Chesaning, Michigan
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Chesaning is a village in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,548 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Chesaning Township.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 8.1 km² (3.1 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,548 people, 1,060 households, and 693 families residing in the village. The population density was 316.3/km² (818.2/mi²). There were 1,126 housing units at an average density of 139.8/km² (361.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.80% White, 0.35% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.75% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.57% of the population.
There were 1,060 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 30.9% 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 2.34 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $34,952, and the median income for a family was $51,029. Males had a median income of $38,424 versus $24,635 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,408. About 7.0% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Local Media
Chesaning's local newspaper is the Tri-County Citizen. Founded in 1983, it is a weekly free paper delivered to over 19,000 area homes. Many residents also subscribe to the Saginaw News, the Bay City Times, the Flint Journal, or the Argus-Press out of neighboring Owosso.
[edit] Showboat
Chesaning is known for an annual event called the Showboat. Founded in 1937 and intended to be a Vaudeville style show, it has now become more-or-less a simple concert series. It takes place for a week in July. Each night of the event a riverboat known as the Shiawassee Queen brings the evening's performers around a bend in the river and docks at an outdoor theater, allowing them to make a grand enterance prior to their performance. Attendance has declined in recent years, as many performers schedule multiple performances in the same area in close succession, and many fans are more interested in seeing their favorite musicians perform than in the pagentry of the showboat, and so choose to see the same musicians elsewhere. Nonetheless, it is not unusual for Showboat to draw upwords of twenty thousand people. Recent years have seen performers such as Sandi Patty, Lonestar, and Alabama grace the Showboat stage. 2006 was the 65th annual Showboat.
