Muskegon

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Muskegon
Nickname : Lumbertown, Port City, Lumber Queen of the World, Skeetown
Muskegon County Michigan Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Muskegon Highlighted.svg
Location in county and Michigan
Basic data
Foundation : 1837
State : United States
State : Michigan
County : Muskegon County
Coordinates : 43 ° 14 ′  N , 86 ° 15 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 14 ′  N , 86 ° 15 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants :
Metropolitan Area :
38,349 (as of 2016)
173,408 (as of 2016)
Population density : 1,030.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 46.7 km 2  (approx. 18 mi 2 ) of
which 37.2 km 2  (approx. 14 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 191.4 m
Postcodes : 49440-49445
Area code : +1 231
FIPS : 26-56320
GNIS ID : 1620963
Website : www.muskegon-mi.gov
Mayor : Steve Warmington

Muskegon is a city and the administrative seat of Muskegon County in the US state of Michigan . In 2016 the city had about 38,300 inhabitants. The metropolitan area has about 173,000 inhabitants.

geography

The city lies on the banks of two lakes. Lake Michigan extends to the west and Muskegon Lake to the north, into which the Muskegon River flows on the northeastern outskirts . The city of North Muskegon to the north with Bear Lake is an independent city , as is Muskegon Heights and Roosevelt Park in the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau , Muskegon has an area of ​​46.7 km², of which 37.2 km² is land and 9.5 km² (= 20.37%) is water. Muskegons geographical coordinates be 43 ° 14 '  N , 86 ° 15'  W .

climate

Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Muskegon
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) -1.2 0.3 5.8 12.6 16.1 24.2 26.7 25.6 21.3 14.8 7.6 1.4 O 13
Min. Temperature (° C) -8.3 -7.6 -3.7 1.7 7.3 12.3 15.4 14.9 10.4 4.8 -0.1 -5.2 O 3.5
Precipitation ( mm ) 56.4 35.1 59.9 73.9 74.9 65.5 58.9 95.8 89.4 71.1 82 67.1 Σ 830
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history

Muskegon Lake

Humans had been in the Muskegon area for seven or eight thousand years when nomadic Paleo-Indians hunted in the area that became accessible after the Wisconsin glaciation retreat . They were followed in several stages by the woodland Indians of the Hopewell culture , who settled here about two thousand years ago.

In historical times, the area of ​​today's Muskegon was inhabited by different groups of the Ottawa and Pottawatomi . Pendalouan led the French- initiated Fox extermination in Illinois during the 1730s. He and his family settled in the region between the 1730s and 1740s, until the French forced him to move the settlement to Traverse Bay in 1742 .

The name of the place is borrowed from the Ottawa language, in which Masquigon describes a "marshy river or swamp". The river on which the city lies has been marked this way on French maps since the late 17th century. This suggests that French explorers first reached the west coast of Michigan's lower peninsula at that time .

Pastor Jacques Marquette passed through the area on his trip to St. Ignace in 1675 and a unit of French soldiers under Lieutenant Henry de Tonty passed by in 1679.

The first white settler in the county known by name was the fur trader and trapper Edward Fitzgerald in 1748 . Between 1790 and 1800 a French Canadian named Joseph La Framboise established a trading post on Duck Lake , which was followed by other trading posts around Muskegon Lake between 1810 and 1820.

The beginning of the exploitation of the forests for the production of timber led to the fact that Muskegon was systematically settled from 1837.

traffic

Muskegon is connected to Detroit via Interstate Highway I-96 , which does not, however, directly reach the city area. US Highway 31 runs north-south through the eastern outskirts of the city. The State Routes M-46 and M-120 also lead into the city.

Muskegon is at the east end of a high speed motor vehicle ferry service. This Lake Express runs across Lake Michigan to Milwaukee , Wisconsin, and runs three times a day in the summer months and twice a day in the fall.

Northwest Airlines flies to Muskegon County Airport ; However, this is outside the city area.

Local public transport is operated by the Muskegon Area Transit System (MATS). There are thirteen bus routes, an on-call bus service for the handicapped ("paratransit") under the brand name "gobus", as well as rentable "trolleys", which are buses with historicized bodies, which used to run on fixed lines. Traffic on these offers is Monday through Saturday, although not all lines have Saturday traffic.

Demographic data

At the time of the United States Census 2000, Muskegon was inhabited by 40,105 people. The population density was 1079.1 people per km ². There were 15,999 housing units at an average of 430.5 per km². Muskegon's population was 57.9% White , 31.7% Black or African American , 2.3% Native American , 0.46% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , and 2.69% of other races belonged to and 3.50% named two or more races. 6.40% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The residents of Muskegon were distributed to 14,569 households out of which 31.1% were living in children under the age of 18. 33.2% of households were married, 20.2% had a female head of household without a husband, and 41.4% were not families. 34.4% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 12.9% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.13.

The population was divided into 25.8% minors, 11.6% 18–24 year olds, 32.2% 25–44 year olds, 18.0% 45–64 year olds and 12.4% aged 65 years or more. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 women there were 109.6 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 110.3 men.

The median household income in Muskegon was 27,929 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 32,640 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 29,114 compared with $ 22,197 for women. The per capita income was $ 14,283. 20.5% of the population and 16.8% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 27.6% of minors and 14.3% of those aged 65 and over.

Sports

Current sports clubs participating in national league competitions are:

Club Sports league Stadion Championships
Muskegon Lumberjacks ice Hockey International Hockey League LC Walker Arena Colonial Cup: 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005
Muskegon Thunder Arena football Continental Indoor Football League LC Walker Arena

Former sports teams from Muskegon:

Club Sports Playing times league Stadion
Michigan Mayhem basketball 2004-2006 CBA LC Walker Arena
Muskegon Lumberjacks ice Hockey 1984-1992 IHL LC Walker Arena
Muskegon Mohawks ice Hockey 1965-1984 IHL LC Walker Arena
Muskegon Zephyrs ice Hockey 1960-1965 IHL LC Walker Arena
Muskegon Lassies baseball 1946-1949 AAGPBL Marsh Field
Muskegon Fury ice Hockey 1993-2008 UHL and IHL LC Walker Arena

Every year at the end of June there is a running competition with different distances, which is also open to wheelchair users.

Twin cities

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. Michigan (USA): State, Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather, and Web Information. Retrieved February 15, 2018 .
  2. Elizabeth B. Sherman, Beyond the Windswept Dunes: The Story of Maritime Muskegon ( English ). Wayne State University Press, Detroit 2003, ISBN 0814331270 , p. 2.
  3. https://matsbus.com
  4. https://matsbus.com/services/#1518624513854-44c014be-f55f
  5. https://www.muskegontrolleycompany.com/
  6. https://www.co.muskegon.mi.us/784/History
  7. https://matsbus.com