Escanaba, Michigan
Escanaba, Michigan Location in the state of Michigan Location in the state of Michigan State Michigan Escanaba (/ sk n b / ess-k -nah-b ) is a town/city in Delta County in the U.S.
State of Michigan, positioned in the banana belt on the state's Upper Peninsula.
The populace was 12,616 at the 2010 census, making it the third-largest town/city in the Upper Peninsula after Marquette and Sault Ste.
There is also Escanaba Township, which is north of the town/city and is not adjoining to it, although a portion of the urban region around the town/city extends into the township.
Both are titled for the Escanaba River that flows into the Little Bay de Noc of Lake Michigan just north of the town/city at 45 46 37 N 87 03 30 W.
The word "Escanaba" roughly translates from various county-wide native languages to "land of the red buck" although some citizens maintain that it refers to "flat rock".
Escanaba was an Ojibwa village in the early 19th century. As an American settlement, Escanaba began as a port town in the mid-19th century, gaining importance to the Union as a shipping point for iron ore, lumber and copper amid the Civil War.
Located on Little Bay de Noc at the northern edge of Lake Michigan, Escanaba continues to serve as an meaningful shipping point for iron ore to other Great Lakes ports, especially south to Chicago and northern Indiana.
The small-town paper mill, for many years Mead Corporation's Publishing Paper Division, is presently directed by New - Page Corporation; positioned on the outskirts of the town/city alongside the Escanaba River, it is now the area's biggest employer.
As shipping increased, a lighthouse was needed to warn of a sand shoals that reached out into Little Bay de Noc from Sand Point, a sandspit positioned just south of and adjoining to the harbor area.
It was deactivated in 1939, and was used by the United States Coast Guard to home seaman assigned to Escanaba.
The historic House of Ludington, downtown Escanaba.
The House of Ludington is a landmark historic hotel in downtown Escanaba.
Bay de Noc Community College, a enhance 2-year college, was established in the town/city in 1962.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 16.50 square miles (42.73 km2), of which 12.88 square miles (33.36 km2) is territory and 3.62 square miles (9.38 km2) is water. Escanaba is home to one the safest natural harbors in the upper Great Lakes, which makes it a natural destination for boaters. Ludington Park, a three-quarter mile stretch of lake shore where the city's easternmost point extends into Little Bay de Noc, is one of the biggest city parks in Michigan.
Escanaba's Harbor Tower, an 18 story apartment building, is the tallest building in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. C&NW stockyards station in Escanaba, Michigan - 1953.
Along the way it passes through Gladstone, 9 miles (14 km) north/east and Manistique, 54 miles (87 km) east.
US 41 joins with Marquette 66 miles (106 km) to the north and with Powers 24 miles (39 km) west before turning south to Menominee.
Going south, it provides a direct route along the shore of Green Bay to Menominee, 55 miles (89 km) to the southwest.
The town/city is served by Delta County Airport (KESC), with daily flights to Detroit via Delta Connection Escanaba is positioned in Michigan Congressional District 1; its Representative since 2011 in Congress is Dan Benishek (R).
As of the census of 2010, there were 12,616 citizens , 5,622 homeholds, and 3,090 families residing in the city.
There were 6,178 housing units at an average density of 479.7 per square mile (185.2/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 93.5% White, 0.4% African American, 2.6% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.3% from other competitions, and 2.7% from two or more competitions.
There were 5,622 homeholds of which 26.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 36.8% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 45.0% were non-families.
The average homehold size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.82.
The median age in the town/city was 41.4 years.
21.4% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 9.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.6% were from 25 to 44; 26.4% were from 45 to 64; and 19.6% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,140 citizens , 5,800 homeholds, and 3,294 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 1,038.3 inhabitants per square mile (400.7/km ).
There were 6,258 housing units at an average density of 494.5 per square mile (190.9/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 95.66% White, 0.11% African American, 2.61% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other competitions, and 1.09% from two or more competitions.
There were 5,800 homeholds out of which 26.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 43.2% were non-families.
The average homehold size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $29,125, and the median income for a family was $36,995.
About 10.8% of families and 13.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 17.7% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.
Escanaba Middle School; the school board opted to completely renovate the historic 1930s downtown building freshwater moving it outside of town. Although politically a part of the state of Michigan, Escanaba and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan sometimes have closer cultural ties to the state of Wisconsin.
Tourist draws include Lake Michigan beaches and small-town fishing and hunting opportunities.
Escanaba is home to the William Bonifas Fine Arts Center, The Waterfront Art Festival, The Escanaba City Band, The Players de Noc, The Bay de Noc Choral Society and many lesser arts organizations, art arcades and musical performing groups. Other attractions include the Cedar River Lighthouse, Delta County Historical Museum, Escanaba Family Fun Park, Herbal Acres, Sand Point Lighthouse, U.P.
In January 1968, Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi's daughter was married in Escanaba at St.
Upon finding out his then-unwed daughter was pregnant, Lombardi, who was vacationing in Florida at the time, insisted she drive to Michigan to get married clean water doing it Green Bay, in order to keep the news out of the papers. Escanaba is also served by low-power translator stations of WNMU translator W296 - AX from Marquette, MI (at 96.5 FM), WPFF translator W254 - AG from Sturgeon Bay, WI (at 98.7 FM), and WHWL translator W261 - AI from Marquette, MI (at 100.1 FM).
WLUC-TV in Marquette also operates a translator station in Escanaba on channel 14.
Escanaba has a mall called the Delta Plaza Mall, a small enclosed shopping mall which features JCPenney and Shop - Ko as its anchor stores.
Escanaba Area Public Schools operates enhance schools.
Nelson Ludington, titled the town/city According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Escanaba has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. Climate data for Escanaba, Michigan (1981 2010 normals, extremes 1948 present) Average snowy days ( 0.1 in) 7.0 4.2 3.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.5 5.4 23.7 Escanaba is featured in the film Escanaba in da Moonlight.
"Population Estimates".
Escanaba Harbor Newsletter.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
Mac Mc - Clelland, More for Your Money, Michigan Land Use Institute, February 22, 2004, Accessed July 15, 2009.
"Escanaba City Band".
Escanaba Things to Do at Pure Michigan.
"Escanaba, Michigan Koppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".
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Municipalities and communities of Delta County, Michigan, United States
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