Mineral Hills, Michigan
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Mineral Hills was a village in Iron County
Iron County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 13,138 people, 5,748 households, and 3,615 families residing in the county. The population density was 11 people per square mile . There were 8,772 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...

 in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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 of Michigan
Michigan
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. In the 2000 census, the village population was 214.

Effective July 1, 2000, the village of Mineral Hills and the city of Stambaugh
Stambaugh, Michigan
Stambaugh was a city in Iron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. In the 2000 census, the city population was 1,243.Effective July 1, 2000, the city of Stambaugh and the village of Mineral Hills were both merged into the city of Iron River...

 were both merged into the city of Iron River
Iron River, Michigan
Iron River is a city in Iron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,929. The U.S. Census Bureau 2006 population estimate for this city was 3,122....

.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 214 people, 90 households, and 57 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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 was 57.0/km² (147.6/mi²). There were 95 housing units at an average density of 25.3/km² (65.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.73% White, 0.47% Native American, 0.47% from other races
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, and 2.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.

There were 90 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 107.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $30,750, and the median income for a family was $33,472. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $16,667 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the village was $12,486. About 17.0% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.
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