Beal City is an

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and

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(CDP) in Isabella County in the U.S. state of

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. The population of the CDP was 332 at the 2020 census. As an unincorporated community, Beal City has no legal autonomy of its own. The community is located in Nottawa Township within the

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History

Beal City was settled around 1880 by Mr. Beal, who opened a grocery store. A post office operated here from December 19, 1892 until March 31, 1910. Beginning in 1989, the Tom Bowl is an annual football game that takes places in Beal City.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land. The land drains east toward the North Branch of the Chippewa River, which is part of the

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watershed. The community is served by its own school district, Beal City Public Schools, which also serves larger portions of the surrounding area.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 345 people, 124 households, and 91 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 131 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.84%

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, 0.29% Native American, 0.29% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.29% of the population. There were 124 households, out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.7% were

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living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.24. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $50,250. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $33,750 for females. The

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for the CDP was $16,185. About 5.5% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the

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, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

John Engler John Mathias Engler (born October 12, 1948) is an American politician, lawyer, businessman, and lobbyist who served as the 46th governor of Michigan from 1991 to 2003. Considered one of the country's top lobbyists, he is a member of the Republi ...

, politician and former governor of Michigan, grew up near Beal City * Dan Schafer, pop and country songwriter/musician *

Roger Hauck Roger Hauck (born October 8, 1961) is an American politician who has served in the Michigan Senate from the Michigan's 34th Senate district, 34th district since 2023. Roger grew up on a beef and dairy farm and graduated from Beal City High Schoo ...

, state politician who was born in Beal City

References

{{Authority control Unincorporated communities in Michigan Unincorporated communities in Isabella County, Michigan Census-designated places in Michigan Census-designated places in Isabella County, Michigan Populated places established in 1880 1880 establishments in Michigan