Menominee (Michigan)

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Menominee
The old town of Menominee, listed as First Street Historic District in the NRHP since 1974 [1]
The old town of Menominee, as First Street Historic District since 1974 NRHP listed
Location in Michigan
Menominee County Michigan Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Menominee Highlighted.svg
Basic data
State : United States
State : Michigan
County : Menominee County
Coordinates : 45 ° 6 ′  N , 87 ° 37 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 6 ′  N , 87 ° 37 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 8,599 (as of 2010)
Population density : 644.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 14.19 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of
which 13.34 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 181 m
Postal code : 49858
Area code : +1 906
FIPS : 55-53020
GNIS ID : 632104
Website : www.cityofmenominee.org
Mayor : Jean Stegeman
MenomineeMichiganMarina.jpg
Menominee Marina on Lake Michigan

Menominee is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Menominee County in the US -amerikanischen State Michigan . In 2010 Menominee had 8,599 residents. making it the county's largest city. By 2012 the population had decreased to 8502.

geography

Menominee is located on Michigan's Upper Peninsula , on the north bank of the confluence of the Menominee River and Green Bay of Lake Michigan . On the opposite bank of the river is the town of Marinette , Wisconsin .

The geographical coordinates of Menominee are 45 ° 06'28 "north latitude and 87 ° 36'51" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of ​​14.19 km², which is spread over 13.34 km² of land and 0.85 km² of water.

The closest major towns are Iron Mountain (112 km north-northwest), Marquette (194 km north), Sault Ste. Marie and the neighboring town of the same name in the Canadian province of Ontario (366 km northeast), Green Bay in Wisconsin (89.3 km southwest), Appleton in Wisconsin (134 km in the same direction) and Wausau in Wisconsin (187 km west).

traffic

US 41 bridge between Menominee and Marinette over the Menominee River

The US Highway 41 leading into a north-south direction through the city of Menominee and leave the city on a bridge in the direction of Marinette. The Michigan State Highway 35 reaches its southern end with the inlet to the US 41st All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

The city is connected to the Canadian National Railway network for freight traffic .

With the Menominee-Marinette Twin County Airport there is a small airfield on the northwestern city limits where the helicopter manufacturer Enstrom is based. The nearest commercial airports are Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay (94.4 km southwest) and Sawyer International Airport near Marquette , Michigan (182 km north).

population

According to the 2010 census, the Menominee had 8,599 people in 3,987 households. The population density was 644.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.13 people lived in 3,987 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.7 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.9 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.4 percent of the population.

21.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.3 percent were 65 years or older. 51.3 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was 35,646  USD . The per capita income was $ 19,872. 21.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

Individual evidence

  1. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 74000997. Retrieved April 9, 2014
  2. City of Menominee - Greetings from the Mayoress ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 9, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cityofmenominee.org
  3. ^ A b American Fact Finder.Retrieved April 9, 2014
  4. US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Menominee, Wisconsin ( Memento of the original from December 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 9, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  5. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed April 9, 2014
  6. Michigan Department of Transportation - Railroad Map (PDF; 1 MB), accessed April 9, 2014
  7. AirNav.com - Menominee-Marinette Twin County Airport Retrieved on April 9, 2014

Web links

Commons : Menominee, Michigan  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files