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49-506: Muskegon is the center of the Muskegon metropolitan statistical area , which is coextensive with Muskegon County and had a population of 175,824 as of the 2020 census. It is also part of the larger Grand Rapids - Kentwood -Muskegon- combined statistical area . The name "Muskegon" is derived from the Ottawa mashkiigong , meaning "marshy river or swamp". The "Masquigon" River ( Muskegon River )

98-487: A humid continental climate ( Dfa ) with hot summers and cold winters. Precipitation is consistent year-round. Muskegon receives heavy lake-effect snow from Lake Michigan during winter. As of the census of 2010, 38,401 people, 13,967 households, and 7,895 families resided in the city. The population density was 2,702.4 inhabitants per square mile (1,043.4/km). The 16,105 housing units had an average density of 1,133.4 per square mile (437.6/km). The racial makeup of

147-780: A National Register Historic District. The mansions are operated with the Lakeshore Museum Center, which details the history of Muskegon County, from the Pottawatomi and Ottawa Native American tribes and lakeside fur traders to the Lumber Queen of the World to today. Events held in the town include: Fraternal organizations are a vibrant part of life in Western Michigan. Clubs with active memberships include: Previous sports teams to play in Muskegon have included: The Seaway Run

196-481: A World War II submarine; USS  LST-393 , a World War II tank landing ship ; and USCGC McLane , a Prohibition-era United States Coast Guard cutter. In addition, Muskegon also berths Milwaukee Clipper , a former passenger ship built in 1904 that traveled the same route as Lake Express does today. The Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts includes two theaters, the main historic Frauenthal house and

245-475: A bike trail. Muskegon State Park has a Winter Sports Complex that features ice fishing , cross-country skiing , ice skating , and a luge track. P.J. Hoffmaster State Park has many sand dunes as well as two campgrounds and a public beach. Michigan's Adventure , the largest amusement park in the state, is in Muskegon County , a few miles north of the city of Muskegon. Michigan's Adventure features

294-678: A classic hits format. The station is based out of nearby Roosevelt Park. Other local FM stations include 90.3 WBLV -FM (classical/jazz/NPR), 91.7 WMCQ -FM (religious), WWSN FM 92.5 (adult contemporary), WGVS-FM 95.3 (public radio), WLAW-FM FM 97.5 (country), WLCS -FM 98.3 (oldies), WVIB -FM 100.1 (urban contemporary), WMRR -FM 101.7 (classic rock), WSNX -FM 104.5 (top 40, studios in Grand Rapids), WOOD-FM -FM 106.9 (news/talk, simulcast of WOOD-AM 1300/Grand Rapids), and WMUS FM 107.9 (country). Other local AM stations aside from WKBZ include WSMZ 850, WLAW 1490 (country). Public transportation

343-504: A day in the summer, and two roundtrips in the fall. Several major highways serve the city, including: Interstates U.S. Highways Other state highways CSX Transportation , along with the Michigan Shore Railway, provide rail service for many of Muskegon's industries. Rail passenger services ended in the 1960s. The nearest passenger rail available is via Amtrak in nearby Holland or Grand Rapids. Until 1971,

392-462: A lumbering village in 1862 in Laketon Township . It had its own post office from 1868 until 1892. Muskegon annexed it in 1889. Muskegon is in western Muskegon County, on the south side of Muskegon Lake , a harbor of Lake Michigan . The city is bordered to the north, across Muskegon Lake, by the city of North Muskegon and Laketon Township . It is bordered to the east by Muskegon Township , to

441-505: A midway with roller coasters, other rides, amusements, and a full water park. Muskegon Country Club was founded in 1908 and features a course design by Tom Bendelow and a course redesign by Donald Ross . The city operates under a Commission-Manager form of local government. A seven-member city commission, comprising a mayor and six commissioners, serves as the legislative and executive branch. Four commissioners are elected from wards, while two commissioners are elected at large. The mayor

490-526: A regulation for public comment that would increase the minimum population needed for an urban area population to be a metropolitan statistical area to be increased from 50,000 to 100,000. It ultimately decided to keep the minimum at 50,000 for the 2020 cycle. On July 21, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget released revised delineations of the various CBSAs in the United States. The Census Bureau created

539-677: A standard metropolitan area were defined in 1949 and redefined as a metropolitan statistical area in 1983. Due to suburbanization, the typical metropolitan area is polycentric rather than being centered around a large historic core city such as New York City or Chicago . Some metropolitan areas include more than one large historic core city; examples include the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex , Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News (Hampton Roads) , Riverside–San Bernardino (Inland Empire) , and Minneapolis–Saint Paul (Twin Cities) . MSAs are defined by

