Stephenson (Michigan)

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Stephenson
Center of Stephenson
Center of Stephenson
Location in Michigan
Menominee County Michigan Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Stephenson Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1898 (incorporated)
State : United States
State : Michigan
County : Menominee County
Coordinates : 45 ° 25 ′  N , 87 ° 36 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 25 ′  N , 87 ° 36 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 862 (as of 2010)
Population density : 305.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 2.82 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 )
Height : 204 m
Postal code : 49887
Area code : +1 906
FIPS : 55-76380
GNIS ID : 638791
Website : stephenson-mi.com
Mayor : Lowell Bengry

Stephenson is a small town (with the status " City ") in Menominee County in the US -amerikanischen State Michigan . In 2010 , Stephenson had 862 residents.

geography

Stephenson is located on Michigan's Upper Peninsula . The city lies on both sides of the Little Cedar River , a tributary of the Menominee River , which forms the border with Wisconsin up to its confluence with Green Bay of Lake Michigan .

The geographical coordinates of Stephenson are 45 ° 24'55 "north latitude and 87 ° 36'27" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of ​​2.82 km².

Stephenson's neighbors are Daggett (6.2 km north) and Ingalls (4.4 km south).

The closest major towns are Iron Mountain (80.3 km north-northwest), Marquette (174 km north), Sault Ste. Marie and the neighboring town of the same name in the Canadian province of Ontario (346 km east-northeast), Green Bay in Wisconsin (124 km south-southwest) and Wausau in Wisconsin (222 km west-southwest).

traffic

The US Highway 41 leading into a north-south direction through the urban area of Stephenson. 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 .

The Menominee-Marinette Twin County Airport is 33.5 km south of a small airfield. The nearest commercial airports are Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay (129 km south-southwest) and Sawyer International Airport near Marquette in Michigan (157 km north).

population

According to the 2010 census , Stephenson had 862 people in 358 households. The population density was 305.7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.24 people lived in each of the 358 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.3 percent white, 0.1 percent (one person) African American, 0.3 percent Asian and 0.7 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.2 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

21.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 49.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 28.7 percent were 65 years or older. 53.7 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was at 36,000  USD . The per capita income was $ 19,963. 18.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

  1. City of Stephenson - City Officials ( Memento of the original from May 28, 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 May 27, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / stephenson-mi.com
  2. a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved May 27, 2014
  3. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 27, 2014
  4. Michigan Department of Transportation - Railroad Map (PDF; 1 MB), accessed May 27, 2014

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