Mount Pleasant (Michigan)

Isabella County

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Mount Pleasant is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Isabella County. In the census of 2000 25.946 inhabitants were counted in 2008 26,675.

Part of the city is located on the territory of the Isabella Indian Reservation, home of the Soaring Eagle Casino 's. The city is home to the main campus of Central Michigan University. The former governor of Michigan, John Engler, was born in Mount Pleasant, just like the former PGA Tour professional golfer Dan Pohl.

In December 2008, the unemployment rate in Mount Pleasant was 7.1%.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total land area of 20.2 km2. The city is drained by the Chippewa River. Mount Pleasant is located about 98 kilometers north of Lansing, the state capital of Michigan, which is located on U.S. 127.

History

The area of present-day Mount Pleasant was settled after the Graduation Act of 1854, which allowed settlers to buy land from the government at low rates. The agreement of 1855, the tribes of the Anishinabe ( Chippewa Saginaw strain) from Saginaw, Swan Creek and Black River from Isabella County Country ( Isabella Indian Reservation ) were resettled. Then, attracted many settlers in regard to promising business relations with the Indians to Mount Pleasant. The Homestead Act of 1862 brought many new settlers to Mount Pleasant, who lived in the open country, that the government zubilligte them.

A fire in 1875, which broke out in Fancher building on the north corner of Broadway and Main and East hinunterzog Broadway, destroyed several buildings in the city. Seven years later, a fire damaged other buildings on the south side of Broadway.

In 1879, the first library was opened in Mount Pleasant, The Library, Literary, and Musical Association of Mount Pleasant, which initially consisted of the personal collections of books of Board members. In 1890 WA Jordan, Mount Pleasant Business College, from which today's Central Michigan University was founded.

On January 3, 1893, the U.S. government opened an Indian boarding school in Mount Pleasant, the Pleasant Indian Industrial School, which was however closed in 1933. 76 years later, on July 17, 2009 The White Bison Wellbriety Journey for Forgiveness made ​​a stop in Mount Pleasant to remember this part of the city's history.

In 1928, the city experienced an oil boom, nearly 15 years after the date of the first hole. On the farm Lilly the first oil was promoted several hundred barrels per day. Since the workers migrated into the oil industry, many local factories closed and left the city in search of new workers.

Demography

According to the census of 2000 25946 people in 8449 households, and 3126 families living in the city. The population density was 1284.3 per km2). There were 8878 housing units at an average density of 439.5 per km2.

There were 8449 households in which children lived in 18.8 % of cases under 18 years, 25.9 % were married and lived together as couples, 8.5 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 63.0 % were non- families. 29.6 % of all households were single-person households and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.88.

The percentage of the population age structure was as follows: 11.5% were aged under 18, 54.1 % from 18 to 24, 16.9 % 25 to 44, 10.2% 45 to 64, and 7.3 % were 65 years or older. The average age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 82.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was 24572 USD, and the median income for a family was $ 43927 USD. Males have a median income of $ 32004 USD 23869 USD against women. The per capita income for the city was 13177 USD. About 11.4 % of families and 37.2 % of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

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