Jonesville, Michigan

Jonesville is a city in Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,176 at the 2020 census.

History

The area was first settled by brothers Benaiah and Edmund Jones, who came here from Painesville, Ohio in 1828 and purchased land the next year. They surveyed and platted the community by 1831. It served as the first county seat of Hillsdale County, which was formally organized in 1835. The Jonesville post office opened on January 21, 1841. The community incorporated as a village in 1855. Jonesville once contained a railway station along the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway.

In August 2014, the village voted to adopt a charter and incorporated as a city.

The city contains three listings on the National Register of Historic Places: J.J. Deal and Son Carriage Factory, Grace Episcopal Church, and the E.O. Grosvenor House. All three of these are also Michigan State Historic Sites, and the city also includes the state historic sites the Delevan (Munro) House and Kiddie Brush and Toy Company. The toy company occupied the same building as the Carriage Factory, which is now renovated as an apartment complex.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and (0.99%) is water.

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Jonesville had a population of 2,176. The median age was 41.6 years. 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.6 males age 18 and over.

95.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 4.1% lived in rural areas.

There were 949 households in Jonesville, of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 39.5% were married-couple households, 20.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 2,258 people, 894 households, and 596 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 983 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.3% White, 2.1% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population.

There were 894 households, of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.95.

The median age in the village was 37.6 years. 26.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.8% were from 45 to 64; and 17.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.

2000 census

As of the census

Images

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References

External links

City of Jonesville official website