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Surrounding communities: Parma, Spring Arbor, Springport, Napoleon

1 Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.7 km² (11.1 mi²This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 28.7 km² (11.1 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

2 Demographics

As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f ²The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. These sources are cited within the thousands of articles which link to this page. of 2000, there are 36,316 people, 14,210 households, and 8,668 families residing in the city. The population densityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex is 1,264.4/km² (3,274.9/mi²). There are 15,241 housing units at an average density of 530.6/km² (1,374.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 73.87% White, 19.70% Black or African AmericanThe United States Census Bureau uses the federal government's definitions of race when performing a census. These definitions have and may change between each census. The racial categories are officially described as follows:¹ The categories represent a s, 0.56% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.65% from other races, and 3.67% from two or more races. 4.05% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 14,210 households out of which 33.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% are married couples living together, 19.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% are non-families. 32.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.48 and the average family size is 3.12.

In the city the population is spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 31 years. For every 100 females there are 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $31,294, and the median income for a family is $39,072. Males have a median income of $31,957 versus $23,817 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,230. 19.6% of the population and 15.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 26.9% of those under the age of 18 and 11.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Jackson is a town on Old U.S. 12