 2000.

Radio First owns and operates five radio stations in the region while Port Huron Family Radio is the licensee of sole station WGRT. Non-commercial stations include WRSX (an affiliate of Michigan Public and NPR), high school station WORW, and religious broadcasters WNFA and WNFR.

Local FM

 * WNFA 88.3 FM, Port Huron, Religious, Blue Water Christian Hit Radio
 * WNFR 90.7 FM, Port Huron, Religious, Wonderful News Radio
 * WRSX 91.3 FM, Port Huron, "Michigan Public" (news/talk), Port Huron's NPR News Station
 * WORW 91.9 FM, Port Huron, Educational, The Wave
 * WBGV 92.5 FM, Marlette, Country, The Thumb's Best Country
 * W224DT 92.7 FM, Marine City, AAA/Americana, "92.7 The Hills" (relay of WHLX)
 * WBTI 96.9 FM, Lexington, CHR/Top 40, Today's Hit Music
 * WTGV 97.7 FM, Sandusky, Adult Contemporary, Light & Easy Listening
 * WGRT 102.3 FM, Port Huron, Adult Contemporary, Your Great Music Station
 * W288BT 105.5 FM, St. Clair (relays WHLS AM), Active Rock, Port Huron's Alternative
 * WSAQ 107.1 FM, Port Huron, Country, Q-Country, The Greatest Country Music of All Time

Local AM

 * WMIC 660 AM, Sandusky (Daytime Only), Full Service/Country, The Thumb's Information Station
 * WHLS 1450 AM, Port Huron, Active Rock, Port Huron's Alternative
 * WPHM 1380 AM, Port Huron, News/Talk/Sports, Where the Blue Water Area Comes to Talk
 * WHLX 1590 AM, Marine City, AAA/Americana, "92.7 The Hills"
 * WPLS727 1610 AM, Port Huron, Travelers' information station - Blue Water Bridge

Newspaper

 * The Times Herald, a daily local newspaper serving St Clair County and Sanilac counties. It is owned by Gannett, which also owns the Detroit Free Press and USA Today.
 * Daily editions of the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News are also available throughout the area.

Broadcast television
St. Clair County lies in the Detroit television market. Channels available on Comcast are as follows:

Detroit Area

 * WJBK 2 (Fox)
 * WDIV-TV 4 (NBC)
 * WXYZ-TV 7 (ABC)
 * WMYD 20 (Independent)
 * WPXD 31 (Ion)
 * WADL 38 (MyNetworkTV)
 * WKBD 50 (The CW)
 * WTVS 56 (PBS)
 * WWJ-TV 62 (CBS)

Southwestern Ontario

 * CBET-DT (9.1 CBC)
 * CIII-DT-29 (29.1 Global)

St. Clair County also receives the following stations from the Sarnia / London area, but are currently not carried on cable:

 * CKCO-TV-3 42 (CTV)
 * CFPL-DT (10.1 CTV Two)
 * CHCH-DT-2 (51.1 Independent)
 * CICO-DT-59 (33.1 TVOntario)

Major highways
Two Interstates terminate at the Port Huron-to-Sarnia Blue Water Bridge, and they meet Highway 402.
 * enters the area from the west, coming from Lansing and Flint, terminating at the approach to the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, along with I-94. On the Canadian side of the border, in Sarnia, Ontario, the route heads easterly designated as Highway 402. (Once fully completed, the mainline of I-69 will span from the U.S.–Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas, to the U.S.–Canada border in Port Huron, Michigan.)
 * enters the Port Huron area from the southwest, having traversed the entire Metro Detroit region, and, along with I-69, terminates at the approach to the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron. On the Canadian side of the border, in Sarnia, Ontario, the route heads easterly designated as Highway 402.
 * follows the Lake Huron/Saginaw Bay shoreline, beginning in Bay City and ending in at junction with I-94/I-69, and BL I-94/BL I-69 on the north side of the city.
 * begins at BL I-94 in Marysville just south of the city and continues southerly.
 * runs west from M-25 to M-19.
 * begins at BL I-94 in Marysville just south of the city and continues southerly.
 * runs west from M-25 to M-19.

Mass transit
The Blue Water Area Transit system, created in 1976, includes eight routes in the Port Huron area. Blue Water Transit operates the Blue Water Trolley, which provides a one-hour tour of various local points of interest. Recently, Blue Water Area Transit received a grant from the state to buy new buses for a route between the Port Huron hub and New Baltimore about 30 mi south. Commuters could take an express bus traveling down I-94 and get off at the 23 Mile Road SMART Bus stop. At the same time, another bus will travel down M-25 and M-29 and pick up commuters in Marysville, Saint Clair and Algonac before ending up at the same stop on 23 Mile Road. This new system will help people in St. Clair County travel through Metro Detroit.

