Editing Freeland, Michigan

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'''Freeland''' is a [[census-designated place]] in [[Tittabawassee Township, Michigan|Tittabawassee Township]], [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. It is part of the [[Saginaw, Midland, and Bay City metropolitan area|Saginaw-Midland-Bay Metropolitan Area]]. As of the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]], the CDP population was 5,147.  The CDP covers an area in the central portion of Tittabawassee Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US2630540&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=4001&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en Freeland CDP, Michigan - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref> The Freeland post office, [[ZIP code]] 48623, serves nearly the entire township, as well as portions of [[Midland Township, Michigan|Midland]] and [[Williams Township, Michigan|Williams]] townships to the north, [[Frankenlust Township, Michigan|Frankenlust]] and [[Kochville Township, Michigan|Kochville]] townships to the east, [[Thomas Township, Michigan|Thomas]] and [[Richland Township, Saginaw County, Michigan|Richland]] townships to the south, and [[Ingersoll Township, Michigan|Ingersoll Township]] to the west.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48623&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48623 5-Digit ZCTA, 486 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>

It is the location of [[MBS International Airport]], which serves three major nearby cities: [[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw]], [[Bay City, Michigan|Bay City]] and [[Midland, Michigan|Midland]].

It is also the location of the [[Saginaw Correctional Facility]], which is a level I, II and IV maximum security prison.

==History==
The place was home to [[Native American in the United States|Native American]]s long before the arrival of European settlers. In the 1819 [[Treaty of Saginaw]], in which the [[Ojibwa|Chippewa]], [[Ottawa (tribe)|Ottawa]], and [[Pottawatomi]] ceded a large portion of land including Saginaw County to the United States federal government. In that treaty, within the ceded territory, several tracts were reserved for specific  groups of Chippewa. One such tract, Black Bird's Village, consisted of {{convert|6,000|acre|km2}} on the Tittabawassee (named as the Tetabawasink river in the text of the treaty), very near to the present location of Freeland.<ref>Mills, James Cooke. ''History of Saginaw County''.  Saginaw, Michigan: Seemann & Peters, 1918. [http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;q1=Freeland;rgn=full%20text;idno=BAD1040.0001.001;didno=BAD1040.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000038  p. 12], [http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;q1=Freeland;rgn=full%20text;idno=BAD1040.0001.001;didno=BAD1040.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000043 17], [http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;q1=Freeland;rgn=full%20text;idno=BAD1040.0002.001;didno=BAD1040.0002.001;view=image;seq=00000399 381] to 385.</ref>
<ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter  | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-year= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref>
<ref>Moore, Charles. ''History of Michigan''. Chicago, : The Lewis publishing company, 1915. p. [http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;q1=Freeland;rgn=full%20text;idno=BAC8762.0002.001;didno=BAC8762.0002.001;view=image;seq=00000331 907]</ref>

In the 1850s, lumbering outposts developed in the area, one of which was called "Loretta", which was given a post office named "Jay" in April 1856. The office was named for the first postmaster, Jefferson Jaqruth. This outpost was very nearly at the geographical center of Tittawabasse Township. Another settlement was placed just a little to the north. in 1867, one resident of the second locale, George Truesdale, instigated moving the post office from Loretta to his settlement, which retained the name of Jay for several years afterwards.

The name of Freeland comes from "Mammy Freeland" who operated a popular tavern on the river, frequented by lumbermen and rivermen, who came to refer to the entire settlement as Freeland. The name of the post office was changed to Freeland in January 1879. It was also a station on the [[Pere Marquette Railroad]]. By another account (Moore), the Freeland family name was prominent in business and politics of the area.

During World War II, the airport now known as MBS international was used to hold German and Japanese prisoners of war.

In 1985, Freeland's Lions Clubs International chapter began the annual [[Freeland Walleye Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=News |first=Deborah Brown {{!}} The Saginaw |date=2010-04-18 |title=Freeland prepares for annual Walleye Festival |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/2010/04/freeland_prepares_for_annual_w.html |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=mlive |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|6.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|6.7|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (0.45%) is water.

==Notable people==
*[[Aleda E. Lutz]], WWII Army Flight Nurse, second most decorated woman in U.S. history.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 7630
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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===2000 Census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,147 people, 1,441 households, and 1,115 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|769.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,527 housing units at an average density of {{convert|228.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.86% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 13.04% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.64% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.49% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.82% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.10% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.17% of the population.

There were 1,441 households, out of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 43.3% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 161.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 182.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $55,455, and the median income for a family was $67,083. Males had a median income of $50,225 versus $33,306 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $20,470.  About 2.7% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

==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, Freeland has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=722702&cityname=Freeland%2C+Michigan%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Freeland, Michigan]</ref>

== Transportation ==
The main highway running through Freeland is [[M-47 (Michigan highway)|M-47]], which goes northbound to [[US-10]], and southbound towards [[Thomas Township, Michigan]], and [[Saginaw, Michigan]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.michigan.gov/corrections/0,1607,7-119-1381_1388-5263--,00.html Saginaw Correctional Facility]
*[http://www.freeland.k12.mi.us/education/dept/dept.php?sectiondetailid=1934 Miller Empey Room]

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