Vicksburg, Michigan
| Vicksburg, Michigan | |
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| Village | |
Main Street in 1909
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 Location of Vicksburg, Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 42°7′14″N 85°32′3″W / 42.12056°N 85.53417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Kalamazoo |
| Incorporated | 1871 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.15 sq mi (8.16 km2) |
| • Land | 3.01 sq mi (7.80 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) |
| Elevation | 853 ft (260 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,906 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 2,972 |
| • Density | 965.4/sq mi (372.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 49097 |
| Area code(s) | 269 |
| FIPS code | 26-82300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1615573 |
Vicksburg is a village in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,906 at the 2010 census. The west part of the village is in Schoolcraft Township and the east part is in Brady Township.
John Vickers, the town's namesake, settled in the area in 1831. It was incorporated as a village of the state in 1871. A Michigan Registered Historic Site plaque reads:
VICKERS' MILL: In 1831, John Vickers built a brush dam over the eight-foot waterfall on Portage Creek and erected a log grist mill. The mill is believed to have been the first mill in Kalamazoo County. The dam created a pond that supplied water power to the mill, and formed the sizeable Sunset Lake, around which pioneers built homes and set up businesses. Vickers died in 1842. On October 18, 1871, the village was incorporated as Brady, but one day later, a petition passed to rename it Vicksburg.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.15 square miles (8.16 km2), of which 3.01 square miles (7.80 km2) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) is water. Vicksburg is located on the shore of Sunset Lake.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,906 people, 1,120 households, and 773 families residing in the village. The population density was 965.4 inhabitants per square mile (372.7/km2). There were 1,233 housing units at an average density of 409.6 per square mile (158.1/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 95.9% White, 0.6% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.2% of the population.
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