Hillsdale, Michigan Hillsdale, Michigan Hillsdale County Courthouse Hillsdale County Courthouse Location of Hillsdale, Michigan Location of Hillsdale, Michigan County Hillsdale Hillsdale is a town/city in the state of Michigan.
As of the 2010 census, the town/city population was 8,305.
It is the governmental center of county of Hillsdale County, and is run as a council-manager government.
The town/city is the home of Hillsdale College, a private liberal arts college noted for its academics and its influence in politics and education.
The town/city is situated mostly inside Hillsdale Township, but is a municipality governed autonomously of the township.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 6.19 square miles (16.03 km2), of which, 5.92 square miles (15.33 km2) is territory and 0.27 square miles (0.70 km2) is water. The Saint Joe river begins in Hillsdale, near Lake Baw Beese, a primary body of water in this city, around which is situated a several parks and a beach.
Climate data for Hillsdale, MI 41 55 12 N 84 37 50 W, 1981 2010 normals The City was established in 1839 and chartered in 1869, positioned in the rolling, fertile hills of South Central Michigan, bordering Indiana and Ohio. Hillsdale College, established in 1844, relocated to the town/city of Hillsdale in 1853.
In the late 1800s, Hillsdale was a booming barns town, but this came to an end when the last passenger train left Hillsdale in 1956.
In 1921 it opened its first hospital and in 1934 Hillsdale Municipal Airport opened. Hillsdale has one primary roadway passing through it, Michigan highway 99 ( M-99).
Highway 99 joins to Highway 12 just over a mile north of Hillsdale.
Hillsdale Municipal Airport (KJYM) established in 1934, has a 5000' paved lighted runway with instrument approaches, hangars, tie-downs, and fuel services available.
As of the census of 2010, there were 8,305 citizens , 2,970 homeholds, and 1,686 families residing in the city.
There were 3,383 housing units at an average density of 571.5 per square mile (220.7/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 95.8% White, 0.7% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.3% from other competitions, and 2.0% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,970 homeholds of which 31.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 37.7% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 43.2% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 30.2 years.
22.1% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 21.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.9% were from 25 to 44; 20.5% were from 45 to 64; and 13.6% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,233 citizens , 3,067 homeholds, and 1,781 families residing in the city.
There were 3,274 housing units at an average density of 615.7 per square mile (237.6/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.53% White, 0.60% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other competitions, and 1.06% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,067 homeholds out of which 30.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families.
34.6% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 21.3% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $34,695, and the median income for a family was $42,649.
About 5.5% of families and 10.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over.
Hillsdale College Hillsdale Municipal Airport The Collegian- student paper for Hillsdale College There are no tv stations transmitting from inside the county; Hillsdale County gets its tv signals from the Lansing-Jackson, Toledo-Port Clinton-Lake Erie Islands, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Grand Rapids, and Detroit-Windsor SMSAs.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Hillsdale has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. "Climate Hillsdale - Michigan".
"The City of Hillsdale, Michigan".
"About/History Hillsdale College".
City of Hillsdale history "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Hillsdale, Michigan Koppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".
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