Editing Elsie, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Elsie, Michigan
| official_name            = Village of Elsie
| settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
| nickname                 = 
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| pushpin_map_caption      = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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| mapsize                  = 250
| map_caption              = Location within [[Clinton County, Michigan|Clinton County]]

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| subdivision_name1        = {{Flag|Michigan}}
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = {{Flagicon image|Flag of Clinton County, Michigan.svg|size=23px}} [[Clinton County, Michigan|Clinton]]
| subdivision_type3        = [[Civil township|Township]]
| subdivision_name3        = [[Duplain Township, Michigan|Duplain]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|last=Village of Elsie|url=http://elsie.org/Council|title=Elsie, Village > Council|date=2021|accessdate=January 15, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Village of Elsie|url=http://elsie.org/Departments/Administration-Office|title=Elsie Administration Office|date=2021|accessdate=January 15, 2021}}</ref>
| government_type          = [[Town council|Village council]]
| leader_title             = President
| leader_name              = Jason Freeman
| leader_title1            = [[City manager|Manager]]
| leader_name1             = Destinee Bryce (Interim)
| leader_title2            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name2             = 
| established_title        = Settled
| established_date         = 1857
| established_title1       = Incorporated
| established_date1        = 1885

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| population_total         = 930
| population_density_km2   = 314.49
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| postal_code              = 48831
| area_code                = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 26-25780<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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| blank1_info              = 2398819<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2398819}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|http://elsie.org/|Official website}}
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'''Elsie''' is a village in [[Clinton County, Michigan|Clinton County]] in the U.S. state  of [[Michigan]].  The population was 966 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].  The village consists of two noncontiguous portions within [[Duplain Township, Michigan|Duplain Township]] in the northeast portion of Clinton County—the smaller of which contains the village's Riverside Cemetery.

==History==
Elsie was founded in 1857 and platted the same year.  It was incorporated in 1885.<ref>Walter Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 182</ref> Elsie is named for Miss Elsie Tillotson, the daughter of an early settler.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n117 118]}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.20|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.16|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (3.33%) is water.<ref name=CENS>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |url-status=live|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]]| accessdate = January 9, 2021|page=19 Michigan}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 253
|1890= 396
|1900= 576
|1910= 592
|1920= 680
|1930= 664
|1940= 773
|1950= 911
|1960= 933
|1970= 988
|1980= 1022
|1990= 957
|2000= 1055
|2010= 966
|2020= 930
|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=November 25, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 966 people, 392 households, and 256 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|832.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 421 housing units at an average density of {{convert|362.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.9% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.6% 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 392 households, of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.7% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% 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 3.01.

The median age in the village was 39.7 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.3% were from 25 to 44; 26% were from 45 to 64; and 16.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,055 people, 414 households, and 288 families living in the village.  The population density was {{convert|861.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 438 housing units at an average density of {{convert|357.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the village was 97.82% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.09% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.42% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.38% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.37% of the population.

There were 414 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $36,635, and the median income for a family was $43,182. Males had a median income of $35,875 versus $24,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $15,809.  About 8.0% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.3% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://elsie.org/ Official website of the Village of Elsie]

{{Clinton County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Villages in Clinton County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Villages in Michigan]]
[[Category:Lansing–East Lansing metropolitan area]]
[[Category:1885 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1885]]