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GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 31.7 Km&2 (12.2 Mi&2 ). 20.9 km&2 (8.1 mi&2) of it is land and 10.8 km&2 (4.2 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 33.99% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 32,338 people, 12,961 households, and 8,048 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 1,545.3/km&2 (4,001.9/mi&2). There were 14,003 housing units at an average density of 669.1/km&2 (1,732.9/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 86.69% White , 7.74% African American , 0.87% Native American , 0.55% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 1.32% from Other Races , and 2.81% from two or more races. 4.28% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 12,961 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% were Married Couples living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.04. In the city the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,327, and the median income for a family was $39,869. Males had a median income of $32,053 versus $22,113 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $17,100. 16.9% of the population and 13.4% of families were below the Poverty Line . 21.5% of those under the age of 18 and 14.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. TRANSPORTATION Amtrak provides intercity passenger rail service on the ''Blue Water'' line from Chicago to Port Huron. Two class one freight railroads operate in Port Huron including Canadian National Railway (CN), and CSX Transportation (CSXT). Two major and Interstate 69 . Both interstates terminate at the Port Huron to Sarnia, Ontario Blue Water Bridge . COLLEGE CULTURE
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