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Fraser is a city in
Macomb County Macomb County ( ) is a county on the eastern shore of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Detroit metropolitan area, bordering Detroit to the north and containing many of its northern suburbs. Its seat of government is Mt. Clemens, a ...
in the
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of
Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
. A northern suburb of Detroit, Fraser is located roughly northeast of
downtown Detroit Downtown Detroit is the central business district and a Neighborhoods in Detroit, residential area of the city of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Locally, "downtown" tends to refer to the 1.4 square mile region bordered by M-10 (Michigan high ...
. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 14,726.


History

The village of Fraser was incorporated by an act of the state legislature in 1894. It was named for a lawyer from Detroit named Alexander J. Frazer. The city of Fraser was established by home rule charter November 7, 1956, and adopted by the electors on December 26, 1956.


Geography

Fraser is in southern Macomb County, six miles (10 km) southwest of Mount Clemens, the
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, and northeast of
downtown Detroit Downtown Detroit is the central business district and a Neighborhoods in Detroit, residential area of the city of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Locally, "downtown" tends to refer to the 1.4 square mile region bordered by M-10 (Michigan high ...
. The city is nearly square, bounded by 15 Mile Road, Kelly Road, 13 Mile Road, and Hayes Road. It is bordered to the north and northeast by Clinton Charter Township, to the southeast and south by Roseville, to the southwest by
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, and to the northwest by
Sterling Heights Sterling Heights is a city in Macomb County, Michigan, Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern Metro Detroit, suburb of Detroit, Sterling Heights is located roughly north of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had ...
. Highway M-97 (Groesbeck Highway) passes through the southeast part of the city, connecting Mount Clemens and Detroit. According to the
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, Fraser has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.38%, are water. Harrington Drain and its tributary, Sweeny Drain, flow northward through the city, Harrington Drain joining the
Clinton River The Clinton River is a river in southeastern Michigan in the United States. It is named in honor of DeWitt Clinton, who was governor of New York from 1817 to 1823. The main branch of the river rises from wetlands and coldwater tributaries from ...
, a tributary of
Lake St. Clair Lake St. Clair () is a freshwater lake that lies between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Michigan. It was named in 1679 by French Catholic explorers after Saint Clare of Assisi, on whose feast day they first saw the lake. ...
, in Mount Clemens.


Climate

This
climatic Climate is the long-term weather pattern in a region, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteorolog ...
region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the
Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
system, Fraser has a
humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...
, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.


Demographics


2010 census

As of the
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of 2010, there were 14,480 people, 6,105 households, and 3,954 families living in the city. The
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was . There were 6,448 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 92.0%
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, 3.9%
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, 0.5%
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, 1.5% Asian, 0.3% from
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, and 1.8% from two or more races.
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or Latino residents of any race were 2.1% of the population. There were 6,105 households, of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were
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living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.2% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.96. The median age in the city was 42.9 years. 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.1% were from 25 to 44; 30.6% were from 45 to 64; and 16.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.4% male and 53.6% female.


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 15,297 people, 6,062 households, and 4,122 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 6,178 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.67%
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, 0.91%
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, 0.26%
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, 0.93% Asian, 0.01%
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, 0.21% from
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, and 1.01% from two or more races.
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or Latino residents of any race were 1.33% of the population. There were 6,062 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were
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living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.08. In the city, 24.2% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.9% was from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $50,339, and the median income for a family was $64,119. Males had a median income of $50,243 versus $29,254 for females. The
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for the city was $22,864. About 3.4% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the
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, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.


Education

Fraser Public Schools is the public school system in Fraser. The district scores above the state average on the MEAP Test. Also located in Fraser is the
Arts Academy in the Woods Arts Academy in the Woods (AAW) is a charter, magnet high school and middle school located in Fraser, Michigan, United States. The school's educational focus is on the arts, primarily visual art, music, and performance art. Overview Arts Academ ...
, a free public charter academy dedicated to students interested in pursuing fine and performing arts.


Sports

In 2006, the girls' varsity basketball team, coached by David Kuppe, became the second Macomb County girls' basketball team to make it to the state finals. In 1981, Fraser's football team was led by Mark Garalczyk to the state championships.


Notable people

* The Amazing Johnathan, entertainer and Las Vegas icon * Charles Davis, former
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and
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*
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, former
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pitcher * August Charles Fruehauf, founder of the
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* Rylend Grant, screenwriter/comic book creator *
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, musician *
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, former Major League Baseball pitcher;
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winner * Chad LaRose, former
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winner *
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, actress *
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, former
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History of the City
{{Authority control Cities in Macomb County, Michigan Populated places established in 1956 1956 establishments in Michigan