Allen Park
| Allen Park | |||
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Location in Michigan
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1927 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Michigan | ||
| County : | Wayne County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 15 ′ N , 83 ° 13 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 27,616 (as of 2006 (estimated)) | ||
| Population density : | 1,517.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 18.2 km 2 (about 7 mi 2 ) | ||
| Postcodes : | 48101-1952 | ||
| Area code : | +1 313 | ||
| FIPS : | 26-01380 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 619983 | ||
Allen Park is a city in Wayne County in the US state of Michigan . According to the 2000 census , there were 29,376 residents in the city. The Detroit suburb was named America's Best Small Cities list in Money Magazine . Allen Park is part of a collection of communities known as the downriver .
Ford Motor Company is an integral part of the community. Many of the company's offices and facilities are within the city limits. Allen Park has been the home of the Detroit Lions since 2002 and is also the location of the club's headquarters.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a land area of 18.2 km 2 .
history
Allen Park was registered as a village in 1927 and a city in 1957. The town is named after Lewis Allen, a wealthy lawyer and forest owner who owned 112 acres, mostly in Ecorse Township, and operations in what is now Allen Park and Melvindale . Hubert Champaign and Edward Pepper were two other early residents of the area.
Demographic development
According to the 2000 census, there were 29,376 residents in 11,974 households and 8,202 families in the city. The population density was 1,618.0 / km 2 . There were 12,254 residential units with an average building density of 674.9 per km 2 .
In the 11,974 households, there were children under the age of 18 in 27.5% of cases; 55.0% lived together as married couples, 9.9% had a female householder without a husband, and 31.5% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were single households and there were people living in 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the city, 22.2% of the population were under the age of 18 years, 6.5% were 18 to 24 years old, 28.2% were 25 to 44 years old, 22.2% were 45 to 64 years old, and 20.9% were 65 Years or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over, there were 88.1 men.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 51,992, and the median income for a family is $ 63,350. Males had a median income of $ 50,143 versus $ 31,168 for women. The per capita income was $ 24,980. About 1.9% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 3.3% adolescents under 18 years of age and 4.5% of those 65 years of age or older.
Allen Park's population decreased 2.1% to 28,762 by 2003.
Attractions
The world's largest tire from Uniroyal is in Allen Park . The tire, which was shown at the World's Fair in New York City , was installed in Allen Park in 1966, is 24 meters high and weighs 12 tons. It's on Interstate 94 .
In 2009, the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) announced that the Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park would be the first venue for the opening of the World Series of PBA Bowling.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Allen Park (city) QuickFacts ( Memento from June 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Best places to live 2008 - Allen Park, MI ( Memento from October 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Walter Romig: Michigan Place Names. Wayne State University Press, Detroit 1986, ISBN 0-8143-1837-1 , p. 18.
- ↑ roadsideamerica.com