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Welcome to the Albion Home page. The Albion Home page provides as much information as possible on Albion. Knowing Albion’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Albion’s Home page, you will also find Albion’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Albion has a population of 8380. 45.5% of Albion’s inhabitants are Male, and 54.5 are female. 30.2% of Albion is married and 56.6% own their own home. The Average Home price is $59,482, and the average rent is $682. Household median income in Albion is $35,546, and the individual median income is $16,500. Albion’s Ethnic is the following: White(62.4%), Black(32.1%), Hispanic(6.8%), Multiple(3.6%), Other(1%), Asian(0.5%), Native(0.2%), Pacific(0.1%).


Albion is a city in Calhoun County in the south central region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,616 at the 2010 census and is part of the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area. The earliest English-speaking settlers also referred to this area as The Forks, because it is situated at the confluence of the north and south branches of the Kalamazoo River.


In the early 20th century, immigrants came to Albion from a variety of eastern European nations, including the current Lithuania and Russia. More recently, Hispanic or Latino immigrants have come from Mexico and Central America. The Festival of the Forks has been held annually since 1967 to celebrate Albion's diverse ethnic heritage. Since the 19th century, several major manufacturers were established here and Albion became known as a factory town.


This has changed with the closure of several manufacturers. In the 21st century, Albion's culture is changing to that of a college town whose residents have a strong interest in technology and sustainability issues. Albion College is a private liberal arts college with a student population of about 1,250.


Albion is a sister city with Noisy-le-Roi, France.


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