Rail

 * Amtrak provides intercity passenger rail service on the Blue Water route from Chicago to Port Huron (Amtrak station).
 * Two class one freight railroads operate in Port Huron – Canadian National Railway (CN) and CSX Transportation (CSXT) with international connections via the St. Clair Tunnel.
 * Via Rail train service from Toronto to Sarnia (part of the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor) is also available; however, this train does not cross the river, requiring passengers to make arrangements for road travel to Port Huron.

Airports
St. Clair County International Airport is a public airport located five miles (8 km) southwest of the central business district.

Notable people

 * Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856–1931), inventor of carborundum
 * Emma Eliza Bower (1852–1937) physician, club-woman, and newspaper owner, publisher, editor
 * Burt D. Cady, politician
 * Jack Campbell, hockey player
 * Ezra C. Carleton, mayor and congressman
 * Robert Hardy Cleland, judge
 * Omar D. Conger, senator for Michigan
 * Deepchord, electronic music producer
 * Thomas Edison (1847–1931), inventor and entrepreneur, moved to Port Huron in 1854
 * Elizabeth Farrand, author and librarian
 * Shawn Faulkner, football player
 * Eugene Fechet, army officer
 * Otto Fetting, religious leader
 * Obadiah Gardner, senator for Maine
 * Jim Gosger, baseball player
 * Dorothy Henry, illustrator, cartoonist, painter
 * Bill Hogg, baseball pitcher
 * Herbert W. Kalmbach, attorney for President Richard Nixon
 * Fred Lamlein, baseball player
 * Michael Mallory, author
 * Steve Mazur, guitarist
 * William McColl, clarinetist
 * Robert J. McIntosh, politician and pilot
 * Terry McMillan, author
 * Henry McMorran, businessman and congressman
 * Marko Mitchell, football wide receiver
 * Colleen Moore, silent movie era actress
 * John Morrow, football center
 * Jason Motte, baseball pitcher
 * Robert C. Odle, Jr., lawyer
 * Clifford Patrick O'Sullivan, judge
 * Dick Van Raaphorst, football placekicker
 * Kevin Rivers, tech businessman and songwriter
 * Mary Alma Ryan, Catholic nun and superior of the school that became Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.
 * Frank Secory, baseball player and umpire
 * Frederick C. Sherman, admiral
 * Annah May Soule (1859–1905), professor at Mount Holyoke College
 * Nina Spalding Stevens (1876–1959), museum director
 * Sara Stokes, singer
 * Dennis Sullivan, mathematician
 * John Swainson, (1925–1994), Governor of Michigan and a Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court
 * Stephan Thernstrom, professor and author
 * Harold Sines Vance, businessman and government official
 * Kris Vernarsky, amateur ice hockey player
 * Felix Watts, inventor
 * Harry Wismer, broadcaster and sports team owner
 * James Kamsickas, businessman

title: Port Huron, Michigan


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Port Huron Township, Michigan

Port Huron Charter Township is a charter township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,792 at the 2020 Census. The city of Port Huron is adjacent to the township.

Communities
There are two unincorporated communities in the township:
 * South Park is located (42.94278°N, -82.45639°W ; Elevation: 607 ft./185 m.).
 * Tappan is located south of I-69 on Michigan and Griswold roads at the rail tracks (42.96611°N, -82.48278°W ; Elevation: 620 ft./189 m.).

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.1 sqmi, of which 12.9 sqmi is land and 0.2 sqmi (1.37%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,615 people, 3,310 households, and 2,442 families residing in the township. The population density was 666.6 PD/sqmi. There were 3,478 housing units at an average density of 269.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 93.63% White, 3.46% African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.62% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.46% of the population.

There were 3,310 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% 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 2.97.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,978, and the median income for a family was $50,978. Males had a median income of $44,024 versus $23,478 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,583. About 4.9% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

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title: Port Huron Township, Michigan


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Riley Township, St. Clair County, Michigan

Riley Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,199 at the 2020 Census.

Communities

 * Doyle was centered on a station on the Port Huron and Northwestern Railroad where it crossed Riley Center Rd. between Boardman Rd. and Hough Rd. It had a post office from 1885 until 1913.
 * Riley Center is an unincorporated community in the central part of the township at 42.94083°N, -82.84167°W and includes the township hall. It is about 5 miles northwest of Memphis, the largest town in the area.
 * Memphis is a city on the southern boundary of the township with Richmond Township in Macomb County. The city incorporated some land from the township, but is administratively autonomous. The Memphis ZIP code 48041 serves all of Riley Township as well as a portion of Richmond Township.
 * The village of Emmett is adjacent to the northeast corner of the township.

History
Riley Township was organized in 1841 and named for John Riley, a mixed-race Chippewa whose father had bought land in the area in 1836 and given John a lease on the land for six cents a year. A post office operated from June 1867 until September 1933.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 38.3 square miles (99.2 km$2$), of which 38.3 square miles (99.1 km$2$) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km$2$) (0.05%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,046 people, 1,020 households, and 854 families residing in the township. The population density was 79.6 PD/sqmi. There were 1,044 housing units at an average density of 27.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 97.50% White, 0.49% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.58% of the population.

