Editing Beaverton, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Beaverton, Michigan
|official_name            = City of Beaverton
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
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|image_caption            = Looking east along Brown Street toward [[M-18 (Michigan highway)|M-18]]
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Gladwin County, Michigan|Gladwin County]]

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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Gladwin County, Michigan|Gladwin]]

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|government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|last=City of Beaverton|url=https://www.beavertonmi.org/page/city-hall-administration|title=City of Beaverton: City Hall|date=2021|accessdate=September 4, 2021}}</ref>
|government_type          = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]]
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Ray Nau
|leader_title1            = [[City manager|Manager]]
|leader_name1             = Heath Kaplan
|leader_title2            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name2             = Janelle Keen
|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = 1863
|established_title1       = Incorporated
|established_date1        = 1901 (village)<br>1903 (city)

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|population_total         = 1145
|population_density_km2   = 421.13
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|postal_code              = 48612
|area_code                = [[Area code 989|989]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
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|blank1_info              = 0620961<ref>{{GNIS|0620961}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://www.beavertonmi.org/|Official website}}
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[[File:P8274862-s.jpg|right|thumb|Downtown Beaverton, MI looking west at the south side of Brown Street from M-18.]]
[[File:P8274980-s.jpg|right|thumb|Downtown Beaverton, MI looking east at the north side of Brown Street from Pierson Street.]]

'''Beaverton''' is a city in [[Gladwin County, Michigan|Gladwin County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].  The population was 1,145 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Beaverton_city,_Michigan?g=160XX00US2606660 |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The city is bordered by [[Beaverton Township, Michigan|Beaverton Township]] on the west, but the two are administered autonomously.

==History==
Beaverton was first settled by lumbermen ''circa'' 1863 and was first known as '''Grand Forks''', after the confluence of the [[Tobacco River (Tittabawassee River)|Tobacco]] and [[Cedar River (Gladwin County, Michigan)|Cedar]] rivers. It has been continuously settled since 1875. The town was founded in 1890 by the Donald Gunn Ross & Sons lumber company, from [[Beaverton, Ontario|Beaverton]], [[Ontario]]. Donald Ross became the first postmaster on February 17, 1891. Beaverton incorporated as a village on January 9, 1896<ref>https://digmichnews.cmich.edu/?a=d&d=GladwinGCR18960117-01.1.6&srpos=5&e=--1895---1902--en-10-CharlevoixBB%2CVanBurenFPC%2CGladwinGCR-1--img-txIN-incorporated---------</ref> and as a city in 1903, with William Ross as the first mayor. Powers gives the first settler's name as Marvil Secord, originally from [[Brantford, Ontario|Brantford]], Ontario, and who is also recognized as the first permanent settler in Gladwin County. Beaverton is known as the Plastic [[Thermoforming]] capital of the world.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Romig|title=Michigan Place Names}}</ref> It was a station on the Toledo-Ludington line of the [[Pere Marquette Railroad]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.33|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.04|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.30|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (22.55%) is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_26.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 25, 2020}}</ref>

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|M|18}}

===Climate===
This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Beaverton has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=71302&cityname=Beaverton%2C+Michigan%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Beaverton, Michigan]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 418
|1920= 549
|1930= 528
|1940= 641
|1950= 794
|1960= 926
|1970= 954
|1980= 1025
|1990= 1150
|2000= 1106
|2010= 1071
|2020= 1145
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===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]]|accessdate=2012-11-25}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,071 people, 462 households, and 258 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1039.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 537 housing units at an average density of {{convert|521.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.7% of the population.

There were 462 households, of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.2% were non-families. 40.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 3.13.

The median age in the city was 36.2 years. 27.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.9% were from 25 to 44; 24.5% were from 45 to 64; and 17.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,106 people, 496 households, and 291 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,017.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 546 housing units at an average density of {{convert|502.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 97.02% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.99% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.63% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.09% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.09% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.18% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.54% of the population.

There were 496 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3% were non-families. 39.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,625, and the median income for a family was $27,813. Males had a median income of $29,722 versus $18,558 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,125.  About 18.1% of families and 21.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.9% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Images==
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File:Beaverton, MI city hall and police department.jpg|{{center|Police department and city hall}}
File:Beaverton, MI post office.jpg|{{center|U.S. Post Office in Beaverton}}
File:Gladwin County District Library (Beaverton).jpg|{{center|County branch library in Beaverton}}
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==Notable people==
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*[[Homer Bliss]] (1904–1970), professional American football player

Roy F. Johnston (1943-present)
High school basketball coach 
All time most winningest coach in MHSAA history

Ryan Longstreth (1990-present) 
Professional American Baseball Pitcher 
Drafted in the 40th round of the 2012 draft by the Detroit Tigers after playing college at Central Michigan university. Played 3 seasons in the minors

==References==
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==Further reading==
*Romig, Walter, L.H.D. ''Michigan Place Names''.  Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1986.
* Powers, Perry Francis.  ''A History of Northern Michigan and Its People''. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1912. [http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;sid=a59c59a9872e9daa098fdc4527c1e951;q1=Beaverton;rgn=full%20text;idno=BAC9250.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000574] [http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;sid=a59c59a9872e9daa098fdc4527c1e951;q1=Beaverton;rgn=full%20text;idno=BAC9250.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000248] [http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;sid=a59c59a9872e9daa098fdc4527c1e951;q1=Beaverton;rgn=full%20text;idno=BAC9250.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000568]
* Frei, Robert W. and the Beaverton Centennial Committee. ''Beaverton: A Century in the Making''.  Beaverton: Beaverton Centennial Committee, 2003

==External links==
*[http://www.beavertonmi.org/ City of Beaverton official website]
*[http://www.beavertonhistory.org/ Beaverton Historical Society]

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