East Jordan, Michigan
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East Jordan is a city in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,507 at the 2000 census.
The city is at the end of the south arm of Lake Charlevoix, at the mouth of the Jordan River. M-66 connects with US 31 at Charlevoix about 12 miles to the northwest and with US 131 at Mancelona 18 miles to the south. M-32 has its western terminus in the city and connects with US 131 about 16 miles to the east and with I-75 at Gaylord about 29 miles to the east.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.3 km² (4.0 mi²). 7.9 km² (3.1 mi²) of it is land and 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²) of it (22.73%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,507 people, 946 households, and 658 families residing in the city. The population density was 316.3/km² (818.7/mi²). There were 1,083 housing units at an average density of 136.6/km² (353.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.38% White, 0.40% African American, 1.76% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.76% from other races, and 2.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.60% of the population.
There were 946 households out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,924, and the median income for a family was $39,669. Males had a median income of $31,597 versus $20,385 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,920. About 7.5% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.