There were 1,020 households, out of which 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.1% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.2% were non-families. 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $63,790, and the median income for a family was $65,919. Males had a median income of $50,955 versus $27,679 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,381. About 2.6% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over.

Historic Structures
The Masters Road / Belle River Bridge was built in the 1930s. It is a representative example of bridges produced by Depression-era relief programs. It was built by J.H. Baker and Sons for a cost of $9,391.


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St. Clair, Michigan

St. Clair is a city in St. Clair County in the eastern "Thumb" of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,485 at the 2010 census. The city is located on the St. Clair River near the southeast corner of St. Clair Township.

Geography

 * According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.61 sqmi, of which 2.93 sqmi is land and 0.68 sqmi is water. The city is located along the St. Clair River.
 * It lies in the Thumb of Michigan.
 * Saint Clair can also be considered as in the Blue Water area, a subregion of the Thumb.
 * The City of St. Clair has much upscale housing along the St. Clair River. The Saint Clair area attracts many tourists from Metro Detroit.

Naming
Located on the western banks of the St. Clair River, the city's name is taken from the river. It was named for Lake Saint Clair, named by French explorers in the 17th century. The expedition of French explorer René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle entered the lake on August 12, 1679, the feast day of Saint Clare of Assisi, and named it Lac Sainte-Claire in her honor.

On English maps as early as 1710, the lake is labelled as Saint Clare (the latter the French spelling). The spelling was anglicized as early as the 1755 Mitchell Map, when the lake's name was spelled as "St. Clair," as it is currently.

The name is sometimes attributed to honoring the American Revolutionary War General Arthur St. Clair, who was President of the United States in Continental Congress during the drafting of the United States Constitution, and Governor of the Northwest Territory, but the name was in use with the current spelling long before St. Clair was a notable figure. The earlier name of the lake may have been conflated with that of the general when officials were later naming some of the political entities near the lake and the river, such as St. Clair County, St. Clair Township, and the cities of St. Clair and St. Clair Shores.

Some have thought that the name was in honor of Patrick Sinclair, a British officer who purchased land on the St. Clair River at the outlet of the Pine River. There in 1764 he built Fort Sinclair, which was in use for nearly twenty years before being abandoned.

History
St. Clair was first platted under the name of Palmer by Thomas Palmer in 1828. The city of St. Clair's roots go back to 1764, when a British fort was built on the south side of the Pine River near where it flows into the St. Clair River. Pontiac's Rebellion had taken place the year before and the British wanted a military base on the St. Clair River to protect their shipping route between Detroit and Fort Michilimackinac. Col. Patrick Sinclair was given the task of building it. He also made the new Fort Sinclair a trading post and sawmill center. The fort and the trading post both operated for about twenty years.

In 1817, Robert Fulton platted a town on the north side of the Pine River. He lobbied for the creation of St. Clair County, and then convinced the state to make his settlement the new county seat. St. Clair remained the county seat until 1871, when it was moved to Port Huron.

Thomas Palmer of Detroit bought Fulton's mostly undeveloped town in 1826, and for a time the village was called Palmer. The sawmill industry began to flourish due to the area's large supply of pine and oak. Clay from the Pine River's banks provided the material for several brickyards that operated into the Twentieth Century. Shipbuilding began in the 1820s and continued for a hundred years. Many of the town's men became sailors on the Great Lakes and numerous captains built homes in the city. In 1887, the Diamond Crystal Salt Company began tapping the area's vast underground salt deposits.

In the late 1800s, St. Clair became a well-known resort with the building of the luxurious Oakland Hotel in 1881 and the Somerville Hotel in 1888. In addition to the natural wonders of the area, both hotels offered mineral baths. Passenger steamers stopped daily at the hotel docks.

In the 1960s, the downtown area was redeveloped with the help of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The crown jewel of the project was the expansion of Palmer Park with its boardwalk along the St. Clair River. Today, this beautiful park draws visitors from all over.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 5,485 people, 2,306 households, and 1,521 families residing in the city. The population density was 1872.0 PD/sqmi. There were 2,523 housing units at an average density of 861.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 97.1% White, 0.3% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population.

There were 2,306 households, of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.0% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.95.

The median age in the city was 42.5 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 30.9% were from 45 to 64; and 15.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,802 people, 2,322 households, and 1,613 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,093.7 PD/sqmi. There were 2,432 housing units at an average density of 877.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.4% White, 0.12% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.86% Asian, 1.00% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 2,322 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% 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 3.05.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $52,957, and the median income for a family was $61,743. Males had a median income of $50,509 versus $28,224 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,180. About 3.3% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

Recurring local events

 * Blue Water Ramble (St. Clair, Michigan) Annual International Bicycling Event, first weekend in October.
 * Annual St. Clair Art Fair is a two-day event in the last weekend in June.
 * St. Clair Boat Races and River Fest are held annually in downtown St. Clair on the last weekend of July.
 * Will on the Water Shakespeare Festival, second weekend in August.

