Yale, MI

Yale, Michigan
Location of Yale, Michigan
Coordinates: 43°7′49″N 82°47′52″W / 43.13028, -82.79778
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	St. Clair
Area
- City	sq mi (km²)
- Land	sq mi ( km²)
- Water	sq mi ( km²)
Elevation	ft ( m)
Population (2000)
- City
- Density	/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-890002
GNIS feature ID	16250313

Yale is a city in St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,063.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²). All of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 2,063 people, 742 households, and 494 families residing in the city. The population density was 617.5/km² (1,599.2/mi²). There were 805 housing units at an average density of 240.9/km² (624.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.67% White, 0.15% African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.63% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population.

There were 742 households out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,375, and the median income for a family was $45,450. Males had a median income of $37,241 versus $23,654 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,054. About 4.7% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

Yale is well known for their annual Bologna festival which occurs at the end of July.

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