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588-617: A suite of (open and free) data and tools named the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) to improve the science for policy support to the European Commission Directorate Generals and Services and as support to the United Nations system. Several of the most densely populated territories in the world are city-states , microstates and urban dependencies . In fact, 95% of the world's population

637-475: Is Tornado Over Kansas , by John Steuart Curry . Muskegon has a growing collection of publicly owned and displayed art pieces. More than two dozen pieces are on permanent display, predominately in the downtown area. Lakeshore Museum Center and Hackley & Hume Historic Site, built by Muskegon's lumber barons , are restored and open to the public. The Hackley & Hume mansions are part of downtown Muskegon's Heritage Village—two blocks from Muskegon Lake, and

686-437: Is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the region. Such regions are not legally incorporated as a city or town would be and are not legal administrative divisions like counties or separate entities such as states . As a result, sometimes the precise definition of a given metropolitan area will vary between sources. The statistical criteria for

735-534: Is also elected at large and serves as chairman of the commission. The city commission hires a city manager to manage the daily operations of the city. Muskegon Public Schools was founded in 1860 and serves students from preschool through grade 12. Additionally, it runs the Muskegon Training and Education Center. Muskegon is also served by these private K-12 schools: Muskegon Catholic Central, Fruitport Calvary Christian, and Western Michigan Christian . Muskegon

784-574: Is also served by Muskegon Community College and Baker College . Western Michigan University , Ferris State University , and Grand Valley State University all operate programs out of the Stevenson Center for Higher Education on the Muskegon Community College campus. Muskegon's leading newspaper is The Muskegon Chronicle . The Chronicle is a daily newspaper owned by Booth Newspapers . It started publication in 1857. Muskegon

833-445: Is concentrated on just 10% of the world's land. These territories have a relatively small area and a high urbanization level, with an economically specialized city population drawing also on rural resources outside the area, illustrating the difference between high population density and overpopulation . Deserts have very limited potential for growing crops as there is not enough rain to support them. Thus, their population density

882-610: Is currently provided by Denver Air Connection operating regional jet flights at Muskegon County Airport (MKG), with nonstop service to Chicago O'Hare Airport . Other airlines provide passenger service via the Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) in Grand Rapids . Muskegon is the eastern port of the Lake Express High-Speed Car Ferry that crosses Lake Michigan to Milwaukee , Wisconsin offering three roundtrips

931-763: Is generally low. However, some cities in the Middle East, such as Dubai , have been increasing in population and infrastructure growth at a fast pace. Cities with high population densities are, by some, considered to be overpopulated, though this will depend on factors like quality of housing and infrastructure and access to resources. Very densely populated cities are mostly in Asia (particularly Southeast Asia ); Africa's Lagos , Kinshasa , and Cairo ; South America's Bogotá , Lima , and São Paulo ; and Mexico City and Saint Petersburg also fall into this category. City population and especially area are, however, heavily dependent on

980-526: Is mostly applied to humans , but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term. Population density is population divided by total land area , sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: Population density

1029-668: Is provided by the Muskegon Area Transit System (MATS – "The Shore Line"), which operates nine bus routes, three trolley routes, and a paratransit system. MATS serves the Herman Ivory Passenger Terminal. MATS operates the Muskegon Trolley Company. Three routes cover the north side, south side, and downtown; each trolley stops at 11 locations, including Hackley and Hume Historic Site, USS Silversides, and Muskegon State Park. Commercial air service

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1078-461: Is run every year in late June. It features a 15k race, 5k race, 5k walk for fun, 15k wheelchair race. Pere Marquette Beach is the largest free public beach on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan . Windsurfing , kite boarding competitions, and professional volleyball tournaments are held there. Its quartz sand beach is expansive and bordered by large sand dunes. The beach area is popular with cyclists, runners, and hikers, and families. It faces to

1127-534: Is served by the local television station WMKG-CD . The Muskegon area is also served by several radio stations. WUVS-LP 103.7 is a popular urban (hip-hop/R&B) and gospel station with local programming as well as Sunday religious programming and local-based talk. Another local low-powered FM station is WUGM-LP 106.1, owned by the Muskegon Training and Education Center, which airs an Urban Oldies format dubbed "M-TEC 106 FM, Rock 'n' Soul." A Newer LP-FM Station WFFR-LP 100.9 also offers local programming along with

1176-509: Is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometer" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, areas of water or glaciers. Commonly this is calculated for a county , city , country , another territory or the entire world . The world's population is around 8,000,000,000 and the Earth 's total area (including land and water) is 510,000,000 km (200,000,000 sq mi). Therefore,

