Garden, Michigan
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- There is also Garden City in Wayne County.
Garden is a village located in Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 240. The village is located within Garden Township.
Michigan State Highway 183 runs through the village, connecting with Fayette eight miles southwest and with U.S. Highway 2 at Garden Corners, nine miles to the north.
Geography
The village is situated on the Garden Peninsula where the Garden Creek flows into Garden Bay, a small inlet off the Big Bay de Noc, which opens onto the Bay of Green Bay on Lake Michigan.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²). 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 16.67% water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 240 people, 104 households, and 74 families residing in the village. The population density is 109.0/km² (283.1/mi²). There are 129 housing units at an average density of 58.6/km² (152.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 80.42% White, 0.00% African American, 8.75% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 10.83% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 104 households out of which 27.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% are married couples living together, 4.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% are non-families. 25.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 17.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.31 and the average family size is 2.70.
In the village the population is spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 45 years. For every 100 females there are 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village is $36,250, and the median income for a family is $46,500. Males have a median income of $36,875 versus $30,469 for females. The per capita income for the village is $16,605. 7.6% of the population and 3.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 14.8% of those under the age of 18 and 13.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.