Editing Wolverine, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Wolverine, Michigan
|official_name            = Village of Wolverine
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = This is Sturgeon River Country

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|image_caption            = Main Street and South Straits Highway
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|image_seal               =

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|pushpin_map_caption    = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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|mapsize                  = 250
|map_caption              = Location within [[Cheboygan County, Michigan|Cheboygan 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        = [[Cheboygan County, Michigan|Cheboygan]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[Civil township|Townships]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Nunda Township, Michigan|Nunda]] and [[Wilmot Township, Michigan|Wilmot]]

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|government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|last=Village of Wolverine|url=http://www.villageofwolverine.com/boardofficials.cfm|title=Wolverine: Board Members|date=2021|accessdate=June 8, 2021}}</ref>
|government_type          = [[Town council|Village council]]
|leader_title             = [[City manager|Manager]]
|leader_name              = Ralph Ochs
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Jean Blake
|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = 1874
|established_title1       = Incorporated
|established_date1        = 1903

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|area_total_km2           = 2.56
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.99
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.98
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.01

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|pop_est_as_of            = 
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 309
|population_density_km2   = 121.42
|population_density_sq_mi = 314.34

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|elevation_ft             = 817
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 49799
|area_code                = [[Area code 231|231]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-88240<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              = 1616712<ref name="GR3">{{GNIS|1616712}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://www.villageofwolverine.com/index.cfm|Official website}}
|footnotes                = 
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'''Wolverine''' is a village in [[Cheboygan County, Michigan|Cheboygan County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].  The population was 244 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<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]]| accessdate = June 7, 2021|page=18 Michigan}}</ref>

The village is mostly located within [[Nunda Township, Michigan|Nunda Township]] with a small portion extending west into [[Wilmot Township, Michigan|Wilmot Township]].  It is located directly west of [[Interstate 75 in Michigan|Interstate 75]] about {{convert|40|mi|km|1}} south of the [[Mackinac Bridge]].

==History==
The area was originally settled by Jacob Shook and his family as early as 1874.  The community was named "Torrey" when George Richards settled in the area soon after.  Venturing to the area was difficult, as the nearest railway line ended in [[Gaylord, Michigan|Gaylord]] about {{convert|20|mi|km|1}} to the south.  Richards was a frequent traveler back and forth to Gaylord for mail and supplies, often staying mid-route at [[Vanderbilt, Michigan|Vanderbilt]].  He requested a closer post office, which was granted under the name Wolverine in late 1880.

The post office was first established on January 3, 1881, and continues to remain in operation.<ref>{{GNIS|2369334|}}</ref>  Richards served as the first postmaster.  As an early settler of the community, he helped organize and operate the local school district and was also a real estate dealer and lumberman.  He was elected to the [[Michigan House of Representatives]] in 1903.

In 1881, Wolverine recorded 18 residents.  Soon after, the [[Amboy, Lansing and Traverse Bay Railroad|Jackson, Lansing, and Saginaw Railroad Company]] received a deed and began railway construction at the community of Trowbridge about {{convert|5|mi|km|1}} to the southeast.  By 1891, the population of Wolverine increased to about 1,000 residents, who mainly worked for the railway and lumbering industry.  The community incorporated as a village in 1903.  By 1905, the area population was around 1,800.  When the lumber industry declined by the 1930s, the population drastically decreased as many people left Wolverine.<ref>{{cite web|last=Village of Wolverine|url=http://www.villageofwolverine.com/History.cfm|title=History of Wolverine|date=2021|accessdate=June 19, 2021}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.99|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.98|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (1.01%) is water.<ref name=CENS/>

Wolverine is situated on the [[Sturgeon River (Cheboygan County, Michigan)|Sturgeon River]] where the west branch joins the main branch at {{coord|45|16|24|N|84|36|16|W|}}.

Wolverine contains its own post office using the 49799 ZIP Code, which is the highest numeric ZIP Code in the state's [[Lower Peninsula of Michigan|Lower Peninsula]].  The Wolverine post office serves a much larger area that includes most of [[Nunda Township, Michigan|Nunda Township]] and [[Wilmot Township, Michigan|Wilmot Township]], as well as smaller portions of [[Ellis Township, Michigan|Ellis Township]] and [[Mentor Township, Cheboygan County, Michigan|Mentor Township]].  The post office also serves a very small portion of [[Corwith Township, Michigan|Corwith Township]] in [[Otsego County, Michigan|Otsego County]] to the south, as well as very small portions of [[Chandler Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan|Chandler Township]] in [[Charlevoix County, Michigan|Charlevoix County]] and [[Springvale Township, Michigan|Springvale Township]] in [[Emmet County, Michigan|Emmet County]] to the west.<ref>{{cite web|last=UnitedStatesZipCodes.org|url=https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/49799/|title=ZIP Code 49799: Wolverine|date=2021|accessdate=June 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{google maps |url = https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wolverine,+MI+49799/@45.2655144,-84.6967452,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x4d356c25a64b4e11:0x933eed028984f193!8m2!3d45.2873586!4d-84.6556478?hl=en |title = 49799 ZIP Code map |access-date = June 17, 2021 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 794
|1920= 413
|1930= 300
|1940= 257
|1950= 318
|1960= 292
|1970= 303
|1980= 364
|1990= 283
|2000= 359
|2010= 244
|2020= 309
|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 244 people, 94 households, and 64 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|249.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 146 housing units at an average density of {{convert|149.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 94.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 4.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 94 households, of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.9% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.14.

The median age in the village was 40.3 years. 27% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.7% were from 25 to 44; 28.7% were from 45 to 64; and 15.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.3% male and 53.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 359 people, 131 households, and 91 families residing in the village.  The population density was {{convert|403.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 158 housing units at an average density of {{convert|177.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the village was 98.33% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 1.67% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.28% of the population.

There were 131 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $22,813, and the median income for a family was $26,500. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $17,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $9,612.  About 14.4% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.6% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Images==
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File:Wolverine, MI office.jpg|{{center|Village office and library}}
File:Wolverine, MI post office.jpg|{{center|U.S. Post Office in Wolverine}}
File:Sturgeon River (Wolverine, MI).jpg|{{center|[[Sturgeon River (Cheboygan County, Michigan)|Sturgeon River]] flowing through Wolverine}}
File:Michigan Central Depot (Wolverine) 1920.png|{{center|Michigan Central Depot in 1920}}
File:Michigan Central Depot (Wolverine, MI).jpg|{{center|Michigan Central Depot in 2021}}
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Cheboygan County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Villages in Cheboygan County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Villages in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1874]]
[[Category:1874 establishments in Michigan]]