Lapeer, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Lapeer is a city in the U.S. state
of Michigan
and is the county seat
of Lapeer County
. As of the 2010 census
, the city population was 8,841. Most of the city was incorporated from land that was formerly in Lapeer Township
, though portions were also annexed from Mayfield Township
and Elba Township
. The city government is politically independent of all three townships. Lapeer is located in southern Michigan, east of Flint
, on the Flint River
. The name is an Americanization of the French la pierre, which means 'stone'. (See List of Michigan county name etymologies.)
, the city has a total area of 5.6 square miles (14.5 km²), all land. It is considered to be part of the Thumb
of Michigan
, which in turn is a subregion of the Flint/Tri-Cities
.
, and has many parks throughout the city, including along the riverside. The parks include a 2.2 miles (3.5 km) paved foot path that winds through some of the parks, through wooded areas, and across ponds.
Parks In Lapeer Include:
The city is also home to many other historical buildings, including the old Lapeer County Courthouse, which was built in 1846, and is the oldest in the state. When this was written, the courthouse was used for one hearing per year, so that the courthouse would remain Michigan's oldest functioning courthouse. It has been preserved as a historic landmark. Some of the other historic buildings include the old post office, several churches, City Hall, the Pix Theatre, and the Marguerite DeAngeli Library.
Lapeer also has a unique custom Swing Out, a parade of graduating students of local high schools through the business district each spring.
of 2000, there were 9,072 people, 3,443 households, and 1,979 families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,635.5 per square mile (631.1/km²). There were 3,658 housing units at an average density of 659.5 per square mile (254.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.91% White, 5.95% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.09% from other races
, and 1.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.33% of the population.
There were 3,443 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.3% were married couples
living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.5% were non-families. 36.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 36.5% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 106.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,526, and the median income for a family was $42,872. Males had a median income of $36,731 versus $24,552 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $16,608. About 8.5% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.
Most Common Employment:
Manufacturing 26.4%
Educational, Health 24.5%
Retail 10.3%
Unemployment Rate:
3.3% (2000 Census)
Average Commute Time
for City Residents: 26.8 minutes
Growth Rate:
16.9% (10th highest in Michigan for comparable cities)
operates the Thumb Correctional Facility in Lapeer.
* Lapeer Community High School (Cramton)
Michigan highways:
M-21, as designated by MDOT, does not run through Lapeer. This is a common mistake as at one time it was designated as M-21, but currently there are no road signs designating it as M-21. M-21 Starts in Flint,Michigan and ends in Grand Rapids,Michigan.
, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Lapeer, operating its Blue Water
daily in both directions between Chicago and Port Huron
.
Greater Lapeer Transportation Authority (GLTA) is the local public bus system serving Lapeer and the surrounding area.
AM, WQUS
FM, and WMPC
AM.
in Lapeer carry most Detroit channels and most major Flint/Tri-Cities channels.
.
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
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"....
and is the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Lapeer County
Lapeer County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 87,904 people, 30,729 households, and 23,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 134 people per square mile . There were 32,732 housing units at an average density of 50 per square mile...
. As of the 2010 census
United States Census, 2010
The Twenty-third United States Census, known as Census 2010 or the 2010 Census, is the current national census of the United States. National Census Day was April 1, 2010 and is the reference date used in enumerating individuals...
, the city population was 8,841. Most of the city was incorporated from land that was formerly in Lapeer Township
Lapeer Township, Michigan
Lapeer Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,078 at the 2000 census. The name is an Americanization of the French "la pierre", which means 'flint' or 'flint stone'.- Communities :...
, though portions were also annexed from Mayfield Township
Mayfield Township, Lapeer County, Michigan
Mayfield Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,659 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
and Elba Township
Elba Township, Lapeer County, Michigan
Elba Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,462 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
. The city government is politically independent of all three townships. Lapeer is located in southern Michigan, east of Flint
Flint, Michigan
Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...
, on the Flint River
Flint River (Michigan)
The Flint River is a river in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan in the United States. It flows through the city of Flint and the counties of Genesee, Lapeer and Saginaw.- Course :...
. The name is an Americanization of the French la pierre, which means 'stone'. (See List of Michigan county name etymologies.)
