City Guide: Chelsea
 
 
 
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Population:

4,398 (2000 Census) vs. 3,772 (1990 Census) for % change of +16.6%

· Census Bureau: Economic Census (1997)
· Census Bureau: General Pop. and Housing Characteristics (1990)
· Zip Codes vs. Census Data (1990)

 
Race:

97% White, 1% African American, 1% Hispanic, 1% Other

· Census Bureau: Racial Data (2000)

 
Education:

(Persons 25 years and over)
81% high school graduate or higher
32% bachelor's degree or higher
13% graduate degree

· Census Bureau: Social Characteristics (1990)

 
Income:

$37,478 median household income
$45,787 median family income

· Census Bureau: Income and Poverty Status (1989-1990)

 
Employers:

Automobiles and healthcare are important economic segments in Chelsea. Major employers include:

· Chelsea Community Hospital
· Chelsea Milling Company
· DaimlerChrysler

 
Taxes:

Tax rates vary with the different combinations of residential taxing units and school districts. Available comparison data include the following:

 
Location:

(Center of city)
Latitude 42.3144 degrees north of the equator (almost halfway between the equator and the north pole); and
Longitude 84.0220 degrees west of the Greenwich meridian (almost halfway between the prime meridian in England and the international date line in the Pacific Ocean)

· Census Bureau: Tiger Map
· Census Bureau: Reference Map

   
Area Code:

734

· Michigan Area Code Map

 
Zip Code:

48118

· Postal Service: City/State/ZIP Code Associations
· Postal Service: ZIP+4 Code Look-up

 
Time Zone:

U.S. Eastern Standard Time (Greenwich Mean Time minus 5 hours);
or
U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (GMT minus 4 hours, from first Sunday in April through last Sunday in October)

· Naval Observatory: World Time Zone Map

 
Neighborhood Details:

MSN HomeAdvisor publishes summaries of public information by zip code:

· 48118

 
History:

  • Chelsea was first settled in 1820 by Cyrus Beckwith, along with Elisha and James Congdon.
  • Elisha Congdon named the community after his hometown of Chelsea, Massachusetts.
  • The town was literally "put on the map" when the Michigan Central Railroad built a station here in 1850.
  • Today Chelsea is best known as the home of the DaimlerChrysler Proving Ground and of Chelsea Milling Company's "Jiffy Mix" brand.

     
    Other Sites:

    Other Comprehensive Web Sites:

    · Chelsea Area Chamber of Commerce
    · Yahoo! Get Local: Chelsea

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