East Jordan, Michigan
East Jordan, Michigan | ||
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FIPS code 26-24020[4] | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0625200[3] | |
| Website | Official website | |
East Jordan is a city in
The city is at the end of the south arm of Lake Charlevoix at the mouth of the Jordan River. The corporate headquarters of EJ, an international company formerly known as East Jordan Iron Works, is located in East Jordan. EJ was founded in East Jordan in 1883.
History
The area was first settled by Canadian William Empey in 1873. He built the first store here in 1874 at the mouth of the Jordan River at the southernmost point of Lake Charlevoix. He became the first postmaster when a post office opened on May 31, 1878. The community absorbed the nearby village of South Arm and incorporated as the village of East Jordan in 1887. It incorporated as a city in 1911.[5]
East Jordan grew quickly, and by 1890, it boasted a large ironworks company now known as
East Jordan contains two listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The East Jordan Lumber Company Store Building and the Votruba Block were both built in 1899 and are located next to each other in the city's downtown area.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.92 square miles (10.15 km2), of which 3.00 square miles (7.77 km2) is land and 0.92 square miles (2.38 km2) (23.47%) is water.[2]
The city boundaries contain an exclave which is used to incorporate the East Jordan City Airport to the southeast of the city.
Major highways
M-32 enters the city from the east and has its western terminus at M-66. within East Jordan.
M-66 runs south–north through the western portion of the city.
C-48is a county-designated highway that runs through the center of the city and briefly concurrent with M-32.
Climate
This
| Climate data for East Jordan, Michigan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1926–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 55 (13) |
65 (18) |
87 (31) |
90 (32) |
97 (36) |
102 (39) |
103 (39) |
100 (38) |
97 (36) |
88 (31) |
78 (26) |
65 (18) |
103 (39) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 30.4 (−0.9) |
32.9 (0.5) |
42.9 (6.1) |
56.0 (13.3) |
70.0 (21.1) |
79.2 (26.2) |
82.6 (28.1) |
80.9 (27.2) |
73.7 (23.2) |
60.3 (15.7) |
46.5 (8.1) |
35.4 (1.9) |
57.6 (14.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 22.7 (−5.2) |
23.6 (−4.7) |
32.0 (0.0) |
43.6 (6.4) |
55.7 (13.2) |
65.0 (18.3) |
68.9 (20.5) |
67.4 (19.7) |
60.6 (15.9) |
49.4 (9.7) |
38.4 (3.6) |
28.8 (−1.8) |
46.3 (7.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.1 (−9.4) |
14.2 (−9.9) |
21.1 (−6.1) |
31.2 (−0.4) |
41.4 (5.2) |
50.8 (10.4) |
55.2 (12.9) |
53.8 (12.1) |
47.5 (8.6) |
38.4 (3.6) |
30.3 (−0.9) |
22.3 (−5.4) |
35.1 (1.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −36 (−38) |
−41 (−41) |
−29 (−34) |
−7 (−22) |
13 (−11) |
26 (−3) |
33 (1) |
30 (−1) |
23 (−5) |
15 (−9) |
−14 (−26) |
−31 (−35) |
−41 (−41) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.04 (52) |
1.34 (34) |
1.54 (39) |
2.52 (64) |
2.98 (76) |
3.15 (80) |
2.90 (74) |
3.26 (83) |
3.74 (95) |
4.37 (111) |
2.76 (70) |
2.24 (57) |
32.84 (834) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 37.4 (95) |
23.1 (59) |
11.0 (28) |
4.6 (12) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.7 (1.8) |
10.0 (25) |
35.4 (90) |
122.2 (310) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 17.3 | 12.4 | 9.5 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 16.1 | 148.9 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 15.6 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 12.5 | 52.3 |
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Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 731 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,205 | 64.8% | |
| 1910 | 2,516 | 108.8% | |
| 1920 | 2,428 | −3.5% | |
| 1930 | 1,523 | −37.3% | |
| 1940 | 1,725 | 13.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,779 | 3.1% | |
| 1960 | 1,919 | 7.9% | |
| 1970 | 2,041 | 6.4% | |
| 1980 | 2,185 | 7.1% | |
| 1990 | 2,240 | 2.5% | |
| 2000 | 2,507 | 11.9% | |
| 2010 | 2,351 | −6.2% | |
| 2020 | 2,239 | −4.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] | |||
2010 census
As of the
There were 952 households, of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.6% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.01.
The median age in the city was 37.1 years. 27.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.4% were from 25 to 44; 24.5% were from 45 to 64; and 15.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.
2000 census
As of the
There were 946 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% 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 3.11.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,924, and the median income for a family was $39,669. Males had a median income of $31,597 versus $20,385 for females. The
Education
East Jordan is served by its own school district, East Jordan Public Schools, which is centered in the city and serves larger portions of serveral townships.[11]
References
- ^ City of East Jordan (2022). "East Jordan city officials". Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ a b "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Jordan, Michigan
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.
- ^ Climate Summary for East Jordan, Michigan
- ^ "NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Station: E Jordan, MI". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ^ Michigan Geographic Framework (15 November 2013). "Charlevoix County School Districts" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-08-20. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
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