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Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 41,685 people, 16,743 households, and 11,000 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,254.9 per square mile. There were 17,773 housing units at an average density of 535.0/sq mi. The racial makeup of the city was 93.38% White, 1.82% African American, 0.29% Native American, 2.69% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.57% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.92% of the population.
There were 16,743 households out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $48,444, and the median income for a family was $64,949. Males had a median income of $53,208 versus $31,098 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,818. About 5.5% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.
Geoography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35.0 square miles, of which, 33.2 square miles of it is land and 1.7 square miles of it is water. The 35.0 square miles makes Midland the 7th largest city in the state of Michigan in terms of land size.
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Geography |
Total Area in Sq. Miles |
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Sterling Heights, Macomb County |
36.69 |
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Romulus, Wayne County |
35.92 |
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Livonia, Wayne County |
35.84 |
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Waterford CDP, Oakland County |
35.33 |
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Shelby CDP, Macomb County |
35.22 |
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Portage, Kalamazoo County |
35.03 |
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Midland |
34.95 |
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Warren, Macomb County |
34.31 |
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Troy, Oakland County |
33.64 |
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Rochester Hills, Oakland County |
32.92 |
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Novi, Oakland County |
31.33 |
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West Bloomfield Township CDP, Oakland County |
31.2 |
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Southfield, Oakland County |
26.24 |
Historical Markers
There are four recognized Michigan historical markers in the city.
John and Almira Kelly House
Midland County Courthouse
Origins of Salt Industry / State Salt Well No. 1
The Upper Bridge
Famous Midlanders
Alden B. Dow, architect
Herbert H. Dow, founder of Dow Chemical
Robert Jarvik, inventor of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart
Nancy LaMott, 1951-1995, cabaret singer
Cheryl Studer, opera singer
Cathy Guisewite, cartoonist
Brandon Link, Famous sports handicapper and subject of the feature film, Two for the Money, under the name Brandon Lang
Howard Mudd, former National Football League All-Pro, and offensive line coach of the 2007 Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis Colts
Terry Collins, former Major League Baseball manager, and current Los Angeles Dodgers Director of Player Development
Steve Shelley, drummer of Sonic Youth
Denny Moore, anthropological linguist specialized on Amazonian languages and MacArthur Fellow (1999)
Jim Kern, former 3 time All-Star baseball pitcher with Cleveland Indians
Jim Scholten & Bobby Randall of the country band Sawyer Brown
Tom Vaughn, Jazz pianist and Episcopal Priest at St. John's Episcopal Church
Scott Winchester, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
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