Editing Armada, Michigan

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|official_name            = Armada, Michigan
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
|motto                    = "A Rich Past and a Bright Future"<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.villageofarmada.org| title=Village of Armada| publisher=Village of Armada| access-date=July 24, 2023}}</ref>

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'''Armada''' ({{IPAc-en|ɑːr|'|m|ɑː|d|ə}} {{respell|ar|MAH|də}})<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/bureau-of-services-for-blind-persons/btbl/pronunciation-guide-you-say-it-how-in-michigan|title=Pronunciation Guide – 'You Say it How in Michigan?'|publisher=Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity|access-date=September 26, 2024}}</ref> is a village in [[Macomb County, Michigan|Macomb County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,684 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/> The village is located within [[Armada Township, Michigan|Armada Township]]. It is best known for its annual Armada Fair.

==History==
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The first record of land purchased in the area that became Armada Township was made by John Proctor in 1825.<ref>[http://dunhamwilcox.net/mi/macomb_bio.htm John Proctor]. HISTORY OF MACOMB COUNTY, MICHIGAN; M. A. Lesson & Co., Chicago, 1882. Armada Biographies, pp. 687-716. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref> Twenty-three more families had bought land in the rural area by 1832. Until that year the area was part of [[Ray Township, Michigan|Ray Township]]. At that time a meeting was called to organize a separate township. The vote won by two and Armada Township was founded. When the discussion began to choose the name for the new township, legend says that "Hosea Northrup jumped up and shouted the name 'Armada'". The name was accepted.
 
Several communities were founded within the township, which was originally developed for agriculture. What became the village of Armada was founded in 1833 by Elijah Burke; it was originally called "Burke's Corners" after him. The village began to prosper when residents improved the old Indian trail for use as a roadway in the early 1830s. The road soon became part of the immigrant and migrant road network between [[Romeo, Michigan|Romeo]] and [[Port Huron, Michigan]].<!-- Why? --> Today this is known as Armada Ridge Road.
 
Burke's Corners was briefly renamed "Honeoye", for the [[Honeoye, New York|New York hometown]] of several newly arrived migrants. When the village was finally incorporated in the late 1860s, it was officially named "Armada", the same as the township. By then the village had about 800 inhabitants.
 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the village had a stagecoach stop, an opera house, a theater, seven grocery stores, three hotels, three hardware stores, a lumberyard, a grain mill, two implement dealers, a bakery, five doctors, several blacksmiths shops, and a drug store.  
 
The first school in Armada was a one-room schoolhouse located at Selleck's Corners. Soon schools were built all around the township. These one-room schools were consolidated during the 1940s. At that time, children were bused into town to attend the schools of the consolidated district.
 
Armada's interest in education was demonstrated in the early 20th century by their applying to the Carnegie Foundation for matching funds in order to build and operate a public library.  [[Andrew Carnegie]]'s program was based on providing grants to villages and towns that would both provide matching funds for construction and commit to supporting all operations and maintenance of libraries. The residents committee of the township asked for $8,000 toward building a permanent township library.  The Armada Free Public Library was built in 1915 and is still being used to provide library service in the early 21st century.   
 
A number of fraternal organizations, a literary club, a science club, and the Armada Cornet Band were among the social outlets for villagers and township residents. 
 
The [[Michigan Air Line Railway]] connected Armada to other cities in Michigan and elsewhere.  Passengers and freight were processed through the two-door depot at the foot of Church Street.  A cartage company delivered the freight to uptown businesses by horse and wagon.

In 2014, the village was shut down due to an investigation by [[Michigan State Police]] and the [[FBI]] of the murder of 14-year-old April Millsap, who was walking her dog on the Macomb Orchard Trail. Her body was found just outside the village limits. In 2016 a jury found the 34-year-old defendant, James VanCallis, a man from St. Clair County, to be guilty of four counts associated with the murder. He was sentenced to life in prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/macomb/2016/02/08/macomb-jury-verdict-millsap-vancallis/80013216/ |title=VanCallis guilty of murder in Armada teen's death |newspaper=Detroit Free Press |first=Christina |last=Hall |date=February 8, 2016 |access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref>

Following this, residents came together to support their community. In a July 2019 ''[[Reader's Digest]]'' vote, Armada was selected as the "Nicest Place in Michigan". It was a finalist for the magazine's "50 Nicest Places in America" story.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/armada-michigan-hopes-to-be-designated-nation-s-nicest-place/ar-AAE4EwX |title=Armada, Michigan hopes to be designated nation's nicest place |publisher=msn.com |first=Christina |last=Hall |date=July 9, 2019 |access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref>

==Geography==
Armada is in northern Macomb County, {{convert|18|mi}} north of [[Mount Clemens, Michigan|Mount Clemens]], the [[county seat]]; {{convert|28|mi}} southwest of [[Port Huron, Michigan|Port Huron]], and {{convert|39|mi}} north-northeast of downtown [[Detroit]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.74|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.002|sqmi|3}}, or 0.27%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The East Branch of Coon Creek passes through the center of the village, part of the [[Clinton River (Michigan)|Clinton River]] watershed flowing to [[Lake St. Clair]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 494
|1880= 556
|1890= 638
|1900= 863
|1910= 748
|1920= 711
|1930= 840
|1940= 865
|1950= 961
|1960= 1111
|1970= 1352
|1980= 1392
|1990= 1548
|2000= 1573
|2010= 1730
|2020= 1684
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 25, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,730 people, 607 households, and 425 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2276.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 656 housing units at an average density of {{convert|863.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.6% of the population.

There were 607 households, of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.0% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.30.

The median age in the village was 38.6 years. 27.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 24.8% were from 45 to 64; and 15.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.3% male and 52.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,573 people, 540 households, and 408 families residing in the village.  The population density was {{convert|2,221.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 558 housing units at an average density of {{convert|788.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the village was 97.71% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.57% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.19% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.14% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.65% of the population.

There were 540 households, out of which 42.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the village, the population dispersal was 29.2% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $61,700, and the median income for a family was $69,917. Males had a median income of $50,795 versus $32,330 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $22,446. About 2.9% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

== Attractions ==
A country [[fair]] has been held in the village each August since 1872.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armadafair.org/|title=Armada Agricultural Society in Armada, Mi|work=Armada Agricultural Society}}</ref>

A [[Halloween]] festival, [http://www.armada-geddon.com/Armada-Geddon.com/Welcome.html Armada-geddon], is held in the village each year on the second Saturday in October. It celebrates the fall, fun, and all things spooky.  The event includes a 5k-walk, run and shamble; a street fair with craft vendors and food; games and activities for children; and, in the evening, a lighted Halloween Parade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armadachamber.org/|title=Armada Chamber of Commerce in Armada, Mi|work=Armada Chamber of Commerce}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
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* [[Dick Enberg]], sports announcer; attended high school in Armada
* [[Martha Griffiths]], 59th [[Lieutenant Governor of Michigan]]; lived and died in Armada
* [[Ben Stephens (baseball)|Ben Stephens]], American baseball pitcher; died in Armada

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Michigan}}
* {{Official|www.villageofarmada.org}}
* [http://www.armadafair.org/ Armada Fair]
* [http://www.armadachamber.org/ Armada Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.armada-geddon.com/ Armada-geddon, Armada's annual Halloween festival] 

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[[Category:Villages in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1833]]
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