Editing Durand, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Durand, Michigan
| official_name      = City of Durand
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = Railroad City, USA
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = File:Durand Union Stn (4).jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = [[Durand Union Station]]
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| pushpin_map        = Michigan
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| pushpin_label      = Durand
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Shiawassee County, Michigan|Shiawassee County]]

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Shiawassee County, Michigan|Shiawassee]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = [[Council–manager government|Council–manager]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Jeff Brands
| leader_title1      = [[City manager|Manager]]
| leader_name1       = Cameron Horvath
| established_title  = [[Plat]]ted
| established_date   = 1836
| established_title1 = Incorporated
| established_date1  = 1887 (village)<br>1932 (city)

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 5.06
| area_land_km2      = 5.06
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.95
| area_land_sq_mi    = 1.95
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est     = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 3507
| population_density_km2 = 693.16
| population_density_sq_mi = 1795.70

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| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 794
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|54|46|N|83|59|21|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}<ref name=gnis/>
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48429
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-23500<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1626198<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1626198}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.durandmi.com/|Official website}}
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'''Durand''' ({{Respell|doo|RAND}}) is a [[city]] in [[Shiawassee County, Michigan|Shiawassee County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]].  The population was 3,507 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. Nicknamed "Railroad City, USA", it is best known for its large [[Durand Union Station|train station]] which was a major hub for the [[Grand Trunk Western Railroad|Grand Trunk Western]] and [[Ann Arbor Railroad (1895–1976)|Ann Arbor]] railroads during most of the 20th century, and is currently served by [[Amtrak]]. Additionally, three freight carriers use a [[rail yard]] in the city, which is accessible from all directions.

==History==
Durand was originally called Vernon Center, and under the latter name was [[plat]]ted in 1836 and named from its location in Vernon Township.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9T4iAAAAIBAJ&pg=1568%2C1275079 | title=Ghost towns and post offices of Shiawassee County | work=The Argus-Press | date=September 15, 2000 | access-date=30 April 2015 | pages=3}}</ref> The present name is for congressman [[George H. Durand]] of [[Flint, Michigan]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=21754|title= Profile for Durand, Michigan, MI |publisher= ePodunk|access-date=August 26, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA111 | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=111}}</ref> Durand was incorporated as a village in 1887 and as a city in 1932.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=166}}

In a 1967 [[National Educational Radio Network]] radio series, local seniors discussed the early 20th Century history of the town; there were at one point over 10 bars in town where locals could get alcohol and there were often fights, with men coming from other towns to fight the tough men of Durand. Residents also recalled the [[Ku Klux Klan]] burning crosses downtown and organizing rallies against local Catholic residents. The railroad was a fascination with the local children, who often got too close to the tracks and about "once a generation" a child would lose their life playing along the railroad tracks.<ref>{{cite AV media |people= |date=January 17, 1967 |title=The American town: A self-portrait; Durand, Michigan, part 1. |trans-title= |type=radio program |language= |url=http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-500-hh6c6k07 |access-date=May 5, 2022 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=21:18 |location=Boston, MA and Washington, DC |publisher= University of Maryland, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress) |id= |isbn= |oclc= |quote= }}</ref>

==Geography==
{{external media | width = 210px | float = right | headerimage = [[File:Grand Trunk Western Roundhouse Durand Michigan 1909.JPG|210px]] | audio1 = [http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_500-hh6c6k07 The American Town: A Self-Portrait: Durand, Michigan], 1967, 29:50, [[American Archive of Public Broadcasting]]<ref name="aapb">{{cite web | title =American Town, The: A Self-Portrait; Durand, Michigan4 | work = American Archive of Public Broadcasting (WGBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC | publisher =[[WUOM]], University of Michigan | date =1967-01-17 | url =http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_500-hh6c6k07 | access-date =September 10, 2016 }}</ref> }}
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.11|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.10|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (0.47%) is water.<ref name="CENS">{{cite web |date=September 2012 |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-19 |access-date=May 1, 2020 |work=[[2010 United States Census]] |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |page=42 Michigan}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 210
|1890= 255
|1900= 2134
|1910= 2315
|1920= 2672
|1930= 3081
|1940= 3127
|1950= 3194
|1960= 3312
|1970= 3678
|1980= 4206
|1990= 4283
|2000= 3933
|2010= 3446
|2020= 3507
|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=2012-11-25}}</ref> of 2010, there were 3,446 people, 1,350 households, and 852 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1641.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,575 housing units at an average density of {{convert|750.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.5% 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 2.9% of the population.

There were 1,350 households, of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.9% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.08.

The median age in the city was 37.2 years. 25.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.3% were from 25 to 44; 24.1% were from 45 to 64; and 15.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.8% male and 53.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,933 people, 1,481 households, and 1,008 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,999.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,561 housing units at an average density of {{convert|793.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 96.95% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.08% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.66% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.08% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.56% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.65% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.78% of the population.

There were 1,481 households, out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,563, and the median income for a family was $43,306. Males had a median income of $42,716 versus $22,033 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,273.  About 8.9% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Infrastructure==
===Highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|I|69}} forms a northwest boundary of Durand
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|71}} ends at I-69 slightly outside the northwest corner of the city limits

===Railways===
Railroads have always played a major role in Durand's history and economy.  [[Amtrak]], the national passenger rail system, provides daily service on the [[Michigan Services|''Blue Water'']] route between [[Chicago]] and [[Port Huron, Michigan|Port Huron]], [[Michigan]].  Amtrak trains stop at the historic [[Durand Union Station]] which is located at the junction of major east/west (historically, [[Grand Trunk Western]], east to Port Huron and Toronto, west to Chicago), and north/south (historically, [[Ann Arbor Railroad (1895–1976)|Ann Arbor Railroad]], north to Elberta, Michigan, south to Toledo, Ohio) rail lines.

Freight railroads operating in Durand include [[Canadian National Railway]] (CN), [[Huron and Eastern Railway]] (HESR), and [[Great Lakes Central Railroad]] (GLC).

==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 }}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://durandstation.org/ Durand Union Station]
*[http://www.durandmi.com/city_government/city_officials.php City of Durand Public Officials]
*[http://www.durand.k12.mi.us/ Durand Area Schools]
*[http://www.durandnow.com/ DurandNOW.com]

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[[Category:Cities in Shiawassee County, Michigan]]
[[Category:1887 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1887]]