Editing Grass Lake, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Grass Lake, Michigan
|official_name            = Village of Grass Lake
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|imagesize                = 275
|image_caption            = Facing west along Michigan Avenue
|image_flag               = 
|image_seal               = Grass Lake Seal.JPG

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|pushpin_label          = Grass Lake
|pushpin_map_caption    = Location within the state of Michigan
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|mapsize                  = 250
|map_caption              = Location within [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]]

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|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        = [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[Charter township|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Grass Lake Charter Township, Michigan|Grass Lake]]

<!-- Government -->
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = [[Town council|Village council]]
|leader_title             = President
|leader_name              = Joe DeBoe
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Star Mead
|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1842

<!-- Area -->
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|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 2.44
|area_land_km2            = 2.43
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.94
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.94
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 
|pop_est_as_of            = 
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 1105
|population_density_km2   = 454.10
|population_density_sq_mi = 1175.53

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
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|elevation_ft             = 991
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 49240
|area_code                = [[Area code 517|517]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-34480<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              = 0627210<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>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.villageofgrasslake.com/|Official website}}
|footnotes                = 
|pop_est_footnotes = 
|unit_pref = Imperial
}}
'''Grass Lake''' is a village in [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]].  The population was 1,105 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].  The village is located just south of [[Interstate 94 in Michigan|Interstate 94]] in [[Grass Lake Charter Township, Michigan|Grass Lake Township]].

== History ==
In 1842, the [[Michigan Central Railroad]] bypassed the original village and built a depot {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} to the west when an offer of $1.50 an acre was offered (compared to $2.00 an acre at the previous city center) [http://www.grasslakedowntown.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66:depot&catid=31&Itemid=46]. The village was relocated to this new location - its current location - to be closer to the rail depot and some of the original buildings were relocated to the new site.

In 1887, Grass Lake was awarded a stone depot designed by the same architects, [[Spier & Rohns|Spier and Rohns]],<ref>{{Cite book|title=Great American Railroad Stations|last=Potter|first=Janet Greenstein|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc.|year=1996|isbn=978-0471143895|location=New York|pages=340}}</ref> and with stone from the same quarry as the [[Michigan Central Railroad#Michigan Central Station: Ann Arbor|Ann Arbor station]]. The historic Romanesque Whistle Stop Depot offers displays of local interest and is available for rental.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.experiencejackson.com/business/318|title = Whistle Stop Depot|access-date = February 20, 2015|website = Experience Jackson|publisher = Jackson County Visitors Bureau}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.grasslakechamber.org/About-Your-Area/area-parks.html|title = The Whistlestop Park & Grass Lake Depot|access-date = February 20, 2015|website = Grass Lake Chamber of Commerce|publisher = Grass Lake Chamber of Commerce}}</ref>

The Grass Lake Historical Society also operates the Coe House Museum. The home was constructed in 1871 for Henry Van Winkle, who owned and operated a hardware store and farm equipment dealership in Grass Lake. In 1972 the home was donated to the historical society by Mrs. Myrta Coe. This Tuscan Vernacular home has been furnished to represent a typical home of the Victorian Era.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.experiencejackson.com/business/284|title = Coe House Museum|access-date = February 20, 2015|website = Experience Jackson|publisher = Jackson County Visitors Bureau}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.94|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref>{{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]]| access-date = May 1, 2020|page=26 Michigan}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 479
|1880= 682
|1890= 617
|1900= 648
|1910= 760
|1920= 744
|1930= 804
|1940= 810
|1950= 878
|1960= 1037
|1970= 1061
|1980= 962
|1990= 903
|2000= 1082
|2010= 1173
|2020= 1105
|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===
According to the 2010 [[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> there were 1,173 people, 462 households, and 306 families residing in Grass Lake. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1247.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 513 housing units at an average density of {{convert|545.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup was 94.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.9% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.5% of the population.

Out of the 462 households located in Grass Lake, 36.4% contained children under the age of 18, 52.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.8% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 people and the average family size was 3.13 people.

The median age in the village was 36.9 years old. 26.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.7% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 10.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.

===2000 census===
According to the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 1,082 people and 421 households residing in the village.  The population density was {{convert|1,124.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 436 housing units at an average density of {{convert|453.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the village was 98.80% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.28% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.37% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.18% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.37% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.65% of the population.

There were 421 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.

The median income for a household was $45,078, and the median income for a family was $52,143. About 2.2% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Religion==
A Romanian [[episcopate]] established for serving the United States was established in [[Detroit]] in 1929. In 1937 this episcopate, headed by Bishop Policarp Morusca, established a cultural center in Grass Lake. John Radzilowski, the author of an entry on Romanians in ''The American Midwest: An Interpretive Encyclopedia'', wrote that this center "remains the most significant Romanian cultural institution" in the United States.<ref name=Radzilowskip231>Radzilowski, p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=n3Xn7jMx1RYC&pg=PA231 231].</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Morgen Baird]], American racing driver
*[[William DeBilzan]], American painter and sculptor<ref name="Espectador 2021">{{cite web | last=Espectador | first=El | title=DeBilzan, una colección de Mario Hernández dedicada al amor | website=ELESPECTADOR.COM | date=September 26, 2021 | url=https://www.elespectador.com/cromos/moda/debilzan-una-coleccion-de-mario-hernandez-dedicada-al-amor/ | language=es | access-date=February 22, 2022}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Grass_lake_downtown_michigan_ave._facing_east.JPG|Downtown Grass Lake, Michigan Ave., facing east
Image:Grass_Lake_Michigan_Central_Railroad_Depot1.JPG|[[Michigan Central Railroad|Michigan Central]] [[railroad depot|Railroad Depot]]
Image: Grass_Lake_Michigan_Central_Railroad_Depot2.JPG|[[Michigan Central Railroad|Michigan Central]] [[railroad depot|Railroad Depot]]
Image: Grass_Lake_gazebo.JPG|[[Gazebo]] at [[railroad depot]]
Image: Grass_Lake_Town_Hall.JPG|Grass Lake [[Village Hall]]
Image:Grass_Lake_historical_marker.JPG|Grass Lake [[historical marker]]
Image:Grass_lake_railroad_depot_historical_marker.JPG|[[Michigan Central Railroad]] [[historical marker]]
</gallery>

==References==
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* Radzilowski, John (The Piast Institute, [[Hamtramck, Michigan]]). "Romanians." In: Sisson, Richard, Christian Zacher, and Andrew Cayton (editors). ''The American Midwest: An Interpretive Encyclopedia'' (The American Midwest, Midwestern History and Culture). [[Indiana University Press]], November 8, 2006. {{ISBN|0253003490}}, 9780253003492.

==Notes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.villageofgrasslake.com/ Village of Grass Lake]

{{Jackson County, Michigan}}{{Adjacent communities|North-west=[[Pleasant Lake, Michigan]]|North=[[Munith, Michigan]]|North-east=[[Chelsea, Michigan]]|WEST=[[Jackson, Michigan]]|Centre=Grass Lake, Michigan|South=[[Napoleon, Michigan]]|South-east=[[Manchester, Michigan]]}}{{authority control}}

[[Category:Villages in Jackson County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Villages in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1842]]
[[Category:1842 establishments in Michigan]]