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Kaleva, Michigan
Kaleva (/ˈkæləvə/ KAL-ə-və) is a village in Manistee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 507 at the 2020 census.
Kaleva was founded in 1900 and became a refuge for Finnish settlers. The name of the village comes from the Kalevala, the national epic of Finland.
There are two Michigan historical markers in the town. The historic John J. Makinen Bottle House is one, and Kaleva itself is the subject of the second.
Kaleva is in central Manistee County, within Maple Grove Township. It is part of the region of Northern Michigan. Manistee, the county seat, is 21 miles (34 km) to the southwest, while Cadillac is 36 miles (58 km) to the east-southeast.
An abandoned C&O Railroad line from Manistee to Traverse City passes through the village. There are no railroad tracks remaining.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village of Kaleva has a total area of 1.10 square miles (2.85 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 470 people, 206 households, and 125 families residing in the village. The population density was 427.3 inhabitants per square mile (165.0/km2). There were 259 housing units at an average density of 235.5 per square mile (90.9/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 94.7% White, 0.2% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 1.9% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.0% of the population.
There were 206 households, of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.3% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.86.
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Kaleva, Michigan
Kaleva (/ˈkæləvə/ KAL-ə-və) is a village in Manistee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 507 at the 2020 census.
Kaleva was founded in 1900 and became a refuge for Finnish settlers. The name of the village comes from the Kalevala, the national epic of Finland.
There are two Michigan historical markers in the town. The historic John J. Makinen Bottle House is one, and Kaleva itself is the subject of the second.
Kaleva is in central Manistee County, within Maple Grove Township. It is part of the region of Northern Michigan. Manistee, the county seat, is 21 miles (34 km) to the southwest, while Cadillac is 36 miles (58 km) to the east-southeast.
An abandoned C&O Railroad line from Manistee to Traverse City passes through the village. There are no railroad tracks remaining.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village of Kaleva has a total area of 1.10 square miles (2.85 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 470 people, 206 households, and 125 families residing in the village. The population density was 427.3 inhabitants per square mile (165.0/km2). There were 259 housing units at an average density of 235.5 per square mile (90.9/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 94.7% White, 0.2% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 1.9% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.0% of the population.
There were 206 households, of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.3% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.86.