54:
1186:
406:
831:
42:
369:
391:
375:
349:
843:
Pentwater's specialty is its location to Lake
Michigan. The area is a tourist mecca in the summer, frequently visited by Chicagoans looking to get away. Pentwater has a number of bed and breakfasts, in addition to the more traditional motels. Sportfishing is popular in the area, as is shopping. The
815:
In the village, the population was spread out, with 15.8% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 15.1% from 25 to 44, 33.6% from 45 to 64, and 30.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
754:
living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.2% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
844:
village has a number of art galleries. Nearby
Charles Mears State Park is a popular location during the summer months as well. The village hosts a juried art fair mid-July. Memorial Day in Pentwater is considered the beginning of the summer season, and there is a popular annual fishing contest.
811:
living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.51.
771:
of 2000, there were 958 people, 463 households, and 301 families residing in the village. The population density was 733.8 inhabitants per square mile (283.3/km). There were 904 housing units at an average density of 692.5 per square mile (267.4/km). The racial makeup of the village was 97.60%
758:
The median age in the village was 60.3 years. 11.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 10.1% were from 25 to 44; 36.2% were from 45 to 64; and 38.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 45.5% male and 54.5% female.
847:
Pentwater is home to several bands, which play concerts
Thursday nights during the summer, beginning in late June, in the outdoor bandshell at the village green, a park and natural amphitheatre located downtown on the shore of Pentwater Lake.
334:, the hamlet has a total area of 1.62 square miles (4.20 km), of which 1.28 square miles (3.32 km) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km) is water. Pentwater is the biggest community in
819:
The median income for a household in the village was $ 38,542, and the median income for a family was $ 45,909. Males had a median income of $ 40,750 versus $ 25,833 for females. The
723:
was 669.5 inhabitants per square mile (258.5/km). There were 997 housing units at an average density of 778.9 per square mile (300.7/km). The racial makeup of the village was 97.3%
851:
Pentwater holds an annual
Homecoming, which is usually the week of second Thursday of August. Homecoming festivities include a parade, fireworks, and sandcastle-building contest.
53:
67:
1124:
997:
1475:
1514:
379:
1414:
1289:
1394:
1264:
442:
1259:
1379:
1284:
884:
261:
1117:
1102:
271:
1110:
212:
961:
1226:
938:
322:
is notoriously shallow and for many years dictated the size of vessels that the village was able to accommodate.
789:
777:
728:
397:
is a county-designated highway running southerly from
Pentwater, closer to (but generally not within sight of)
394:
1519:
781:
732:
418:
807:
There were 463 households, out of which 17.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were
1429:
1409:
1314:
1254:
311:
138:
121:
1419:
1399:
1304:
1269:
1053:
1005:
1001:
913:
793:
331:
750:
There were 450 households, of which 13.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were
1364:
1299:
1424:
1369:
1319:
1279:
1249:
689:
674:
659:
644:
629:
614:
599:
584:
569:
554:
539:
524:
509:
494:
479:
352:
303:
1384:
1324:
1274:
249:
99:
1452:
1374:
1334:
1309:
1294:
1134:
335:
291:
287:
126:
32:
1027:
979:
823:
for the village was $ 22,783. About 6.6% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the
797:
740:
719:
of 2010, there were 857 people, 450 households, and 269 families residing in the village. The
41:
1231:
1132:
1459:
801:
744:
222:
8:
1352:
785:
773:
724:
360:
1389:
1221:
1205:
1197:
860:
736:
720:
356:
1211:
820:
864:
315:
1404:
1342:
1167:
426:
1241:
1175:
1156:
434:
405:
133:
318:. The name Pentwater comes from Pent or Penned up waters. The entrance to the
1508:
1490:
1477:
438:
430:
398:
383:
254:
82:
69:
824:
422:
414:
827:, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.
1443:‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
1149:
1092:
830:
295:
109:
1185:
1097:
203:
1087:
808:
751:
299:
237:
114:
307:
1077:
768:
716:
319:
229:
208:
934:
1082:
1049:
909:
980:"Pentwater Historical Society :: Pentwater History"
386:
that ran through downtown
Pentwater until May 4, 2023.
962:"Looking back at Pentwater through historic photos"
877:
355:passes east of the village and runs south toward
1506:
863:, founder of the Jewish agricultural colony at
755:was 1.89 and the average family size was 2.38.
1189:Map of Michigan highlighting Oceana County.svg
1020:
990:
1118:
834:Main street in Pentwater in the fall of 2018
1042:
1125:
1111:
804:of any race were 1.15% of the population.
747:of any race were 2.5% of the population.
