Temperance, Michigan
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Temperance is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Michigan, United States. It is a Census-designated place (CDP) used for statistical purposes. The population was 7,757 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 12.0 km² (4.7 mi²). 11.9 km² (4.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.08%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 7,757 people, 2,857 households, and 2,177 families residing in the community. The population density was 651.1/km² (1,688.0/mi²). There were 2,953 housing units at an average density of 247.9/km² (642.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the community was 98.10% White, 0.19% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.93% of the population.
There were 2,857 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the community the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.
The median income for a household in the community was $61,090, and the median income for a family was $70,230. Males had a median income of $51,182 versus $30,233 for females. The per capita income for the community was $24,237. About 2.3% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.
