Pentwater, Michigan

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


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

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area_total_km2 = 4.2
area_land_km2 = 3.4
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area_total_sq_mi = 1.6
area_land_sq_mi = 1.3
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 958
population_density_km2 = 283.3
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timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_m = 186
elevation_ft = 610
latd = 43 |latm = 46 |lats = 49 |latNS = N
longd = 86 |longm = 25 |longs = 48 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 49449
area_code = 231
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blank_info = 26-63540GR|2
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Pentwater is a village in Oceana County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 958 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Pentwater Township. Pentwater is home to Mears State Park.

Pentwater's specialty is music. Pentwater is home to the Pentwater Civic Band which plays concerts every Thursday night during the summer, at the village green. The Pentwater Civic Band plays mostly marches, polkas, fight songs, and oldies. In addition, the village green hosts weekly Tuesday night concerts, which are open to anyone wishing to play. The Tuesday night concerts are acoustic (usually bluegrass, country, or gospel songs), with instruments such as dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, guitar, banjo, fiddle, bass, harmonica, and others. Pentwater's high school band, under the direction of Dan Root, has performed at Carnegie Hall in 2005, and in front of the Lincoln Memorial in 2003. Penwater is also home to the indie folk band The Before And After, made up of William Root, Daniel Root, Andy Henley and Dan Shoup, three of whom attended Pentwater High School.Chicago-based progressive-rock band [Pentwater] (originally named "Pentwater River"), shortened its name after being confused with local country music bands. Guitarist Mike Konopka's family has had ties to the town for generations and relatives still reside there.

Pentwater's local holiday is Homecoming, which is usually the week of second Thursday of August. Homecoming's festivities include a parade, fireworks, and sandcastle contest.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²), of which, 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (20.25%) is water.

Transportation

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* is a loop route through downtown Pentwater.
* is an Intercounty Highway running southerly from Pentwater, closer to (but generally not within sight of) Lake Michigan.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 958 people, 463 households, and 301 families residing in the village. The population density was 733.8 per square mile (282.4/km²). There were 904 housing units at an average density of 692.5/sq mi (266.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.60% White, 0.21% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.63% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.15% of the population.

There were 463 households out of which 17.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.51.

In the village the population was spread out with 15.8% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 15.1% from 25 to 44, 33.6% from 45 to 64, and 30.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $38,542, and the median income for a family was $45,909. Males had a median income of $40,750 versus $25,833 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,783. About 6.6% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.

ee also

Charles Mears

References

External links

* [http://www.mypentwater.com Guide to Pentwater, Michigan]
* [http://www.pentwater.org Pentwater Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.pentwatermichigan.com Pentwater Michigan Lake, Fun and Sun]