Reed City, Michigan

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Reed City, Michigan
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Reed City, Michigan


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

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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 5.1
area_land_km2 = 5.0
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 2.0
area_land_sq_mi = 1.9
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2430
population_density_km2 = 488.5
population_density_sq_mi = 1265.3

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
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elevation_m = 317
elevation_ft = 1040
latd = 43 |latm = 52 |lats = 27 |latNS = N
longd = 85 |longm = 30 |longs = 33 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 49677
area_code = 231
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 26-67820GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1621363GR|3
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Reed City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,430. It is the county seat of Osceola CountyGR|6.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km²), of which, 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.04%) is water.

Transportation

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Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,430 people, 999 households, and 609 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,265.3 per square mile (488.7/km²). There were 1,090 housing units at an average density of 567.5/sq mi (219.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.84% White, 1.07% African American, 0.74% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 2.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population.

There were 999 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were married couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 84.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,756, and the median income for a family was $42,340. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $25,263 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,889. About 10.9% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.6% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over.

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