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Rothbury, Michigan
Village
Location of Rothbury, Michigan
Location of Rothbury, Michigan
Country United States
State Michigan
County Oceana
Area
 • Total 5.12 sq mi (6.65 km2)
 • Land 4.20 sq mi (6.37 km2)
 • Water 0.92 sq mi (0.28 km2)
Elevation
702 ft (214 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 486
 • Density 187.88/sq mi (72.53/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
49452
Area code(s) 231
FIPS code 26-69880
GNIS feature ID 1621442

Rothbury is a small village located in Oceana County, Michigan, in the United States. It is part of Grant Township. In 2010, the village had a population of 432 people.

Rothbury's Location and Size

Rothbury covers a total area of about 5.12 square miles (13.26 square kilometers). Most of this area is land, about 4.20 square miles (10.88 square kilometers). A smaller part, about 0.92 square miles (2.38 square kilometers), is water.

Population and People

How Many People Live in Rothbury?

The population of Rothbury has changed over the years. Here's a look at the numbers from different census reports:

Historical population
Census Pop.
1970 394
1980 522 32.5%
1990 407 −22.0%
2000 416 2.2%
2010 432 3.8%
2020 462 6.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

Who Lives in Rothbury?

In 2010, there were 432 people living in Rothbury. These people lived in 162 different homes. About 110 of these were family homes.

The village had about 480 people per square mile. There were 174 housing units in total.

Most of the people in Rothbury were White (86.1%). Other groups included African American (0.9%), Native American (3.5%), and people from other races (1.9%). About 7.6% of the population identified with two or more races. People of Hispanic or Latino background made up 14.8% of the population.

Families and Age Groups

In 36.4% of the homes, there were children under 18 years old. Almost half of the homes (48.1%) were married couples living together. Some homes had a female head without a husband (11.7%), or a male head without a wife (8.0%). About 32.1% of homes were not families.

About 27.2% of all homes had only one person living there. And 9.3% of homes had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. On average, there were 2.63 people in each home and 3.11 people in each family.

The average age of people in the village was 34.5 years.

  • 27.5% of residents were under 18 years old.
  • 10.5% were between 18 and 24 years old.
  • 23.6% were between 25 and 44 years old.
  • 26.6% were between 45 and 64 years old.
  • 11.8% were 65 years old or older.

The village had slightly more females (51.4%) than males (48.6%).

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