Melvindale is a city in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city population was 12,851.
History
Melvindale began as the unincorporated settlement of Oakwood Heights in the northwestern part of Ecorse Township in the early 1920s. The subdivision was designed to house workers from the nearby Ford River Rouge Plant in the city of Dearborn. The city was named after one of the original developers of the settlement, Melvin Wilkinson.
Melvindale serves an important role for railroad traffic in Metro Detroit. The Norfolk Southern Railway Oakwood Yard, located along its Detroit District, divides the city into northwest and southeast sides. The Canadian National Railway Dearborn Subdivision serves as the city's western boundary, and the Conrail Shared Assets Lincoln Secondary, serving as a direct route between Detroit and Toledo, Ohio for CSX Transportation trains, passes through industrial areas in the far southeast corner of the city, which is also the location of the remnants of the Conrail Lincoln Yard.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Melvindale city, Michigan – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|8,773
|7,135
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,983
|81.72%
|66.59%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |62.12%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|556
|1,156
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,328
|5.18%
|10.79%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.33%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|69
|64
|style='background: #ffffe6; |38
|0.64%
|0.60%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|137
|83
|style='background: #ffffe6; |161
|1.28%
|0.77%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.25%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|4
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.04%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|15
|18
|style='background: #ffffe6; |81
|0.14%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.63%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|226
|300
|style='background: #ffffe6; |777
|2.11%
|2.80%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.05%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|955
|1,958
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,481
|8.90%
|18.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19.31%
|-
|Total
|10,735
|10,715
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12,851
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Melvindale had a population of 12,851, an increase from 10,715 in 2010 and the first recorded population increase since 1970.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 4,627 households in Melvindale, of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 36.7% were married-couple households, 25.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 10,715 people, 4,420 households, and 2,601 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 4,918 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 76.8% White (66.6% non-Hispanic white), 11.3% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 6.4% from other races, and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.3% of the population.
There were 4,420 households, of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.4% were married couples living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.17.
The median age in the city was 36.5 years. 24.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.2% were from 25 to 44; 26.6% were from 45 to 64; and 11.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.
2000 census
As of the census detailing citizen complaints, lawsuits, police reports, and depositions describing a pattern of police brutality from Lt. Matthew Furman.
Education
Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Public Schools serves Melvindale. Melvindale High School is the district's high school.
In 2005 the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit announced that St. Mary Magdalen Elementary School in Melvindale would close.
Notable people
- Al Cicotte, baseball player
- Mickey Goodwin, light-heavyweight boxer
- Raymond Kalisz, Roman Catholic bishop
- Mike Jolly, played football at the University of Michigan and for the Green Bay Packers
- Jessica Smith, 2014 Olympic speed skater
Gallery
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Melvindale Civic Center.jpg|Melvindale Civic Center and John J. Kessey Fieldhouse
Shops on Allen Road in Melvindale (2).jpg|Shops on Allen Road
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References
External links
- City of Melvindale official website