Petersburg, Michigan

Petersburg is a city in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,171 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Petersburg is in western Monroe County, west of Monroe, the county seat, the same distance east of Adrian, and north of Toledo, Ohio. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Petersburg has a total area of , of which , or 1.83%, are water.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,146 people, 449 households, and 315 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 476 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.1% White, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population.

There were 449 households, of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.8% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the city was 36.6 years. 25% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27% were from 25 to 44; 26.3% were from 45 to 64; and 12.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.

2000 census

As of the census

Notable people

Elizabeth C. Crosby, neuroanatomist who was born in Petersburg

Images

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