Editing Jonesville, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Jonesville, Michigan
|official_name            = City of Jonesville
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_caption            = Looking southwest along [[U.S. Route 12 in Michigan|U.S. Route 12]]
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Hillsdale County, Michigan|Hillsdale County]]

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|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Hillsdale County, Michigan|Hillsdale]]

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|government_type          = [[Council–manager government|Council–manager]]
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Gerald Arno
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Cindy Means
|leader_title2            = [[City manager|Manager]]
|leader_name2             = Jeffrey Gray
|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1828
|established_title1       = Incorporated
|established_date1        = 1855 (village)<br>2014 (city)

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|area_total_km2           = 7.33
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|population_total         = 2176
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|population_density_sq_mi = 887.46

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|elevation_ft             = 1076
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 49250
|area_code                = [[Area code 517|517]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-41920<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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|blank1_info              = 0629385<ref>{{GNIS|0629385}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://jonesville.org/|Official website}}
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'''Jonesville''' is a [[city]] in [[Hillsdale County, Michigan|Hillsdale County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].  The population was 2,176 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
The area was first settled by brothers Benaiah and Edmund Jones, who came here from [[Painesville, Ohio]] in 1828 and purchased land the next year.  They surveyed and [[plat]]ted the community by 1831.  It served as the first county seat of Hillsdale County, which was formally organized in 1835.  The Jonesville post office opened on January 21, 1841.  The community incorporated as a village in 1855.  Jonesville once contained a railway station along the [[Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway]].<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 |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=295}}</ref>

In August 2014, the village voted to adopt a charter and incorporated as a city.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Maneval|first1=Matthew|title=City Charter approved by voters|url=http://www.hillsdale.net/article/20140807/NEWS/140809392/0/SEARCH|access-date=2 December 2014|work=Hillsdale Daily News|date=7 August 2014|archive-date=6 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706144913/http://www.hillsdale.net/article/20140807/NEWS/140809392/0/SEARCH|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The city contains three listings on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]: [[J.J. Deal and Son Carriage Factory]], [[Grace Episcopal Church (Jonesville, Michigan)|Grace Episcopal Church]], and the [[E.O. Grosvenor House]].  All three of these are also [[Michigan State Historic Preservation Office|Michigan State Historic Sites]], and the city also includes the state historic sites the Delevan (Munro) House and Kiddie Brush and Toy Company.  The toy company occupied the same building as the Carriage Factory, which is now renovated as an apartment complex.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|2.83|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.79|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (0.99%) is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/>

The [[St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan)|St. Joseph River]] flows through the city.

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|US|12|name1=W. Chicago Street}} runs southwest through the center of the city.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|99}} runs south–north through the city and also runs concurrently with US 12 for a short distance.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align= left
|1850= 565
|1860= 1008
|1880= 1445
|1890= 1288
|1900= 1307
|1910= 1396
|1920= 1274
|1930= 1316
|1940= 1302
|1950= 1594
|1960= 1896
|1970= 2081
|1980= 2172
|1990= 2283
|2000= 2337
|2010= 2258
|2020= 2176
|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=2012-11-25}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,258 people, 894 households, and 596 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|781.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 983 housing units at an average density of {{convert|340.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 95.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.1% of the population.

There were 894 households, of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.95.

The median age in the village was 37.6 years. 26.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.8% were from 45 to 64; and 17.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,337 people, 926 households, and 623 families living in the village.  The population density was {{convert|856.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 975 housing units at an average density of {{convert|357.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the village was 96.02% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.93% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.26% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.21% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.39% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.20% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.80% of the population.

There were 926 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $35,223, and the median income for a family was $41,813. Males had a median income of $34,135 versus $23,333 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $15,877.  About 6.5% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The city is served entirely by its own school district, [[Jonesville Community Schools]], which also serves large areas of several neighboring townships.<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=https://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_HILLSDALE%20COUNTY.pdf|title=Hillsdale County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|accessdate=December 13, 2022}}</ref>

==Images==
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File:Jonesville, Michigan post office.jpg|{{center|U.S. Post Office in Jonesville}}
File:Jonesville, Michigan city hall.jpg|{{center|Jonesville City Hall}}
File:Jonesville, Michigan road signage.jpg|{{center|Signage along eastbound [[U.S. Route 12 in Michigan|US 12]]}}
File:Delevan House (Munro House), Jonesville Michigan.jpg|{{center|Munro House (built around 1834)}}
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://jonesville.org/ City of Jonesville official website]

{{Hillsdale County, Michigan}}
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[[Category:Cities in Hillsdale County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1828]]
[[Category:1828 establishments in Michigan Territory]]
[[Category:Former county seats in Michigan]]