Editing Stanwood, Michigan

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'''Stanwood''' is a village in [[Mecosta County, Michigan|Mecosta County]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 194 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/> The village is within [[Mecosta Township, Michigan|Mecosta Township]].

Stanwood holds the record for the hottest recorded temperature in the state of Michigan along with [[Mio, Michigan|Mio]] when it reached {{convert|112|F}} on July 13, 1936.<ref>{{Cite web |title=State Climate Extremes Committee (SCEC) {{!}} National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/scec/records |access-date=July 17, 2022 |website=www.ncei.noaa.gov}}</ref>

==Geography==
Stanwood is in western Mecosta County, in southeastern Mecosta Township. It is bordered to the east by [[Austin Township, Mecosta County, Michigan|Austin Township]]. [[Big Rapids, Michigan|Big Rapids]], the [[county seat]], is {{convert|9|mi|0}} to the north, and [[Morley, Michigan|Morley]] is {{convert|6|mi|0}} to the south.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.24|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it recorded as land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> Macks Creek cuts across the southwest corner of the village, flowing northwest toward the [[Muskegon River]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 146
|1910= 185
|1920= 278
|1930= 160
|1940= 182
|1950= 189
|1960= 205
|1970= 241
|1980= 209
|1990= 174
|2000= 204
|2010= 211
|2020= 194
|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>
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The area was settled by Ontario native John Bell in the 1850s. He was one of the first settlers in the area and logged in what would become Bell's Siding, which was a logging community, that was located near modern-day Morley Stanwood Middle School and High School.

===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 211 people, 76 households, and 59 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|879.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 84 housing units at an average density of {{convert|350.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 95.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 1.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.8% of the population.

There were 76 households, of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 22.4% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.07.

The median age in the village was 37.4 years. 26.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 29.4% were from 45 to 64; and 11.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 51.2% male and 48.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 204 people, 77 households, and 58 families residing in the village.  The population density was {{convert|836.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 83 housing units at an average density of {{convert|340.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the village was 99.51% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 0.49% from two or more races.

There were 77 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $39,000, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $25,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $17,121.  None of the families and 3.8% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]].

==Transportation==
*[[Indian Trails]] provides daily intercity bus service between [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]] and [[Petoskey, Michigan]].<ref>{{cite web | title=GRAND RAPIDS-CADILLAC-TRAVERSE CITY-PETOSKEY | publisher=[[Indian Trails]] | date=January 15, 2013 | accessdate=March 9, 2013 | url=http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1484.pdf }}{{Dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref>

==Economy==
[[Nestlé Waters North America]] has a plant in Stanwood that produces [[Ice Mountain (water)|Ice Mountain]] and [[Nestlé Pure Life]] bottled water.<ref>[http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/12/inside_nestle_ice_mountain.html How Michigan water becomes a product inside Nestle's Ice Mountain plant]</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Ray Herbert]], baseball player<ref>[https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/7a98d82e Ray Herbert at Society for American Baseball Research]</ref>

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{{Mecosta County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Villages in Mecosta County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Villages in Michigan]]