Union City, Michigan
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Union City is a village located mostly within Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,804 at the 2000 census.
The village is located mostly within Union Township, where the Coldwater River flows into the St. Joseph River. M-60 passes just north of the village. A small portion of the village lies within Burlington Township in Calhoun County.
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[edit] History
The Meteor Ridge Farm, formerly called The Plantation was built in 1859 or 1860 and served as a stop on the Underground Railroad, even receiving a personal visit from President Lincoln.[1]
[edit] Notable natives
- Patricia Polacco, prolific children's writer
[edit] Geography
Union City is at . The ZIP code is 49094 and the FIPS place code is 81360.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²). 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.68% is water. Longtime Dearborn Mi Mayor Orville Hubbard called Union City his hometown. Former Olympic Javelin record holder Lee Bartlett called Union City Home
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,804 people, 685 households, and 474 families residing in the village. The population density was 473.8/km² (1,223.7/mi²). There were 734 housing units at an average density of 192.8/km² (497.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.90% White, 0.61% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.55% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.
There were 685 households out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the village the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $37,065, and the median income for a family was $43,984. Males had a median income of $32,143 versus $21,571 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,101. About 7.9% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.
