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TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN - USA
Traverse City is a city located in Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city
had a total population of 14,532. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse
County. Tourism is a leading industry. It is the self-proclaimed Cherry
Capital of the World. Besides cherries, the surrounding countryside produces
grapes; being one of the centers of wine production in the state.
Geography
The city sits at the head of Grand Traverse Bay, a long protected water of
Lake Michigan. The city sits at the base of the Leelanau and Old Mission
Peninsulas. The Boardman River forms Boardman Lake in the city before
draining into the Bay.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of
22.5 km˛ (8.7 mi˛). 21.8 km˛ (8.4 mi˛) of it is land and 0.8 km˛ (0.3 mi˛)
of it is water. The total area is 3.45% water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 14,532 people, 6,443 households, and
3,485 families residing in the city. The population density is 667.2/km˛
(1,728.7/mi˛). There are 6,842 housing units at an average density of 314.1/km˛
(813.9/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city is 96.00% White, 0.65% African
American, 0.98% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.48%
from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. 1.67% of the population
are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 6,443 households out of which 24.5% have children under the age of
18 living with them, 39.7% are married couples living together, 11.2% have a
female householder with no husband present, and 45.9% are non-families.
35.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.7% have someone
living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is
2.15 and the average family size is 2.82.
In the city the population is spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18,
10.8% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who
are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100
females there are 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
are 87.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $37,330, and the median
income for a family is $46,912. Males have a median income of $31,587 versus
$22,512 for females. The per capita income for the city is $22,247. 8.4% of
the population and 4.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the
total people living in poverty, 7.2% are under the age of 18 and 7.9% are 65
or older.
Government
Traverse City is a home rule charter city, incorporated on May 18, 1895. The
city is governed by six commissioners and a mayor, elected at large.
Together they comprise a seven-member legislative body. An appointed city
manager serves as chief executive for city operations.
Media
Newspapers
The Traverse City Record-Eagle is a daily morning newspaper circulated in 13
counties in northwest lower Michigan. It is the only newspaper in northern
Michigan to produce a Sunday edition. It is owned by Ottaway Newspapers
Inc., the community newspaper subsidiary of Dow Jones & Co.
Daily editions of the Detroit Free Press, Detroit News, and Grand Rapids
Press also are available on newsstands throughout the region.
Television
Broadcast television programming is provided by:
CBS (WWTV-9), Cadillac
NBC (WPBN-7), Traverse City
ABC (WGTU-29), Traverse City
FOX (WFQX-33), Cadillac
PBS (WCMV-27), Mt. Pleasant
Cable television service is provided within Traverse City and many outlying
communities by Charter Communications Inc. Public access programming is
provided on channel 2.
Health
Munson Medical Center is a regional referral center, serving patients from
32 counties in northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. It has 368
inpatient beds, and nearly 350 physicians representing 40 specialties.
Twenty-four-hour emergency care is available on site, and its North Flight
EMS provides helicopter, fixed-wing aircraft and ground ambulance services
throughout northern Michigan.
Munson Medical Center is repeatedly ranked among the Top 100 Hospitals by
Solucient, which maintains the nation's largest health care database.
Transportation
Cherry Capital Airport, provides regularly scheduled passenger airline
service to Chicago and Detroit, as well as smaller Michigan destinations to
the north.
Adjacent to the airport is a United States Coast Guard air station (CGAS),
responsible for both maritime and land-based search and rescue operations in
the northern Great Lakes region.
Colleges
Northwestern Michigan College
Trivia
Birthplace of:
Dan Majerle (1965), basketball player, NBA Phoenix Suns
William G. Milliken (1922), Republican Governor of Michigan (1969-1983)
Martha Teichner (????), CBS News correspondent
Barry Watson (1974), actor, 7th Heaven
David Wayne (1914-1995), Hollywood and Broadway actor
Pop singer, Jewel, performed in local coffeehouses while attending high
school at the nearby Interlochen Center for the Arts.
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