Vassar, Michigan

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The 2000 Census showed that Vassar had a population of 2,823 people^<1>.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Vassar had 1,062 Housing Units^<2> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Vassar has an area^<3> of 2.23 square miles [5.77 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Vassar had a 2000 population density of 1,266 people per square mile [488.9 people/km²].

Tuscola County

The city of Vassar is located in Tuscola County.

The county had a population of 58,272 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 2,823 people, Vassar contained 4.84% of the Tuscola County total.

In addition, where the community of Vassar has a population density of 1,266 people per square mile [488.9 people/km²], Tuscola County averages 71.7 people per square mile [27.69 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Tuscola County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Vassar and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Vassar. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<4>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they haven't created a QuickFact for Vassar, there are QuickFacts available for the following nearby communities:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Saginaw	QF-2670520	W	18 mi [28.97 km]<5>	55,620	10% decrease
	Bay City	QF-2606020	NW	21 mi [33.8 km]	33,874	7.99% decrease
	Flint	QF-2629000	S	24 mi [38.62 km]	112,900	9.64% decrease
	Burton	QF-2612060	S	25 mi [40.23 km]	29,845	1.53% decrease

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Vassar.

A Census Quickfact is available for Tuscola County (QF-26157).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Tuscola County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bay	QF-26017	NW	107,495	2.36% decrease
	Genesee	QF-26049	SW	428,790	1.85% decrease
	Huron	QF-26063	NE	32,805	8.94% decrease
	Lapeer	QF-26087	S	90,875	2.91% increase
	Saginaw	QF-26145	W	200,745	4.37% decrease
	Sanilac	QF-26151	E	43,024	3.38% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Vassar:

Vassar is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Vassar.

The Commemorative Quarter for Michigan<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Vassar. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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