South Range, Michigan
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South Range is a village in Adams Township, Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is about five miles southwest of Houghton on M-26. The population was 727 at the 2000 census. The ZIP code for South Range is 49963.
It is a "cooperating community of the Keweenaw National Historical Park."[1]
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 727 people, 347 households, and 191 families residing in the village. The population density was 701.7/km² (1,821.1/mi²). There were 378 housing units at an average density of 364.9/km² (946.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.84% White, 2.20% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.14% of the population.
There were 347 households out of which 21.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.7% were non-families. 38.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the village the population was spread out with 20.4% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $34,500. Males had a median income of $26,550 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,611. About 7.5% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.
