Copemish, Michigan

Copemish, Michigan
—  Village  —
Location of Copemish, Michigan
Coordinates: 44°28′50″N 85°55′22″W / 44.48056°N 85.92278°W / 44.48056; -85.92278
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Manistee
Area
– Total	0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2)
– Land	0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation	817 ft (249 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	232
– Density	267.0/sq mi (103.1/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	49625
Area code(s)	231
FIPS code	26-18040[1]
GNIS feature ID	0623800[2]

Copemish is a village in Manistee County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 232. The village is within Cleon Township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (6.45%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 232 people, 85 households, and 60 families residing in the village. The population density was 267.0 per square mile (103.0/km²). There were 105 housing units at an average density of 120.8 per square mile (46.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.38% White, 4.74% Native American, 0.43% from other races, and 3.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.45% of the population.

There were 85 households out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples living together, 18.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 22.4% 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 2.73 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $25,357, and the median income for a family was $25,313. Males had a median income of $21,964 versus $16,964 for females. The per capita income for the village was $10,884. About 11.8% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 6.3% of those sixty five or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "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: 44°28′54″N 85°55′21″W / 44.48167°N 85.9225°W / 44.48167; -85.9225