Bad Axe, Michigan
Location of Bad Axe, Michigan
Coordinates: 43°48′10″N 82°59′59″W / 43.80278, -82.99972
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Huron
Area
- Total	2.1 sq mi (5.5 km²)
- Land	2.1 sq mi (5.5 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	758 ft (231 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	3,462
- Density	1,617.3/sq mi (624.5/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	48413
Area code(s)	989
FIPS code	26-04740[1]
GNIS feature ID	0620421[2]

Bad Axe' is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Huron County^[3] located in the Thumb region of the Lower Peninsula. The population was 3,462 at the 2000 census.

The city's unusual name dates to the time of its settlement. While surveying the first state road through the Huron County wilderness in 1861, Rudolph Papst and George Willis Pack made camp at the future site of the city and found a much-used and badly damaged axe. At Pack’s suggestion, Papst used the name “Bad Axe Camp” in the minutes of the survey and on a sign he placed along the main trail^[4].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.5 km²), all land.

Transportation

Michigan highways

• M-19
• M-53
• M-142

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 3,462 people, 1,418 households, and 877 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,617.3 per square mile (624.6/km²). There were 1,545 housing units at an average density of 721.8/sq mi (278.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.57% White, 0.26% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.38% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.53% of the population.

There were 1,418 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,125, and the median income for a family was $42,650. Males had a median income of $34,758 versus $20,288 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,465. About 9.3% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Bad Axe High School uses the nickname "Hatchets".

Media

Radio

The thumb lies between the Detroit Radio Market and the Tri-Cities Radio Market. Radio Stations heard thought a large majority of the thumb are WTGV-FM, WMIC-AM, and WPHM-AM.

Newspaper

• Daily editions of the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News are also available throughout the area.
• Daily editions of the Bay City Times^[7] and Saginaw News^[8] are also available.
• Bad Axe and the northern thumb area is served by a daily newspaper, the Huron Daily Tribune.

Broadcast television

Although the Bad Axe area lies inside the Flint/Tri-Cities Television Market, Detroit area television stations also serve the area. TV stations watched in the Bad Axe area are bold faced.

References

External links

• Official City of Bad Axe Website

Surrounding communities

Coordinates: 43°48′07″N, 83°00′03″W

	Caseville	Port Austin	Port Hope
	Pigeon, Sebewaing		Harbor Beach, Lake Huron
		Bad Axe, Michigan
	Saginaw, Caro	Sandusky, Detorit	Minden City, Port Huron

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