829:
404:
959:
1507:
472:
1106:
904:
902:
1088:Pentwater Michigan Lake, Fun and Sun
796:, and 0.73% from two or more races.
1515:Villages in Oceana County, Michigan
739:, and 1.4% from two or more races.
169:0.38 sq mi (0.99 km)
161:1.34 sq mi (3.46 km)
153:1.72 sq mi (4.46 km)
13:
1184:
1133:Municipalities and communities of
1028:"Census of Population and Housing"
927:
899:
462:
413:Eight streets within the village:
18:Village in Michigan, United States
14:
1531:
1071:
960:Bissell, Joel (August 24, 2016).
854:
441:, are named after signers of the
341:
389:
373:
367:
347:
302:. The population was 890 at the
52:
40:
1098:Oceana Herald Journal Newspaper
939:United States Geological Survey
838:
448:
58:Location of Pentwater, Michigan
984:pentwaterhistoricalsociety.org
972:
953:
935:"US Board on Geographic Names"
762:
710:
1:
1083:Pentwater Chamber of Commerce
887:. United States Census Bureau
870:
338:due to the community's area.
198:665.17/sq mi (256.92/km)
1093:Pentwater Historical Society
325:
7:
1054:United States Census Bureau
1002:United States Census Bureau
914:United States Census Bureau
885:"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files"
443:Declaration of Independence
332:United States Census Bureau
10:
1536:
409:Pentwater harbor and beach
1448:
1438:
1351:
1333:
1240:
1196:
1182:
1166:
1147:
998:"US Gazetteer files 2010"
703:
688:
673:
658:
643:
628:
613:
598:
583:
568:
553:
538:
523:
508:
493:
478:
471:
466:
461:
458:
270:
260:
248:
236:
219:
202:
194:
186:
181:
173:
165:
157:
149:
144:
132:
120:
108:
98:
63:
51:
39:
30:
23:
177:610 ft (186 m)
1136:Oceana County, Michigan
816:there were 86.4 males.
314:. Pentwater is home to
1190:
835:
410:
1491:43.78167°N 86.43306°W
1188:
1050:"U.S. Census website"
910:"U.S. Census website"
833:
704:U.S. Decennial Census
454:Historical population
408:
221: • Summer (
83:43.78028°N 86.43000°W
1520:Villages in Michigan
1461:United States portal
1078:Village of Pentwater
195: • Density
1496:43.78167; -86.43306
1487: /
1008:on January 25, 2012
455:
88:43.78028; -86.43000
79: /
25:Pentwater, Michigan
1191:
941:. October 25, 2007
861:Adolph Walter Rich
836:
721:population density
453:
411:
312:Pentwater Township
310:is located within
187: • Total
166: • Water
150: • Total
1470:
1469:
821:per capita income
708:
707:
359:and north toward
330:According to the
281:
280:
158: • Land
46:Pentwater Channel
1527:
1502:
1501:
1499:
1498:
1497:
1492:
1488:
1485:
1484:
1483:
1480:
1462:
1455:
1187:
1159:
1152:
1142:
1137:
1127:
1120:
1113:
1104:
1103:
1065:
1064:
1062:
1060:
1046:
1040:
1039:
1037:
1035:
1024:
1018:
1017:
1015:
1013:
1004:. Archived from
994:
988:
987:
976:
970:
969:
957:
951:
950:
948:
946:
931:
925:
924:
922:
920:
906:
897:
896:
894:
892:
881:
865:Arpin, Wisconsin
790:Pacific Islander
778:African American
729:African American
474:
469:
464:
456:
452:
393:
392:
378:
377:
376:
371:
370:
351:
350:
316:Mears State Park
226:
94:
93:
91:
90:
89:
84:
80:
77:
76:
75:
72:
56:
44:
21:
20:
1535:
1534:
1530:
1529:
1528:
1526:
1525:
1524:
1505:
1504:
1495:
1493:
1489:
1486:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1474:
1473:
1471:
1466:
1460:
1454:Michigan portal
1453:
1444:
1434:
1356:
1354:
1347:
1329:
1236:
1192:
1180:
1162:
1157:
1150:
1143:
1140:
1135:
1131:
1074:
1069:
1068:
1058:
1056:
1048:
1047:
1043:
1033:
1031:
1026:
1025:
1021:
1011:
1009:
996:
995:
991:
978:
977:
973:
958:
954:
944:
942:
933:
932:
928:
918:
916:
908:
907:
900:
890:
888:
883:
882:
878:
873:
857:
841:
809:married couples
