Addison is a village located in Lenawee County, Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 627.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.6 km2 (1.0 mi2). 2.5 km2 (1.0 mi2) of it is land and 0.1 km2 (0.04 mi2) of it is water. The total area is 2.97% water.
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 627 people, 247 households, and 164 families residing in the village. The population density is 247.0/km2 (642.6/mi2). There are 265 housing units at an average density of 104.4/km2 (271.6/mi2). The racial makeup of the village is 98.41% White, 0.00% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.96% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races. 2.07% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 247 households out of which 35.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% are married couples living together, 13.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% are non-families. 29.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.54 and the average family size is 3.17.
In the village the population is spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village is $35,781, and the median income for a family is $45,313. Males have a median income of $31,875 versus $23,000 for females. The per capita income for the village is $15,883. 8.1% of the population and 6.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 7.2% of those under the age of 18 and 7.8% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
In 1834, when John Talbot settled along a winding creek in the infancy of southeast Michigan's history, the area was a vast forest, dotted with clear blue lakes and occupied by the Potawatomi. With the raising of a simple grist mill along Bean Creek around December of 1835, Addison's history was started, operating under the settlement name Manetue.
Having failed to secure a spot along the river that provided enough water power to run his mill, Talbot dismantled the settlement and moved to the present location of Addison, and by the fall of 1836, milling operations restarted. The town was renamed Peru by 1838, and over the next generation would be given several other monikers before the final name of Addison was entered onto plat maps in 1851. Addison J. Comstock, a banker from Adrian, Michigan, purchased a sizable plat of the pioneer town and changed the identity to reflect this acquisition. The village itself was incorporated as such in 1893.
The village grew sufficiently to attract the railroad in 1883, an event which contributed to a sudden expanse of Addison's local economy. Businesses came to Addison in great numbers, as well as a three-story hotel, designed to cater to the visiting tourist. The Addison Courier newspaper started its 76-year run in 1884, and the economic upturn brought on by the railroad continued well after the line ceased to operate through Addison.
One of Addison's last landmarks, the old grist mill built in 1848, was removed in 1980. Despite the economic downturn of the village in the last half of the 20th century, a large 3-day sesquicentennial celebration was held in 1984.
Today, Addison is a quiet burg, comparable to the size it was in the 1860s. Around two-dozen businesses and institutions occupy the town limits. The Addison Community Schools campus is presently the largest property holder in Addison.
In 1976, a small booklet on the town history was assembled by Addison historian Alice Slocum, followed in 1997 by a 225 page illustrated book by local author Dan Cherry.
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