St. Johns, Michigan
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St. Johns is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,485. It is the county seat of Clinton County6.
St. Johns is near the junction of north-south US 127 and east-west M-21. US 127 actually bypasses the city on the east, but a business route connects the downtown area. Lansing is about 20 miles to the south. Flint is about 44 miles to the east, and Grand Rapids is about 60 miles to the west.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.2 km² (3.9 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 7,485 people, 2,994 households, and 1,999 families residing in the city. The population density was 737.2/km² (1,909.1/mi²). There were 3,148 housing units at an average density of 310.1/km² (802.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.64% White, 0.75% African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.11% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.39% of the population.
There were 2,994 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $41,713, and the median income for a family was $52,391. Males had a median income of $39,289 versus $27,940 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,611. About 4.9% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.
