Zilwaukee is a city in

Saginaw County Saginaw County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 190,124. The county seat is Saginaw. The county was created by September 10, 1822, and was fully organized on February 9, 1835. The ...

in the

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. The 2020 census places the population at 1,534. The city is adjacent to and was created from

Zilwaukee Township Zilwaukee Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 62 at the 2020 census, which ranks the township the fourth-least populated municipality in the state of Michigan after Pointe Aux Barque ...

. It is the home of the

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History

Zilwaukee was founded in 1848 when

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and Solomon Johnson, two brothers from

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, built a saw mill there. Zilwaukee bridge sunset

The provenance of the town's name is unknown, but local legends hold that it was a deliberate attempt to attract immigrants who thought they were heading for the larger

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Geography

According to the

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, the city 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 1,658 people, 671 households, and 442 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 723 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 92.3%

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, 3.7%

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, 0.5% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 1.6% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 7.7% of the population. There were 671 households, of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were

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living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.1% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.97. The median age in the city was 40 years. 22.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.8% were from 25 to 44; 25.6% were from 45 to 64; and 16.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,799 people, 711 households, and 509 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 729 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 93.94%

, 1.78%

, 0.44% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 2.61% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 6.23% of the population. There were 711 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were

living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% 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 2.98. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $42,014, and the median income for a family was $47,981. Males had a median income of $37,292 versus $25,586 for females. The

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for the city was $19,491. About 5.7% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the

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, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* John Baird (1860–1934), state senator and state representative, director of Michigan Conservation Department * Bernard C. Wetzel (1876–1952), Detroit architect

References

External links

* {{Coord, 43, 28, 35, N, 83, 55, 14, W, type:city_region:US-MI, display=title Cities in Saginaw County, Michigan Populated places established in 1848 1848 establishments in Michigan