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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.9 square miles (20.6 km²), of which, 6.9 square miles (18.0 km²) of it is land and 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²) of it (12.59%) is water.
It is considered to be part of the Thumb of Michigan, which in turn is a subregion of the Flint/Tri-Cities.
Marysville is a growing community with no central downtown. Most of the retail and restraunts are located along Gratiot Blvd. The city's town hall, police dept., fire hall, and public school offices are located on Deleware St. The High School and some of the older businesses are located on Michigan St. The large industrial area is located in the southern half of the city along M-29, which snakes through Marysville. The city park and the older residental neighborhoods are along Huron Blvd.

Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 9,684 people, 4,025 households, and 2,741 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,395.6 per square mile (538.8/km²). There were 4,180 housing units at an average density of 602.4/sq mi (232.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.18% White, 0.18% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.16% of the population.

There were 4,025 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $49,299, and the median income for a family was $60,028. Males had a median income of $47,859 versus $27,321 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,443. About 3.1% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

There are 5 schools in Marysville: 3 elementary, 1 middle school, and 1 high school.

Marysville Gardens elementary
Washington elementary
Morton elementary
Marysville Intermediate School
Marysville High School

The mascot of Marysville Middle School and High School is the Vikings. The High School teams were State Football Champions in 1986 and 1992 and volleyball State Champions in every year from 1997 to 2006, with the exception of 2005. The Marysville Viking Regiment has been in the top 10 in the state for about a decade.

Economy

Marysville has the most developed industrial economy in St. Clair County, MI. It houses the headquarters and main American Tape factory. Marysville is also home to Marysville Hydrocarbons, site of a recently completed ethanol plant near the southern city border. Marysville has a growing industrial park, which will soon include another Chrysler factory, an addition to the MOPAR parts distribution center. Marysville is the second largest city in St. Clair County, MI, and also the second largest in the thumb. Many local corn growers and elevators truck their grain to Marysville for ethanol processing. Marysville Hydrocarbons is the only one of its kind in the immediate area.