:''There is also Garden City in Wayne County. '' Garden is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in Delta County of the

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. The population was 221 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Garden Township. M-183 runs through the village, connecting with Fayette eight miles (13 km) southwest and with

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at Garden Corners, nine miles (14 km) to the north.

History

When this area was first settled around 1850 by Metis it was known as Garden Bay or Haley's Bay. It was incorporated as a village in 1886.

Geography

The village is situated on the

Garden Peninsula The Garden Peninsula is a peninsula of in length that extends southwestward into Lake Michigan from the mainland of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The peninsula is bordered by Lake Michigan on the east, and by Big Bay de Noc on the west. The base ...

where the ''Garden Creek'' flows into ''Garden Bay'', a small inlet off the

Big Bay de Noc Big Bay de Noc is a bay in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The bay, which opens into Lake Michigan's Green Bay, is enclosed by Delta County. The Garden Peninsula is on the east side of the bay and the Stonington Peninsula is ...

, which opens onto Green Bay, on

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. 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 221 people, 99 households, and 63 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 134 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 87.3%

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, 5.0% Native American, and 7.7% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.5% of the population. There were 99 households, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were

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living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.4% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.65. The median age in the village was 49.4 years. 21.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 16.7% were from 25 to 44; 34.8% were from 45 to 64; and 22.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 52.0% male and 48.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 240 people, 104 households, and 74 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 129 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 80.42%

, 8.75% Native American, and 10.83% from two or more races. There were 104 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were

living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.70. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males. The median income for a household in the village was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $46,500. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $30,469 for females. The

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for the village was $16,605. About 3.0% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the

poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for t ...

, including 14.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 13.2% of those 65 or over.

Climate

This

climatic Climate is the long-term weather pattern in an area, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteorologic ...

region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the

Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

system, Garden has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...

, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

Notable people

These notable people were born in Garden, Michigan. * John B. Bennett * James D. Dotsch

References

Notes

Sources

* {{Coord, 45, 46, 29, N, 86, 33, 03, W, type:city_region:US-MI, display=title Villages in Delta County, Michigan Villages in Michigan 1886 establishments in Michigan Michigan populated places on Lake Michigan