Editing Estral Beach, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Estral Beach, Michigan
|official_name            = 
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
|image_skyline            = Estral Beach Village Hall, MI.jpg
|imagesize                = 275
|image_caption            = Fire department and village hall
|image_seal               = 
|image_map                = Estral Beach, MI location 2020.png
|mapsize                  = 250
|map_caption              = Location within [[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe County]] and the state of Michigan 
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|mapsize1                 = 
|map_caption1             = 
|pushpin_map              = Michigan#USA
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|pushpin_label            = Estral Beach
|pushpin_map_caption      = 
|pushpin_mapsize          = 
|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[Charter township|Township]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Berlin Charter Township, Michigan|Berlin]]
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = [[Town council|Village council]]
|leader_title             = President
|leader_name              = Fred Borowski
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Carol Vandercook
|established_date         = 1925
|established_title        = Incorporated
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{cite web |title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_place_26.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=November 1, 2023}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 1.17 
|area_land_km2            = 1.14
|area_water_km2           = 0.03
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.45
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.44
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.01
|elevation_ft             = 571
|elevation_m              = 174
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US2626460&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Estral Beach village, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref>
|population_total         = 403
|pop_est_as_of            = 
|pop_est_footnotes        = 
|population_est           = 
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_km2   = 353.24
|population_density_sq_mi = 915.91
|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|coordinates              = {{coord|41|59|03|N|83|14|09|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 48166 ([[Newport, Michigan|Newport]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 734|734]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-26460<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0625652<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
|footnotes                = 
|website                  = {{URL|www.estralbeachvillage.org}}
}}
'''Estral Beach''' is a village in [[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 403 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/> The village is located within [[Berlin Charter Township, Michigan|Berlin Charter Township]].

==History==
Estral Beach was incorporated as a village in 1925. It was named after the Spanish word for "star".<ref>{{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 = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan |page=187 }}</ref>

==Geography==
The village is in northeastern Monroe County, on the southern edge of Berlin Charter Township. It sits on the northwest shore of [[Lake Erie]] at the mouth of [[Swan Creek (Michigan)|Swan Creek]] and about {{convert|8|mi|0}} south of the mouth of the [[Detroit River]]. It is {{convert|13|mi}} by road northeast of [[Monroe, Michigan|Monroe]], the [[county seat]], and {{convert|7|mi|0}} south of [[Rockwood, Michigan|Rockwood]].
 
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Estral Beach has a total area of {{convert|0.45|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.44|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are land and {{convert|0.005|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 1.12%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/>

[[Pointe Mouillee State Game Area]] is located {{convert|1|mi}} northeast of the village, and the [[Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station]] is {{convert|2|mi|0}} to the southwest. The Strong Unit of the [[Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge]] is located within the northern portion of the village and extends further north.<ref>{{cite web|last=[[United States Fish and Wildlife Service|U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service]]|url=https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Detroit_River/map.html|title=Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge: Map|date=2021|accessdate=October 31, 2021}}</ref>

The village has never contained its own post office and uses the 48166 ZIP Code of [[Newport, Michigan|Newport]], {{convert|5|mi|0}} to the northwest.<ref>{{cite web|last=UnitedStatesZipCodes.org|url=https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/48166/|title=ZIP Code 48166: Newport|date=2021|accessdate=May 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{google maps |url = https://www.google.com/maps/place/Newport,+MI+48166/@41.9843078,-83.3590918,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x883b6b0830432fcf:0x933f7b42687880e!8m2!3d41.9905829!4d-83.2827093 |title = 48166 ZIP Code map |access-date = May 11, 2021 }}</ref>

==Education==
The village is served by [[Jefferson Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_MONROE%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821004401/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_MONROE%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-date=August 21, 2014 |url-status=live|title=Monroe County School Districts|date=November 15, 2013|accessdate=October 28, 2021}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1940= 78
|1950= 188
|1960= 254
|1970= 419
|1980= 463
|1990= 430
|2000= 486
|2010= 418
|2020= 403
|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 418 people, 183 households, and 114 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|908.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 220 housing units at an average density of {{convert|478.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 183 households, of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.7% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.95.

The median age in the village was 45 years. 19.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.9% were from 25 to 44; 36.4% were from 45 to 64; and 13.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 53.3% male and 46.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 486 people, 179 households, and 131 families residing in the village.  The population density was {{convert|983.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 211 housing units at an average density of {{convert|427.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the village was 93.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.23% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.41% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.14% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.67% of the population.

There were 179 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $48,194, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $32,188 versus $30,417 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $21,873.  About 3.6% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official|www.estralbeach.com}}

{{Monroe County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Villages in Monroe County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Villages in Michigan]]
[[Category:Michigan populated places on Lake Erie]]
[[Category:1925 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1925]]