Chelsea, Michigan

Chelsea, Michigan
—  City  —
Seal
Location of Chelsea, Michigan
Coordinates: 42°19′05″N 84°01′14″W / 42.31806°N 84.02056°W / 42.31806; -84.02056Coordinates: 42°19′05″N 84°01′14″W / 42.31806°N 84.02056°W / 42.31806; -84.02056
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Washtenaw
Area
– Total	3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2)
– Land	3.3 sq mi (8.7 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	932 ft (284 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	4,398
– Density	1,315.3/sq mi (507.8/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	48118
Area code(s)	734
FIPS code	26-15020[1]
GNIS feature ID	0623143[2]

Chelsea is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,398 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a village.

In March 2004, by a 995-226 vote, residents approved a change in municipal status from a village into a city. Residents no longer pay property taxes to adjacent Lima Township and Sylvan Township as they had under the village government. The city provides all services formerly provided by both village and township governments. [1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village had a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km²), of which, 3.3 square miles (8.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (1.47%) is water.

Chelsea Clocktower.

Chelsea Milling Co. Grain Elevators.

Demographics

As of 2010 Chelsea had a population of 4,944. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 96.1% white, 0.4% black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.6% from some other race and 1.5% from two or more races. 2.5% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.^{[3][citation needed]}

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 4,398 people, 1,840 households, and 1,133 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,315.3 per square mile (508.4/km²). There were 1,913 housing units at an average density of 572.1 per square mile (221.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.14% White, 0.70% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population..

There were 1,840 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.4% were non-families. 35.4% 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 2.27 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 24.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 82.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $51,132, and the median income for a family was $72,266. Males had a median income of $50,506 versus $35,579 for females. The per capita income for the village was $27,609. About 2.5% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Chelsea residents typically send their children to public institutions, including North Creek Elementary School (formerly North Elementary), South Meadows Elementary School (formerly South Elementary), Pierce Lake Elementary School, Dwight E. Beach Middle School, and Chelsea High School.

Chelsea High School.

Chelsea also has a sister city exchange program with the town of Shimizu located in Hokkaido, Japan's Northern island. The exchange program started in 1993 by Brian Oakley (CHS Class of 1986).^[4]

Local celebrities

• Dwight E. Beach, U.S. Army General and namesake of Beach Middle School^[5]
• Jeff Daniels, actor of stage and screen^[6]
• Tony Scheffler, professional football player for the Detroit Lions^[7]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ 2010 general profile of population and housing characteristics for Chelsea from the US census
4. ^ Chelsea-Shimizu exchange program
5. ^ XVIII Airborne Corps biography
6. ^ IMDB Jeff Daniels Bio
7. ^ Tony Scheffler

External links

• City of Chelsea
• Chelsea Area Chamber of Commerce
• The Chelsea Standard newspaper
• Chelsea School District
• Things To Do In Chelsea
• Chelsea District Library
• Chelsea Center for the Arts
• Chelsea Recreation
• Chelsea Update