Editing Prescott, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Prescott, Michigan
|official_name            = Village of Prescott
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_skyline            = Prescott, Michigan (August 2021).jpg
|imagesize                = 275
|image_caption            = Looking south along Washington Street
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|image_seal               =

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|pushpin_map            = Michigan#USA
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|pushpin_label          = Prescott
|pushpin_map_caption    = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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|image_map                = Prescott, MI location.png
|mapsize                  = 250
|map_caption              = Location within [[Ogemaw County, Michigan|Ogemaw 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        = [[Ogemaw County, Michigan|Ogemaw]]

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|government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|last=Ogemaw County|URL=https://www.ocmi.us/wp-content/uploads/November-3-2020-Election-Results-Unofficial.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824173609/https://www.ocmi.us/wp-content/uploads/November-3-2020-Election-Results-Unofficial.pdf |archive-date=August 24, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Ogemaw County Election Results: Prescott|date=November 4, 2020|accessdate=August 22, 2021|page=21}}</ref>
|government_type          = [[Town council|Village council]]
|leader_title             = President
|leader_name              = Autumn Melrose
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Darla Best
|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = 1882
|established_title1        = Platted
|established_date1         = October 30, 1888

<!-- 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           = 2.87
|area_land_km2            = 2.87
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 1.11
|area_land_sq_mi          = 1.11
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 
|pop_est_as_of            = 
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 217
|population_density_km2   = 75.54
|population_density_sq_mi = 195.67

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|elevation_footnotes      = 
|elevation_m              = 243
|elevation_ft             = 797
|coordinates              = {{coord|44|11|30|N|83|55|56|W|region:US-MI_type:city_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 48756
|area_code                = [[Area code 989|989]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-66300<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              = 2399022<ref name="GNIS">{{cite gnis|2399022|Village of Prescott|October 29, 2023}}</ref>
|website                  = 
|footnotes                = 
|pop_est_footnotes = 
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}}
'''Prescott''' is a village in [[Ogemaw County, Michigan|Ogemaw County]] of the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].<ref name="GNIS" /> The population was 266 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]]. The village is located within [[Richland Township, Ogemaw County, Michigan|Richland Township]].<ref name=CENS>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf|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 = August 17, 2021|page=38 Michigan}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.11|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<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>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 281
|1960= 308
|1970= 306
|1980= 332
|1990= 314
|2000= 286
|2010= 266
|2020= 217
|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 266 people, 101 households, and 70 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|239.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 131 housing units at an average density of {{convert|118.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.8% of the population.

There were 101 households, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.7% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.11.

The median age in the village was 43 years. 23.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.3% were from 25 to 44; 28.2% were from 45 to 64; and 18.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.2% male and 53.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 286 people, 111 households, and 75 families living in the village.  The population density was {{convert|244.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 130 housing units at an average density of {{convert|111.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the village was 99.65% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.35% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.10% of the population.

There were 111 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $27,188, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $23,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $11,014.  About 20.7% of families and 26.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 39.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 11.8% of those 65 or over.

==Images==
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File:Prescott, Michigan post office.jpg|{{center|U.S. Post Office in Prescott}}
File:Ogemaw District Library (Prescott, Michigan.jpg|{{center|Ogemaw District Library}}
File:Prescott, MI road signage.jpg|{{center|Looking east along Harrison Road}}
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==References==
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{{Ogemaw County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Villages in Ogemaw County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Villages in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1882]]
[[Category:1882 establishments in Michigan]]