Lincoln Park, Michigan Lincoln Park Michigan Lincoln Park is a town/city in Wayne County in the U.S.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.89 square miles (15.26 km2), all land. The north and south chapters of the Ecorse River run through Lincoln Park and join just before leaving the city.
Lincoln Park borders the metros/cities of Detroit, Allen Park, Melvindale, Ecorse, Wyandotte, and Southgate.
Long before Lincoln Park was incorporated as a city, an region along the Ecorse River was the site of a pivotal meeting amid Pontiac's Rebellion.
Neighborhoods were first laid in the region of Ecorse Township that would turn into Lincoln Park in 1906.
Preston Tucker, famous for his controversial financing and evolution of the revolutionary 1948 Tucker Sedan, interval up in Lincoln Park in the early 1900s.
Tucker joined the Lincoln Park Police Department in his early years to gain access to the high performance cars the department used.
During the 20th century, Lincoln Park interval as a bedroom improve for the various workers at Henry Ford's River Rouge Plant and other mills and factories of the auto industry.
Two primary shopping hubs were constructed in the 1950s: Lincoln Park Plaza in 1955 on the southeast side and the Lincoln Park Shopping Center the following year on the northwest side.
Among Lincoln Park's minor claims to fame is that it was the home of the members of the seminal punk modern group MC5 in the 1960s.
Gary Grimshaw, a noted modern concert poster artist, interval up in Lincoln Park at the same time.
As of the census of 2010, there were 38,144 citizens , 14,924 homeholds, and 9,685 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 84.2% White, 5.9% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 5.4% from other competitions, and 3.2% from two or more competitions.
There were 14,924 homeholds of which 34.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% were married couples living together, 16.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 7.2% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 35.1% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 36.7 years.
24.8% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.3% were from 45 to 64; and 11.5% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 40,008 citizens , 16,204 homeholds, and 10,581 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 93.26% White, 2.06% Black or African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.82% from other competitions, and 1.81% from two or more competitions.
There were 16,204 homeholds out of which 30.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 20.4% 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 $22,515, and the median income for a family was $29,747.
In 2015, Brad Coulter, the emergency manager for the City of Lincoln Park, stated that the Hispanic and Latino populace make up about 15% of Lincoln Park residents, is "growing and an meaningful part of the city" and "are really helping to stabilize the city." Lincoln Park Post Office, now the historical exhibition The city's education fitness is served by the Lincoln Park Public Schools primarily serving its 19,700 citizens under the age of 18.
The precinct includes Lincoln Park High School, Lincoln Park Middle School, Carr Elementary, James A.
Lincoln Park private schools include Christ the Good Shepherd, which conformed with the schools of Mt.
The influential modern band MC5 formed in the town/city in 1964; an exhibition titled 50 Years of the MC5 was presented by the Lincoln Park Historical Museum in 2015. Other notable inhabitants include football player Dennis Brown, baseball players Arnold Earley and Larry Pashnick, illustrator Bill Morrison, singer/songwriter Bob Seger, and automobile entrepreneur Preston Tucker.
Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lincoln Park, Michigan "Lincoln Park plans first Cinco de Mayo celebration" (Archive).
Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press.
Staff of The Lincoln Park Preservation Alliance (December 2, 2005).
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