MENOMINEE, MICHIGAN

'Menominee' is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 9,131. It is the county seat of Menominee County⁶. Menominee Township is located to the north of the city and is politically independent.

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History

Geography

Demographics

Notable people from Menominee

References

External links

History

Menominee gets its name from a regional Native American tribe known as the Menominee, which roughly translates into "Wild Rice". The area was originally the home of the Menominee Indian Tribe. They now have a reservation along the Wolf River in North Central Wisconsin. No native Menominee Indians are believed to be living in the city of Menominee.
Menominee gained prominence as a lumber town. In its heyday Menominee produced more lumber than any other city in America. During this time and shortly after, Menominee boasted an opera house, which is being restored [1]. Today, Menominee relies on manufacturing (paper products, wicker lawn furniture, auto supplies, tourism, etc.) for its economic well-being. It is the "Home Of The Lloyd Loom," a reference to wicker furniture maker Lloyd/Flanders. Menominee shares an historic rivalry with neighbor Marinette, Wisconsin. The two are noted as the oldest interstate high school rivalry in the country. The Menominee Maroons won the state championship in its division for basketball in 1967 and football in 1998 and 2006.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.2 km² (5.5 mi²). 13.4 km² (5.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (5.65%) is water.
Menominee gets its name from a regional Native American tribe known as the Menominee, which roughly translates into "Wild Rice". The area was originally the home of the Menominee Indian Tribe. They now have a reservation along the Wolf River in North Central Wisconsin. No native Menominee Indians are believed to be living in the city of Menominee. Menominee gained prominence as a lumber town. In its heyday Menominee produced more lumber than any other city in America. During this time and shortly after, Menominee boasted an opera house, which is being restored [1]. Today, Menominee relies on manufacturing (paper products, wicker lawn furniture, auto supplies, tourism, etc.) for its economic well-being. It is the "Home Of The Lloyd Loom," a reference to wicker furniture maker Lloyd/Flanders.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 9,131 people, 4,063 households, and 2,441 families residing in the city. The population density was 680.6/km² (1,763.2/mi²). There were 4,393 housing units at an average density of 327.4/km² (848.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.35% White, 0.14% African American, 0.82% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% of the population.
There were 4,063 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,523, and the median income for a family was $38,867. Males had a median income of $32,850 versus $22,145 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,500. About 9.9% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people from Menominee

★ Doris Packer - actress (played Mrs. Rayburn, Theodore Cleaver's principal in the television series ''Leave It to Beaver'')

★ Harald Herborg Nielsen — Physicist.

References

External links

★ Official City Website

★ Menominee Public Library

★ Menominee Public Schools