L'Anse, Michigan

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L'Anse is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 2,107. It is the county seat of Baraga County ⁶ and is located within L'Anse Township. French explorers sighted the location of L'Anse in the 17th century.

In French, L'Anse roughly translates as "The Cove," a reference to its location at the base of the Keweenaw Peninsula. French explorers sighted the location of L'Anse in the 17th century.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a totally area of 6.7 km² (2.6 mi²). 6.6 km² (2.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.39% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 2,107 people, 894 households, and 540 families residing in the village. The population density was 317.8/km² (821.9/mi²). There were 981 housing units at an average density of 148.0/km² (382.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.22% White, 0.09% African American, 5.55% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, and 2.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 894 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the village the population was spread out with 21.3% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $31,406, and the median income for a family was $38,984. Males had a median income of $31,583 versus $20,929 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,857. About 6.6% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.