Beaverton, Michigan Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Beaverton, Michigan
City
City of Beaverton
Looking east along Brown Street toward M-18
Location within Gladwin County
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Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Gladwin
Settled	1863
Incorporated	1901 (village) 1903 (city)
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
Area
• Total	1.33 sq mi (3.44 km²)
• Land	1.05 sq mi (2.72 km²)
• Water	0.28 sq mi (0.72 km²)
Elevation	719 ft (219 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,145
• Density	1,090.48/sq mi (421.13/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	48612
Area code(s)	989
FIPS code	26-06660
GNIS feature ID	0620961

Downtown Beaverton, MI looking west at the south side of Brown Street from M-18.

Downtown Beaverton, MI looking east at the north side of Brown Street from Pierson Street.

Beaverton is a city in Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,145 at the 2020 census. The city is bordered by Beaverton Township on the west, but the two are administered autonomously.

History
Geography
- Major highways
- Climate
Demographics
- 2010 census
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Notable people
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History

Beaverton was first settled by lumbermen circa 1863 and was first known as Grand Forks, after the confluence of the Tobacco and Cedar rivers. It has been continuously settled since 1875. The town was founded in 1890 by the Donald Gunn Ross & Sons lumber company, from Beaverton, Ontario. Donald Ross became the first postmaster on February 17, 1891. Romig cites the city clerk of Beaverton that it incorporated as a village in 1901. However, Powers gives the date as 1896. It incorporated as a city in 1903, with William Ross as the first mayor. Powers gives the first settler's name as Marvil Secord, originally from Brantford, Ontario, and who is also recognized as the first permanent settler in Gladwin County. Beaverton is known as the Plastic Thermoforming capital of the world. It was a station on the Toledo-Ludington line of the Pere Marquette Railroad.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.33 square miles (3.44 km²), of which 1.04 square miles (2.69 km²) is land and 0.30 square miles (0.78 km²) (22.55%) is water.

Major highways

M-18

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Beaverton has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1910	418	—
1920	549	31.3%
1930	528	−3.8%
1940	641	21.4%
1950	794	23.9%
1960	926	16.6%
1970	954	3.0%
1980	1,025	7.4%
1990	1,150	12.2%
2000	1,106	−3.8%
2010	1,071	−3.2%
2020	1,145	6.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,071 people, 462 households, and 258 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,039.8 inhabitants per square mile (401.5/km²). There were 537 housing units at an average density of 521.4 per square mile (201.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.7% White, 0.4% African American, 0.7% Native American, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.

There were 462 households, of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.2% were married couples living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.2% were non-families. 40.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 3.13.

The median age in the city was 36.2 years. 27.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.9% were from 25 to 44; 24.5% were from 45 to 64; and 17.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.