Free Soil, Michigan

Free Soil is a village in Mason County of the U.S. state of Michigan.. The population was 144 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Free Soil Township. The village is close to the intersection of Free Soil and Custer Roads.HistoryThe current village is actually the second settlement in Mason County to be named Free Soil. There are still a few homes in the area now known as "Old Freesoil".The railroad was extended to Free Soil around 1882, and the village was incorporated in 1912. The community derives its name from the Free Soil Party.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.04sqmi, all land. The Big Sauble River runs just east of the village.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 144 people, 64 households, and 41 families residing in the village. The population density was 138.5PD/sqmi. There were 84 housing units at an average density of 80.8/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 95.8% White, 1.4% African American, and 2.8% Native American.There were 64 households of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.9% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.76.