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{{Infobox settlement | {{Infobox settlement | ||
|name = Carleton, Michigan | |name = Carleton, Michigan | ||
|official_name = | |official_name = Village of Carleton | ||
|settlement_type = [[Village (United States)|Village]] | |settlement_type = [[Village (United States)|Village]] | ||
|image_skyline = Careleton,_MI_(2021).jpg | |image_skyline = Careleton,_MI_(2021).jpg | ||
|imagesize = 275 | |imagesize = 275 | ||
|image_caption = | |image_caption = Looking east along Monroe Street | ||
|image_seal = | |image_seal = | ||
|image_map = Carleton, MI location 2020.png | |image_map = Carleton, MI location 2020.png | ||
|mapsize = 250 | |mapsize = 250 | ||
|map_caption = Location within [[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe County]] | |map_caption = Location within [[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe County]] | ||
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|pushpin_label = Carleton | |pushpin_label = Carleton | ||
|pushpin_map_caption = | |pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States | ||
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|subdivision_type = Country | |subdivision_type = Country | ||
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|government_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|last=Village of Carleton|url=https://carletonmi.us/village-officials/|title=Carleton: Village Officials|date=2023|accessdate=June 12, 2023}}</ref> | |government_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|last=Village of Carleton|url=https://carletonmi.us/village-officials/|title=Carleton: Village Officials|date=2023|accessdate=June 12, 2023}}</ref> | ||
|leader_title = President | |leader_title = President | ||
|leader_name = | |leader_name = James Penix | ||
|leader_title1 = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]] | |leader_title1 = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]] | ||
|leader_name1 = | |leader_name1 = Aimee Wiedbrauk | ||
|unit_pref = Imperial | |unit_pref = Imperial | ||
|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{cite web |title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_place_26.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=November 1, 2023}}</ref> | |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{cite web |title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_place_26.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=November 1, 2023}}</ref> | ||
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|population_est = | |population_est = | ||
|population_metro = | |population_metro = | ||
|population_density_km2 = | |population_density_km2 = | ||
|population_density_sq_mi = | |population_density_sq_mi = 239.49 | ||
|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] | |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] | ||
|utc_offset = -5 | |utc_offset = -5 | ||
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|timezone_DST = EDT | |timezone_DST = EDT | ||
|utc_offset_DST = -4 | |utc_offset_DST = -4 | ||
|postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]] | |postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]] | ||
|postal_code = 48117 | |postal_code = 48117 | ||
|area_code = [[Area code 734|734]] | |area_code = [[Area code 734|734]] | ||
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|blank_info = 26-13220<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> | |blank_info = 26-13220<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> | ||
|blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | ||
|blank1_info = 0622719<ref name="GR3">{{ | |blank1_info = 0622719<ref name="GR3">{{GNIS|0622719}}</ref> | ||
|footnotes = | |footnotes = | ||
|website = {{URL| | |website = {{URL|https://carletonmi.us/|Official website}} | ||
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'''Carleton''' is a [[ | '''Carleton''' is a village in [[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 2,326 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/> The village is located within [[Ash Township, Michigan|Ash Township]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The community was first [[plat]]ted in 1872 by Daniel Matthews, who had worked previously to select [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]] as the state capital. He became the first postmaster when the Carleton post office was established on February 24, 1874. The community was named after [[Will Carleton]], a local poet. The community centered along a railway line first built by the [[Pere Marquette Railway]] and a junction with the [[Canada Southern Railway]], as well as the nearby [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]. The village incorporated in 1911.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |series=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=98}}</ref> | The community was first [[plat]]ted in 1872 by Daniel Matthews, who had worked previously to select [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]] as the state capital. He became the first postmaster when the Carleton post office was established on February 24, 1874. The community was named after [[Will Carleton]], a local poet. The community centered along a railway line first built by the [[Pere Marquette Railway]] and a junction with the [[Chicago and Canada Southern Railway]], as well as the nearby [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]. The village incorporated in 1911.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |series=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=98}}</ref> | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:51, 16 November 2025
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History
The community was first platted in 1872 by Daniel Matthews, who had worked previously to select Lansing as the state capital. He became the first postmaster when the Carleton post office was established on February 24, 1874. The community was named after Will Carleton, a local poet. The community centered along a railway line first built by the Pere Marquette Railway and a junction with the Chicago and Canada Southern Railway, as well as the nearby Pennsylvania Railroad. The village incorporated in 1911.[2]
Geography
Carleton is in northeastern Monroe County, in the western part of Ash Township. It is Template:Convert north of Monroe, the county seat, and Template:Convert southwest of Flat Rock. Interstate 275, a western bypass of the Detroit area, passes one mile east of the village, with access from Exit 5, Carleton Rockwood Road.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.[3] The land is drained to the east and south by tributaries of Swan Creek, which flows southeast toward Lake Erie.
Demographics
2010 census
Template:US Census population As of the census[4] of 2010, there were 2,345 people, 953 households, and 631 families living in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,048 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the village was 96.7% White, 0.2% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population.
There were 953 households, of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.8% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.02.
The median age in the village was 37.2 years. 25% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.3% were from 25 to 44; 27.3% were from 45 to 64; and 12% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.
2000 census
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 2,562 people, 998 households, and 677 families living in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,061 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the village was 96.72% White, 0.04% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 2.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.87% of the population.
There were 998 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $44,205, and the median income for a family was $50,000. Males had a median income of $41,289 versus $26,531 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,394. About 9.6% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The village of Carleton is served by Airport Community Schools.[6]
Notable people
- Kathy Angerer, politician who served on the Michigan House of Representatives from 2005 to 2010; born in Carleton
- Frederick Ballen, Civil War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient; buried in Carleton
- Freddie Bishop, retired professional football player; attended school in Carleton
- Jeff Jones, retired professional baseball player and coach
- Elmina R. Lucke, educator and social worker; born in Carleton
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