Editing Shepherd, Michigan

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

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|image_caption            = Looking west along W. Wright Avenue
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|pushpin_map_caption    = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Isabella County, Michigan|Isabella 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        = [[Isabella County, Michigan|Isabella]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[Civil township|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Coe Township, Michigan|Coe]]

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|government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|last=Village of Shepherd|url=https://www.villageofshepherd.org/index.php/government/village-council|title=Shepherd: Village Council|date=2022|accessdate=November 8, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Village of Shepherd|url=https://www.villageofshepherd.org/index.php/government/administration|title=Shepherd: Administration|date=2022|accessdate=November 8, 2022}}</ref>
|government_type          = [[Town council|Village council]]
|leader_title             = President
|leader_name              = Mike Degraw
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Gina Gross
|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1857
|established_title1       = [[Plat]]ted
|established_date1        = 1866
|established_title2       = Incorporated
|established_date2        = 1889

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|area_total_km2           = 2.49
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|pop_est_as_of            = 
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 1469
|population_density_km2   = 592.56
|population_density_sq_mi = 1535.01

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|elevation_ft             = 774
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 48883
|area_code                = [[Area code 989|989]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-72960<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              = 0637740<ref>{{gnis|0637740}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.villageofshepherd.org/|Official website}}
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'''Shepherd''' is a village in [[Isabella County, Michigan|Isabella County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,469 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. The village is located within [[Coe Township, Michigan|Coe Township]].

==History==
The community was first settled by lumberman Isaac Shepherd and others along the [[Salt River (Michigan)#Midland/Isabella counties|Salt River]].  It was given a post office named Salt River on August 8, 1857, and formally [[plat]]ted in 1866.  By 1885, the railroads expanded into the area, and Salt River received a station named Shepherd, as it was located on Isaac Shepherd's estate.  The name of the post office was changed to Shepherd on March 8, 1887.  That same year, most of the community was destroyed by a fire but soon rebuilt and incorporated as a village in 1889.<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=510}}</ref>

In 1958, the village began hosting the annual Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival, which has grown to includes many exhibits, crafts, music, food, and a parade.<ref>{{cite web|last=Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival|url=https://www.shepherdmaplesyrupfest.org/|title=Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival|date=2022|accessdate=November 4, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.96|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/>

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|US|127}} runs south–north just east of the village boundaries and is accessible via exit 135 (Blanchard Road).

===Climate===
This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Shepherd has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=266502&cityname=Shepherd%2C+Michigan%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Shepherd, Michigan]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 469
|1900= 635
|1910= 835
|1920= 823
|1930= 839
|1940= 852
|1950= 899
|1960= 1293
|1970= 1416
|1980= 1534
|1990= 1413
|2000= 1536
|2010= 1515
|2020= 1469
|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 1,515 people, 640 households, and 412 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1561.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 699 housing units at an average density of {{convert|720.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 94.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.9% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.2% of the population.

There were 640 households, of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.6% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.92.

The median age in the village was 37.5 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.7% were from 25 to 44; 27.8% were from 45 to 64; and 13% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.7% male and 53.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,536 people, 619 households, and 417 families living in the village.  The population density was {{convert|1,586.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 641 housing units at an average density of {{convert|662.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the village was 96.35% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.46% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.52% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.65% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.69% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.34% of the population.

There were 619 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $40,804, and the median income for a family was $49,135. Males had a median income of $33,011 versus $21,950 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $17,689.  About 9.2% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.7% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Len Kasper]], radio announcer for the [[Chicago White Sox]], grew up in Shepherd<ref>{{cite news |last = McGrath |first = Dan |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/sports/16cncsports.html |title = Providing a Soundtrack for Baseball Fans |date = May 15, 2010 |work = [[The New York Times]] |access-date = November 2, 2022 }}</ref>

==Images==
<gallery widths="220px" heights="125px" perrow="4">
File:Shepherd, Michigan historic image (1911).jpg|{{center|Historic image of Main Street (1911)}}
File:Shepherd, Michigan post office.jpg|{{center|U.S. Post Office in Shepherd}}
File:Shepherd, MI village office.jpg|{{center|Village Hall / Police and Library}}
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Isabella County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Villages in Isabella County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Villages in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1857]]
[[Category:1857 establishments in Michigan]]