Argentine [ahr-juhn-tin, -tahyn]

Argentine, Michigan

Argentine is an unincorporated community in Argentine Township, Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes, which has no legal status as a municipality. The population was 2,285 at the 2000 census.

The area included in the CDP is the southeast corner of Argentine Township. The city of Linden is to the east, and the Linden ZIP code 48451 also serves Argentine.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km²), of which, 2.5 square miles (6.4 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²) of it (24.09%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,285 people, 843 households, and 638 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 920.7 per square mile (355.7/km²). There were 964 housing units at an average density of 388.4/sq mi (150.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.72% White, 0.26% Black or African American, 0.83% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 1.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.53% of the population.

There were 843 households out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 105.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $61,675, and the median income for a family was $71,875. Males had a median income of $56,146 versus $31,864 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $26,145. About 2.0% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.