Editing Vernon, Michigan

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

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|pushpin_map_caption    = Location within the state of Michigan
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Shiawassee County, Michigan|Shiawassee County]]

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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Shiawassee County, Michigan|Shiawassee]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[Civil township|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Vernon Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan|Vernon]]

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|government_type          = [[Town council|Village council]]
|leader_title             = President
|leader_name              = Kristin Van Dusen 
|leader_title1            = [[Pro tempore]]
|leader_name1             = Robert Mac Neill
|established_title        = [[Plat]]ted
|established_date         = 1850
|established_title1       = Incorporated
|established_date1        = 1871

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|population_total         = 738
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|postal_code              = 48476
|area_code                = [[Area code 989|989]]
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|website                  = {{URL|http://www.villageofvernon.org/|Official website}}
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'''Vernon''' is a village in [[Shiawassee County, Michigan|Shiawassee County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 783 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. The village is located within [[Vernon Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan|Vernon Township]].<ref name=CENS>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |url-status=live|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]]| access-date = May 1, 2020|page=42 Michigan}}</ref>

==History==
A post office has been in operation in Vernon since 1842.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MI&county=Shiawassee | title=Shiawassee  County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=May 2, 2015}}</ref> Vernon was [[plat]]ted in 1850, and took its name from Vernon Township.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BT8iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sqwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1689%2C2760640 | title=Ghost towns and post offices of Shiawassee County visited | work=The Argus-Press | date=October 2, 2000 | access-date=May 2, 2015 | pages=3}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.71|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.69|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 554
|1890= 585
|1900= 536
|1910= 435
|1920= 417
|1930= 496
|1940= 507
|1950= 678
|1960= 754
|1970= 818
|1980= 1008
|1990= 913
|2000= 847
|2010= 783
|2020= 738
|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 783 people, 292 households, and 223 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1134.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 317 housing units at an average density of {{convert|459.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.6% of the population.

There were 292 households, of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.6% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.07.

The median age in the village was 38.7 years. 27.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.5% were from 25 to 44; 27.7% were from 45 to 64; and 13.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 847 people, 308 households, and 248 families residing in the village.  The population density was {{convert|1,180.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 315 housing units at an average density of {{convert|438.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the village was 97.87% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.12% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.71% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.12% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.24% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.94% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.77% of the population.

There were 308 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $47,875, and the median income for a family was $50,795. Males had a median income of $40,417 versus $23,854 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $16,337.  About 3.7% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Highways==
*{{jct|state=MI|M|71}}

==Notable people==
* [[Willis Bouchey]], actor who appeared in more than 100 films and TV shows.
* [[Grant Reed]], 6th Mayor of [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]], [[Alaska]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reed, Grant {{!}} Alaska History |url=https://www.alaskahistory.org/biographies/reed-grant/ |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=www.alaskahistory.org}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Shiawassee County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Villages in Shiawassee County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Villages in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1850]]
[[Category:1850 establishments in Michigan]]