Bessemer (Michigan)
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| Foundation : | 1884 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Michigan |
| County : | Gogebic County |
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 29 ′ N , 90 ° 3 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,905 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 134.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 14.2 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of which 14.2 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 434 m |
| Postal code : | 49911 |
| Area code : | +1 906 |
| FIPS : | 26-07960 |
| GNIS ID : | 0621184 |
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Bessemer is a city in Gogebic County in the US state of Michigan , United States , with 1,905 inhabitants (2010). The city is also the county seat of Gogebic County and lies in an area that is very snowy due to the influence of Lake Superior .
geography
The city is surrounded by the Bessem township , but is politically independent from it. It is located on US Highway 2 between Ironwood in the west and Wakefield further east. Two rail lines run through the city, the Chicago and North Western Railway and a stretch of Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway , which ends a few kilometers east of the city.
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 14.2 km², with no significant body of water. The Kallander Creek rises in the eastern part of the city and flows a few hundred meters westwards before it turns north and heads towards the Black River .
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2000, Bessemer inhabited 2148 people. The population density was 151.6 people per km ². There were 1179 housing units at an average of 83.2 per km ². Bessemer's population was 96.88% White , 0.14% Black or African American , 1.21% Native American , 0.42% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 0.42% said other races belong to and 0.88% named two or more races. 0.70% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.
The residents of Bessemer distributed to 976 households out of which 25.6% were living in children under 18 years. 46.1% of households were married, 9.8% had a female head of the household without a husband and 41.6% were not families. 38.2% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 21.3% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.88 people.
The population was divided into 23.0% minors, 6.4% 18–24 year olds, 24.4% 25–44 year olds, 23.3% 45–64 year olds and 22.9% aged 65 years or more. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 women there were 96.2 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 93.3 men.
The median household income in Bessemer was 27,639 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 36,739 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 28,958 compared to $ 21,708 for women. The per capita income was $ 17,499. 12.1% of the population and 8.6% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 17.0% of minors and 7.9% of those aged 65 and over.
Most of the residents had ancestors from Italy (23.3%), Finland (18.7%), Germany (13.8%), Poland (11.3%) and Sweden (5.7%).
sons and daughters of the town
- Otto Oscar Binder (1911–1974), writer, creator of the comic heroine Supergirl