Shields (Michigan)

Saginaw County

26-73560

Shields is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in St. Thomas Township, Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. According to the census in 2000 the village had 6590 inhabitants.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 17.1 km ², of which 16.9 km ² of land and 0.2 km ² omitted ( = 1.06 %) to water.

The geographic coordinates of Shields loud 43 ° 25 ' N, 84 ° 3' W43.415277777778 - 84.056388888889. The western suburb of Saginaw is located west of the Chippewa River at Michigan State Route 46

Demography

At the time of the census of 2000, there were 6590 persons Shields. The population density was 389.1 people per km ². There were 2587 housing units at an average 152.7 per km ². The population Shields consisted of 96.74 % White, 0.80 % African American, 0.27 % Native American, 0.52 % Asian, 0 % Pacific Islander, 0.74 % reported from other races, and 0.93 % from two or more races. 3.32 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Residents Shields ' distributed to 2508 households out of which 31.8% were living in children under 18 years. 63.4 % married couples living together, 8.5 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 21.7% of households were made ​​up of individuals and someone lived in 8.7 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size is 2.98.

The population was spread out with 24.4 % under the, 7.6 % 18 -24- year-old, 25.3 % 25 -44- year-old, 28.5% 45-64 year olds and 14.2 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women, 88.5 men.

The median household income in Shields was 49 859 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the height of 57,380 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 46 421 U.S. dollars, compared to 26.413 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income amounted to 23,519 U.S. dollars. 3.7 % of the population and 1.0 % of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 2.9 % of minors and 6.4 % of those age 65 or over.

• Location in Michigan
• Location in North America
• Saginaw County