Editing Reading, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Reading, Michigan
|official_name            = City of Reading
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Hillsdale County, Michigan|Hillsdale County]]

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|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Melani Matthews
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|leader_name1             = Kimberly Blythe
|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = 1835
|established_title1       = [[Plat]]ted
|established_date1        = 1852
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|established_date2        = 1873 (village)<br>1934 (city)

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|population_total         = 1094
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|postal_code              = 49274
|area_code                = [[Area code 517|517]]
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'''Reading''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|ɛ|d|ɪ|ŋ}} {{Respell|RED|ing}}) is a city in [[Hillsdale County, Michigan|Hillsdale County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].  The population was 1,095 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

Located along [[M-49 (Michigan highway)|M-49]], the city is surrounded by [[Reading Township, Michigan|Reading Township]], but the two are administered autonomously.

==History==
Reading was settled in 1835 by a group of township locals and was originally named Basswood Corners after clumps of basswood trees located at the main intersection.  It was given a post office named Reading on December 14, 1840 and was named after the township, which itself was named after [[Reading, Pennsylvania]].  The community was [[plat]]ted in 1852 and centered around a new sawmill.  Reading received a railway station in 1869.  It incorporated as a village in 1873 and as a city in 1934.<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| pages=468–469}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/>

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|M|49|name1=Main Street}} runs south–north through the center of the city.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align= left
|1880= 871
|1900= 1096
|1910= 1102
|1920= 1036
|1930= 954
|1940= 1059
|1950= 1125
|1960= 1128
|1970= 1125
|1980= 1203
|1990= 1127
|2000= 1134
|2010= 1078
|2020= 1094
|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=2012-11-25}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,078 people, 392 households, and 281 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1067.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 435 housing units at an average density of {{convert|430.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 392 households, of which 44.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.3% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.21.

The median age in the city was 33.3 years. 32.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.7% were from 25 to 44; 22% were from 45 to 64; and 11.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.9% male and 50.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,134 people, 407 households, and 293 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,162.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 432 housing units at an average density of {{convert|442.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 98.41% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.71% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.18% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.18% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.53% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.32% of the population.

There were 407 households, out of which 43.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 34.4% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $42,000. Males had a median income of $28,482 versus $23,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,300.  About 6.7% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 17.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The city is served entirely by its own school district, [[Reading Community Schools]], which also serves portions of several adjacent townships.<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://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 11, 2022}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Sile Doty]], career criminal, died in Reading
* [[Charlotte E. Gray]] (1873–1926), author
* [[Keith Lincoln]], professional football player in the National Football League, born in Reading
* [[Benjamin H. Southworth]], collegiate football player, physician, and surgeon, born in Reading

==Images==
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File:Reading, MI post office.jpg|{{center|U.S. Post Office in Reading}}
File:Reading police and city hall (Reading, MI).jpg|{{center|Police station and city hall}}
File:Reading Community Library (Reading, MI).jpg|{{center|Reading Community Library}}
File:Reading, Michigan road signage.jpg|{{center|Signage looking north along [[M-49 (Michigan highway)|M-49]]}}
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://reading.mi.us/ City of Reading official website]

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[[Category:Cities in Hillsdale County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1835]]
[[Category:1835 establishments in Michigan Territory]]