Melvindale, Michigan

Coordinates: 42°16′54″N 83°10′55″W / 42.28167°N 83.18194°W / 42.28167; -83.18194
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Melvindale, Michigan
FIPS code
26-52940[2]
GNIS feature ID0632086[3]
Websitemelvindale.org

Melvindale is a city in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city population was 12,851.[4]

History

Melvindale began as the

River Rouge Plant in the city of Dearborn. The city was named after one of the original developers of the settlement, Melvin Wilkinson.[5] The eastern part of Oakwood Heights was annexed by the city of Detroit
in 1922, and the remainder was incorporated as the village of Melvindale the same year. In 1933, the village incorporated as a city.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.76 square miles (7.15 km2), of which 2.72 square miles (7.04 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water.[6]

Melvindale serves an important role for railroad traffic in Metro Detroit. The

Conrail Shared Assets Lincoln Secondary, serving as a direct route between Detroit and Toledo, Ohio for CSX Transportation
trains, passes through industrial areas in the far southeast corner of the city, which is also the location of the remnants of the Conrail Lincoln Yard.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19304,053—
19404,76417.5%
19509,48399.1%
196013,08938.0%
197013,8625.9%
198012,322−11.1%
199011,216−9.0%
200010,735−4.3%
201010,715−0.2%
202012,85119.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

2020 census

As of the census[8] of 2020, there were 12,851 people living in Melvindale, this was an increase from the city's population of 10,715 in the 2010 census, and the first time since the 1970 census that the city's recorded population increased. The population density was 4,673.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,804.3/km2).

2010 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 18.3% of the population.

There were 4,420 households, of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.4% were married couples living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.17.

The median age in the city was 36.5 years. 24.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.2% were from 25 to 44; 26.6% were from 45 to 64; and 11.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.

2000 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 8.90% of the population.

There were 4,499 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.6% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,954, and the median income for a family was $46,759. Males had a median income of $38,048 versus $28,026 for females. The

poverty line
, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Public Schools serves Melvindale. Melvindale High School
is the district's high school.

In 2005 the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit announced that St. Mary Magdalen Elementary School in Melvindale would close.[9]

Notable people

Gallery

  • Melvindale Civic Center and John J. Kessey Fieldhouse
    Melvindale Civic Center and John J. Kessey Fieldhouse
  • Shops on Allen Road
    Shops on Allen Road
  • 7 Eleven and Comerica Bank on Allen Road
    7 Eleven and Comerica Bank on Allen Road

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Melvindale city, Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  5. ^ a b City of Melvindale website, About Melvindale webpage, accessed 18 October 2011
  6. ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  9. ^ "15 Catholic Schools To Close In Metro Detroit Archived 2005-08-31 at the Wayback Machine." WDIV-TV. March 17, 2005. Retrieved on November 4, 2011.

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