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the city has a total area of 5.6 square miles (14.5 km²), all land. It is considered to be part of the Thumb
The Thumb
The Thumb is a region and a peninsula of Michigan, so named because the Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten; thus the Thumb is the area that looks like the thumb of the mitten. The Thumb is generally considered to be in the Mid-Michigan area of the state, located east of Flint/Tri-Cities...
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"....
, which in turn is a subregion of the Flint/Tri-Cities
Flint/Tri-Cities
The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan...
.
Parks and trails
For the past 16 years, Lapeer has been a Tree City USATree City USA
Tree City USA is a tree planting and tree care program sponsored by the National Arbor Day Foundation for cities and towns in the United States.- Requirements :...
, and has many parks throughout the city, including along the riverside. The parks include a 2.2 miles (3.5 km) paved foot path that winds through some of the parks, through wooded areas, and across ponds.
Parks In Lapeer Include:
- Anrook Park
- Rotary Park
- Cramton Park
- Audubon Park
Notable features
Adjacent to Lapeer's downtown business district on Nepessing Street, is the Piety Hill Historic District, 29 properties that are largely nineteenth-century dwellings; one-sixth of the buildings are churches. A significant number of the structures are Greek Revival in style, dating from the 1830s through the 1850s.The city is also home to many other historical buildings, including the old Lapeer County Courthouse, which was built in 1846, and is the oldest in the state. When this was written, the courthouse was used for one hearing per year, so that the courthouse would remain Michigan's oldest functioning courthouse. It has been preserved as a historic landmark. Some of the other historic buildings include the old post office, several churches, City Hall, the Pix Theatre, and the Marguerite DeAngeli Library.
Lapeer also has a unique custom Swing Out, a parade of graduating students of local high schools through the business district each spring.
Lapeer Days
Every August Lapeer is host to the annual Lapeer Days Festival, which typically includes a parade, carnival attractions, agricultural and craft displays, a classic car show, music, and food. The festival, started in 1901, began as a one day event. It has grown to span 5 days, and in 1999 between 125,000 and 150,000 people attended. The event is held downtown with Nepessing street, and adjacent streets and parking lots, being closed off to through traffic for the duration of the event.Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 9,072 people, 3,443 households, and 1,979 families residing in the city. 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 1,635.5 per square mile (631.1/km²). There were 3,658 housing units at an average density of 659.5 per square mile (254.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.91% White, 5.95% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.09% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.33% of the population.
There were 3,443 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.3% 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, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.5% were non-families. 36.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 36.5% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 106.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,526, and the median income for a family was $42,872. Males had a median income of $36,731 versus $24,552 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 city was $16,608. About 8.5% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.
Most Common Employment:
Manufacturing 26.4%
Educational, Health 24.5%
Retail 10.3%
Unemployment Rate:
3.3% (2000 Census)
Average Commute Time
for City Residents: 26.8 minutes
Growth Rate:
16.9% (10th highest in Michigan for comparable cities)
Government and infrastructure
Michigan Department of CorrectionsMichigan Department of Corrections
The Michigan Department of Corrections oversees prisons and other correctional facilities in the state of Michigan, USA. It has 34 prison facilities, and a Special Alternative Incarceration program, together composing approximately 44,000 prisoners. Another 72,000 probationers and parolees are...
operates the Thumb Correctional Facility in Lapeer.
Education
Public schools in the Lapeer area are served by Lapeer Community Schools.High schools
- Lapeer West Senior High SchoolLapeer West High SchoolLapeer West High School is one of two public high schools in Lapeer, Michigan. It is on the west side of the M-24 highway.The mission of Lapeer West High School is to promote education through the encouragement and cooperation of students, parents, school personnel, and community...
- Lapeer East Senior High SchoolLapeer East High SchoolLapeer East High School is a public high school located in Lapeer, Michigan. It is rival school with Lapeer West High School. In 2010 all portable class rooms were removed and the schools was reverted to 9-12 grade students.Famous People...
