Bellaire, Michigan

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Bellaire is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,164. It is the county seat of Antrim County ⁶.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²). 4.7 km² (1.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (6.15%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 1,164 people, 489 households, and 315 families residing in the village. The population density was 245.6/km² (636.1/mi²). There were 545 housing units at an average density of 115.0/km² (297.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.25% White, 0.17% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 1.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.23% of the population.

There were 489 households out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,243, and the median income for a family was $44,625. Males had a median income of $31,950 versus $20,893 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,327. About 3.0% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.