Paw Paw, Michigan
Paw Paw, Michigan Location of Paw Paw, Michigan Location of Paw Paw, Michigan Paw Paw is a village in the U.S.
3 Boy Scout Troops in Paw Paw The village is positioned at the confluence of the east and south chapters of the Paw Paw River in the northeast portion of Paw Paw Township.
Paw Paw was incorporated in 1837 and is positioned in the southwestern portion of Michigan, on Interstate 94 (I-94) approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Kalamazoo.
Paw Paw is in a non-urban locale whose major agricultural product is grapes, which are used both in the small-town Michigan wine trade and for juice and jellies.
Julian Winery and Warner's Winery started in Paw Paw.
Paw Paw has an annual Wine and Harvest Festival, which traditionally occurs the weekend following Labor Day.
Paw Paw is titled for the pawpaw trees which once interval along the Paw Paw River.
Boy Scout Troops in Paw Paw Boy Scouts of America Troop 167 Paw Paw, Michigan (Website URL Needed) According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the village has a total region of 2.89 square miles (7.49 km2), of which 2.67 square miles (6.92 km2) is territory and 0.22 square miles (0.57 km2) is water. The ethnic makeup of the village was 92.3% White, 2.3% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 2.2% from other competitions, and 2.7% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,499 homeholds of which 31.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 34.6% were married couples living together, 17.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 42.5% were non-families.
35.6% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the village was 36.4 years.
24.2% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 9.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.1% were from 25 to 44; 25.3% were from 45 to 64; and 13.8% were 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,511 housing units at an average density of 567.3 per square mile (219.3/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the village was 92.83% White, 2.85% African American, 0.83% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.19% from other competitions, and 1.96% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,417 homeholds out of which 29.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 39.6% were non-families.
32.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the village, the populace was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the village was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $50,889.
About 1.9% of families and 5.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.
Paw Paw Public Schools is the school precinct serving the community.
Charlie Maxwell ("Old Paw Paw"), a former Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox baseball player.
Underwood, a 19th-century Paw Paw native with the purported ability to set items ablaze Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paw Paw, Michigan Van Buren County improve center website, History Paw Paw Michigan Stay in Paw Paw Municipalities and communities of Van Buren County, Michigan, United States County seat: Paw Paw Bloomingdale Breedsville Decatur Lawrence Lawton Mattawan Paw Paw Almena Antwerp Arlington Bangor Bloomingdale Columbia Covert Decatur Geneva Hamilton Hartford Keeler Lawrence Paw Paw Pine Grove Porter Waverly
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