Richland, Michigan

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Richland is a village in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 593 at the 2000 census.

The village is within Richland Township about nine miles northeast of Kalamazoo.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 593 people, 258 households, and 170 families residing in the village. The population density was 190.8/km² (494.4/mi²). There were 301 housing units at an average density of 96.8/km² (251.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.29% White, 0.17% African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.35% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 1.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.52% of the population.

There were 258 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 80.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $50,938, and the median income for a family was $58,542. Males had a median income of $42,250 versus $30,956 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,777. About 1.2% of families and 1.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.