Ashley, Michigan
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Ashley is a village in Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 526 at the 2000 census. No major state trunkline goes through the town although M-57 bypasses it by roughly 1 mile.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 526 people, 193 households, and 141 families residing in the village. The population density was 317.3/km² (815.9/mi²). There were 206 housing units at an average density of 124.3/km² (319.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.24% White, 0.38% African American, 0.19% from other races, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.38% of the population.
There were 193 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the village the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $32,917, and the median income for a family was $35,833. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $19,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,714. About 10.8% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 23.5% of those age 65 or over.
