Portland, Michigan Portland, Michigan Location of Portland, Michigan Location of Portland, Michigan Portland is a town/city in Ionia County of the U.S.
The town/city is situated in the south central portion of Portland Township and is known as the "City of Two Rivers" since it is the confluence of the Grand River and the Looking Glass River.
Portland is home to Portland Public Schools and Portland Saint Patrick Catholic School and has been a Main Street Community since 2003.
The first postal service appeared in 1837. The first train appeared in Portland in 1869. Portland has been home to a several Native American tribes, and was the dwelling-place of John Okemos in the 1850s.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.78 square miles (7.20 km2), of which 2.64 square miles (6.84 km2) is territory and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 3,883 citizens , 1,640 homeholds, and 1,039 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.7% White, 0.7% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.6% from other competitions, and 1.4% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,640 homeholds of which 33.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 36.6% were non-families.
31.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 35.6 years.
25.4% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.8% were from 25 to 44; 25% were from 45 to 64; and 13% were 65 years of age or older.
Kent Street, Portland, Michigan As of the census of 2000, there were 3,789 citizens , 1,507 homeholds, and 1,054 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.68% White, 0.50% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.34% from other competitions, and 1.06% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,507 homeholds out of which 36.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families.
26.9% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $45,656, and the median income for a family was $57,875.
About 5.7% of families and 6.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.
Portland is a council-manager government, in which the town/city council appoints one of its members as mayor and another as mayor pro tem a town/city council member with extra ceremonial duties who chairs council meetings in the mayor's absence.
The town/city council consists of 5 at-large council members who are propel in non-partisan elections.
The registered voters of the City of Portland elect all members for either a 4-year term or a 2-year term.
The elections are held in November of the odd year.The town/city council chooses the town/city manager, the city's chief administrative officer.
Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portland, Michigan Early History of Portland, Michigan.
"Portland | Michigan History".
"Mayor & City Council | Portland, MI - Official Website".
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