Perrinton, Michigan

Perrinton, Michigan
Village
Location of Perrinton, Michigan
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Gratiot
Area
• Total	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
• Land	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	732 ft (223 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	439
• Density	699.4/sq mi (270.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	48871
Area code	989
FIPS code	26-63660Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	0634663Template:GR

Perrinton is a village in Fulton Township, Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 439 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 439 people, 166 households, and 114 families residing in the village. The population density was 699.4 per square mile (269.0/km²). There were 173 housing units at an average density of 275.6 per square mile (106.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.95% White, 0.46% from other races, and 1.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.

There were 166 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $34,500, and the median income for a family was $38,929. Males had a median income of $35,909 versus $18,125 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,988. About 12.3% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.7% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.