Editing Zilwaukee, Michigan

{{Redirect-distinguish-for|Zilwaukee|Milwaukee|the township|Zilwaukee Township, Michigan}}
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| name               = Zilwaukee, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = 
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| population_total   = 1534
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48604 ([[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw]])<br>48724 ([[Carrollton Township, Michigan|Carrollton]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
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'''Zilwaukee''' is a city in [[Saginaw County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] places the population at 1,534. The city is adjacent to and was created from [[Zilwaukee Township]]. It is the home of the [[Zilwaukee Bridge]].

==History==
Zilwaukee was founded in 1848 when [[Daniel Johnson (Michigan politician)|Daniel]] and Solomon Johnson, two brothers from [[New York City]], built a saw mill there.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}
[[File:Zilwaukee bridge sunset.jpg|thumb|Zilwaukee Bridge at sunset]]

The provenance of the town's name is unknown, but local legends hold that it was a deliberate attempt to attract immigrants who thought they were heading for the larger [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-10-06|last=Walter|first=Jennifer|title=Did This Small Michigan Town Trick People Into Thinking They Were Moving to Milwaukee?|url=https://www.milwaukeemag.com/did-this-small-michigan-town-trick-people-into-thinking-they-were-moving-to-milwaukee/|access-date=2021-10-06|website=Milwaukee Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.37|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.21|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.16|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=2012-11-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220065340/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=February 20, 2011 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 915
|1970= 2072
|1980= 2201
|1990= 1850
|2000= 1799
|2010= 1658
|2020= 1534
|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=2012-11-25}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,658 people, 671 households, and 442 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|750.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 723 housing units at an average density of {{convert|327.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 7.7% of the population.

There were 671 households, of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.1% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% 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 2.97.

The median age in the city was 40 years. 22.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.8% were from 25 to 44; 25.6% were from 45 to 64; and 16.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 1,799 people, 711 households, and 509 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|810.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 729 housing units at an average density of {{convert|328.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.94% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.78% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.44% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.50% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.61% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.72% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.23% of the population.

There were 711 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,014, and the median income for a family was $47,981. Males had a median income of $37,292 versus $25,586 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,491. About 5.7% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[John Baird (Michigan politician)|John Baird]] (1860–1934), state senator and state representative, director of Michigan Conservation Department<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/bad1040.0002.001.umich.edu/page/368/mode/2up |title=History of Saginaw County, Michigan |volume=2 |last=Mills |first=James Cooke |year=1918 |pages=368–369 |via=[[Archive.org]] |access-date=2024-02-01}}{{Open access}}</ref>
* [[Bernard C. Wetzel]] (1876–1952), Detroit architect<ref>{{Cite book |last=Marquis |first=Albert Nelson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wEevJkgsgoYC&pg=PA474 |title=The Book of Detroiters;. |date=1908 |publisher=A. N. Marquis |pages=474–475 |language=en |chapter=Wetzel, Bernard C.}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.zilwaukeemichigan.gov/ }}

{{Saginaw County, Michigan}}
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[[Category:Cities in Saginaw County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1848]]
[[Category:1848 establishments in Michigan]]