Industry

 * Cargill Salt (formerly Diamond Crystal) operates a large solution salt mine and evaporation facility in St. Clair. This is the only plant in the United States that produces Alberger salt, which is especially prized in the fast food industry because of its higher volume (due to its unique shape) and lower sodium content (for a given volume, not weight). This is part of Michigan's large salt-mining industry.
 * The St. Clair Power Plant and Belle River Power Plant are important industries to the area, although they are not within the city limits. Both plants are located a few miles south along the St. Clair River.

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St. Clair Township, Michigan

St. Clair Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,085 at the 2020 Census. The city of St. Clair is located near the southeast corner of the township.

Communities

 * Rattle Run is an unincorporated community in the western part of the Township located at Gratiot Avenue and Rattle Run Road (42.86639°N, -82.59972°W ; Elevation: 630 ft./192 m.).

Naming
Being situated on the western banks of the St. Clair River, the city's name is taken from the river, which in turn was named for Lake Saint Clair. An expedition led by the French explorer René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle named it Lac Sainte-Claire, because they entered the lake on August 12, 1679, the feast day of Saint Clare of Assisi. The lake is named on English maps as early as 1710 as Saint Clare. But as early as the Mitchell Map in 1755, the spelling is presented with the current spelling as St. Clair. The name is sometimes attributed as honoring the American Revolutionary War General and Governor of the Northwest Territory Arthur St. Clair, but the name was in use with the current spelling long before St. Clair was a notable figure. However it is possible that earlier name of the lake was conflated with that of the general in naming some of the political entities near the lake and the river, such as St. Clair County, St. Clair Township, and the cities of St. Clair and St. Clair Shores.

The origin of the name has also been confused with that Patrick Sinclair, a British officer who purchased land on the St. Clair River at the outlet of the Pine River. There, in 1764, he built Fort Sinclair, which was in use for nearly twenty years before being abandoned.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 39.6 sqmi, of which 39.0 sqmi is land and 0.6 sqmi (1.62%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,423 people, 2,266 households, and 1,828 families residing in the township. The population density was 164.9 PD/sqmi. There were 2,394 housing units at an average density of 61.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 98.18% White, 0.26% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.

There were 2,266 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.1% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.3% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $58,711, and the median income for a family was $65,924. Males had a median income of $52,045 versus $27,106 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,705. About 2.5% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 1.3% of those age 65 or over.

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Wales Township, Michigan

Wales Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,180 at the 2020 Census.

Communities
There are a few unincorporated communities with the Township:
 * Goodells is in the northern part of the township at Goodells and Morris Roads (42.98111°N, -82.66583°W & Elevation: 705 ft./215 m.). Much of the land in the area had been purchased by speculators, and as late as 1840 there were only three resident land owners. The community was founded in 1866 when the Grand Trunk Railroad built a line and opened a station. A post office opened in November 1870. The Goodells ZIP code, 48027, serves all of Wales Township.
 * Lambs is in the west central part of the township at Cove and Lambs Roads (42.93278°N, -82.70833°W; Elevation: 728 ft./222 m.). This was a station on a branch of the Port Huron and Northwestern Railway in 1883. The settlement formed around the lumber and flour mills of J.A. Lamb. A post office operated from March 1884 until April 1942.
 * Thornton, also spelled Thorton, is on the boundary with Kimball Township on Sparling Road between Emerson and Griswold Roads (42.96861°N, -82.6175°W & Elevation: 659 ft./201 m.).
 * Wales Center, also just Wales, is at the center of the township at Wales Center and Lambs Roads (42.94194°N, -82.67833°W; Elevation: 702 ft./214 m.). The settlement took its name from the township and a post office that operated there for a time.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.4 sqmi, of which 37.3 sqmi is land and 0.04 sqmi (0.05%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,986 people, 1,025 households, and 835 families residing in the township. The population density was 79.9 PD/sqmi. There were 1,059 housing units at an average density of 28.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 95.75% White, 3.25% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.

There were 1,025 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $51,716, and the median income for a family was $57,847. Males had a median income of $43,472 versus $27,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,817. About 5.0% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

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Yale, Michigan

Yale is a city in St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,955 at the 2010 census. Yale is considered unofficially as the Bologna Capital of the world, in part due to its Yale Bologna Festival, which began in 1989. Yale bologna is sold in grocery stores throughout the area. Yale is also home to the Yale Airport which is just south of town on Brockway Rd.

History
The area received its first post office under the name Brockway Centre on May 11, 1865. The post office name was changed to Yale on June 24, 1889. Yale incorporated as a village in 1889 and later as a city in 1905.

In 2007, the city's electors turned down the formation of a charter commission to write its own charter to replace the 4th Class City Charter.

Geography

 * According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.39 sqmi, of which 1.38 sqmi is land and 0.01 sqmi is water.
 * It might be considered to be part of the Thumb of Michigan, which in turn is a subregion of the Flint/Tri-Cities.
 * Yale can also be considered as in the Blue Water Area.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,955 people, 722 households, and 459 families residing in the city. The population density was 1416.7 PD/sqmi. There were 859 housing units at an average density of 622.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.8% White, 0.6% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 722 households, of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.4% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.23.

