Editing Michigan Center, Michigan

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'''Michigan Center''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 4,672 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2653580| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Michigan Center CDP, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=August 1, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213112608/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2653580| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>  The CDP is located within [[Leoni Township, Michigan|Leoni Township]] on the eastern border of the city of [[Jackson, Michigan|Jackson]].

Michigan Center was [[plat]]ted as "Michigan Centre" in 1837 by Abel Fitch and Paul Ring, although there were settlements in the area from at least 1834. The name was presumably derived from the proximity to the [[Michigan meridian]] which divided the state into eastern and western portions for surveying. The community is not close to any sort of geographical center of the state. Fitch became the first postmaster in 1838.

Michigan Center began developing as a mill town on a tributary of the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]]. There was a station on the [[Michigan Central Railroad]]. However, nearby Jackson rapidly outpaced Michigan Center, which has since become a bedroom community to the city.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.70|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|5.04|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.66|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (11.58%) is water.<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=2012-10-19 |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]]| accessdate = May 1, 2020|page=26 Michigan}}</ref>

Michigan Center is in eastern Jackson County, in the southern part of Leoni Township. The CDP shares a slight western border with the city of [[Jackson, Michigan|Jackson]] but is otherwise surrounded by [[Leoni Township, Michigan|Leoni Township]] on the north, east, and west with a southern boundary with [[Napoleon Township, Michigan|Napoleon Township]].

The community is situated primarily around the northern end of Center Lake, formed by a dam on a tributary of the Grand River in 1911. Several other nearby lakes on the same tributary form a connected chain of lakes: Round Lake, Price Lake, Moon Lake, Little Dollar Lake, Dollar Lake, Olcott Lake, Little Olcott Lake, Wolf Lake and Little Wolf Lake. Local residents travel between the first several lakes using small boats or personal watercraft.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 4609
|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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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,641 people, 1,856 households, and 1,308 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|895.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,961 housing units at an average density of {{convert|378.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.72% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.34% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.43% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.43% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.26% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.82% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents of any race were 1.53% of the population.

There were 1,856 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the CDP, 23.5% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.8% was from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% was 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,056, and the median income for a family was $49,159. Males had a median income of $38,233 versus $29,048 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $18,701.  About 3.6% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

== Local events ==
Michigan Center hosts the annual Carp Carnival at Leoni Township Park in June. The festival features a parade, fishing contest, midway games and rides, chicken barbecue dinners and beer tent.

==See also==
*[[Michigan Center High School]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://mccardinals.org/ Michigan Center School District]
*[http://www.carpcarnival.com/ Carp Carnival]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Michigan]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Michigan]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Jackson County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Jackson County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1837]]
[[Category:1837 establishments in Michigan]]