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Ionia is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Ionia
County, Michigan, United States.[3] The
population was 10,569 at the 2000
census. Every late July-early August it hosts the World's
Largest Free Fair. The city is mostly within Ionia Township, with small
portion extending into Easton Township and Berlin
Township, but is politically autonomous of the townships.
History
- First settled in 1831 by settlers from New York led by Samuel
Dexter
- Platted in 1841
- Incorporated as a village in 1865
- Organized into a city in
1873
Geography
According to the United States Census
Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.2 square miles
(13.5 km²), of which, 5.0 square miles (13.1 km²) of it
is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (3.07%) is water.
Ionia is between Michigan's state capital, Lansing, and its second
largest city, Grand Rapids.
Major
Highways
Demographics
As of the census[1] of
2000, there were 10,569 people, 2,421 households, and 1,534
families residing in the city. The population density was 2,095.9 per
square mile (809.7/km²). There were 2,621 housing units at an
average density of 519.8/sq mi (200.8/km²). The racial makeup
of the city was 71.08% White, 21.94%
African
American, 1.05% Native
American, 0.65% Asian, 2.13%
from other
races, and 3.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any
race were 5.08% of the population.
There were 2,421 households out of which 37.2% had children
under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living
together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present,
and 36.6% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up
of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years
of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the
average family size was 3.16.
In the city the population was spread out with 18.5% under the
age of 18, 26.8% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 13.5% from 45
to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 213.8 males. For
every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 260.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,289, and
the median income for a family was $45,794. Males had a median
income of $30,373 versus $22,332 for females. The per capita
income for the city was $12,157. About 13.3% of families and
15.8% of the population were below the poverty line,
including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or
over.
References
- ^ a
b
"American FactFinder". United States Census
Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved
2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic
Names". United States Geological
Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved
2008-01-31.
- ^ "Find a County". National
Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm. Retrieved
2008-01-31.
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