Editing Honor, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Honor, Michigan
| settlement_type = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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| image_skyline = Cherry_Bowl_Drive-In_Movie_Theater.jpg
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| image_caption = The [[Cherry Bowl Drive-In Theatre & Diner|Cherry Bowl]] located in Honor
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| pushpin_label = Honor
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| map_caption = Location within [[Benzie County, Michigan|Benzie County]]

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| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{Flag|Michigan}}
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Benzie County, Michigan|Benzie]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Civil township|Township]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Homestead Township, Michigan|Homestead]]

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| area_water_sq_mi = 0.01

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| population_total = 337
| population_density_km2 = 241.31
| population_density_sq_mi = 625.23

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| utc_offset_DST = -4
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| elevation_m = 196
| elevation_ft = 643
| coordinates = {{coord|44|39|56|N|86|01|20|W|region:US-MI|display=inline}}
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| postal_code = 49640
| area_code = [[Area code 231|231]]
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| blank_info = 26-39080<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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'''Honor''' is a village in [[Benzie County, Michigan|Benzie County]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 337 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. The village is located within [[Homestead Township, Michigan|Homestead Township]] on [[U.S. Route 31 in Michigan|U.S. Highway 31]] along the [[Platte River (Michigan)|Platte River]].

The community has the name of Honor Griffin, the daughter of a first settler.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Moyer|first1=Armond|last2=Moyer|first2=Winifred|title=The origins of unusual place-names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89058322223;view=1up;seq=68|year=1958|publisher=Keystone Pub. Associates|page=64}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.56|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.54|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=November 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 239
|1930= 254
|1940= 284
|1950= 269
|1960= 278
|1970= 282
|1980= 281
|1990= 292
|2000= 299
|2010= 328
|2020= 337
|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 328 people, 135 households, and 87 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|607.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 186 housing units at an average density of {{convert|344.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 93.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 4.0% 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 135 households, of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.6% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.99.

The median age in the village was 38 years. 26.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.3% were from 25 to 44; 22.6% were from 45 to 64; and 20.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 299 people, 129 households, and 82 families residing in the village.  The population density was {{convert|543.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 153 housing units at an average density of {{convert|277.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the village was 86.29% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.02% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.67% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3.01% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.01% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.34% of the population.

There were 129 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,917, and the median income for a family was $40,833. Males had a median income of $22,273 versus $18,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $14,274.  About 4.1% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.9% of those 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
Honor hosts the Coho Festival during the month of August in celebration of the area's most important fish, the [[coho salmon]]. 
     
Honor also has the only [[drive-in theater]] left in central Michigan;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cherrybowldrivein.com/|title=Cherry Bowl Drive In Theatre in Honor Michigan|website=Cherry Bowl Drive In Theatre}}</ref> the [[Cherry Bowl Diner]] is located in Honor on U.S. 31.

==References==
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{{Benzie County, Michigan}}

{{Coord|44|39|50|N|86|01|05|W|type:city_region:US-MI|display=title}}

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[[Category:Villages in Benzie County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Villages in Michigan]]
[[Category:Traverse City metropolitan area]]