Au Gres, Michigan
| Au Gres, Michigan | |
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| City | |
 Location of Au Gres, Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 44°2′37″N 83°41′20″W / 44.04361°N 83.68889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Arenac |
| City incorporation | 1905 |
| Government | |
| • City Manager | John Stanley |
| • Mayor | William Borushko |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.33 sq mi (6.03 km2) |
| • Land | 2.23 sq mi (5.78 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) |
| Elevation | 587 ft (179 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 889 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 868 |
| • Density | 398.7/sq mi (153.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48703 |
| Area code(s) | 989 |
| FIPS code | 26-04120 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0620321 |
| Website | City of Au Gres, Michigan |
Au Gres is a city in Arenac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 889 at the 2010 census.
French explorers named the location Point Au Gres, which stuck on map as late as 1828. Au Gres means "gritty stone" in the area, from which the river and the location takes it name. It was first settled in 1862 temporarily by workers on the Saginaw-Au Sable State Road when they reach the location. The first permanent settler was John Edward Bradley, who built the Bradley House in 1866. On August 8, 1867, the location, which was still a part of Bay County, was granted a post office with Bradley as the first postmaster. The post office was closed from March 2, 1874 until April 30, 1874.
The community was incorporated as a city in 1905.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.33 square miles (6.03 km2), of which 2.23 square miles (5.78 km2) is land and 0.10 square miles (0.26 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 889 people, 435 households, and 233 families residing in the city. The population density was 398.7 inhabitants per square mile (153.9/km2). There were 598 housing units at an average density of 268.2 per square mile (103.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.5% White, 0.4% Native American, 0.1% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population.
There were 435 households of which 20.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.6% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.4% were non-families. 41.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.65.
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