The median age in the city was 38.2 years. 27% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.2% were from 25 to 44; 23.2% were from 45 to 64; and 17.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 45.6% male and 54.4% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,063 people, 742 households, and 494 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,599.2 PD/sqmi. There were 805 housing units at an average density of 624.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 97.67% White, 0.15% African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.63% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population.

There were 742 households, out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% 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 3.29.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,375, and the median income for a family was $45,450. Males had a median income of $37,241 versus $23,654 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,054. About 4.7% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

Climate
This climatic region is typified by 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, Yale has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

Education
Yale Public Schools

Located in the Western area of St. Clair County, approximately one hour North of Detroit. Yale Public Schools serves Avoca, Brockway, Emmett, Fargo, Goodells, Ruby, Yale and encompasses over 150 square miles in and surrounding these rural communities. There are five (5) buildings, housing approximately 1,900 students; Yale Elementary (K-5), John Farrell Emmett Elementary (K-5), Avoca Elementary (K-5), Yale Junior High School (6–8), and Yale High School (9–12). The District employees approximately 105 teachers and over 115 support personnel making it the largest employer in the area.

Government
Yale city is governed under the 4th Class City charter, original written in 1895 as the Fourth Class City Act then recognized as the cities' charter in 1976.

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Burr Oak, Michigan

Burr Oak is a village in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 828. The village is located within Burr Oak Township.

History
The area, now in southeastern St. Joseph County, was first settled in 1835. The first post office was built in 1837. The village was platted in 1851. In 1852, land for a railroad station was donated by William Lock, on the condition that the town be renamed "Lock's Station," which it was. Five years later, however, by popular demand the town assumed its original name, and was officially incorporated into a village in 1859.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.00 sqmi, all land.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 828 people, 285 households, and 201 families residing in the village. The population density was 828.0 PD/sqmi. There were 327 housing units at an average density of 327.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 96.0% White, 0.5% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.3% of the population.

There were 285 households, of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.5% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.40.

The median age in the village was 33.1 years. 29.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.2% were from 25 to 44; 24.9% were from 45 to 64; and 10.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.4% male and 49.6% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 797 people, 303 households, and 199 families residing in the village. The population density was 794.4 PD/sqmi. There were 322 housing units at an average density of 321.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.87% White, 0.63% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.75% from other races, and 0.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.51% of the population.

There were 303 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% 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 3.17.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $34,792, and the median income for a family was $37,969. Males had a median income of $31,442 versus $21,364 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,463. About 5.5% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

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Burr Oak Township, Michigan

Burr Oak Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 2,639. The Village of Burr Oak is located within the township.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.1 sqmi, of which 35.6 sqmi is land and 0.5 sqmi (1.36%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,739 people, 980 households, and 735 families residing in the township. The population density was 77.0 PD/sqmi. There were 1,065 housing units at an average density of 29.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 97.55% White, 0.40% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.55% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.61% of the population.

There were 980 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $44,875, and the median income for a family was $48,458. Males had a median income of $36,036 versus $21,567 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,266. About 4.8% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

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Centreville, Michigan

Centreville is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Joseph County. The population was 1,425 at the 2010 census.

History
Centreville developed around a tavern founded there in 1831 by European-American settler, Thomas W. Langley. It was incorporated as a village in 1837. The St. Joseph County Courthouse was built in 1842.

An Amish community, formed in 1910, is now the largest in the state.

Centreville is the location of the Langley Covered Bridge and the Leverett and Amanda Clapp House, historic landmarks.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.50 sqmi, of which 1.49 sqmi is land and 0.01 sqmi is water.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,425 people, 459 households, and 320 families living in the village. The population density was 956.4 PD/sqmi. There were 526 housing units at an average density of 353.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 93.7% White, 2.9% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 459 households, of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.3% were non-families. 26.4% 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 2.56 and the average family size was 3.08.

The median age in the village was 36.5 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.7% were from 25 to 44; 23% were from 45 to 64; and 15.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.5% male and 49.5% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,579 people, 490 households, and 351 families living in the village. The population density was 1,116.9 PD/sqmi. There were 541 housing units at an average density of 382.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 94.74% White, 2.47% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.63% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.58% of the population.

There were 490 households, out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $33,929, and the median income for a family was $42,955. Males had a median income of $32,692 versus $22,200 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,472. About 8.0% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

 * Centreville High School, who won their first ever Michigan high school football championship in 2021

Notable people

 * Matt Thornton, pitcher with five Major League Baseball teams.
 * Verne Troyer, actor (Mini-Me in the Austin Powers franchise); grew up in Centreville

Pop culture
Centreville, Michigan is featured in the Season 8 premiere of Supernatural, however, the show misspells it as "Centerville". In the episode the main characters, Sam and Dean, fight demons at a fictional state college set in Centreville.

title: Centreville, Michigan


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Colon, Michigan

Colon is a village in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,173 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Colon Township.

