Ithaca, Michigan | |
---|---|
City | |
Location of Ithaca, Michigan |
|
Coordinates: 43°17′28″N 84°36′11″W / 43.29111°N 84.60306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Gratiot |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tim Palmer |
Area | |
• Total | 5.28 sq mi (13.68 km2) |
• Land | 5.23 sq mi (13.55 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) |
Elevation | 794 ft (242 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,910 |
• Estimate (2012) | 2,871 |
• Density | 556.4/sq mi (214.8/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 48847 |
Area code(s) | 989 |
FIPS code | 26-41340 |
GNIS feature ID | 0629141 |
Website | http://www.ithacami.com/1/260/index.asp |
Ithaca is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan located very near the geographical center of the state's lower peninsula. The population was 2,910 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Gratiot County, and is run as a council-manager government. It is at the southeast corner of Emerson township, but is administratively autonomous.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.28 square miles (13.68 km2), of which 5.23 square miles (13.55 km2) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,910 people, 1,188 households, and 765 families residing in the city. The population density was 556.4 inhabitants per square mile (214.8/km2). There were 1,293 housing units at an average density of 247.2 per square mile (95.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.7% White, 0.5% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 1.5% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.2% of the population.
There were 1,188 households of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.6% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.88.