Location of Montague inside Muskegon County, Michigan Location of Montague inside Muskegon County, Michigan Montague is a town/city in Muskegon County in the U.S.
The town/city is positioned inside Montague Township, but is politically autonomous.
The Montague ZIP code 49437 also serves all of Montague Township and White River Township, as well as a small portions of Whitehall Township and Blue Lake Township in Muskegon County and parts of Claybanks Township and Grant Township in Oceana County. Noah Ferry, who titled the town/city in honor of his father, William Montague Ferry, established the city.
William Ferry established the metros/cities of Grand Haven and Ferrysburg in neighboring Ottawa County.
It was titled for him because the city's postal service directed on that street following its establishment in 1867, and Ferry was instrumental in getting a postal service in the city.
Although town/city hall, the city's new postal service (constructed in 2005), and a handful of businesses still operate on Ferry, Dowling Street has turn into the city's chief route because of its eventual connection to neighboring communities and U.S.
The ship became continuing after it sank in a storm in 1901, and the wooden nameplate of the schooner floated back to the shores of the City of Montague, where it was found in 1902.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 3.27 square miles (8.47 km2), of which 2.56 square miles (6.63 km2) is territory and 0.71 square miles (1.84 km2) is water. The town/city is at the southern end of the Hart-Montague Trail, a paved cycling and multiuse trail which attracts visitors amid the warm months to Montague, Hart, and the small suburbs and businesses in between.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,361 citizens , 1,006 homeholds, and 643 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.0% White, 0.6% African American, 1.0% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.4% from other competitions, and 1.6% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,006 homeholds of which 31.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 36.1% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 39.9 years.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city is 97.17% White, 0.37% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.58% from other competitions, and 1.16% from two or more competitions.
There are 990 homeholds out of which 32.1% have kids under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% are married couples living together, 12.5% have a female homeholder with no husband present, and 32.6% are non-families.
In the city, the populace is spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city is $40,677, and the median income for a family is $49,185.
Montague Area Public Schools (MAPS) is the small-town school precinct for the town/city of Montague.
Three of the district's five schools are positioned in the city, Montague High School, Nellie B.
The district's other two schools, Oceana High School and Rothbury Elementary are positioned in the Village of Rothbury.
The precinct serves students of both Muskegon and Oceana counties.
This arrangement exists after voters living in the precinct of Rothbury Public Schools agreed to merge with the precinct of Montague Public Schools.
This consolidation of the two districts took place in the 1950s to increase efficiency and decline costs for both communities, led to the formation of "Montague Area Public Schools".
The precinct serves students living in the Muskegon County communities of the town/city of Montague, as well as Montague and White River townships.
In addition it serves students living in parts of Whitehall and Blue Lake townships.
The precinct also serves students living in the Oceana County communities of the Village of Rothbury and Otto Township.
Also, the precinct is a member of the "Muskegon County School of Choice" program; the precinct can serve anyone living in Muskegon County.
The town/city of Montague is also the home of Saint James Catholic School.
It serves students living in the Montague Area Public School District, as well as the Whitehall District Schools.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Montague has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. Climate Summary for Montague, Michigan City of Montague Municipalities and communities of Muskegon County, Michigan, United States Montague Muskegon Heights Muskegon North Muskegon Norton Shores Roosevelt Park Whitehall Blue Lake Casnovia Cedar Creek Dalton Egelston Fruitland Holton Laketon Montague Moorland Ravenna Sullivan White River Whitehall
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