1225-774: The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (successor to the Pere Marquette Railway ) operated day and night trains from Union Station to Holland and Chicago . The Grand Trunk Western and the Pennsylvania Railroad had earlier operated passenger trains out of another Muskegon station to various points in Michigan. In 1937, the Grand Trunk Western began operating ferries that met up with train and carried passengers and automobiles across Lake Michigan to Milwaukee. Earlier,

1274-535: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which is part of the Executive Office of the President , and are used by the U.S. Census Bureau and other U.S. federal government agencies for statistical purposes. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget defines a set of core based statistical areas (CBSAs) throughout the country, which are composed of counties and county equivalents . CBSAs are delineated on

1323-478: The Trinity Health Arena . The Muskegon Farmer's Market welcomes more than 10,000 visitors every Saturday in the summer, and the boutique incubator shops and chalets on Western Avenue are a popular attraction for residents and tourists looking to support small businesses. Muskegon is home to several historical war ships and vessels. The USS Silversides Submarine Museum which features USS  Silversides ,

1372-458: The United States , including those in all 50 states and the national capital of Washington, D.C. are ranked, including: This sortable table lists the six metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) of Puerto Rico including: Population density Population density (in agriculture : standing stock or plant density ) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It

1421-402: The 14,569 households, 31.1% had children under 18 living with them, 33.2% were married couples living together, 20.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were not families. About 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.42, and the average family size was 3.13. In the city,

1470-517: The GTW had operated the ferries out of Grand Haven . The GTW stopped operating the ferries in 1978. The last remaining ferries across the lake would be the ones launching from Ludington, Michigan until the Lake Express first came into service on June 1, 2004. Business and politics Metropolitan statistical area Population In the United States , a metropolitan statistical area ( MSA )

1519-526: The Office of Management and Budget) and later renamed to standard metropolitan statistical areas (SMAs) in 1959. The modern metropolitan statistical area was created in 1983 amid a large increase in the number of eligible markets, which grew from 172 in 1950 to 288 in 1980; the core based statistical area (CBSA) was introduced in 2000 and defined in 2003 with a minimum population of 10,000 required for micropolitan areas and 50,000 for urban areas. The 387 MSAs in

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1568-453: The age distribution was 25.8% under 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.6 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 110.3 males. The city's median income for a household was $ 27,929, and for a family was $ 32,640. Males had a median income of $ 29,114 versus $ 22,197 for females. The per capita income for

1617-512: The basis of a central contiguous area of relatively high population density, known as an urban area . The counties containing the core urban area are known as the "central counties" of the CBSA; these are defined as having at least 50% of their population living in urban areas of at least 10,000 in population. Additional surrounding counties, known as "outlying counties", can be included in the CBSA if these counties have strong social and economic ties to

1666-401: The beginning of the exploitation of the area's extensive timber resources. The explosion of the lumber industry in 1837 inaugurated what some regard as the most romantic era in the history of the region. Lumbering in the mid-19th century brought many settlers, particularly from Germany , Netherlands , and Sweden . Some Muskegon neighborhoods began as separate villages. Bluffton was founded as

1715-444: The central county or counties as measured by commuting and employment. Outlying counties are included in the CBSA if 25% of the workers living in the county work in the central county or counties, or if 25% of the employment in the county is held by workers who live in the central county or counties. Adjacent CBSAs are merged into a single CBSA when the central county or counties of one CBSA qualify as an outlying county or counties to

1764-435: The city was $ 14,283. About 16.8% of families and 20.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 27.6% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those 65 or over. Downtown Muskegon serves as the hub for much of Muskegon County. Positioned along the southern shoreline of Muskegon Lake, it stretches for nearly two miles. Downtown is home to a number of hotels, a 25,000-square-foot convention center completed in 2021, and

1813-552: The city was 57.0% White, 34.5% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 2.6% from other races, and 4.5% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 8.2% of the population. Of the 13,967 households, 32.5% had children under 18 living with them, 27.9% were married couples living together, 22.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.5% were not families. About 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who

1862-562: The city's northeast end. In May 2022, local environmental groups announced cleanup efforts along Muskegon Lake officially have been completed, leading the Environmental Protection Agency to begin its study to remove Muskegon Lake from the EPA's list of "Areas of Concern", which was expected to be finalized by the end of 2022 and promised additional new economic activity in the downtown and nearby lakefront neighborhoods. Muskegon has

