Augusta is a village in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 885 at the 2010 census. The village is mostly within Ross Township, though a small portion extends south into Charleston Township. Augusta is situated on the M-96 highway, about northeast of Galesburg, and about west of downtown Battle Creek.

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is an additional west of Galesburg. Fort Custer Recreation Area is immediately south of the village on the east side of the Kalamazoo River. Augusta was established in 1832.

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 2010

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, there were 885 people, 362 households, and 223 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 394 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.0%

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, 1.5%

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, 1.4% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 1.0% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population. There were 362 households, of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were

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living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.4% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.02. The median age in the village was 39.2 years. 24.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.4% were from 25 to 44; 30.6% were from 45 to 64; and 11% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.

2000 census

As of the 2000

, there were 899 people, 368 households, and 238 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 392 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.77%

, 0.67%

, 1.11% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 1.89% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.33% of the population. There were 368 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were

living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.03. In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 36.8% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males. The median income for a household in the village was $44,375, and the median income for a family was $52,250. Males had a median income of $36,087 versus $30,625 for females. The

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for the village was $19,207. About 6.0% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the

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, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

In 1951, members of the community, along with those from neighboring Galesburg, formed a joint public school district. Today, Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools consists of a primary school and a high school in Galesburg and a middle school in Augusta.

Points of interest

* The Fort Custer Recreation Area is immediately south of the village on the east side of the Kalamazoo River. * The Barn Theatre is Michigan's oldest professional equity summer stock theatre. * Sherman Lake YMCA Outdoor is an outdoor youth education center.

Notable people

* Wayne Lamb, dancer and choreographer, director for the Barn Theatre * Arthur Millspaugh, advisor at the U.S. Department of State and national financial administrator of

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Geography

Demographics

2010 census

2000 census

Schools

Points of interest

Notable people

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