Buena Vista, Michigan
Buena Vista, Michigan | ||
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FIPS code 26-11555[3] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 2393354[1] |
Buena Vista (
History
Buena Vista began in 1846 when Curtis Emerson bought an abandoned mill here and created a settlement around it. It was named to commemorate Zachary Taylor's then recent victory at the Battle of Buena Vista.[4]
On July 30, 2013, the Saginaw Intermediate School District Board of Trustees officially dissolved the Buena Vista School District with the district area being split up between three other districts.[5]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.5 square miles (12 km2), all land.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2000 | 7,845 | — | |
2010 | 6,816 | −13.1% | |
2020 | 5,855 | −14.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] |
2020 census
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[7] | Pop 2010[8] | Pop 2020[9] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
White alone (NH)
|
1,519 | 961 | 770 | 19.36% | 14.10% | 13.15% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
|
5,384 | 4,957 | 4,249 | 68.63% | 72.73% | 72.57% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
|
25 | 25 | 28 | 0.32% | 0.37% | 0.48% |
Asian alone (NH) | 13 | 20 | 13 | 0.17% | 0.29% | 0.22% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.00% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 5 | 5 | 27 | 0.06% | 0.07% | 0.46% |
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 128 | 159 | 226 | 1.63% | 2.33% | 3.86% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 770 | 688 | 542 | 9.82% | 10.09% | 9.26% |
Total | 7,845 | 6,816 | 5,855 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the
There were 2,905 households, out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.5% were married couples living together, 31.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.8% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,689, and the median income for a family was $30,118. Males had a median income of $29,000 versus $23,866 for females. The
Education
The CDP is mostly within the
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buena Vista, Michigan
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Walter Romig, Michigan Place Names, p. 86
- ^ Burns, Candace. (July 31, 2013) SISD officially dissolves Buena Vista schools Archived 2014-08-18 at the Wayback Machine. ABC12. Retrieved on August 16, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Buena Vista CDP, Michigan". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Buena Vista CDP, Michigan". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Buena Vista CDP, Michigan". United States Census Bureau.
- U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on November 3, 2013.
- ^ "New District Boundaries - Enlarged Map Archived 2015-04-11 at the Wayback Machine." (Archive) Saginaw Intermediate School District. Retrieved on November 3, 2013.