* Lapeer Community High School (Cramton)
Elementary and middle schools
- Zemmer Middle School
- Mayfield Elementary School
- Maple Grove Elementary School
- Turrill Elementary School
- Elba Elementary School
- Chatfield School
- C.K. Schickler Elementary School
- Elva Lynch Elementary School
- Seaton Elementary School
- Roland-Warner Middle School
Private schools
- St Paul Lutheran School
- Bishop Kelley Catholic School
- Montessori Children's Center
Major highways
Interstates:
I-69Interstate 69Interstate 69 is an Interstate Highway in the United States. It exists in two parts: a completed highway from Indianapolis, Indiana, northeast to the Canadian border in Port Huron, Michigan, and a mostly proposed extension southwest to the Mexican border in Texas...
Michigan highways:
M-24M-24 (Michigan highway)M-24 is a state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan that extends through Southeast Michigan, from northeast Auburn Hills to Unionville. It starts at an interchange with Interstate 75 and ends where it merges with M-25...
M-21M-21 (Michigan highway)M-21 is an east–west state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan connecting the cities of Grand Rapids and Flint. The highway passes through rural farming country and several small towns along its course through the Lower Peninsula...
M-21, as designated by MDOT, does not run through Lapeer. This is a common mistake as at one time it was designated as M-21, but currently there are no road signs designating it as M-21. M-21 Starts in Flint,Michigan and ends in Grand Rapids,Michigan.
Rail and bus
AmtrakAmtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Lapeer, operating its Blue Water
Michigan Services
Michigan Services is an umbrella term used by Amtrak to describe passenger rail service by three routes connecting Chicago, Illinois, with the Michigan cities of Grand Rapids, Port Huron, and Detroit, and other stations along the three lines...
daily in both directions between Chicago and Port Huron
Port Huron, Michigan
Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County. The population was 30,184 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to Port Huron Township but is administratively autonomous. It is joined by the Blue Water Bridge over the St. Clair River to Sarnia,...
.
Greater Lapeer Transportation Authority (GLTA) is the local public bus system serving Lapeer and the surrounding area.
Radio
The thumb area is an unranked radio area. Local radio in Lapeer includes WLCOWLCO
WLCO is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Lapeer, Michigan, it first began broadcasting under the WTHM call sign. The station's format, from Citadel Media, is called "Real Country" and combines classic country favorites with select current titles...
AM, WQUS
WQUS
-External links:...
FM, and WMPC
WMPC
WMPC is a radio station broadcasting a Religious format. Licensed to Lapeer, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1926....
AM.
FM
- WNFRWNFRWNFR, broadcasting at 90.7 FM, is a Christian music and talk radio station licensed to Sandusky, Michigan. WNFR has a studio located in Port Huron, and a 42,000 watt directional transmitter at Jeddo, near the Sanilac/St. Clair county line....
90.7 FM, Port Huron, Christian Radio - WIDLWIDLWIDL is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format. Licensed to Caro, Michigan, it first began broadcasting at 104.9 MHz...
92.1 FM, Caro - WBGVWBGVWBGV is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Marlette, Michigan. It first began broadcasting in 1999. It serves the central area of Michigan's Thumb, and can be heard as far away as Port Huron, Lapeer, Romeo, and Bad Axe.WBGV offers a wide range of modern country music,...
92.5 FM, Marlette, Today's Best Country - WQUSWQUS-External links:...
103.1 FM, Lapeer, "US 103.1" Classic Hits - WCZEWCZEWCZE is a non-commercial, contemporary Christian FM radio station, licensed to Harbor Beach, Michigan. It operates as a repeater of WHYT in Imlay City....
103.7 FM Harbor Beach / WHYTWHYTWHYT is a non-commercial, contemporary Christian FM radio station licensed to serve Goodland Township and Imlay City, Michigan. The transmitter is located between Imlay City and Marlette, Michigan...
88.1 FM Imlay City, Smile FMSmile FMSmile FM is a network of 19 non-commercial, contemporary Christian radio stations. Most programming originates from studios in Williamston, Michigan and is relayed by an expanding number of stations throughout the state...