History
Colon was platted in 1844. It was incorporated as a village in 1904.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.73 sqmi, of which 1.37 sqmi is land and 0.36 sqmi is water. The town is flanked by Sturgeon Lake and Palmer Lake, which are connected by a narrow channel. Additionally, the St. Joseph River is located nearby.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,173 people, 485 households, and 299 families living in the village. The population density was 856.2 PD/sqmi. There were 650 housing units at an average density of 474.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.3% White, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 485 households, of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.4% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.04.

The median age in the village was 39.7 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.6% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 16.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,227 people, 521 households, and 339 families living in the village. The population density was 882.0 PD/sqmi. There were 639 housing units at an average density of 459.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.96% White, 0.16% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.

There were 521 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $29,417, and the median income for a family was $35,536. Males had a median income of $33,056 versus $21,375 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,502. About 12.5% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.6% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

People and culture
The former home and burial site of famous magicians including, Harry Blackstone, Sr. (The Great Blackstone) The United States Congress recognizes Colon as "The Magic Capital of the World." It is the home of the Abbott Magic Company, founded by magicians Percy Abbott, an Australian and friend of Blackstone's, and Recil Bordner, originally from Eaton, Ohio, in 1934. The company has a local store, showroom and a factory where magicians' supplies and new tricks are manufactured. Abbott Magic is well known among professional stage acts, with customers around the world. FAB Magic Company and the Sterlini Magic Manufacturing Company are also based in Colon. Weekly magic shows are performed during the summer at Abbott Magic Company and FAB Magic. Each August more than 1,000 magicians and lovers of magic gather there for "Abbott's Magic Get-Together", a 4-day magic convention, doubling the population, sharing magic tricks, and recollecting their knowledge of the famous occupation. The convention concludes each day with an evening show at Colon High School.

The Colon High School teams are known as the "Magi", and the high school mascot is a white rabbit wearing a black top hat. Also, a few of the local shops exploit the "magic" theme in their titles.

Colon also has a small Amish community.

title: Colon, Michigan


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Colon Township, Michigan

Colon Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County, Michigan. The population was 3,325 at the time of the 2020 census. The village of Colon is located within the township.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.4 sqmi, of which 34.6 sqmi is land and 1.8 sqmi (4.95%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,405 people, 1,332 households, and 943 families residing in the township. The population density was 98.5 PD/sqmi. There were 1,759 housing units at an average density of 50.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 97.71% White, 0.50% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.

There were 1,332 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $34,890, and the median income for a family was $40,972. Males had a median income of $32,593 versus $21,827 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,904. About 7.1% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

title: Colon Township, Michigan


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Constantine, Michigan

Constantine is a village in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,076 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Constantine Township. U.S. Highway 131 (Main Street in the village) leads to Kalamazoo to the north and to the Indiana Toll Road six miles to the south. The St. Joseph River, navigable from source to outlet, passes through the village, emptying in Lake Michigan to the west.

The telephone provider is Verizon and the electric provider is AEP Indiana Michigan Power. Located in an agricultural area, Constantine is known as the Seed Corn Capital of the World, as both Monsanto and Pioneer having their biggest facilities located here.

Constantine is the birthplace of Harry Hill Bandholtz, a US brigadier general in World War I and head of the US Military Mission to Hungary.

Constantine has its own public high school, home of the Falcons.

History
The Potawatomi and related Native Americans historically had villages along the St. Joseph River and other waterways. Several of their leaders signed the Treaty of Chicago, agreeing to cede much of their land in southwestern Michigan, Indiana and Ohio country.

The village was platted in 1831 at the Fawn River's confluence with the St. Joseph River, where three European-American families had settled. A gristmill, the first in the county to run by water, had been built here in 1830.

It was first named Meeks Mill after Johnathon Meeks, who built the first grain mill. A Yankee from New York or New England, he moved to several other frontier areas, each time having a town named after him. When using names of classical figures later came into vogue, the village was renamed for the Roman emperor Constantine the Great.

The Main Street of town is a historic center with richly detailed, two-story commercial buildings of the late 19th century. It is designated US 131 through the village and connected to newer roads outside.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.77 sqmi, of which 1.61 sqmi is land and 0.16 sqmi is water.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,076 people, 728 households, and 522 families living in the village. The population density was 1289.4 PD/sqmi. There were 829 housing units at an average density of 514.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 91.5% White, 1.8% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 2.4% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.3% of the population.

There were 728 households, of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 18.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.3% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.27.

The median age in the village was 31.2 years. 31.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.2% were from 25 to 44; 22% were from 45 to 64; and 8.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,095 people, 763 households, and 557 families living in the village. The population density was 1,291.9 PD/sqmi. There were 836 housing units at an average density of 515.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 95.42% White, 0.62% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.86% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 2.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population.

