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| == Geography == | == Geography == | ||
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| == Demographics == | == Demographics == | ||
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Ann Arbor is a city located in Michigan, USA. It is the county seat of Washtenaw County. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 114,024. Ann Arbor Township is adjacent to the city on the north and east sides. Ann Arbor is the home of the main campus of the prestigious University of Michigan.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 71.7 km² (27.7 mi²). 70.0 km² (27.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.7 km² (0.7 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.42% water, that water being part of the Huron River. Ann Arbor is known as "the People's Republic of Ann Arbor", "Tree Town", and also by the nickname "A²" (A squared).
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 114,024 people, 45,693 households, and 21,704 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,629.9/km² (4,221.1/mi²). There are 47,218 housing units at an average density of 675.0/km² (1,748.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 74.68% White, 8.83% African American, 0.29% Native American, 11.90% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.21% from other races, and 3.05% from two or more races. 3.34% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 45,693 households out of which 23.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.8% are married couples living together, 7.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 52.5% are non-families. 35.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.22 and the average family size is 2.90.
In the city the population is spread out with 16.8% under the age of 18, 26.8% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 28 years. For every 100 females there are 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $46,299, and the median income for a family is $71,293. Males have a median income of $48,880 versus $36,561 for females. The per capita income for the city is $26,419. 16.6% of the population and 4.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.3% are under the age of 18 and 5.1% are 65 or older.
Colleges and Universities
- University of Michigan
- Washtenaw Community College
- Concordia University
- Cleary University
- Ave Maria School of Law
- Eastern Michigan University in neighboring Ypsilanti
Economy and Industry
- The large pharmaceutical research facility on the northeast side of town is currently part of Pfizer - it was previously part of Warner-Lambert and before that was part of Parke-Davis.
- Domino's Pizza's headquarters are in Ann Arbor.
- The original Border's Bookstore was in Ann Arbor, and the chain is still based there.
- ProQuest, including UMI
- Arbortext, a provider of XML-based publishing software
- Harris&Baseview, a provider of newspaper publishing software and ASP services
- Ann Arbor is home to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory
- Toyota Technical Center
- Ann Arbor Terminals, during the 1980s, the manufacturer of the famous video display terminal the Ann Arbor Ambassador,
Events
- Art Fairs: Held in the 3rd week of July from Wednesday to Saturday. There are actually four separate fairs. Arborweb has links to all four.
- Hash Bash: First Saturday of April. Speeches, street vending, civil disobedience in celebration of the city's lenient ordinance against possession of small amounts of marijuana dating from 1971.
- Summer Festival: held the last week of June and the first two weeks in July at the Power Center and adjacent parking structure (host to the free "Top of the Park" events). Each night offers internationally-known entertainers inside the Power Center, with local talent performing and movies being shown outside.
- Naked Mile: There has been a tradition of students running naked through the streets once a year at the end of the University of Michigan winter semester, but the police and the university are cracking down on it . As a result participants have been forced to adapt, but they did not discontinue the event completely: in 2002 they have been wearing underwear. In 2003 there were only five to seven runners and all were arrested. In 2004, the event was held a day earlier with alternative route and thereby, dodging arrests. There were 13 naked runners and one naked bicyclist. They were angry about what they consider draconian suppression of the Naked Mile.
Sister cities
The city of Tübingen in Germany is Ann Arbor's sister city. Other sister cities have included Hikone, Japan; Belize City, Belize; Peterborough, Ontario and Juigalpa, Nicaragua.
External links
- City's official website
- The Huron Valley Community Network
- Read the story of Computer Conferencing in Ann Arbor including information about M-Net and Grex.
- The popular community site Everything2 is hosted at the University of Michigan.
