Menominee, Michigan Menominee, Michigan The Historical Waterfront Downtown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the First Street Historic District.
The Historical Waterfront Downtown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the First Street Historic District.
County Menominee Menominee is a town/city in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S.
It is the governmental center of county of Menominee County. Menominee is the fourth-largest town/city in the Upper Peninsula, behind Marquette, Sault Ste.
Menominee Township is positioned to the north of the city, but is politically autonomous.
Menominee is part of the Marinette, WI MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Menominee was titled after a county-wide Native American tribe known as the Menominee, whose name roughly translates into "wild rice," which they cultivated as a staple food. In historic times, this region was the traditional territory of the Menominee Indian Tribe.
Menominee attained eminence in the 19th century as a lumber town; in its heyday, it produced more lumber than any other town/city in the United States of America.
During this time of prosperity, the Menominee Opera House was built.
In the waning years of lumber production, small-town business interests, interested in diversifying Menominee's manufacturing base, thriving inventor Marshall Burns Lloyd and his Minneapolis business Lloyd Manufacturing, which made wicker baby buggies.
The Menominee Maroons won the state high school championship in its division for basketball in 1967 and football in 1998, 2006 and 2007.
Menominee shares a historic high school football rivalry with neighbor Marinette, Wisconsin.
Menominee County Courthouse, Menominee.
Spies Public Library is on the waterfront in downtown Menominee.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.48 square miles (14.19 km2), of which 5.15 square miles (13.34 km2) is territory and 0.33 square miles (0.85 km2) is water. It is the southernmost town/city and locale in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Menominee has a cairn marking the halfway point between the North Pole and the Equator.
Menominee, Michigan, is also the site of the Menominee Crack, an unusual geological feature that formed spontaneously in 2010.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Menominee has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. Menominee and Marinette, Wisconsin are sometimes described as "twin cities".
Menominee shares a hospital, improve foundation, journal and chamber of commerce with Marinette.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.7% White, 0.4% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% from other competitions, and 1.2% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,987 homeholds of which 26.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 42.0% were non-families.
21.8% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.7% were from 25 to 44; 30.3% were from 45 to 64; and 18.3% were 65 years of age or older.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.35% White, 0.14% African American, 0.82% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.27% from other competitions, and 1.10% from two or more competitions.
There were 4,063 homeholds out of which 27.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 39.9% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $30,523, and the median income for a family was $38,867.
About 9.9% of families and 13.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.
Much of Menominee's L-shaped downtown runs along the shores of the bay of Green Bay and includes the Great Lakes Memorial Marina and park.
The Menominee Bandshell is a focal point for concerts, an art show, a car show and a four-day improve festival.
The greater Menominee region is home to a range of industries, including ship assembly, auto parts, chemicals, helicopter design and construction, aircraft components, community care, and paper making.
Menominee is serviced by the Menominee-Marinette Twin County Airport (KMNM) Menominee's waterfront is the setting for enhance affairs in the summer, including a city-sponsored festival.
The Marinette Menominee Area Chamber of Commerce coordinates a concert series held on Thursdays from late June to mid-August.
Stephenson, member of United States House of Representatives from Michigan Interstate Bridge (Marinette, Wisconsin Menominee, Michigan) United States Enumeration Bureau.
Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Menominee, Michigan Menominee Opera House "Menominee, Michigan Koppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".
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