| City of Grand Blanc | |
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| — City — | |
| Location of Grand Blanc, Michigan | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Genesee |
| Settled | 1823 |
| Platted | |
| Incorporated (city) | March 4, 1930 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michael Matheny |
| • City Manager | Randall Byrne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.8 sq mi (9.7 km2) |
| • Land | 3.79 sq mi (9.67 km2) |
| • Water | .01 sq mi (.03 km2) 0.27% |
| Elevation | 837 ft (255 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 8,242 |
| • Density | 2,197.3/sq mi (848.6/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48439 |
| Area code(s) | 810 |
| FIPS code | 26-33280[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0627081[2] |
| Website | http://www.cityofgrandblanc.com/ |
Grand Blanc is a city in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan and a suburb of Flint. The population was 8,242 at the 2000 census. The city is situated within Grand Blanc Charter Township, but is politically independent. A May 2006 vote ended governmental research into a plan to consolidate the city and township governments.
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2), almost all of which is land. 0.27% of the area is water.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 8,242 people, 3,542 households, and 2,153 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,197.3 per square mile (848.6/km²). There were 3,725 housing units at an average density of 993.1 per square mile (383.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.17% White, 5.01% African American, 0.27% Native American, 3.22% Asian, 0.58% from other races, and 1.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.67% of the population.
There were 3,542 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $54,099, and the median income for a family was $82,456. Males had a median income of $61,522 versus $31,051 for females. The per capita income for the city was $32,622. About 3.7% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.
GM's Weld Tool Center is partially located within the city.
Grand Blanc Community Schools are known for their high MEAP testing scores. The local public high school is Grand Blanc Community High School. Grand Blanc has seven elementary (primary) schools. It also has two middle schools, East Middle School and West Middle School, both built in 2006. Grand Blanc's mascot is the Bobcat, while its colors are black and red. It is also home to a private grade school, Holy Family Catholic School. Its mascot is the Panther and its colors are blue and yellow.
GBH-TV is the district's television station. Grand Blanc sporting events, and other important dates or information are cablecast to anyone in the Grand Blanc area who has local cable television.
The city of Grand Blanc has numerous office uses, shops and restaurants along its main thorougfare Saginaw Street. Some of the stores include Kroger, K-Mart, Ace Hardware, Qdoba and other local and national retailers, restaurants and service providers. Popular local restaurants include Little Joe's, Big Boy's, Luca's Chophouse, and Brick Street.
The city also hosts a Farmers' Market which was started in 2006 by then Community and Economic Development Director Keith Leonard. The Market is located on Grand Boulevard directly across from City Hall and held on every Sunday starting at the end of May and runs through the autumn of each year. The Market features locally grown produce,food, arts, crafts and other family oriented events.
Grand Blanc Township formerly hosted the annual Buick Open PGA Tour golf tournament at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club; however, the tournament was discontinued and replaced with the Greenbrier Classic at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia following the 2009 open.
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