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22-571: Comstock may refer to: Places [ edit ] Comstock Northwest, Michigan , a census-designated place Comstock Park, Michigan , a census-designated place and unincorporated community Comstock Township, Michigan Comstock, Minnesota , a city Comstock Township, Marshall County, Minnesota Comstock, Nebraska , a village Comstock Township, Custer County, Nebraska Comstock, Texas , an unincorporated community Comstock, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community Comstock (crater) ,

44-421: A CDP have no legal status and may not always correspond with the local understanding of the area or community with the same name. However, criteria established for the 2010 census require that a CDP name "be one that is recognized and used in daily communication by the residents of the community" (not "a name developed solely for planning or other purposes") and recommend that a CDP's boundaries be mapped based on

66-490: A household in the CDP was $ 43,590, and the median income for a family was $ 56,115. Males had a median income of $ 41,698 versus $ 31,713 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 23,961. About 5.3% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over. Census-designated place CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as

88-729: A lunar crater Ships [ edit ] USS Comstock (LSD-19) , a dock landing ship of the United States Navy USS Comstock (LSD-45) , a dock landing ship of the United States Navy Other uses [ edit ] Comstock (surname) , including a list of people with the name Comstock Hall (Ithaca, New York) , a building of Cornell University Comstock High School , near Kalamazoo, Michigan Comstock Lode and mines in Virginia City, Nevada Comstock canned pie filling, line of products sold by

110-455: A population of at least 10,000. For the 1970 Census , the population threshold for "unincorporated places" in urbanized areas was reduced to 5,000. For the 1980 Census , the designation was changed to "census designated places" and the designation was made available for places inside urbanized areas in New England. For the 1990 Census , the population threshold for CDPs in urbanized areas

132-404: A small sliver of land in northeast Kalamazoo Charter Township between the city of Kalamazoo and Comstock Charter Township. The CDP is bordered to the west by Kalamazoo and to the southwest by unincorporated Eastwood . M-343 is the main highway through the community. It leads southwest 4 miles (6 km) to the center of Kalamazoo and northeast 5 miles (8 km) to Richland . According to

154-514: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Comstock Northwest, Michigan Comstock Northwest is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan . The population was 5,455 at the 2010 census , up from 4,472 at the 2000 census . The CDP is in the northwest portion of Comstock Charter Township , just northeast of Kalamazoo . It also includes

176-643: The 1890 Census , in which the Census mixed unincorporated places with incorporated places in its products with "town" or "village" as its label. This made it confusing to determine which of the "towns" were or were not incorporated. The 1900 through 1930 Censuses did not report data for unincorporated places. For the 1940 Census , the Census Bureau compiled a separate report of unofficial, unincorporated communities of 500 or more people. The Census Bureau officially defined this category as "unincorporated places" in

198-455: The 1950 Census and used that term through the 1970 Census. For the 1950 Census, these types of places were identified only outside " urbanized areas ". In 1960 , the Census Bureau also identified unincorporated places inside urbanized areas (except in New England , whose political geography is based on the New England town , and is distinctly different from other areas of the U.S.), but with

220-519: The Mexico–United States border , and unincorporated resort and retirement communities and their environs. The boundaries of any CDP may change from decade to decade, and the Census Bureau may de-establish a CDP after a period of study, then re-establish it some decades later. Most unincorporated areas within the United States are not and have not been included in any CDP. The boundaries of

242-619: The United States Census Bureau , the Comstock Northwest CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.2 km ), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km ), or 0.54%, are water. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,472 people, 1,965 households, and 1,208 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,404.3 inhabitants per square mile (542.2/km ). There were 2,079 housing units at an average density of 652.9 per square mile (252.1/km ). The racial makeup of

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264-541: The CDP was 87.81% White , 7.51% African American , 0.27% Native American , 1.65% Asian , 0.96% from other races , and 1.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.10% of the population. There were 1,965 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who

286-883: The Duncan Hines brand; see Pinnacle Foods Comstock Music Festivals , a series of music festivals near Comstock, Nebraska Comstock Prison, the former name of Great Meadow Correctional Facility in New York State Comstock Prize in Physics , awarded by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences Comstock Scoring, the scoring method used in International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) shooting competitions Comstock Tram , at two locations in West Coast, Tasmania See also [ edit ] Comstock laws , anti-obscenity laws in

308-817: The United States United States v. Comstock , a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States All pages with titles containing Comstock Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Comstock . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Comstock&oldid=1175132603 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

330-484: The boundaries for CDPs. The PSAP was to be offered to county and municipal planning agencies during 2008. The boundaries of such places may be defined in cooperation with local or tribal officials, but are not fixed, and do not affect the status of local government or incorporation; the territories thus defined are strictly statistical entities. CDP boundaries may change from one census to the next to reflect changes in settlement patterns. Further, as statistical entities,

352-419: The boundaries of the CDP may not correspond with local understanding of the area with the same name. Recognized communities may be divided into two or more CDPs while on the other hand, two or more communities may be combined into one CDP. A CDP may also cover the unincorporated part of a named community, where the rest lies within an incorporated place. By defining an area as a CDP, that locality then appears in

374-518: The counterparts of incorporated places , such as self-governing cities , towns , and villages , for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated community, for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, edge cities , colonias located along

396-788: The geographic extent associated with inhabitants' regular use of the named place. There is no provision, however, that this name recognition be unanimous for all residents, or that all residents use the community for which the CDP is named for services provided therein. There is no mandatory correlation between CDP names or boundaries and those established for other human purposes, such as post office names or zones, political precincts, or school districts. The Census Bureau states that census-designated places are not considered incorporated places and that it includes only census-designated places in its city population list for Hawaii because that state has no incorporated cities. In addition, census city lists from 2007 included Arlington County, Virginia 's CDP in

418-543: The list with the incorporated places, but since 2010, only the Urban Honolulu CDP, Hawaii, representing the historic core of Honolulu, Hawaii , is shown in the city and town estimates. The Census Bureau reported data for some unincorporated places as early as the first census in 1790 (for example, Louisville, Kentucky , which was not legally incorporated in Kentucky until 1828), though usage continued to develop through

440-457: The same category of census data as incorporated places. This distinguishes CDPs from other census classifications, such as minor civil divisions (MCDs), which are in a separate category. The population and demographics of the CDP are included in the data of county subdivisions containing the CDP. Generally, a CDP shall not be defined within the boundaries of what the Census Bureau regards to be an incorporated city, village or borough. However,

462-452: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.88. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males. The median income for

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484-477: Was reduced to 2,500. From 1950 through 1990, the Census Bureau specified other population requirements for unincorporated places or CDPs in Alaska , Puerto Rico , island areas, and Native American reservations . Minimum population criteria for CDPs were dropped with the 2000 Census . The Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) allows designated participants to review and suggest modifications to

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