| Boyne City, Michigan | |
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| — City — | |
| Location of Boyne City, Michigan | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Charlevoix |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.2 sq mi (13.5 km2) |
| • Land | 3.9 sq mi (10.1 km2) |
| • Water | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 594 ft (181 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,503 |
| • Density | 896.7/sq mi (346.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 49712 |
| Area code(s) | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-09820[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0621826[2] |
Boyne City ( /ˈbɔɪn ˈsɪti/) is a city in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,503 at the 2000 census.
Boyne City is at the southeast end of the east arm of Lake Charlevoix, where the Boyne River enters the lake. It is at the corners of four townships, though it is politically independent: Evangeline Township is to the northwest, Melrose Township to the northeast, Boyne Valley Township to the southeast, and Wilson Township to the southwest.
M-75 connects with US 131 twice, at Walloon Lake about 6 miles (9.7 km) to the northeast and at Boyne Falls about 6 miles (9.7 km) to the southeast. County roads run west out of the city along the north and south shores of Lake Charlevoix.
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.2 square miles (13 km2), of which, 3.9 square miles (10 km2) of it is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2) of it (25.24%) is water.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,503 people, 1,468 households, and 932 families residing in the city. The population density was 896.7 per square mile (345.9/km²). There were 1,935 housing units at an average density of 495.3 per square mile (191.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.92% White, 0.11% African American, 1.14% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.
There were 1,468 households out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,819, and the median income for a family was $44,096. Males had a median income of $29,558 versus $22,583 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,030. About 8.9% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.
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