Tekonsha, Michigan

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Tekonsha, Michigan
settlement_type = Village
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map_caption = Location of Tekonsha, Michigan


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Michigan
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Calhoun

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area_total_km2 = 1.8
area_land_km2 = 1.8
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.7
area_land_sq_mi = 0.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 712
population_density_km2 = 398.8
population_density_sq_mi = 1033.0

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
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elevation_m = 286
elevation_ft = 938
latd = 42 |latm = 5 |lats = 44 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 59 |longs = 17 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 49092
area_code = 517
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blank_info = 26-79160GR|2
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blank1_info = 1614666GR|3
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Tekonsha is a village in Tekonsha Township, Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 712 at the 2000 census.

Tekonsha is the birthplace of Talbert Abrams, famous as the "Father of Aerial Photography."

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 712 people, 290 households, and 198 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,033.0 per square mile (398.4/km²). There were 298 housing units at an average density of 432.4/sq mi (166.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.49% White, 0.14% African American, 0.56% Native American, and 2.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.84% of the population.

There were 290 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $39,917, and the median income for a family was $48,375. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $25,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,531. About 4.8% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.cbpu.com/tekvillmi/ Village of Tekonsha]