Three Rivers, Michigan

Three Rivers, Michigan

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Three Rivers, Michigan
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Michigan
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = St. Joseph

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area_total_km2 = 12.3
area_land_km2 = 11.7
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area_total_sq_mi = 4.7
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 7328
population_density_km2 = 627.7
population_density_sq_mi = 1625.8

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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Three Rivers is a city in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,328 at the 2000 census.

Three Rivers derives its name from the confluence of the St. Joseph River with its tributaries the Rocky and Portage Rivers. ["Welcome to Three Rivers" Brochure, City of Three Rivers Government, July 2006. [http://www.threeriversmi.org/documents/WelcometotheCityBrochure2.pdf] ] It is the home of St. Gregory's Abbey, a Benedictine monastery of the Episcopal Church that was established in 1946.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.3 km²), of which, 4.5 square miles (11.7 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (5.06%) is water.

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Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 7,328 people, 2,910 households, and 1,769 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,625.8 per square mile (627.4/km²). There were 3,234 housing units at an average density of 717.5/sq mi (276.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.36% White, 10.55% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 1.71% from other races, and 2.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.72% of the population.

There were 2,910 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.8% were married couples living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,460, and the median income for a family was $36,272. Males had a median income of $31,849 versus $23,659 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,279. About 16.2% of families and 19.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.5% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

ports

The Wildcats are the high school's mascot. The 'cats have long been known for its high school football, basketball, and track and field excellence. The football and track teams have been at or near the top of the Wolverine Conference for nearly 25 years, winning state titles for football in 2003 and for track and field in 2000 and 2002.The cross country team placed in the top 10 at state in 2005 and 2006Three Rivers' rivals are Sturgis High School and Richland Gull Lake High School.

ummer camps

Three Rivers is also the home to many summer camps, including Habonim Dror Camp Tavor, the YMCA Camps Eberhart and [Wakeshma] ( [http://www.campwakeshma.com/ Camp Wakeshma website] ), as well as the Latvian Center Garezers ( [http://www.garezers.org/majas.html Latvian language site] ).

Famous residents

*Neal Ball, baseball player, was the first player in Major League baseball history to pull off an unassisted triple play. He played for Three Rivers's semiprofessional team in 1902.
*Blondi Bee, adult actress, grew up in Three Rivers.Fact|date=May 2007
*Harry Blackstone Jr., magician, was born in Three Rivers.
*Charles Collingwood, reporter and television news correspondent, was born in Three Rivers.
*Joe Gherna, baseball player formerly with the Minnesota Twins, is a graduate of Three Rivers High School.Fact|date=May 2007
*Matt Thornton, baseball player for the Chicago White Sox, was born in Three Rivers.

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