782:Native American
765:
752:married couples
733:Native American
713:
467:
451:
390:
380:Bus. US 31
374:
372:
368:
366:
348:
344:
328:
244:
220:
87:
85:
81:
78:
73:
70:
68:
66:
65:
59:
47:
35:
26:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1533:
1523:
1522:
1517:
1468:
1467:
1465:
1464:
1457:
1449:
1446:
1445:
1442:
1440:
1436:
1435:
1433:
1432:
1427:
1422:
1417:
1412:
1407:
1402:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1385:Crystal Valley
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1361:
1359:
1355:unincorporated
1349:
1348:
1346:
1345:
1339:
1337:
1331:
1330:
1328:
1327:
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1292:
1287:
1282:
1277:
1272:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1252:
1246:
1244:
1238:
1237:
1235:
1234:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1214:
1209:
1202:
1200:
1194:
1193:
1183:
1181:
1179:
1178:
1172:
1170:
1164:
1163:
1148:
1145:
1144:
1130:
1129:
1122:
1115:
1107:
1101:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1073:
1072:External links
1070:
1067:
1066:
1041:
1019:
989:
971:
952:
926:
898:
875:
874:
872:
869:
868:
867:
856:
855:Notable people
853:
840:
837:
764:
761:
712:
709:
706:
705:
701:
700:
697:
695:
692:
686:
685:
682:
680:
677:
671:
670:
667:
665:
662:
656:
655:
652:
650:
647:
641:
640:
637:
635:
632:
626:
625:
622:
620:
617:
611:
610:
607:
605:
602:
596:
595:
592:
590:
587:
581:
580:
577:
575:
572:
566:
565:
562:
560:
557:
551:
550:
547:
545:
542:
536:
535:
532:
530:
527:
521:
520:
517:
515:
512:
506:
505:
502:
500:
497:
491:
490:
487:
485:
482:
476:
475:
470:
465:
460:
450:
447:
437:, Morris, and
403:
402:
387:
364:
343:
342:Transportation
340:
327:
324:
279:
278:
275:
268:
267:
264:
258:
257:
252:
246:
245:
242:
240:
234:
233:
227:
217:
216:
206:
200:
199:
196:
192:
191:
188:
184:
183:
179:
178:
175:
171:
170:
167:
163:
162:
159:
155:
154:
151:
147:
146:
142:
141:
136:
130:
129:
124:
118:
117:
112:
106:
105:
102:
96:
95:
61:
60:
57:
49:
48:
45:
37:
36:
31:
28:
27:
24:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1532:
1521:
1518:
1516:
1513:
1512:
1510:
1503:
1500:
1463:
1458:
1456:
1451:
1450:
1447:
1441:
1437:
1431:
1428:
1426:
1423:
1421:
1418:
1416:
1413:
1411:
1408:
1406:
1403:
1401:
1398:
1396:
1393:
1391:
1388:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1375:Corbin's Mill
1373:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1362:
1360:
1358:
1350:
1344:
1341:
1340:
1338:
1336:
1332:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1281:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1253:
1251:
1248:
1247:
1245:
1243:
1239:
1233:
1230:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1213:
1210:
1207:
1204:
1203:
1201:
1199:
1195:
1177:
1174:
1173:
1171:
1169:
1165:
1161:
1160:
1153:
1146:
1141:United States
1138:
1128:
1123:
1121:
1116:
1114:
1109:
1108:
1105:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1075:
1055:
1051:
1045:
1029:
1023:
1007:
1003:
999:
993:
985:
981:
975:
967:
963:
956:
940:
936:
930:
915:
911:
905:
903:
886:
880:
876:
866:
862:
859:
858:
852:
849:
845:
832:
828:
826:
822:
817:
813:
810:
805:
803:
799:
795:
792:, 0.63% from
791:
787:
783:
779:
775:
770:
760:
756:
753:
748:
746:
742:
738:
734:
730:
726:
722:
718:
702:
698:
696:
693:
691:
687:
683:
681:
678:
676:
672:
668:
666:
663:
661:
657:
653:
651:
648:
646:
642:
638:
636:
633:
631:
627:
623:
621:
618:
616:
612:
608:
606:
603:
601:
597:
593:
591:
588:
586:
582:
578:
576:
573:
571:
567:
563:
561:
558:
556:
552:
548:
546:
543:
