Zilwaukee, Michigan

Zilwaukee, Michigan
City
Location of Zilwaukee, Michigan
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Saginaw
Area
• Total	2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2)
• Land	2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation	584 ft (178 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	1,799
• Density	810.7/sq mi (313.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	26-89320Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1616929Template:GR

Zilwaukee is a city in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,799 at the 2000 census. The city is adjacent to and was created from Zilwaukee Township. It is the home of the Zilwaukee Bridge.

Zilwaukee was founded in 1848 when Daniel and Solomon Johnson two brothers from New York City, built a saw mill here. Officially organized ten years later, the Johnsons gave the name Zilwaukee to the town purposely to cause people to confuse it with the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in hopes of luring immigrants there to work.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²), of which, 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (3.90%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 1,799 people, 711 households, and 509 families residing in the city. The population density was 810.7 per square mile (312.9/km²). There were 729 housing units at an average density of 328.5/sq mi (126.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.94% White, 1.78% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 2.61% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.23% of the population.

There were 711 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% 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 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,014, and the median income for a family was $47,981. Males had a median income of $37,292 versus $25,586 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,491. About 5.7% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

External links

• City of Zilwaukee