There were 763 households, out of which 43.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 32.0% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $40,428, and the median income for a family was $44,236. Males had a median income of $35,469 versus $23,152 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,542. About 14.1% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

Tourism
John S. Barry, the fourth and eighth Governor of Michigan resided in Constantine. Barry's home, the Governor John S. Barry House, is on the National Register of Historic Places since 1972.

Fire department
The Constantine fire department was founded in 1883. Currently the fire department is a combination fire department. The fire department provides firefighting service along with medical first responder (MFR) services to the village and township of Constantine as well as the western half of Florence township. The department is also called station 4. This is because of the fire department numbering system in Saint Joseph county making them station #4.

Staffing
Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm the station is staffed with a single firefighter to respond to calls. When the station is not staffed paid on-call firefighters staff the department from home. There are currently 16 firefighters on the department of that 1 is part time, 2 are part time / paid on call, and the rest are paid on-call firefighters.

Apparatus
The fire department currently has seven apparatus. Engine 411 - This is a 3000 gallon pumper tanker that is used for structural fires. It was needs this large amount of water due to the lack of hydrants within the townships.

Engine 421 - Is a 1000 gallon rescue pumper. It is used for car accidents mostly and provides a second out pumper.

Tanker 416 - The tanker hold 3000 gallons of water and a small pump. Owing to the townships having no hydrants is a needed piece of equipment as structure fires need large volumes of water.

Brush 415 and 425 - With a large majority of the fire departments coverage area being rural also including the Three Rivers state game area wild land fires our a common occurrence. This requires the need of a 4x4 vehicle that can gain access to the woods and fields to extinguish the fires. Both of these units are based on pick up trucks and carry 250 gallons of water. They are both lifted and have 4 wheel drive to allow access to normally inaccessible areas for the larger fire trucks.

Rescue 413 - This truck is the main truck for physical type rescues. It is a rolling tool box. Its most common response is to car accidents as the unit carries the Jaws of Life.

Rescue 423 - This unit is used for medical responses. The truck is the most used in the department as medical type calls are the largest percentage of the call base. This unit responds along with an ambulance. As no ambulance is based in Constantine the fire department can normal be on scene long before an ambulance can be and start to provide aid to a sick or injured person. This truck also carries ice rescue equipment.

Notable people

 * Harry Hill Bandholtz, US brigadier general in World War I and head of the US Military Mission to Hungary, was born here.
 * John S. Barry (1802–1870), fourth and eighth governor of Michigan
 * Elisha Newton Dimick (1849-1919), Florida legislator and first mayor of Palm Beach, Florida, born in Constantine.
 * George J. Sweetland (1872–1954) physician, athletic administrator and college coach
 * Joseph R. Williams (1808-1861), first President of Michigan Agricultural College, later to become Michigan State University. He was also the 14th Lt. Governor of Michigan in 1861.

title: Constantine, Michigan


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Constantine Township, Michigan

Constantine Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,037 at the 2020 census. The village of Constantine is located within the township.

Name and history
Constantine Township was named for the Roman emperor Constantine the Great.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.6 sqmi, of which 34.6 sqmi is land and 1.1 sqmi (3.00%) is water.

Communities

 * Eschol was a community in this township. It was platted in 1833 on the banks of the St. Joseph River.  It was destroyed by a dam burst in 1840.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,181 people, 1,560 households, and 1,151 families residing in the township. The population density was 121.0 PD/sqmi. There were 1,696 housing units at an average density of 49.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 96.15% White, 0.53% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.45% from other races, and 1.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% of the population.

There were 1,560 households, out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,125, and the median income for a family was $47,795. Males had a median income of $36,272 versus $24,643 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,909. About 10.9% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

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Fabius Township, Michigan

Fabius Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,311 at the 2020 census.

History
Fabius Township was originally established in 1829 with the name of Bucks Township and was renamed to its current name in 1840.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.3 sqmi, of which 32.3 sqmi is land and 3.0 sqmi (8.43%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,285 people, 1,304 households, and 984 families residing in the township. The population density was 101.6 PD/sqmi. There were 1,721 housing units at an average density of 53.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 96.74% White, 0.94% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.

There were 1,304 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 20.1% 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 2.51 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,888, and the median income for a family was $58,023. Males had a median income of $40,671 versus $26,004 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,474. About 3.1% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

title: Fabius Township, Michigan


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Fawn River Township, Michigan

Fawn River Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,587 at the 2020 census. The township is named for the Fawn River.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.9 sqmi, of which 19.5 sqmi is land and 0.4 sqmi (1.86%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,648 people, 597 households, and 450 families residing in the township. The population density was 84.5 PD/sqmi. There were 651 housing units at an average density of 33.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 97.33% White, 0.61% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 1.15% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.73% of the population.

There were 597 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,852, and the median income for a family was $46,985. Males had a median income of $30,865 versus $22,841 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,533. About 4.6% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

title: Fawn River Township, Michigan


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Florence Township, Michigan

Florence Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,153 at the 2020 census. It was organized in 1837.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.8 sqmi, of which 33.6 sqmi is land and 0.2 sqmi (0.56%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,436 people, 502 households, and 383 families residing in the township. The population density was 42.8 PD/sqmi. There were 530 housing units at an average density of 15.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 96.17% White, 0.91% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.56% from other races, and 1.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.76% of the population.

