Tekonsha is a village in Tekonsha Township, Calhoun County in the

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. It is part of the

Battle Creek Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which e ...

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. The population was 717 at the 2010 census. Tekonsha is the birthplace of

Talbert Abrams Talbert "Ted" Abrams (August 17, 1895, Tekonsha, Michigan – August 25, 1990) was an American photographer and aviator known as the "father of aerial photography". Early years Born in Tekonsha, Michigan, Abrams learned to fly at the Curti ...

, famous as the "Father of Aerial Photography."

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 717 people, 282 households, and 194 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 312 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.0%

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, 0.4% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% from

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, and 2.8% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population. There were 282 households, of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were

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living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.2% were non-families. 23.4% 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 2.54 and the average family size was 2.97. The median age in the village was 40 years. 24.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.9% were from 25 to 44; 26.9% were from 45 to 64; and 16.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.0% male and 53.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 712 people, 290 households, and 198 families living in the village. The

was 1,033.0 per square mile (398.4/km). There were 298 housing units at an average density of 432.4 per square mile (166.8/km). The racial makeup of the village was 96.49%

, 0.14%

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, 0.56% Native American, and 2.81% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.84% of the population. There were 290 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were

living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.93. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $39,917, and the median income for a family was $48,375. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $25,750 for females. The

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for the village was $18,531. About 4.8% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the

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, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

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