1911-409: The city. The population density was 2,794.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,079.0/km). The 15,999 housing units had an average density of 1,114.8/sq mi (430.4/km). The racial makeup of the city was 57.9% White, 31.7% African American, 2.3% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 2.7% from other races , and 3.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any origins were 6.4% of the population. Of

1960-547: The definition of "urban area" used: densities are almost invariably higher for the center only than when suburban settlements and intervening rural areas are included, as in the agglomeration or metropolitan area (the latter sometimes including neighboring cities). In comparison, based on a world population of 8 billion, the world's inhabitants, if conceptualized as a loose crowd occupying just under 1 m (10 sq ft) per person (cf. Jacobs Method ), would occupy an area of 8,000 square kilometres (3,100 sq mi)

2009-504: The metropolitan district for the 1910 census as a standardized classification for large urban centers and their surrounding areas. The original threshold for a metropolitan district was 200,000, but was lowered to 100,000 in 1930 and 50,000 in 1940. The metropolitan districts were replaced by standard metropolitan areas (SMAs) in the 1950 census , which were defined by the Bureau of the Budget (now

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2058-793: The other CBSAs. One or more CBSAs may be grouped together or combined to form a larger statistical entity known as a combined statistical area (CSA) when the employment interchange measure (EIM) reaches 15% or more. CBSAs are subdivided into MSAs (formed around urban areas of at least 50,000 in population) and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs), which are CBSAs built around an urban area of at least 10,000 in population but less than 50,000 in population. Some metropolitan areas may include multiple cities below 50,000 people, but combined have over 50,000 people. Previous terms that are no longer used to describe these regions include "standard metropolitan statistical area" (SMSA) and "primary metropolitan statistical area" (PMSA). On January 19, 2021, OMB submitted

2107-532: The smaller Beardsley Theater in the adjoining Hilt Building. It was refurbished in 1998 and again in 2021, and hosts JAM Theatrical productions, Muskegon Civic Theatre productions, and is home of the West Michigan Symphony Orchestra . The Frauenthal was originally built as the Michigan Theater in 1929. The Muskegon Museum of Art opened in 1912. Among the highlights of its permanent collection

2156-536: The southeast by Fruitport Township , to the south by the cities of Muskegon Heights , Roosevelt Park , and Norton Shores , and to the west by Lake Michigan. It is 42 miles (68 km) northwest of Grand Rapids , 36 miles (58 km) north of Holland , and 58 miles (93 km) south of Ludington . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the city has an area of 18.20 square miles (47.14 km), of which 4.05 square miles (10.49 km), or 22.3%, are covered by water. The Muskegon River empties into Muskegon Lake at

2205-469: The west so sunsets are remarkable. Muskegon Lakeshore Bike Trail allows for biking along the shores of Muskegon Lake to Lake Michigan, with two trails for bike paths, one on the east side of Muskegon and the other along the north side, which northerly connects to other trails, such as the Hart-Montague Bike Trail , making it possible to bike from Muskegon to Hart, Michigan , without ever leaving

2254-595: The worldwide human population density is approximately 8,000,000,000 ÷ 510,000,000 = 16/km (41/sq mi). However, if only the Earth's land area of 150,000,000 km (58,000,000 sq mi) is taken into account, then human population density is 53/km (140/sq mi). This includes all continental and island land area, including Antarctica . However, if Antarctica is excluded, then population density rises to over 58 per square kilometre (150/sq mi). The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has developed

2303-432: Was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.38. and the average family size was 3.09. The median age in the city was 34.1 years; the age distribution was 23.3% were under 18; 12.2% from 18 and 24; 28.8% from 25 to 44; 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% were 65 or older. The city's gender makeup was 52.1% male and 47.9% female. As of the census of 2000, 40,105 people, 14,569 households, and 8,537 families were residing in

2352-573: Was Edward Fitzgerald, a fur trader and trapper who came to the Muskegon area in 1748 and who died there, reportedly being buried in the vicinity of White Lake . Between 1790 and 1800, a French-Canadian trader named Joseph La Framboise established a fur-trading post at the mouth of Duck Lake. Between 1810 and 1820, several French-Canadian fur traders, including Lamar Andie, Jean Baptiste Recollect, and Pierre Constant, had established fur-trading posts around Muskegon Lake . Euro-American settlement of Muskegon began in earnest in 1837, which coincided with

2401-417: Was identified on French maps dating from the late 17th century, suggesting French explorers had reached Michigan's western coast by that time. Father Jacques Marquette traveled northward through the area on his fateful trip to St. Ignace in 1675, and a party of French soldiers under La Salle's lieutenant, Henry de Tonty , passed through the area in 1679. The county's earliest known Euro-American resident

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