Editing Milan, Michigan

{{Short description|City in Michigan, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Milan, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| official_name      = 
| motto              = 

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| image_skyline      = Downtown Milan Michigan (2021).jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Looking east along [[Main Street Historic District (Milan, Michigan)|Main Street]]
| image_seal         = 

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| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label_position = left<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label      = Milan
| pushpin_map_caption = 
| image_map          = Milan, MI (Monroe and Washtenaw County) location 2020.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Left: location within [[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe County]] (bottom) and [[Washtenaw County, Michigan|Washtenaw County]] (top); Right: location within the state of Michigan

<!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|Counties]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe]] and [[Washtenaw County, Michigan|Washtenaw]]

<!-- Government -->
| government_type    = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Ed Kolar
| leader_title1      = [[City manager|Administrator]]
| leader_title2      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name2       = Lavonna Wenzel
| established_title  = Settled
| established_date   = 1831
| established_title2 = Incorporated
| established_date2  = 1885 (village)<br>1967 (city)

<!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{cite web |title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_place_26.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=October 30, 2023}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 
| area_land_km2      = 
| area_water_km2     = 
| area_total_sq_mi   = 3.56
| area_land_sq_mi    = 3.48
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.08

<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US2653920&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Milan city, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=October 31, 2023}}</ref>
| population_total   = 6079
| population_density_km2 = 
| population_density_sq_mi = 1747.8

<!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_m        = 214
| elevation_ft       = 702
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|05|09|N|83|41|04|W|region:US-MI|display=inline, title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code        = 48160
| area_code          = [[Area code 734|734]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-53920<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        = 632302<ref name="GR3">{{GNIS|632302|Milan, Michigan}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|milanmich.org}}
}}
'''Milan''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|aɪ|l|ɪ|n}} {{Respell|MY|lin}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Manzullo |first=Brian |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/06/27/how-pronounce-michigan-words/737438002/ |title=25 Michigan roads, destinations you're probably saying wrong |website=[[The Detroit Free Press]] |access-date=2022-05-13 |date=2018-06-27 |quote=Most get this southeastern Michigan city name wrong by emphasizing 'LAN.' It's actually pronounced 'my-Lynn.'}}</ref> or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|aɪ|l|ə|n}} {{Respell|MY|lən}})<ref>{{citation |last= |first= |contribution-url=https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/bureau-of-services-for-blind-persons/btbl/pronunciation-guide-you-say-it-how-in-michigan# |contribution=Pronunciation Guide{{mdash}}'You Say It How in Michigan?' |title=''Official site'' |publisher=Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity |location=Lansing |date=2024 }}.</ref> is a city in [[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe]] and [[Washtenaw County, Michigan|Washtenaw]] counties in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 6,079 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>

The community was settled as early as 1831. Milan incorporated as a village in 1885 and much later as a city in 1967.<ref>{{cite web|last=Milan Area Historical Society|url=https://www.historicmilan.com/Communities.html#Milan|title=Milan Area Historical Society: Milan|date=2008|accessdate=March 21, 2021}}</ref> The center of the downtown area is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as the [[Main Street Historic District (Milan, Michigan)|Main Street Historic District]].<ref>{{cite web|last=[[National Register of Historic Places]]|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail?assetID=23af4292-9aae-4391-a4f9-47b262035d19|title=Main Street Historic District (99000434)|accessdate=March 21, 2021}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Milan Station (historic).jpg|thumb|left|250px|Historic image of the Milan Station]]
The first settler to the area was John Marvin, who arrived in the spring of 1831 and settled the community under the name "Tolanville", after Marvin's brother-in-law Henry Tolan. Later, a part of downtown Milan would be named Tolan Square.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tolan Square - Moving Milan Forward |url=https://movingmilanforward.org/project-tolansquare.php |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=movingmilanforward.org}}</ref> He built his home and also operated a [[general store]] for travelers and other early residents. Other earlier settlers included Bethuel Hack and Harmon Allen, and their families became the area's first permanent residents. The population began to grow, and the first post office was established on March 27, 1833, under the name "Farmersville". The name was changed to Milan on April 21, 1836.<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 |series=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=368}}</ref> The post office has remained in operation ever since and is presently located at 123 East Main Street.<ref>{{GNIS|2647739|Milan Post Office}}</ref> The community became part of [[York Township, Michigan|York Township]] when it was organized in 1833 in Washtenaw County and [[Milan Township, Michigan|Milan Township]] when it was organized in 1836 in the northwest corner of Monroe County. Other nearby communities included [[Azalia, Michigan|Azalia]] (East Milan), [[Cone, Michigan|Cone]] (West Milan), and [[Mooreville, Michigan|Mooreville]].

Some of Milan's earliest structures that remain today include the Community House, which was built in 1834 as a [[gristmill]]. It was purchased by [[Henry Ford]] in 1935 and used for processing soybeans for automotive paint. It is currently used as a banquet hall. The Hack House Museum was built in 1888 and served as a private residence for many years, and it is now occupied by the Milan Area Historic Society.<ref>{{cite web |last=City of Milan |url=https://milanmich.org/departments/historic_preservation.php |title=Milan Historic Preservation |date=2017 |accessdate=March 21, 2021}}</ref> One of the most recognizable structures is the Old Milan Fire Barn, which was built in 1897 and served as a fire station until 1979. The fire department moved out of the building, and the building became abandoned until it was donated to the Milan Area Historical Society in 1983. The building was restored and rededicated in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|last=Milan Area Historical Society|url=https://www.historicmilan.com/barn.html|title=The Old Fire Barn|date=2008|accessdate=March 21, 2021}}</ref>

