Lawrence, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Lawrence is a village in Van Buren County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 1,059 at the 2000 census
. The village is located within Lawrence Township
. Home of noted journalist Paul Garrod and the annual Ox Roast and Homecoming festival. Area recognized Farmer's Market runs June–October annually in the Village Park. Location of the Van Buren Intermediate School District campus and Conference Center. Certified Business Park.
, the village has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), all land.
of 2000, there were 1,059 people, 392 households, and 268 families residing in the village. The population density
was 600.4 per square mile (232.3/km²). There were 434 housing units at an average density of 246.1 per square mile (95.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 79.32% White, 3.78% African American, 1.51% Native American, 0.85% Asian, 9.54% from other races
, and 5.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.32% of the population.
There were 392 households out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples
living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% 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 3.30.
In the village the population was spread out with 31.2% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 80.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $29,583, and the median income for a family was $38,672. Males had a median income of $26,667 versus $20,568 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $13,169. About 13.1% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.6% of those under age 18 and 25.8% of those age 65 or over.
Van Buren County, Michigan
-Parks, preserves, natural areas:* Dunes Parkway, an 84 acre preserve of dunes in Covert Township* Jeptha Lake Fen Preserve, a 49 acre preserve in Columbia Township...
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 1,059 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
. The village is located within Lawrence Township
Lawrence Township, Michigan
Lawrence Township is a civil township of Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,341 at the 2000 census. The Village of Lawrence is located within the township.-Geography:...
. Home of noted journalist Paul Garrod and the annual Ox Roast and Homecoming festival. Area recognized Farmer's Market runs June–October annually in the Village Park. Location of the Van Buren Intermediate School District campus and Conference Center. Certified Business Park.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), all land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,059 people, 392 households, and 268 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 600.4 per square mile (232.3/km²). There were 434 housing units at an average density of 246.1 per square mile (95.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 79.32% White, 3.78% African American, 1.51% Native American, 0.85% Asian, 9.54% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 5.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.32% of the population.
There were 392 households out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% 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, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% 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 3.30.
In the village the population was spread out with 31.2% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 80.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $29,583, and the median income for a family was $38,672. Males had a median income of $26,667 versus $20,568 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 $13,169. About 13.1% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.6% of those under age 18 and 25.8% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
- Barbara CrandallMiss MichiganThe Miss Michigan competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss America pageant. Michigan has won the Miss America crown on five occasions.- Winners :- External links :*...
, Miss Michigan, 1984. - Werner KrieglsteinWerner KrieglsteinWerner Josef Krieglstein, Ph.D. , a Fulbright Scholar and University of Chicago fellow, is an award winning and internationally recognized scholar, director and actor. Krieglstein is the founder of a neo-Nietzschean philosophical school called Transcendental Perspectivism...
, a former professor at Western Michigan UniversityWestern Michigan UniversityWestern Michigan University is a public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2010 semester, its enrollment is 25,045....
, a University of ChicagoUniversity of ChicagoThe University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
fellow and Fulbright ScholarFulbright ProgramThe Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright-Hays Program, is a program of competitive, merit-based grants for international educational exchange for students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists and artists, founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946. Under the...
. He lived in Lawrence where he founded the Whole Arts Theater, which later moved to Kalamazoo.