Suttons Bay, Michigan
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| Suttons Bay, Michigan |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Michigan |
| County | Leelanau County |
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| - City | 2.8 km² |
| - Land | 2.8 km² |
| - Water | 0 km² |
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| - City (2000) | 589 |
| - Density | 208.6/km² |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Website: http://www.leelanau.com/suttonsbay/ | |
Suttons Bay is a village in Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 589 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Suttons Bay Township.
In 1920, Leelanau County voters approved moving the county seat to Suttons Bay, but the move never took place.
There is also a school in Suttons bay MI (Suttons bay schools); the sports mascots are Viking male and female, hence the name "Suttons Bay Norsemen".
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 589 people, 271 households, and 179 families residing in the village. The population density was 208.6/km² (538.7/mi²). There were 374 housing units at an average density of 132.5/km² (342.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.94% White, 0.34% African American, 1.19% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 1.02% from other races, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.72% of the population.
There were 271 households out of which 21.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.62.
In the village the population was spread out with 19.5% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 32.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $44,063, and the median income for a family was $52,321. Males had a median income of $38,173 versus $22,045 for females. The per capita income for the village was $24,097. About 3.6% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
