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The city's unusual name dates to the time of its settlement. While surveying the first state road through the Huron County wilderness in 1861, Rudolph Papst and George Willis Pack made camp at the future site of the city and found a much-used and badly damaged Axe . At Pack’s suggestion, Papst used the name “Bad Axe Camp” in the minutes of the survey and on a sign he placed along the main trail {Link without Title} . GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.5 Km&2 (2.1 Mi&2 ), all land. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 3,462 people, 1,418 households, and 877 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 624.6/km&2 (1,617.3/mi&2). There were 1,545 housing units at an average density of 278.8/km&2 (721.8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.57% White , 0.26% African American , 0.26% Native American , 0.58% Asian , 0.38% from Other Races , and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.53% of the population. There were 1,418 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were Married Couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 33.5% 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 2.31 and the average family size was 2.95. In the city the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $32,125, and the median income for a family was $42,650. Males had a median income of $34,758 versus $20,288 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $17,465. About 9.3% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over. EDUCATION Bad Axe High School uses the nickname " Hatchet s". MEDIA Bad Axe is served by a daily newspaper, the '' Huron Daily Tribune '', and two commercial radio stations owned by Thumb Broadcasting, WLEW -AM/FM. WLEW-AM 1340 plays Country Music , and WLEW-FM, known as "Cruise 102.1," features an Adult Hits / Classic Hits format. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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