Ionia, Michigan Ionia, Michigan Location of Ionia, Michigan Location of Ionia, Michigan County Ionia Ionia is the biggest city in, and the governmental center of county of, Ionia County, Michigan, United States. The populace was 11,394 at the 2010 census.
The town/city is mostly inside Ionia Township, with small portion extending into Easton Township and Berlin Township, but is politically autonomous of the townships.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Ionia has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.48 square miles (14.19 km2), of which 5.35 square miles (13.86 km2) is territory and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) is water. Ionia is between Michigan's capital, Lansing, and its second biggest city, Grand Rapids.
As of the census of 2010, there were 11,394 citizens , 2,428 homeholds, and 1,520 families residing in the city.
There were 2,775 housing units at an average density of 518.7 per square mile (200.3/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 70.9% White, 25.0% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 1.6% from other competitions, and 1.4% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,428 homeholds of which 37.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 38.9% were married couples living together, 17.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 37.4% were non-families.
30.6% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 32.3 years.
15.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 16.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 39.4% were from 25 to 44; 21.8% were from 45 to 64; and 6.4% were 65 years of age or older.
5,230 of Ionia's 11,394 inhabitants (45.9%) are institutionalized in the state's various correctional facilities in the city. As of the census of 2000, there were 10,569 citizens , 2,421 homeholds, and 1,534 families residing in the city.
There were 2,621 housing units at an average density of 519.8 per square mile (200.8/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 71.08% White, 21.94% African American, 1.05% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 2.13% from other competitions, and 3.15% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,421 homeholds out of which 37.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families.
30.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 18.5% under the age of 18, 26.8% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 13.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $38,289, and the median income for a family was $45,794.
About 13.3% of families and 15.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.
Ionia Correctional Facility and the Michigan Reformatory are primary employers in Ionia.
Morse, Michigan politician, jurist, and mayor of Ionia "Ionia, Michigan Koppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Wikisource has the text of a 1911 Encyclop dia Britannica article about Ionia, Michigan.
Media related to Ionia, Michigan at Wikimedia Commons Official Website of the City of Ionia Official website of the Ionia County Historical Society Municipalities and communities of Ionia County, Michigan, United States County seat: Ionia
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