Capac is a village in Mussey Township, St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,775 at the 2000 census.
History
Capac was founded and platted by a group of men from Romeo headed by George R. Funstan and Judge DeWitt C. Walker in 1857. The judge named it after Huayna Capac, Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire. A nearby post office named "Pinery" was transferred to and renamed "Capac" in January 1858. The Grand Trunk Railroad opened a station in 1866. Capac incorporated as a village in 1873[3].
Preston Tucker, famous for his controvertial financing and development of the revolutionary 1948 Tucker Sedan, was born near Capac in 1903. Tucker is the subject of the 1988 movie Tucker: The Man and His Dream.
Events
The Scholz Auto Show is held annually in September, it draws crows from the Midwest as well as Canada.
"Capac Days" is a festival held annually, the dates were recently moved to September to coincide with the auto show, this festival is not very big and the biggest attraction is the beer tent. In 2008, there was a Sesquicentennial celebration and the town had a festival that coincided with the finishing of the revamped main street. New street lamps were installed, all new pavement was laid as well as new curbs and sidewalks/crosswalks.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,775 people, 620 households, and 465 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,096.5 per square mile (423.0/km²). There were 652 housing units at an average density of 402.8/sq mi (155.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.49% White, 0.39% African American, 1.07% Native American, 5.01% from other races, and 2.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.45% of the population.
There were 620 households out of which 45.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% 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 3.33.
In the village the population was spread out with 33.2% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 16.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $42,105, and the median income for a family was $47,727. Males had a median income of $40,739 versus $26,797 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,297. About 8.1% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.
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Coordinates: 43°00′45″N 82°55′41″W / 43.0125°N 82.92806°W / 43.0125; -82.92806
