Editing Corunna, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Corunna, Michigan
|official_name            = City of Corunna
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Shiawassee County, Michigan|Shiawassee]]

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|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Charles Kerridge
|leader_title1            = [[City manager|Manager]]
|leader_name1             = Joe Sawyer
|established_title        = [[Plat]]ted
|established_date         = 1837
|established_title1       = Incorporated
|established_date1        = 1858 (village)<br>1869 (city)

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|population_total         = 3046
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|postal_code              = 48817
|area_code                = [[Area code 989|989]]
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'''Corunna''' ({{IPAc-en|k|ə|ˈ|r|ʌ|n|ə}} {{respell|kə|RUN|ə}})<ref>{{cite web|last=Hutchinson|first=Derick|url=https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2017/01/12/are-you-pronouncing-michigan-city-names-correctly-now-you-can-check/|title=Are you pronouncing Michigan city names correctly? Now you can check|date=12 January 2017|access-date=June 18, 2020}}</ref> is a city and [[county seat]] of [[Shiawassee County, Michigan|Shiawassee County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref>  The population was 3,497 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name=CENS>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf|format=PDF |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing | date = September 2012|publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]| work = [[2010 United States Census]]| access-date = May 1, 2020|page=42 Michigan}}</ref>  The city is surrounded by [[Caledonia Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan|Caledonia Charter Township]] and is slightly east of the city of [[Owosso, Michigan|Owosso]].

==History==
Corunna was platted in 1837.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9T4iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sqwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1568%2C1275079 | title=Ghost towns and post offices of Shiawassee County | work=The Argus-Press | date=September 15, 2000 | access-date=April 30, 2015 | pages=3}}</ref> It was made the county seat in 1840, incorporated as a village in 1858 and made a city in 1869.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=135}}  [[Andrew Parsons (American politician)|Andrew Parsons]], tenth Michigan Governor (March 8, 1853 – January 3, 1855), was a longtime resident of Corunna. A historical marker commemorating Parsons in Corunna was erected in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.michmarkers.com/Pages/S0295.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010115095700/http://www.michmarkers.com/Pages/S0295.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 15, 2001|title=Michigan Historical Marker: Governor Andrew Parsons|work=michmarkers.com}}</ref>

The city's name comes from the city of [[A Coruña]], in [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], northwestern [[Spain]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.26|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|3.19|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.07|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (2.15%) is water.<ref name=CENS/>

==Transportation==
===Highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|M|21}}
*{{jct|state=MI|M|71}}

===Airport===
*[[File:Airport Sign.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] [[Owosso Community Airport]] is located just northwest of the city in [[Caledonia Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan|Caledonia Township]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 684
|1870= 1408
|1880= 1501
|1890= 1382
|1900= 1510
|1910= 1384
|1920= 1571
|1930= 1936
|1940= 2017
|1950= 2358
|1960= 2764
|1970= 2829
|1980= 3206
|1990= 3091
|2000= 3381
|2010= 3497
|2020= 3046
|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>
}}

===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 3,497 people, 1,384 households, and 851 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1096.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,519 housing units at an average density of {{convert|476.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.4% of the population.

There were 1,384 households, of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.5% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.94.

The median age in the city was 36 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.4% were from 25 to 44; 24.6% were from 45 to 64; and 14.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.8% male and 52.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,381 people, 1,320 households, and 819 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,095.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,407 housing units at an average density of {{convert|455.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 96.36% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.06% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.65% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.21% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.56% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.15% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.54% of the population.

There were 1,320 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 12.8% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,831, and the median income for a family was $41,705. Males had a median income of $29,668 versus $22,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,053.  About 10.0% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 13.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Film==
In 2005, filmmaker Bryan McGuire produced/directed/wrote a documentary chronicling what life in Corunna is like entitled Stay on the Tarvey. The film included interviews with current and former residents and explored topics such as race relations, family values and "hickdom".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olneNFB7z48&t=1075s|title=Full movie on You-Tube|work=full movie}}</ref>

==Schools==

Elementary Schools:
*Corunna Public School
*Louise Peacock Elementary 
*Elsa Meyer Elementary

Middle Schools:
*Corunna Middle School

High Schools:
*[[Corunna High School]]

==Notable people==
* [[Martha Arnold Boughton]] (1857–1928), educator, author
* [[Andrew Parsons (American politician)|Andrew Parsons]], Michigan governor from 1853 to 1855
* [[Earl Rapp]], pitcher for five Major League Baseball teams, member of [[Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame]]

==References==
===Notes===
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===Sources===
*{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |series=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback  |orig-year= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 0-8143-1838-X |location=Detroit, Michigan |id={{ISBN|978-0814318386}} }}

==External links==
*[http://www.corunna-mi.gov/ City of Corunna]
*[http://sresd.k12.mi.us/ SRESD]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070204044813/http://www.corunna.k12.mi.us/highschool/ Corunna High School Homepage]

{{Shiawassee County, Michigan}}
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[[Category:Cities in Shiawassee County, Michigan]]
[[Category:County seats in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1858]]
[[Category:1858 establishments in Michigan]]