Pentwater, Michigan
| Pentwater, Michigan | |
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| Village | |
 Location of Pentwater, Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 43°46′49″N 86°25′48″W / 43.78028°N 86.43000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Oceana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.62 sq mi (4.20 km2) |
| • Land | 1.28 sq mi (3.32 km2) |
| • Water | 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2) |
| Elevation | 610 ft (186 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 857 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 851 |
| • Density | 669.5/sq mi (258.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 49449 |
| Area code(s) | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-63540 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1621203 |
Pentwater is a village in Oceana County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 857 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Pentwater Township. Pentwater is home to Mears State Park. The name Pentwater comes from Pent or Penned up waters. The entrance to the channel is notoriously shallow and for many years dictated the size of vessels that the village was able to accommodate.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the hamlet has a total area of 1.62 square miles (4.20 km2), of which, 1.28 square miles (3.32 km2) of it is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 857 people, 450 households, and 269 families residing in the village. The population density was 669.5 inhabitants per square mile (258.5/km2). There were 997 housing units at an average density of 778.9 per square mile (300.7/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 97.3% White, 0.1% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.9% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.5% of the population.
There were 450 households of which 13.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.2% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.89 and the average family size was 2.38.
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