De Tour Village, Michigan
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De Tour Village is a village in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 421 at the 2000 census.
The village is at the extreme eastern tip of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in Detour Township, at the turning point for the shipping channel connecting the St. Mary's River with Lake Huron and the Straits of Mackinac. Drummond Island, one of the largest islands in the St. Mary's River, is only one mile across the river from De Tour.
It was originally named Warrenville in 1848 after Ebenezer Warren, the first postmaster in the township. The name was changed to De Tour on July 25, 1856, when a new postmaster, Henry A. Williams, assumed office. De Tour was incorporated as De Tour Village in 1961 (the word "Village" is a part of the village's name).
M-134 runs through the village, connecting with I-75 43 miles to the west and with M-129 25 miles to the west, which runs north 37 miles to Sault Ste. Marie. M-134 also continues east to Drummond Island via the Drummond Island Ferry.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 21.8 km² (8.4 mi²). 9.2 km² (3.6 mi²) of it is land and 12.6 km² (4.8 mi²) of it (57.67%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 421 people, 200 households, and 116 families residing in the village. The population density was 45.7/km² (118.2/mi²). There were 307 housing units at an average density of 33.3/km² (86.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 82.42% White, 14.01% Native American, and 3.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.38% of the population.
There were 200 households out of which 15.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.0% were non-families. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.73.
In the village the population was spread out with 17.6% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 19.2% from 25 to 44, 32.5% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $45,104. Males had a median income of $27,188 versus $33,125 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,967. About 6.5% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.6% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
