DeWitt, Michigan
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| De Witt, Michigan | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Clinton |
| Area | |
| - Total | 3.0 sq mi (7.7 km²) |
| - Land | 2.9 sq mi (7.4 km²) |
| - Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²) |
| Elevation | 830 ft (253 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 4,702 |
| - Density | 1,641.3/sq mi (633.7/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48820 |
| Area code(s) | 517 |
| FIPS code | 26-22120[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0624400[2] |
DeWitt is a city in Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,702 at the 2000 census.
The city is located within DeWitt Township, though it is politically independent. It is just north of Interstate 69, and just west of US 127, about 10 miles north of downtown Lansing.
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[edit] History
DeWitt was named after DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York during the 1830s. It was first settled by Captain David Scott, who moved here from Ann Arbor in 1833, and platted the land.
In 1839, the city began serving as the county seat, until it was moved to St. Johns in 1857, a city several miles to the north. This caused a stagnation in the economic growth of the city.
In the early 1900's, the Lansing and Suburban Electric Railway opened the community to a new era of prosperity. In 1927, the town was incorporated as a village, and was no longer under the full jurisdiction of DeWitt Township.
On October 21, 1930 a great fire swept though the downtown business district, destroying eight historic and business buildings. This included the destruction of the Clinton House/Hotel, which was a regionally famous establishment. The fire devastated the community, stagnating business growth once again. However, residential development did not slow, and thus DeWitt began its evolvement into the bedroom community that it is today.
DeWitt was incorporated into a city in 1967 as it became apparent to village officials that the needs of the community were becoming too difficult to manage under a rural government.
DeWitt was ranked as the 75th best place to live in the United States by CNN Money in 2005.[3]
[edit] Geography
DeWitt is on the Looking Glass River, a tributary of the Grand River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.7 km²), of which, 2.9 square miles (7.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (3.70%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 4,702 people, 1,624 households, and 1,307 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,641.3 per square mile (634.8/km²). There were 1,661 housing units at an average density of 579.8/sq mi (224.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.85% White, 1.02% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 1.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.55% of the population.
There were 1,624 households out of which 50.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the city the population was spread out with 33.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $69,174, and the median income for a family was $78,935. Males had a median income of $51,409 versus $35,545 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,997. About 3.6% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Best places to live: DeWitt, MI, CNN.
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