AM
- WMICWMICWMIC is a news/talk and country radio station licensed to Sandusky, Michigan. WMIC signed on the air at 1560 kHz on June 27, 1968, and changed its frequency to the current 660 in 1987, serving Sandusky, the Thumb and the Blue Water area of Michigan. Part of WMIC 660's success is mostly due to...
660 AM, Sandusky, The Thumb's Information Station (Daytime Only) - WMPCWMPCWMPC is a radio station broadcasting a Religious format. Licensed to Lapeer, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1926....
1230 AM, Lapeer, Gospel Radio 1230 - WLCOWLCOWLCO is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Lapeer, Michigan, it first began broadcasting under the WTHM call sign. The station's format, from Citadel Media, is called "Real Country" and combines classic country favorites with select current titles...
1530 AM, Lapeer, Real Country (Daytime Only)
Newspaper
- The County Press is a local newspaper, published Sundays and Wednesdays.
- The Lapeer Area View is a free local newspaper, mailed to homes throughout the county every Thursday.
- Daily editions of the Flint JournalFlint JournalThe Flint Journal is the largest newspaper published in Flint, Michigan. Published Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, it serves Genesee, Lapeer and Shiawassee Counties...
, Detroit Free PressDetroit Free PressThe Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, USA. The Sunday edition is entitled the Sunday Free Press. It is sometimes informally referred to as the "Freep"...
and The Detroit NewsThe Detroit NewsThe Detroit News is one of the two major newspapers in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. The paper began in 1873, when it rented space in the rival Free Press's building. The News absorbed the Detroit Tribune on February 1, 1919, the Detroit Journal on July 21, 1922, and on November 7, 1960,...
are also available throughout the area.
Television
Lapeer is in the Detroit television market; Lapeer also receives most stations from the Flint-Saginaw-Bay City market. Charter CommunicationsCharter Communications
Charter Communications is an American company providing cable television, high-speed Internet, and telephone services to more than 4.7 million customers in 25 states. By revenues, it is the fourth-largest cable operator in the United States, behind Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Cox Communications...
in Lapeer carry most Detroit channels and most major Flint/Tri-Cities channels.
Sports
The Lapeer Dragway is a drag stip frequented by many Detroit-area hot rodders since the closing and subsequent demolition of the Detroit DragwayDetroit Dragway
Detroit Dragway was a quarter mile long drag strip located in Brownstown Charter Township, Michigan on the corner of Sibley and Dix. It opened in 1959 by Gil Kohn and the track became sanctioned by the National Hot Rod Association in 1959. The "Dirty D" as it was also known was the host of the 1959...
.
Notable residents
- Danelle GayDanelle GayDanelle Marie Gay is a beauty queen from Lapeer, Michigan who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Gay won the Miss Michigan USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in Port Huron, Michigan in late 2005...
, Miss Michigan USAMiss Michigan USAThe Miss Michigan USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss USA pageant.Michigan is recognized by as being within the top 15 states in terms of Miss USA success. Their first Miss USA victory was in 1990, and notable because Carole Gist...
2006 - Theresa DuncanTheresa DuncanTheresa Duncan was an American game designer, blogger, filmmaker and critic.- Life :Theresa Lee Duncan was born in Lapeer, Michigan, near Detroit to Donnie and Mary Duncan. She had a sister, Deanna and a brother, Scott...
, American filmmaker, game designer and critic. - Marguerite de AngeliMarguerite de AngeliMarguerite de Angeli was a bestselling author and illustrator of children's books including the 1950 Newbery Award winning book The Door in the Wall...
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, native of Lapeer, accomplice of Timothy McVeighTimothy McVeighTimothy James McVeigh was a United States Army veteran and security guard who detonated a truck bomb in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995...
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was born here in 1865. The family moved to HarrisvilleHarrisville, MichiganHarrisville is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Alcona County. The population was 493 at the 2010 census. The city is surrounded by Harrisville Township, but is administratively autonomous...
the following year. - Rob RubickRob RubickRobin James Rubick is a former NFL Tight End for the Detroit Lions. He attended Grand Valley State. He was drafted in the 1982 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions in the twelfth round....
, Former Detroit Lion, Fox Sports Detroit and Detroit Lions preseason TV color commentator, voice of the Eastern Michigan University Football Eagles.