Climax, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Climax is a village in Kalamazoo County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 791 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Climax Township
on the northern boundary with Charleston Township
, and is roughly 12 miles (19.3 km) west of Battle Creek
and 16 miles (25.7 km) east of Kalamazoo
. Climax shares a school district with the neighboring town of Scotts
.
Almost everything in Climax is located on the main cross streets, Main and Maple. The school, cemetery and Harvester restaurant all lie along South Main St. North Main boasts the relatively new music studio (housed in what used to be an independent hardware store), a convenience store, the village library, park, phone company and post office, the bank, Peace Community Church, a few homes, and the town newspaper: the Climax Crescent http://www.climaxcrescent.com. Maple is almost entirely residential, with the exception of the United Methodist Church
and Sinclair's Market.
, the village has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all land.
of 2000, there were 791 people, 279 households, and 212 families residing in the village. The population density
was 769.9 per square mile (296.5/km²). There were 291 housing units at an average density of 283.2 per square mile (109.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.08% White, 0.88% African American, 0.63% Native American, 1.14% from other races
, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.16% of the population.
There were 279 households out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples
living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.28.
In the village the population was spread out with 31.9% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $44,464, and the median income for a family was $50,625. Males had a median income of $35,833 versus $27,604 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $18,658. About 2.8% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Kalamazoo County, Michigan
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in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. The population was 791 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Climax Township
Climax Township, Michigan
Climax Township is a civil township of Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,412 at the 2000 census.The Village of Climax is located within the township along the northern boundary with Charleston Township.-Geography:...
on the northern boundary with Charleston Township
Charleston Township, Michigan
Charleston Township is a civil township of Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,813 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, and is roughly 12 miles (19.3 km) west of Battle Creek
Battle Creek, Michigan
Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek Rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses all of Calhoun county...
and 16 miles (25.7 km) east of Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo, Michigan
The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to...
. Climax shares a school district with the neighboring town of Scotts
Scotts, Michigan
Scotts is an unincorporated community in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States. Scotts is situated on the boundary between Climax and Pavilion townships along the Grand Trunk Western Railroad line at , approximately southeast of Kalamazoo. Scotts has a post office with ZIP code 49088...
.
Almost everything in Climax is located on the main cross streets, Main and Maple. The school, cemetery and Harvester restaurant all lie along South Main St. North Main boasts the relatively new music studio (housed in what used to be an independent hardware store), a convenience store, the village library, park, phone company and post office, the bank, Peace Community Church, a few homes, and the town newspaper: the Climax Crescent http://www.climaxcrescent.com. Maple is almost entirely residential, with the exception of the United Methodist Church
United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...
and Sinclair's Market.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 791 people, 279 households, and 212 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 769.9 per square mile (296.5/km²). There were 291 housing units at an average density of 283.2 per square mile (109.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.08% White, 0.88% African American, 0.63% Native American, 1.14% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.16% of the population.
There were 279 households out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.28.
In the village the population was spread out with 31.9% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $44,464, and the median income for a family was $50,625. Males had a median income of $35,833 versus $27,604 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $18,658. About 2.8% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.