Rogers City, Michigan
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Rogers City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,322. It is the county seat of Presque Isle County. The city is adjacent to Rogers Township, but is politically independent.
Rogers City is located on Lake Huron and is home to two salmon fishing tournaments. The world's largest open pit limestone quarry, the Port of Calcite, is located within the city limits and is one of the largest shipping ports on the Great Lakes. The freighter, SS Carl D. Bradley, homeported out of Rogers City, sank in Lake Michigan on November 18, 1958 with 2 survivors and the loss of 33 lives. 26 of them were from Rogers City, others from surrounding towns.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.8 km² (8.4 mi²). 11.8 km² (4.6 mi²) of it is land and 10.0 km² (3.9 mi²) of it (45.91%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,322 people, 1,480 households, and 914 families residing in the city. The population density was 280.7/km² (727.2/mi²). There were 1,626 housing units at an average density of 137.4/km² (355.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.43% White, 0.03% African American, 0.69% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.03% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.
There were 1,480 households out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.4% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,531, and the median income for a family was $36,310. Males had a median income of $31,515 versus $19,107 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,750. About 5.3% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] School
The Rogers City public schools consists of an Elementary school (K-5) and Middle/High School (6-12). The wrestling, volleyball, baseball and softball teams all have a reputation for being successful.
