Capac is a village in Mussey Township, St. Clair County in the

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. The population was 1,890 at the 2010 census.

History

Capac was founded and

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ted by a group of men from

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headed by George R. Funstan and Judge DeWitt C. Walker in 1857. The judge named it after

Huayna Capac Huayna Capac (; Cuzco Quechua: ''Wayna Qhapaq'' ) (before 14931527) was the third Sapa Inca of Tawantinsuyu, the Inca Empire. He was the son of and successor to Túpac Inca Yupanqui,Sarmiento de Gamboa, Pedro; 2015, originally published in Sp ...

Sapa Inca The Sapa Inca (from ; ) was the monarch of the Inca Empire (''Tawantinsuyu'' "the region of the four rovinces), as well as ruler of the earlier Kingdom of Cusco and the later Neo-Inca State at Vilcabamba, Peru, Vilcabamba. While the origins ...

of the

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. A nearby post office named "Pinery" was transferred to and renamed "Capac" in January 1858. The

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opened a station in 1866. Capac incorporated as a village in 1873.

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, designer of the

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, was born near Capac in 1903. Tucker is the subject of the 1988 movie '' Tucker: The Man and His Dream''.

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, mayor of

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from 1970 to 1974, was raised near Capac.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,890 people, 704 households, and 470 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 807 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 87.7%

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, 0.3%

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, 0.6% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 8.0% from other races, and 3.2% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 18.9% of the population. There were 704 households, of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.6% were

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living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.2% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.30. The median age in the village was 33.1 years. 29% of residents were under the age of 18; 11% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.4% were from 25 to 44; 24% were from 45 to 64; and 10.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,775 people, 620 households, and 465 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 652 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 91.49%

, 0.39%

, 1.07% Native American, 5.01% from other races, and 2.03% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 16.45% of the population. There were 620 households, out of which 45.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were

living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.33. In the village, the population was spread out, with 33.2% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 16.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males. The median income for a household in the village was $42,105, and the median income for a family was $47,727. Males had a median income of $40,739 versus $26,797 for females. The

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for the village was $16,297. About 8.1% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the

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, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notes

{{authority control Villages in Michigan Villages in St. Clair County, Michigan Populated places established in 1857 1857 establishments in Michigan