Prescott, Michigan
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Prescott is a village in Ogemaw County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 286 at the 2000 census. The village is within Richland Township.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.0 km² (1.2 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 286 people, 111 households, and 75 families residing in the village. The population density was 94.4/km² (244.2/mi²). There were 130 housing units at an average density of 42.9/km² (111.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.65% White and 0.35% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.10% of the population.
There were 111 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% 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 3.19.
In the village the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $27,188, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $11,014. About 20.7% of families and 26.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 11.8% of those sixty five or over.
