Editing Mesick, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Mesick, Michigan
| official_name      = Village of Mesick
| settlement_type    = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
| nickname           = "The Mushroom Capital"
| motto              = 
<!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Mesick, MI (July 2022).jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Looking east along Mesick Avenue ([[M-37 (Michigan highway)|M-37]] / [[M-115 (Michigan highway)|M-115]])
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = 
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| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label_position = right<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label      = Mesick
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Mesick, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Wexford County, Michigan|Wexford County]]

<!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{Flagu|United States}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{Flag|Michigan}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Wexford County, Michigan|Wexford]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Civil township|Townships]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Antioch Township, Michigan|Antioch]] and [[Springville Township, Michigan|Springville]]

<!-- Government -->
| government_type    = [[Town council|Village council]]
| leader_title       = President
| leader_name        = David Clous
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Deb Stanton
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1890
| established_title1 = Incorporated
| established_date1  = 1901

<!-- Area -->
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_26.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 21, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 3.46
| area_land_km2      = 3.44
| area_water_km2     = 0.02
| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.34
| area_land_sq_mi    = 1.33
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.01

<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est     = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 397
| population_density_km2 = 115.38
| population_density_sq_mi = 298.72

<!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 287
| elevation_ft       = 942
| coordinates        = {{coord|44|24|19|N|85|43|11|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49668
| area_code          = [[Area code 231|231]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-53320<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>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1620798<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://villageofmesick.com/|Official website}}
| footnotes          = 
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| unit_pref          = Imperial
}}

'''Mesick''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|iː|s|ɪ|k}} {{respell|MEE|sik}}) is a village in [[Wexford County, Michigan|Wexford County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 397 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. The majority of the village is located within [[Springville Township, Wexford County, Michigan|Springville Township]] with a very small portion extending east into [[Antioch Township, Michigan|Antioch Township]].<ref name=CENS>{{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|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]]| accessdate = January 30, 2022|page=45 Michigan}}</ref>

==History==
Mesick was first settled along the Toledo, Ann Arbor and Northern Michigan Railroad within Springville Township in 1890. The community received a post office on January 9, 1891, with Henry Brooks serving as the first postmaster. Mesick incorporated as a village in 1901.<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=364}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.34|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.33|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (0.75%) is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_26.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 25, 2020}}</ref>

Mesick lies in the [[Manistee River]] valley. Immediately southeast of Mesick lies [[Briar Hill (Michigan)|Briar Hill]], the highest point in Michigan's Lower Peninsula.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Briar Hill - Peakbagger.com |url=https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=6481 |access-date=May 3, 2022 |website=www.peakbagger.com}}</ref>

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|M|37}} runs east–west though the center of the village.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|115}} runs [[Concurrency (road)|concurrent]] with M-37 through most of the village.

===Climate===
<section begin=weatherbox /><!--begin section for transclusion in Cadillac, MI article-->
{{Weather box 
|width=auto
|location = Mesick, MI
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 59
|Feb record high F = 60
|Mar record high F = 80
|Apr record high F = 83
|May record high F = 92
|Jun record high F = 98
|Jul record high F = 104
|Aug record high F = 99
|Sep record high F = 96
|Oct record high F = 84
|Nov record high F = 74
|Dec record high F = 59
|year record high F = 104
|Jan high F = 26
|Feb high F = 27
|Mar high F = 36
|Apr high F = 52
|May high F = 65
|Jun high F = 75
|Jul high F = 80
|Aug high F = 78
|Sep high F = 69
|Oct high F = 57
|Nov high F = 41
|Dec high F = 30
|year high F= 53
|Jan low F = 11
|Feb low F = 9
|Mar low F = 18
|Apr low F = 30
|May low F = 41
|Jun low F = 52
|Jul low F = 56
|Aug low F = 54
|Sep low F = 48
|Oct low F = 38
|Nov low F = 27
|Dec low F = 17
|year low F= 33
|Jan record low F= -43
|Feb record low F= -36
|Mar record low F= -39
|Apr record low F= -12
|May record low F= 14
|Jun record low F= 18
|Jul record low F= 31
|Aug record low F= 27
|Sep record low F= 19
|Oct record low F= 10
|Nov record low F= -16
|Dec record low F= -22
|year record low F= -43
|precipitation colour =
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.7
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.6
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.9
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.7
|May precipitation inch = 3
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.1
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.9
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.9
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.5
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.8
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.7
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.7
|year precipitation inch= 30.4
|Jan precipitation days = 4.1
|Feb precipitation days = 3.9
|Mar precipitation days = 4.7
|Apr precipitation days = 5.7
|May precipitation days = 6.1
|Jun precipitation days = 5.7
|Jul precipitation days = 5.5
|Aug precipitation days = 5.5
|Sep precipitation days = 5.7
|Oct precipitation days = 4.7
|Nov precipitation days = 4.6
|Dec precipitation days = 4
|year precipitation days = 60.7
|Jan snow inch = 18.4
|Feb snow inch = 13
|Mar snow inch = 13.5
|Apr snow inch = 6.7
|May snow inch = 0.3
|Jun snow inch = 0
|Jul snow inch = 0
|Aug snow inch = 0
|Sep snow inch = 0
|Oct snow inch = 1.1
|Nov snow inch = 12
|Dec snow inch = 16.6
|year snow inch = 81.6

|source = Weatherbase<ref name = Weatherbase>
{{cite web
  |url = https://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=674102&cityname=Cadillac-Michigan-United-States-of-America
  |title = Mesick, MI: Monthly Weather Averages Summary
  |website = weatherbase.com
  |publisher = 
  |access-date = December 10, 2021
  |archive-url =
  |archive-date =
  }}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 510
|1920= 318
|1930= 303
|1940= 327
|1950= 359
|1960= 304
|1970= 376
|1980= 374
|1990= 406
|2000= 447
|2010= 394
|2020= 397
|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 394 people, 161 households, and 103 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|303.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 190 housing units at an average density of {{convert|146.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.8% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.3% of the population.

There were 161 households, of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.0% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.95.

The median age in the village was 37.8 years. 25.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 11% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.2% were from 25 to 44; 23.3% were from 45 to 64; and 15.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 447 people, 159 households, and 114 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|392.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 185 housing units at an average density of {{convert|162.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.66% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.67% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.45% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.57% of the population.

There were 159 households, out of which 44.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 33.6% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $21,136 versus $22,639 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $10,600. About 16.3% of families and 21.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.2% of those under age 18 and 17.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Images==
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File:Mesick, MI post office.jpg|{{center|U.S. Post Office in Mesick}}
File:Mesick, MI village offices.jpg|{{center|Mesick village office}}
File:Mesick, MI road signage.jpg|{{center|Road signage along [[M-115 (Michigan highway)|M-115]]}}
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://villageofmesick.com/ Official website of the village of Mesick]

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[[Category:Villages in Michigan]]
[[Category:Villages in Wexford County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1890]]
[[Category:1890 establishments in Michigan]]