Owendale, Michigan

Owendale, Michigan
—  Village  —
Location of Owendale, Michigan
Coordinates: 43°43′40″N 83°16′7″W / 43.72778°N 83.26861°W / 43.72778; -83.26861
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Huron
Area
– Total	0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2)
– Land	0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	640 ft (195 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	296
– Density	398.2/sq mi (153.7/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	48754
Area code(s)	989
FIPS code	26-61920[1]
GNIS feature ID	0634244[2]

Owendale is a village in Huron County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 296. The village is within Brookfield Township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all land.^[1]

Education

It has one high school, in which it joins with neighboring town Gagetown. They comprise the Owen-Gage Bulldogs. They compete in the North Central Thumb League. As of June 2010, the Bulldogs coaching staff is composed of: Jason Pierce, Head Football Coach; Ashley Adams, Head Volleyball Coach; Doug Hyatt, Head Girls Basketball and Softball Coach; Grant Champagne, Head Boys Basketball Coach; Joe Tkacz, Head Baseball Coach; and Matt Peters, A.D.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 296 people, 101 households, and 68 families residing in the village. The population density was 398.2 per square mile (154.4/km²). There were 114 housing units at an average density of 153.3 per square mile (59.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.30% White, 0.68% Asian, and 2.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.49% of the population.

There were 101 households out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 112.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $29,861, and the median income for a family was $31,667. Males had a median income of $28,056 versus $17,143 for females. The per capita income for the village was $11,985. About 11.3% of families and 19.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

Coordinates: 43°43′45″N 83°16′05″W / 43.72917°N 83.26806°W / 43.72917; -83.26806