Keego Harbor, Michigan facts for kids
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Keego Harbor, Michigan
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| City of Keego Harbor | |
Location within Oakland County
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 Keego Harbor, Michigan
Location in Michigan
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| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Oakland |
| Incorporated | 1955 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| Area | |
| • City | 0.57 sq mi (1.47 km2) |
| • Land | 0.49 sq mi (1.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2) |
| Elevation | 932 ft (284 m) |
| Population
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| • City | 2,764 |
| • Density | 5,583.84/sq mi (2,153.87/km2) |
| • Metro | 4,296,250 (Metro Detroit) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) |
48320
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| Area code(s) | 248 |
| FIPS code | 26-42460 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0629495 |
Keego Harbor is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Detroit, Keego Harbor is located roughly 27 miles (43.5 km) from downtown Detroit, and about 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Pontiac. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 2,970. With a land area of 0.50 square miles (1.29 km2), Keego Harbor is the third-smallest city by land area in the state of Michigan, after Petersburg and Clarkston.
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History
The first non-native settlers to the area arrived between 1825 and 1830. Cass Lake drew many wealthy residents to purchase land along the lake for vacationing. In 1890, a railway line was built through Keego Harbor to connect to Detroit and Pontiac, making the area much more accessible. At the turn of the century, a prominent Pontiac lawyer, Joseph E. Sawyer, purchased and platted land just to the southwest along Orchard Lake. He built a canal to connect the smaller Dollar Lake to Cass Lake and declared the area to be a harbor on the eastern edge of Cass Lake. He named the area Keego, which was a phonetic spelling of the Anishinaabemowin word "giigoonh" meaning "fish." The spelling Keego comes from the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem, The Song of Hiawatha. The community was originally part of West Bloomfield Township before incorporating as an independent city in 1955.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.55 square miles (1.42 km2), of which 0.50 square miles (1.29 km2) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (9.09%) is water.
The small Dollar Lake and canal remain within the city of Keego Harbor. The city is on the eastern shores of Cass Lake and is surrounded by Sylvan Lake on the east, Orchard Lake Village on the southwest, Waterford Township on the north, and West Bloomfield Township on the south and northwest.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1960 | 2,761 | — | |
| 1970 | 3,092 | 12.0% | |
| 1980 | 3,083 | −0.3% | |
| 1990 | 2,932 | −4.9% | |
| 2000 | 2,769 | −5.6% | |
| 2010 | 2,970 | 7.3% | |
| 2020 | 2,764 | −6.9% | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,970 people, 1,292 households, and 721 families living in the city. The population density was 5,940.0 inhabitants per square mile (2,293.4/km2). There were 1,473 housing units at an average density of 2,946.0 per square mile (1,137.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 84.1% White, 6.2% African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.3% Asian, 4.0% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.8% of the population.
There were 1,292 households, of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.1% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.2% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.08.
The median age in the city was 35.6 years. 24.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 33.6% were from 25 to 44; 26.1% were from 45 to 64; and 7.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.
Education
Keego Harbor is within the West Bloomfield School District.
See also
In Spanish: Keego Harbor para niños
