Manistee, Michigan
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Manistee is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,586. It is the county seat of Manistee County6.
Manistee Township is located to the northeast of the city, but is politically separate. The city is located at the mouth of the Manistee River on Lake Michigan.
Manistee is served by Manistee County-Blacker Airport, approximately 3 miles (approx. 3 km) northeast of town.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.3 km² (4.3 mi²). 8.4 km² (3.2 mi²) of it is land and 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²) of it (25.29%) is water.
[edit] History
On October 8, 1871, the town was practically destroyed by fire; on the same day the Peshtigo Fire, the Great Chicago Fire, and a Holland, Michigan fire occurred.[1]
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 6,586 people, 2,912 households, and 1,729 families residing in the city. The population density was 782.4/km² (2,023.7/mi²). There were 3,426 housing units at an average density of 407.0/km² (1,052.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.90% White, 0.33% African American, 1.38% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.96% from other races, and 1.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.20% of the population.
There were 2,912 households out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.6% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,351, and the median income for a family was $41,816. Males had a median income of $35,347 versus $20,102 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,810. About 6.9% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.
