Ecorse, Michigan

Ecorse, Michigan

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Ecorse, Michigan
settlement_type = City


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map_caption = Location in Wayne County and the state of Michigan


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_name1 = Michigan
subdivision_name2 = Wayne
government_type =
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Herbert Worthy
established_date =
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 9.3
area_total_sq_mi = 3.6
area_land_km2 = 7
area_land_sq_mi = 2.7
area_water_km2 = 2.3
area_water_sq_mi = 0.9
elevation_ft = 581
elevation_m = 177
population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 11229
population_metro =
population_density_km2 = 1,604
population_density_sq_mi = 4,158
timezone = EST
utc_offset = -5
latd = 42 |latm = 15 |lats = 2 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 8 |longs = 54 |longEW = W
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 48229
area_code = 313
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 26-24740GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0625337GR|3
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Ecorse is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan, named for the Ecorse River. The population was 11,229 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Ecorse, Michigan is a southwest suburb of Detroit. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.4 km²), of which, 2.7 square miles (7.0 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²) of it (25.69%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 11,229 people, 4,339 households, and 2,733 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,175.1 per square mile (1,611.7/km²). There were 4,861 housing units at an average density of 1,807.4/sq mi (697.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 52.18% White, 40.56% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.36% from other races, and 3.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.94% of the population. 8.8% were of American and 5.8% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 92.7% spoke English and 6.3% Spanish as their first language.

There were 4,339 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.0% were married couples living together, 25.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,142, and the median income for a family was $32,374. Males had a median income of $33,915 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,468. About 17.3% of families and 22.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.2% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.city-ecorse.org/ City of Ecorse Official Website]


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