Midland, Michigan

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Midland is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 41,685. It is the county seat of Midland County ⁶. A small portion of the city is in Bay County. The largest portion of the city is land incorporated from Midland Township, which is politically independent. The mayor of Midland is Bruce Johnson.

The Dow Chemical Company was founded in Midland in 1897. Its world headquarters are still located there. Through the influence of a Dow Chemical plants opening in Handa, Aichi, Japan, Midland and Handa have become sister cities.[link] The Dow Corning Corporation is also headquartered in Midland.

Contents

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 Sites of interest
5 See also
6 External links

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 90.5 km² (35.0 mi²). 86.0 km² (33.2 mi²) of it is land and 4.5 km² (1.7 mi²) of it (4.95%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 41,685 people, 16,743 households, and 11,000 families residing in the city. The population density was 484.5/km² (1,254.9/mi²). There were 17,773 housing units at an average density of 206.6/km² (535.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.38% White, 1.82% African American, 0.29% Native American, 2.69% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.57% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.92% of the population.

There were 16,743 households out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 28.6% 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 2.42 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $48,444, and the median income for a family was $64,949. Males had a median income of $53,208 versus $31,098 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,818. About 5.5% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

The Midland Tennis Center is well know for hosting a yearly USTA Match where players ranked as high as 40th in the world have participated. [link]

Education

Midland Public Schools
*Midland High School
*Herbert Henry Dow High School
*Midland Bullock Creek High School
Davenport University
Delta College
Michigan State University (research facility)
Northwood University

Sites of interest

Midland Center for the Arts

Alden B. Dow Studio
Chippewa Nature Center
Dahlia Hill
Dow Chemical Company headquarters
Dow Corning headquarters
Dow Corning Midland plant
Dow Gardens
[Downtown Midland]
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Midland Tennis Center
H. H. Dow House
Midland Center for the Arts
Midland Community Stadium
Pere Marquette Rail-Trail
The Tridge, 3-way pedestrian bridge over the Tittabawassee and Chippewa rivers ([Satellite photo])

External links

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