Dundee is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in Monroe County in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 5,323 at the 2020 census, up from 3,957 in

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. The village is within Dundee Township and is served by Dundee Community Schools. Settled as early as 1823, Dundee was incorporated as a village in 1855. The downtown Dundee Historic District is listed on the

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, which also includes the Old Mill Museum and the Macon Reservation of the

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. The village is nicknamed the " Hub of the Highways" due to the intersection of major historic thoroughfares at the village's center (specifically present-day M-50 and U.S. Route 23).

Geography

Dundee is in western Monroe County, slightly east of the center of Dundee Township. Via highway M-50, it is west-northwest of

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, the

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, and east-southeast of

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. Via US 23, it is south of

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and the same distance north of the

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, area. According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.72%, are water. Dundee is the largest village by land area in the state of Michigan. The

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passes through the village, continuing through Monroe on its way to

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Climate

According to the

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system, Dundee has a

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, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Dundee was on July 22, 2011, July 5, 2012, and July 8, 2012, while the coldest temperature recorded was on January 16, 2009, January 7, 2014, and February 20–21, 2015.

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Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 3,957 people, 1,539 households, and 1,035 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 1,742 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.5%

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, 0.9%

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, 0.4% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the population. There were 1,539 households, of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were

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living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.7% were non-families. 27.5% 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 2.55 and the average family size was 3.14. The median age in the village was 34.3 years. 27% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.1% were from 25 to 44; 23.9% were from 45 to 64; and 11.2% 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 3,522 people, 1,389 households, and 913 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 1,477 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.91%

, 0.65%

, 0.40% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population. There were 1,389 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were

living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 28.5% 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 2.53 and the average family size was 3.10. In the village, the age distribution of the population was as follows: 28.9% were under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $41,563, and the median income for a family was $49,479. Males had a median income of $40,612 versus $24,908 for females. The

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for the village was $18,389. About 5.5% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the

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, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* Catharine Hitchcock Tilden Avery, author and educator; born in Dundee * Joel Dean, founder of Dean & DeLuca * Aaron Diuguid, Cowboy, Business Intelligence Engineer; born in Dundee on the night of Full Blood Moon

Gallery

File:Cabela's Water Tower Dundee.JPG, Municipal water tower constructed in 1999 File:Old Mill Museum (Dundee, MI) (2).jpg, Old Mill Museum in 2008 File:Dundee, Michigan. Detail from Map of Monroe County 1901.jpg, 1901 map of Dundee

References

External links

* {{authority control Villages in Monroe County, Michigan Villages in Michigan Populated places established in 1823 1823 establishments in Michigan Territory