Reed City, Michigan | |
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.jpg) Osceola County Courthouse | |
| Motto: Your Crossroads Community on the Path to Progress... | |
 Location of Reed City, Michigan | |
| Coordinates:43°52.5′N85°30.6′W / 43.8750°N 85.5100°W /43.8750; -85.5100 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Osceola |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.14 sq mi (5.53 km2) |
| • Land | 2.10 sq mi (5.44 km2) |
| • Water | 0.035 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,040 ft (317 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,490 |
| • Density | 1,184.5/sq mi (457.32/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 49677 |
| Area code | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-67820[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1621363[3] |
Reed City is a city in theU.S. state ofMichigan. The population was 2,490 at the2020 census. It is located in southwesternOsceola County and is thecounty seat.[4]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.11 square miles (5.46 km2), of which 2.08 square miles (5.39 km2) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) is water.[5]
TheHersey River flows through Reed City.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1880 | 1,091 | — | |
| 1890 | 1,776 | 62.8% | |
| 1900 | 2,051 | 15.5% | |
| 1910 | 1,690 | −17.6% | |
| 1920 | 1,803 | 6.7% | |
| 1930 | 1,792 | −0.6% | |
| 1940 | 1,845 | 3.0% | |
| 1950 | 2,241 | 21.5% | |
| 1960 | 2,184 | −2.5% | |
| 1970 | 2,286 | 4.7% | |
| 1980 | 2,221 | −2.8% | |
| 1990 | 2,379 | 7.1% | |
| 2000 | 2,430 | 2.1% | |
| 2010 | 2,425 | −0.2% | |
| 2020 | 2,490 | 2.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
At the 2020census there were 2,465 people. Thepopulation density was 1,172.6 per square mile (452.7/km2).
At the 2010 census,[7] there were 2,425 people, 1,007 households, and 582 families living in the city. Thepopulation density was 1,165.9 per square mile (450.2/km2). There were 1,136 housing units at an average density of 546.2 per square mile (210.9/km2). The racial make-up of the city was 94.8%White, 1.7%African American, 0.5%Native American, 0.2%Asian, 0.3% fromother races and 2.5% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 2.2% of the population.
There were 1,007 households, of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.3% weremarried couples living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.2% were non-families. 38.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.98.
The median age was 36.1 years. 26.4% of residents were under the age of 18, 9.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24, 25.1% were from 25 to 44, 21.4% were from 45 to 64 and 17.5% were 65 years of age or older. The sex make-up of the city was 44.9% male and 55.1% female.
At the 2000 census,[2] there were 2,430 people, 999 households and 609 families living in the city. Thepopulation density was 1,265.3 per square mile (488.5/km2). There were 1,090 housing units at an average density of 567.5 per square mile (219.1/km2). The racial make-up was 95.84%White, 1.07%African American, 0.74%Native American, 0.21%Asian, 0.12% fromother races, and 2.02% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 0.91% of the population.
There were 999 households, of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% weremarried couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.93.
25.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64 and 17.7% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.8 males.
Themedian household income was $30,756 and the median family income was $42,340. Males had a median income of $29,375 and females $25,263. Theper capita income was $15,889. About 10.9% of families and 17.9% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 16.6% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over.
The city is also at the crossroads of twoUS highways:
US 10 is a highway that goes by Reed City. It has a business route that goes through the city.
Bus. US 10 is the only highway that goes directly into Reed City. Most of the business of Reed City are along Bus. US 10.
US 131 is a freeway that junctions US 10 near Reed City.Indian Trails provides daily intercity bus service betweenGrand Rapids andPetoskey, Michigan.[8]
Two of the state's premierrail trails intersect in the city:
ThePennsylvania Railroad ran trains from Grand Rapids to Cadillac, Petoskey and Mackinaw City on a route that includes land used now for the White Pine Trail, making stops in Reed City's union station. Immediate connections in Grand Rapids with sleepers to eastern Indiana and Cincinnati were part of the schedule. Reed City was the closest PRR station toIdlewild, a significant African-American resort until the 1960s. In the final years, service through the town was reduced to summer only.[9] Passenger service ended between 1954 and 1955.[10]
ThePere Marquette Railway ran trains west from Reed City toLudington and east toSaginaw, on a route that is included in the above cited rail trail. At Saginaw the trains were timed to meet with separate Bay City-originating trains to Detroit. The PM's successor, theChesapeake and Ohio Railway, ended the Ludington to Saginaw trains in the latter months of 1949.[11]
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