Cement City, Michigan
| Cement City, Michigan | |
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| Village | |
 Location of Cement City, Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 42°4′9″N 84°19′47″W / 42.06917°N 84.32972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| Counties | Lenawee, Jackson |
| Townships | Columbia, |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.95 sq mi (2.46 km2) |
| • Land | 0.91 sq mi (2.36 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,056 ft (322 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 438 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 430 |
| • Density | 481.3/sq mi (185.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 49233 |
| Area code(s) | 517 |
| FIPS code | 26-14260 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0622963 |
Cement City is a village in Jackson and Lenawee counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village is further contained within Woodstock Township in Lenawee County, with a small northern portion under the jurisdiction of Columbia Township in Jackson County. The population was 438 at the 2010 census.
The location first was given a post office named Woodstock after the township on January 3, 1838 with postmaster Almer Smith. While the post office was closed on October 13, 1859 but quickly reopened On December 3. The post was open until May 5, 1871 then again from January 27, 1881 to May 21, 1887.
Kelly's Corners post office, named after local early landowner Orson Kelly opened with John E. Turk as postmaster on February 17, 1868. On December 6, 1886 Kelly's Corner was renamed as Woodstock then to Cement on February 21, 1901. This after the 1900 formation of a unincorporated village under William Cohan in 1900 and named for the pending coming of a cement company. On March 5, 1901, the post office was renamed one final time to Cement City. Cement City was incorporated as a village in 1953.
Cement City is a home rule village. Per its charter, there is a council with five elected members. Three councilors are up for election every two years, with the top two vote-getters serve three terms while the third highest serves a two-year terms.
Cement City is served by the Columbia School District.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.95 square miles (2.46 km2), of which 0.91 square miles (2.36 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 438 people, 174 households, and 115 families residing in the village. The population density was 481.3 inhabitants per square mile (185.8/km2). There were 187 housing units at an average density of 205.5 per square mile (79.3/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 95.7% White, 0.7% Asian, 1.1% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.5% of the population.
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