Temperance, Michigan | |
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 Lewis Avenue at Temperance Road | |
 Location withinMonroe County | |
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| Coordinates:41°46′45″N83°34′08″W / 41.77917°N 83.56889°W /41.77917; -83.56889 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Monroe |
| Township | Bedford |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.64 sq mi (12.02 km2) |
| • Land | 4.61 sq mi (11.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.031 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 620 ft (190 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,188 |
| • Density | 1,992.4/sq mi (769.26/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 48182 |
| Area code | 734 |
| FIPS code | 26-79240[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1614669[3] |
Temperance is anunincorporated community andcensus-designated place (CDP) inMonroe County in the U.S. state ofMichigan. The population was 9,188 at the2020 census. The CDP is located withinBedford Township.
The community was established as early as 1859. The Temperance 48182ZIP Code serves most of Bedford Township outside of theLambertville area, as well as portions of westernErie Township, southernIda Township, and northeastWhiteford Township.[4]
Temperance was established as Bedford Center in 1859. On December 8, 1884, a post office was established at Bedford Center and was named Temperance with Lewis Ansted as the first postmaster. The name "Temperance" was suggested by the wife of one of the founding land owners, who was a member of theWoman's Christian Temperance Union. A petition was circulated and the name Bedford Center was changed to Temperance.[5] During the early years of Temperance, the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages was prohibited.[6]
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.64 square miles (12.02 km2), of which 4.61 square miles (11.94 km2) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) (0.68%) is water.[1]
| Climate data for Temperance, Michigan | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 32.2 (0.1) | 36.0 (2.2) | 44.8 (7.1) | 58.6 (14.8) | 70.2 (21.2) | 80.4 (26.9) | 84.0 (28.9) | 81.9 (27.7) | 74.8 (23.8) | 62.8 (17.1) | 49.5 (9.7) | 36.0 (2.2) | 59.3 (15.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 23.7 (−4.6) | 26.2 (−3.2) | 34.7 (1.5) | 46.9 (8.3) | 57.9 (14.4) | 68.5 (20.3) | 72.1 (22.3) | 69.8 (21.0) | 62.4 (16.9) | 50.7 (10.4) | 40.3 (4.6) | 28.2 (−2.1) | 48.4 (9.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.3 (−9.3) | 16.5 (−8.6) | 24.6 (−4.1) | 35.2 (1.8) | 45.7 (7.6) | 56.7 (13.7) | 60.1 (15.6) | 57.7 (14.3) | 50.2 (10.1) | 38.7 (3.7) | 30.7 (−0.7) | 20.3 (−6.5) | 37.6 (3.1) |
| Source:"Monthly All Weather Averages Temperance, Michigan". weatherbase.com. RetrievedJuly 19, 2015. | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1990 | 6,542 | — | |
| 2000 | 7,757 | 18.6% | |
| 2010 | 8,517 | 9.8% | |
| 2020 | 9,188 | 7.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
As of thecensus[2] of 2000, there were 7,757 people, 2,857 households, and 2,177 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,688.0 inhabitants per square mile (651.7/km2). There were 2,953 housing units at an average density of 642.6 per square mile (248.1/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.10%White, 0.19%African American, 0.14%Native American, 0.53%Asian, 0.01%Pacific Islander, 0.40% fromother races, and 0.62% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 1.93% of the population.
There were 2,857 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% weremarried couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.
Themedian income for a household in the CDP was $61,090, and the median income for a family was $70,230. Males had a median income of $51,182 versus $30,233 for females. Theper capita income for the CDP was $24,237. About 2.3% of families and 3.6% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.
St. Anthony School of theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit was in Temperance.[8] It opened in 1944.[9]
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