Munising, Michigan

Alger County

26-56200

Munising is a city on the southern shore of Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. In 2000, the city had 2539 inhabitants. The city is the county seat of Alger County and is located in the northwest corner of Munising Township, but is administratively independent.

Geography

Munising is located on the southern edge of Munising Bay at 46 ° 25 ' N, 86 ° 39' W46.411111111111 - 86.647777777778; the bay is also known as the South Bay of Iceland Grand Harbor and is located opposite the Grand Iceland at the mouth of the Anna River. The small harbor is the main access point for boat trips on the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Grand Iceland National Recreation Area.

The name Munising is derived from the language of Ojibwe. Munissi means " island ", Munising refers to the vicinity of the island - Grand Iceland is located half a mile north.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.7 km ², of which 13.9 km ² of land and 9.8 km ² omitted ( = 41.40 %) to water.

In and around Munising there are numerous waterfalls, including Alger Falls, Horseshoe Falls, Memorial Falls, Munising Falls, Miners Falls, Scott Falls, Tannery Falls and Wagner Falls.

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Demography

At the time of the census of 2000, there were 2539 people Munising. The population density was 182.9 people per km ². There were 1249 housing units at an average 90.0 per km ². The population consisted of Munisings 93.74 % White, 0.16 % African American, 3.51% Native American, 0.67 % Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.08 % reported other races to belong and 1.79 % from two or more races. 0.98 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Residents Munisings distributed to 1115 households out of which 24.4% were living in children under 18 years. 44.8 % married couples living together, 10.2 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3 % were non-families. 36.3% of households were made ​​up of individuals and someone lived in 19.5 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size is 2.82 people.

The population was spread out with 21.4 % under the, 6.6 % 18 -24- year-old, 23.5 % 25 -44- year-old, 23.4% 45-64 year olds and 25.1 % under the age of 65 years or more. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women 82.9 males.

The median household income in Munising was 33 899 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the height of 46,133 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 41 333 U.S. dollars, compared to 24,444 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income amounted to 19 779 U.S. dollars. 11.4 % of the population and 7.4 % of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 11.6 % of minors and 10.1 % of those age 65 or over.

13.3% of the residents identified themselves as descendants of French and German Einwander 12.4%, 11.0% stated that their ancestors Finnish, 9.9% gave a Polish and a 8.8% Swedish origin to. As descendants of French Canadians 7.3 % rate, and as descendants of Irish 6.8%. 97.8 % of residents speak English and 1.6% Spanish as their first language.