There were 502 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $45,288, and the median income for a family was $47,500. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $22,419 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,086. About 5.4% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.

title: Florence Township, Michigan


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Flowerfield Township, Michigan

Flowerfield Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,587 at the 2020 census.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.8 sqmi, of which 35.8 sqmi is land and 0.1 sqmi (0.14%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,592 people, 571 households, and 460 families residing in the township. The population density was 44.5 PD/sqmi. There were 605 housing units at an average density of 16.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 96.04% White, 0.38% African American, 0.88% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.69% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.44% of the population.

There were 571 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,897, and the median income for a family was $51,458. Males had a median income of $36,723 versus $26,202 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,969. About 5.0% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

title: Flowerfield Township, Michigan


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Lift

Lift or LIFT may refer to:

Physical devices

 * Elevator, or lift, a device used for raising and lowering people or goods
 * Paternoster lift, a type of lift using a continuous chain of cars which do not stop
 * Patient lift, or Hoyer lift, mobile lift, ceiling lift, a lift to assist a caregiver for a disabled patient
 * Rack lift, a type of elevator
 * Ski lift, an aerial or surface lift for uphill transport
 * Space elevator, a hypothetical structure for transporting material from a planet's surface into outer space
 * Wheelchair lift or platform lift, a powered device to assist a person in a wheelchair
 * Forklift, a powered industrial truck used to lift and move materials short distances
 * Scissor lift, a type of aerial work platform
 * Body lift, an adaptation (of fixed height) to lift the automobile body from the frame
 * Suspension lift, a modification raising the suspension of the automobile
 * Stairlift, a mechanical device to help people with disabilities get up stairs
 * Heel lift, a shoe insert to increase the height of the wearer

Sport

 * A specific way of lifting a barbell, dumbbell(s), kettlebell, or other piece of sporting equipment in a strength sport (e.g. weightlifting, weight training, powerlifting), such as
 * clean-and-jerk, snatch, deadlift, squat, bench press, military press, clean-and-press, dumbbell curl, fly, calf raise, two hands anyhow
 * Figure skating lifts, movements in pair skating and ice dancing
 * Sky Paragliders Lift, a Czech paraglider design

Science and technology

 * Lift (force), in fluid dynamics, a force generated by an object moving through a fluid
 * Lift coefficient, a coefficient that relates the lift generated by a lifting body to other parameters
 * Lift (soaring), rising air used by soaring birds and glider, hang glider and paraglider pilots for soaring flight
 * Lift (data mining), a measure of the performance of a model at segmenting the population
 * Lift (web framework), a web application framework for Scala
 * Light-Induced Fluorescence Transient, a device to remotely measure chlorophyll fluorescence in plants

Mathematics

 * Lift (mathematics), a morphism h from X to Z such that gh = f
 * Homotopy lifting property, a unique path over a map
 * Covering graph or lift

Cosmetics

 * Shoe lifts, a removable shoe insert
 * Elevator shoes, shoes that have thickened sections of the insoles
 * Plastic surgery, surgery to lift the skin
 * Rhytidectomy or face lift, a type of plastic surgery
 * Mastopexy or breast lift, a type of plastic surgery

Media

 * London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT)

Films

 * The Lift, a 1983 Dutch horror film by Dick Maas
 * Lift (2021 film), a 2021 Indian Tamil-language horror drama film
 * Lift (2024 film), an American heist comedy film

Music

 * Lift (band), a German rock band

Albums

 * Lift (Audio Adrenaline album) or the title song, 2001
 * Lift (Dave Gunning album), 2015
 * Lift (Love and Rockets album) or the title song, 1998
 * Lift (Shannon Noll album) or the title song (see below), 2005
 * Lift (Sister Hazel album), 2004
 * Lift: Live at the Village Vanguard, by Chris Potter, or the title song, 2004
 * Lift, by Onehundredhours, 2001

Songs

 * "Lift" (Poets of the Fall song), 2004
 * "Lift" (Radiohead song), 2017
 * "Lift" (Sean Tyas song), 2006
 * "Lift" (Shannon Noll song), 2005
 * "Lift", by Immanuel Wilkins from The 7th Hand (2022)

Other uses

 * LIFT (nonprofit), a nonprofit anti-poverty organization
 * LIFT (airline), South African Domestic Airline
 * Lead-in fighter trainer, a type of advanced military training aircraft
 * Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT), nonprofit that provides legal information in New York State, US
 * Lift (soft drink), a brand of carbonated beverage produced and marketed by the Coca-Cola Company
 * Airlift, in logistics, the act of transporting people or cargo from point to point using aircraft
 * Hitchhiking, a form of transport in which the traveller tries to get a lift (or ride) from another traveller
 * Lift, a special type of arrow in the video game engine StepMania

title: Lift