541:
537:
533:
531:
528:
526:
522:
518:
516:
513:
511:
507:
503:
501:
498:
496:
492:
488:
486:
483:
481:
477:
457:
446:
444:
440:
436:
432:
428:
424:
420:
416:
407:
400:
399:Lake Michigan
396:
388:
385:
384:business loop
381:
365:
362:
358:
354:
346:
345:
339:
337:
336:Oceana County
333:
323:
321:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
297:
293:
292:Oceana County
289:
285:
276:
273:
269:
265:
263:
259:
256:
253:
251:
247:
241:
239:
235:
231:
228:
224:
218:
214:
213:Eastern (EST)
210:
207:
205:
201:
197:
193:
189:
185:
180:
176:
172:
168:
164:
160:
156:
152:
148:
143:
140:
137:
135:
131:
128:
125:
123:
119:
116:
113:
111:
107:
104:United States
103:
101:
97:
92:
64:Coordinates:
62:
55:
50:
43:
38:
34:
29:
22:
16:
1472:
1410:Flower Creek
1370:Collinsville
1216:
1155:
1059:November 25,
1057:. Retrieved
1044:
1032:. Retrieved
1030:. Census.gov
1022:
1012:November 25,
1010:. Retrieved
1006:the original
992:
983:
974:
965:
955:
943:. Retrieved
929:
917:. Retrieved
889:. Retrieved
879:
850:
846:
842:
839:Local events
825:poverty line
818:
814:
806:
766:
757:
749:
735:, 0.9% from
714:
449:Demographics
412:
382:is a former
329:
283:
282:
15:
1494: /
1425:Silver Lake
1415:Forest City
1357:communities
1232:Walkerville
1151:County seat
945:January 31,
919:January 31,
794:other races
763:2000 census
737:other races
711:2010 census
304:2020 census
86: /
1509:Categories
1482:86°25′59″W
1479:43°46′54″N
1430:Stony Lake
871:References
767:As of the
715:As of the
353:US 31
296:U.S. state
274:feature ID
182:Population
74:86°25′48″W
71:43°46′49″N
1439:Footnotes
1315:Pentwater
1290:Greenwood
1255:Claybanks
1242:Townships
1217:Pentwater
361:Ludington
326:Geography
284:Pentwater
262:FIPS code
250:Area code
204:Time zone
174:Elevation
139:Pentwater
1390:Elbridge
1380:Cranston
1305:Newfield
1270:Elbridge
1222:Rothbury
1206:Hesperia
1198:Villages
798:Hispanic
788:, 0.10%
784:, 0.42%
780:, 0.31%
776:, 0.21%
741:Hispanic
427:Rutledge
357:Muskegon
300:Michigan
266:26-63540
238:ZIP code
134:Township
115:Michigan
1395:Elmwood
1300:Leavitt
1265:Crystal
1212:New Era
1034:June 4,
891:May 21,
731:, 0.2%
727:, 0.1%
419:Carroll
415:Hancock
320:channel
308:village
294:in the
288:village
277:1621203
100:Country
33:Village
1400:Elwood
1320:Shelby
1280:Golden
1260:Colfax
1250:Benona
1227:Shelby
802:Latino
769:census
745:Latino
717:census
684:−10.5%
564:−19.2%
549:−15.3%
519:−29.7%
459:Census
439:Clymer
435:Ellery
306:. The
127:Oceana
122:County
1405:Ferry
1353:Other
1343:Mears
1325:Weare
1285:Grant
1275:Ferry
966:MLive
786:Asian
774:White
725:White
669:−8.8%
654:−9.9%
649:1,050
639:17.3%
634:1,165
624:−3.6%
609:−6.1%
604:1,030
594:33.8%
589:1,097
529:1,129
514:1,061
499:1,510
484:1,294
423:Wythe
286:is a
243:49449
232:(EDT)
230:UTC-4
209:UTC-5
110:State
1420:Gale
1365:Bird
1310:Otto
1295:Hart
1176:Hart
1168:City
1158:Hart
1061:2012
1036:2015
1014:2012
947:2008
921:2008
893:2022
699:3.9%
690:2020
675:2010
660:2000
645:1990
630:1980
615:1970
600:1960
585:1950
579:6.2%
570:1940
555:1930
540:1920
534:6.4%
525:1910
510:1900
495:1890
480:1870
468:Note
463:Pop.
431:Rush
395:B-15
272:GNIS
145:Area
1335:CDP
800:or
743:or
694:890
679:857
664:958
619:993
574:820
559:772
544:956
298:of
290:in
255:231
223:DST
190:890
1511::
1154::
1139:,
1052:.
1000:.
982:.
964:.
937:.
912:.
901:^
473:%±
445:.
433:,
429:,
425:,
421:,
417:,
1208:‡
1126:e
1119:t
1112:v
1063:.
1038:.
1016:.
986:.
968:.
949:.
923:.
895:.
504:—
489:—
401:.
363:.
225:)
215:)
211:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
