Brown City, Michigan
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Brown City is a city in Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,334 at the 2000 census. The city is located on the border with Lapeer County and a small portion of the urban area is within that county.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,334 people, 520 households, and 361 families residing in the city. The population density was 481.4/km² (1,247.3/mi²). There were 562 housing units at an average density of 202.8/km² (525.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.90% White, 0.07% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.60% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.30% of the population.
There were 520 households out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,906, and the median income for a family was $40,000. Males had a median income of $36,750 versus $20,938 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,929. About 9.0% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.9% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.
