Jenison, Michigan

Jenison, Michigan
Unincorporated community & census-designated place

Location of Jenison within Ottawa County, Michigan
Coordinates: 42°54′20″N 85°47′31″W / 42.90556°N 85.79194°W / 42.90556; -85.79194Coordinates: 42°54′20″N 85°47′31″W / 42.90556°N 85.79194°W / 42.90556; -85.79194
Country United States
State Michigan
County Ottawa
Settled 1836
Government
 • Township Supervisor Dale Mohr
Area
 • Unincorporated community & census-designated place 5.9 sq mi (15.3 km2)
 • Land 5.9 sq mi (15.2 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation 604 ft (184 m)
Population (2010)
 • Unincorporated community & census-designated place 16,538
 • Density 2,803.1/sq mi (1,080.9/km2)
 • Metro 1,306,768 (Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland MSA)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 49428-49429
Area code(s) 616
FIPS code 26-41680[1]
GNIS feature ID 0629253[2]

Jenison is an unincorporated community in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes, but has no legal status as an incorporated municipality. The community is governed by Georgetown Charter Township. The population of the CDP was 17,211 as of the 2000 census. The current estimated population for the entire Jenison ZIP code, 49428, is 25,770. The geographical boundaries of the ZIP code are larger than that of the CDP.

It is a bedroom community in proximity to Grand Rapids.[3]

History

A post office called Jenisonville was established in 1872, and the name was changed to Jenison in 1887.[4] The Jenison family opened a mill there in 1864.[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 5.9 square miles (15 km2), of which 5.8 square miles (15 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.85%) is water.

Demographics

The Husban-Hanchett house at Port Sheldon and Main, a State of Michigan historical site and home of the Jenison Museum.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 17,211 people, 5,975 households, and 4,863 families residing in the community. The population density was 2,940.8 per square mile (1,135.9/km²). There were 6,065 housing units at an average density of 1,036.3 per square mile (400.3/km²). The racial makeup of the community was 98.84% White, 0.49% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.85% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.77% of the population.

There were 5,975 households out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.5% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the community the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $56,426, and the median income for a family was $61,957. Males had a median income of $46,738 versus $28,204 for females. The per capita income for the community was $21,021. About 1.8% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

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Schools

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Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jenison, Michigan
  3. 1 2 Wise, David. "Mole-in-Training: How China Tried to Infiltrate the CIA." Washingtonian. July 7, 2012. Retrieved on April 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ottawa County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  5. ↑ History of Ottawa County. 1882. p. 98.
  6. ↑ USA Football: It's more than a game
  7. ↑ Mark Dewey Statistics - The Baseball Cube
  8. ↑ Grasmanis Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com
  9. ↑ "Benny McCoy Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  10. ↑ Welcome to Andy Ponstein - Home Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
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