Pigeon

Pigeon is a village in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,208 at the 2010 census. The village has a total area of 0.86 square miles (2.23 km²), all land. A number of wind farms have been built in and around Pigeon in 2007 and 2008. The Grand Trunk and Ohio Railroad Depot is a state historical site and displayed artifacts and memorabilia. The town is located in Winsor Township, which is part of the Huron-Chesapeake region of the state. It is located on the Michigan Turnpike, which runs through the town of Chesapeake and into the state of Ohio. The turnpike was built in the 18th century and is now the state's second-busiest road. It was built by the Ohio and Michigan State Railroad Company in the early 19th century. The train depot is located near the town's downtown area and is displayed as a state historic site. It also has a museum, which displays artifacts and local memorabilia from the 1800s and early 1900s. The city's name is derived from the word "pigeon" which means "hill" or "village" and means "place" in French. The word "cheese" is also used to refer to a local delicacy. The name of the town is "cheeseburg" which is a French word for "chicken" and is used as a derogatory name for the town.

Geography

Pigeon is the primary city name, but also Sand Point are acceptable city names or spellings. The official name is Pigeon, Michigan. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.86 square miles (2.23 km²), all land. The village is located on the Ohio River, which flows through the village. It is the only town in the state to have a population of more than 1,000. The population of the village was 1,071 at the 2010 U.N. Census. The town has an estimated population of 1,081, with the majority of its residents living in or near the town of O'Hare. The city's population is estimated to be around 1,100, with most of its people living in the town or nearby areas of the O'hare area. It has a history dating back to the 18th century, when it was first settled by Native Americans. It was the site of the first recorded European settlement, in 1805. The first European settlement in the area was in 1806, and it is now the location of the town's post office, which was established in 1808. The current population is about 1,091, according to the United States Census Bureau (U.S.) The village has an area of just 0.85 square miles, or 0.87 square miles. The area is entirely made up of water. The water supply is provided by the O’Hare River, and the village's only source of water is from the Ohio and Ohio rivers. It also has a small amount of groundwater, which is used for farming.

Demographics

There were 551 households, of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 621 housing units at an average of 722.1 per square mile (278.4/km²). There were 1,208 people, 551 families living in the village. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 47.2 years. The racial makeup of the village was 98.6% African American, 0.3% Native American, and 0.2%. There were 518 households at an. average of 628.4 per square foot (542.4 /km²) There were 496 households, out of which 27.6 per cent of the population lived in a town of 2,404.7 people (1,208.7 / km²) The average age of the people living in that town was 45.9 years old (2.13 years for men and 4.4 years for women). The average population size was 1, 404.7 per cent (1.208.5 / km1) The median age was 18.5 years (4.4 decades for women and 3.5 decades for men). The population average size was 17.7 years (3.6 years for both men and women). There was a median age of 17.8 years for the town of 1,404, and 17.6 for women.

Local attractions and activities

Pigeon Historical Depot Museum is in the downtown. The Grand Trunk Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot is a state historical site. A number of wind farms have been built in and around Pigeon in 2007 and beyond. The town has a population of about 1,000 people. It is located on the Ohio River, which runs through the town. The city is home to a number of tourist attractions, such as the Ohio State Museum and the Grand Trunks Chesapeake-Ohio Railroad Depot. It also has a large number of historical sites, many of which are open to the public, including a museum and a state historic site. It has a history dating back to the 18th century, when the town was first settled. It was the site of the first recorded European settlement, in 1805, and is now home to the Ohio Turnpike, which was built in 1808. It's also home to one of the world's largest wind farms, the Ohio Wind Farm, which has been operating since the early 1990s. It sits on a river and is one of several wind farms in the area, along with several others in the Midwest and the Great Lakes region.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan = 50.1. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 33. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 98. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Pigeon = 3.4 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 1,222 individuals with a median age of 47.1 age the population dropped by -18.74% in Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,537.11 residents per square mile of area (593.11/km²). There are average 2.24 people per household in the 415 households with an average household income of $38,777 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 13.70% of the available work force and has dropped -10.16% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 5.98%. The number of physicians in Pigeon per 100,000 population = 133.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Pigeon = 26.5 inches and the annual snowfall = 32.4 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 93. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 170. 81 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 14.1 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 52, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan which are owned by the occupant = 73.00%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 55 years with median home cost = $80,780 and home appreciation of -3.59%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $11.27 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,300 per student. There are 18.3 students for each teacher in the school. 5245.14% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 7.17% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 4.19% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).