Reed City

Reed City, Michigan
—  City  —
Location of Reed City, Michigan
Coordinates: 43°52.5′N 85°30.6′W / 43.875°N 85.51°W / 43.875; -85.51
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Osceola
Area
• Total	2.0 sq mi (5.1 km2)
• Land	1.9 sq mi (5.0 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	1,040 ft (317 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	2,430
• Density	1,265.3/sq mi (488.5/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	49677
Area code(s)	231
FIPS code	26-67820[1]
GNIS feature ID	1621363[2]

Reed City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,430. It is the county seat of Osceola County^[3]. It is the home town of author Timothy James Bazzett.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²), of which, 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (2.04%) is water.

The Hersey River flows through Reed City.

Transportation

• US 10
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  BUS US 10 serves local business traffic through the city.
• US 131

Notable residents

George Bennard, American hymn composer and preacher is best known for composing the famous hymn, "The Old Rugged Cross". Bennard retired to Reed City, where he died on October 10, 1958.

Thomas D. Schall, U.S. Representative in Minnesota's 10th District (1915–1925) and U.S. Senator from Minnesota (1925–1935) born June 4, 1878.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 2,430 people, 999 households, and 609 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,265.3 per square mile (488.7/km²). There were 1,090 housing units at an average density of 567.5 per square mile (219.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.84% White, 1.07% African American, 0.74% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 2.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population.

There were 999 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were married couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 84.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,756, and the median income for a family was $42,340. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $25,263 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,889. About 10.9% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.6% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

v t e Municipalities and communities of Osceola County, Michigan, United States County seat: Reed City City Evart Reed City Villages Hersey Le Roy Marion Tustin Townships Burdell Cedar Evart Hartwick Hersey Highland Le Roy Lincoln Marion Middle Branch Orient Osceola Richmond Rose Lake Sherman Sylvan

Coordinates: 43°52.5′N 85°30.6′W / 43.875°N 85.51°W / 43.875; -85.51