Quincy, Michigan

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Quincy is a village in Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,701 at the 2000 census.

The village is located within Quincy Township on U.S. Highway 12. Note: there is also another Quincy Township in Houghton County.

[edit] Geography

Location of Quincy, Michigan

Quincy is at 41°56′39″N, 84°53′02″W. The ZIP code is 49082 and the FIPS place code is 66640. The elevation is 1017 feet above sea level.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,701 people, 640 households, and 435 families residing in the village. The population density was 513.1/km² (1,327.0/mi²). There were 687 housing units at an average density of 207.2/km² (536.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.24% White, 0.29% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 1.18% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.35% of the population.

There were 640 households out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the village the population was spread out with 31.5% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $35,987, and the median income for a family was $38,839. Males had a median income of $29,602 versus $22,188 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,951. About 8.6% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.