Imlay City, Michigan

Imlay City, Michigan
City
Location of Imlay City, Michigan
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Lapeer
Area
• Total	2.3 sq mi (5.9 km2)
• Land	2.3 sq mi (5.9 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	827 ft (252 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	3,869
• Density	1,690.4/sq mi (652.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	48444
Area code	810
FIPS code	26-40320Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	0628928Template:GR

Imlay City is a city in Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,869 at the 2000 census.

Education

Imlay City has four schools, and 1 private school. Weston Elementary for Kindergarten through 2nd grade, Borland Elementary for 3rd through 5th grade, Imlay City Middle School for 6th grade through 8th grade, and Imlay City High School for 9th through 12th grade. There is also Venture High School, an alternative school for students who do not succeed at the traditional high school. There is also a Christian private school located just outside of town. Imlay City's school district website is http://www.imlay.k12.mi.us/

Geography

• According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.3 square miles (5.9 km²), all land.
• It is considered to be part of the Thumb of Michigan, which in turn is a subregion of the Flint/Tri-Cities.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 3,869 people, 1,496 households, and 936 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,690.4 per square mile (652.3/km²). There were 1,599 housing units at an average density of 698.6/sq mi (269.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.65% White, 0.57% African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.32% Asian, 7.78% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.20% of the population.

There were 1,496 households out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 16.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,436, and the median income for a family was $43,267. Males had a median income of $36,066 versus $22,396 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,021. About 6.4% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

Fun

Imlay City houses the Eastern Michigan Fairgrounds that holds a fair every year, including a rodeo. There is also a car show here. The fair grounds holds Imlay City's "Woods and Water", An American Cancer Society Relay for Life is also held in Imlay City, with two different walks: the survivor walk and the team walk.

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Churches

• First Apostolic Church of Imlay City