Hesperia, Michigan
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Hesperia is a village located in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village is situated on the boundary between Oceana County and Newaygo County, with about half of the village in Newfield Township in Oceana County and half in Denver Township in Newaygo County. The population was 954 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (3.53%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 954 people, 393 households, and 244 families residing in the village. The population density was 449.2/km² (1,159.9/mi²). There were 438 housing units at an average density of 206.2/km² (532.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.44% White, 0.42% African American, 1.47% Native American, 1.05% Asian, 0.63% from other races, and 1.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population.
There were 393 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.0% 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 3.11.
In the village the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 77.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $27,460, and the median income for a family was $37,292. Males had a median income of $30,804 versus $20,417 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,704. About 10.4% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 16.8% of those age 65 or over.
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