In the 1870s, a railway line was built through the community.<ref>{{GNIS|2633964|Milan Station}}</ref> The line was operated by the [[Wabash Railroad]] and later became an intersection with the [[Ann Arbor Railroad (1895–1976)|Ann Arbor Railroad]]. The railroad continues to pass through the area but no longer has a station in Milan.<ref>{{cite web |last=Michiganrailroads.com |url=http://www.michiganrailroads.com/stations-locations/122-monroe-county-58/1487-milan-mi |title=Station: Milan, MI |date=2021 |accessdate=March 21, 2021}}</ref>

==Geography==
Milan is in northwestern Monroe County and southern Washtenaw County. While the city limits are close to equally divided across the two counties, the center of town and the majority of older development is within Washtenaw County. The city is {{convert|16|mi}} south of [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]] and {{convert|21|mi}} northwest of [[Monroe, Michigan|Monroe]], the Washtenaw and Monroe [[county seat]]s, respectively. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Milan has a total area of {{convert|3.56|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|3.48|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are land and {{convert|0.08|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 2.30%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/>

The [[Saline River (Michigan)|Saline River]] passes through the center of Milan. The river is a southeast-flowing tributary of the [[River Raisin]], part of the [[Lake Erie]] watershed.

The city of Milan uses the 48160 ZIP Code, which also serves a larger area including [[London Township, Michigan|London Township]] and [[Milan Township, Michigan|Milan Township]] in Monroe County and [[Augusta Charter Township, Michigan|Augusta Charter Township]] and York Charter Township in Washtenaw County.<ref>{{cite web|last=UnitedStatesZipCodes.org|url=https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/48160/|title=ZIP Code 48160: Comins|date=2020|accessdate=March 21, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{google maps |url = https://www.google.com/maps/place/Milan,+MI+48160/@42.096971,-83.7282507,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x883ca18cf0dbfa35:0x2512a3543a337905!8m2!3d42.0808666!4d-83.6561215 |title = 48160 ZIP Code map |access-date = March 21, 2021 }}</ref>

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|US|23}}, a four-lane freeway, runs south–north along the eastern edge of the city.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 320
|1890= 917
|1900= 1141
|1910= 1355
|1920= 1557
|1930= 1947
|1940= 2340
|1950= 2768
|1960= 3616
|1970= 3997
|1980= 4182
|1990= 4040
|2000= 4775
|2010= 5836
|2020= 6079
|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=November 25, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 5,836 people, 2,308 households, and 1,532 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1757.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,487 housing units at an average density of {{convert|749.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.0% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.6% of the population.

There were 2,308 households, of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.6% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.10.

The median age in the city was 34.4 years. 28% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31% were from 25 to 44; 22.9% were from 45 to 64; and 9.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,775 people, 1,923 households, and 1,271 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|2,127.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,999 housing units at an average density of {{convert|890.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 94.30% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.74% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.36% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.69% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.72% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.17% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.50% of the population.

There were 1,923 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 28.0% 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 2.48 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 34.2% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $61,250. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $23,909.  About 8.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]].

==Education==
The city of Milan is served by [[Milan Area Schools]], which also serves portions of several adjacent townships in both Monroe County and Washtenaw County.  All of the schools within the district are located within the city limits of Milan, including [[Milan High School (Michigan)|Milan High School]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_MONROE%20COUNTY.pdf|title=Monroe County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|accessdate=March 21, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_WASHTENAW%20COUNTY.pdf|title=Washtenaw County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|accessdate=March 21, 2021}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Denise Nicholas]], film and television actress who starred in the TV series ''[[Room 222]]'', was born in [[Detroit]] and raised in Milan.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sgammato |first1=Joseph |title=Denise Nicholas (1944- ) |url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/denise-nicholas-1944/ |website=[[BlackPast.org]] |date=October 12, 2020}}</ref>
*[[Stan Joplin]], former player and head men's basketball coach at the [[University of Toledo]] .<ref>{{cite web |last1=Richardson |first1=Clarence |title=Stan Joplin (1957- ) |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717181231/http://www.utrockets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18000&ATCLID=1239099 |website=[[Stan_Joplin]] |date=October 4, 2024}}</ref>

==Images==
<gallery widths="220px" heights="125px" perrow="4">
File:Hack House Milan Michigan Register of Historic Places.JPG|{{center|The [[Friend–Hack House|Hack House]], built in 1888}}
File:Old Milan Fire Barn (2021).jpg|{{center|The Old Milan Fire Barn, built in 1897}}
File:Milan, MI city hall.jpg|{{center|Milan City Hall}}
File:Milan, MI post office.jpg|{{center|U.S. Post Office in Milan}}
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Michigan}}
{{Commons category}}
*{{Official|milanmich.org}}
*[http://www.milanchamber.org/ Milan Area Chamber of Commerce]
*[http://www.milanlibrary.org Milan Public Library]

{{Monroe County, Michigan}}
{{Washtenaw County, Michigan}}{{Adjacent communities|North-west=[[Saline, Michigan]]|North=[[Ann Arbor, Michigan]]|North-east=[[Ypsilanti, Michigan]]|South-west=[[Tecumseh, Michigan]]|Centre=Milan, Michigan|South=[[Dundee, Michigan]]|South-east=[[Maybee, Michigan]]}}{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Cities in Monroe County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Cities in Washtenaw County, Michigan]]
[[Category:1831 establishments in Michigan Territory]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1831]]