Munising, Michigan Munising, Michigan Munising, Michigan Munising, Michigan Location of Munising, Michigan Location of Munising, Michigan Munising is a town/city on the southern shore of Lake Superior on the Upper Peninsula of the U.S.
It is the governmental center of county of Alger County. The town/city is adjoining to the northwest corner of Munising Township, but is administratively autonomous.
Downtown Munising (Elm Avenue).
The name for the town/city comes from the Ojibwe word for "island at". A postal service was established as the Munising postal service on December 22, 1868.
He was a German-born American Civil War veteran and first Supervisor of Munising Township.
Munising is positioned on the southern edge of Munising Bay at 46 24 40 N 86 38 52 W, also known as the South Bay of Grand Island Harbor, athwart from Grand Island around the mouth of the Anna River.
It is the major embarkation point for cruises to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Grand Island National Recreation Area.
The name Munising is derived from the Ojibway language.
'Munising' means near the island.
Grand Island is positioned one half mile north in Munising Bay.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 9.03 square miles (23.39 km2), of which 5.25 square miles (13.60 km2) is territory and 3.78 square miles (9.79 km2) is water. The Munising region has many waterfalls including Alger Falls, Horseshoe Falls, Memorial Falls, Munising Falls, Miners Falls, Scott Falls, Tannery Falls and Wagner Falls.
Climate data for Munising, Michigan (1981 2010 normals, extremes 1911 present) Average snowy days ( 0.1 in) 19.3 13.2 8.5 2.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.4 15.8 67.2 As of the census of 2010, there were 2,355 citizens , 1,032 homeholds, and 592 families residing in the city.
There were 1,252 housing units at an average density of 238.5 per square mile (92.1/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 91.2% White, 0.2% African American, 4.8% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.2% from other competitions, and 3.0% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,032 homeholds of which 22.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 42.6% were non-families.
37.9% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.76.
The median age in the town/city was 48.6 years.
18.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.5% were from 25 to 44; 28.4% were from 45 to 64; and 26.3% were 65 years of age or older.
The gender makeup of the town/city was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,539 citizens , 1,115 homeholds, and 654 families residing in the city.
There were 1,249 housing units at an average density of 233.2 per square mile (90.0/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 93.74% White, 0.16% African American, 3.51% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other competitions, and 1.73% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,115 homeholds out of which 24.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 41.3% were non-families.
36.3% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.82.
Munising harbor In the city, the populace was spread out with 21.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 25.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $33,899, and the median income for a family was $46,133.
About 7.4% of families and 11.4% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.
City Hall, with South Bay and Grand Island in the background right.
H-58 begins in downtown Munising and continues northeasterly through Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Munising, Michigan "Profile for Munising, Michigan, MI".
Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
"Munising, Michigan".
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