Allegan County

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administration
US state : Michigan
Administrative headquarters : Allegan
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
113 Chestnut Street
Allegan, MI 49010-1332
Foundation : 1831/1835
Made up from: Barry County
Free Territory
Area code : 001 269
Demographics
Residents : 111,408  (2010)
Population density : 42.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 4748 km²
Water surface : 2143 km²
map
Map of Allegan County within Michigan
Website : www.allegancounty.org

Allegan County is a county in the state of Michigan in the United States . The county seat is Allegan .

geography

The county is located in the southwest of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, bordered to the west by Lake Michigan , one of the 5 Great Lakes , and has an area of ​​4748 square kilometers, of which 2143 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Ottawa County , Kent County , Barry County , Kalamazoo County, and Van Buren County .

history

Allegan County was formed in 1831 from parts of Barry County and Free Territory. From 1835 it had an administration. It was named by Henry Schoolcraft after a word from the Indian language.

31 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 17, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1840 1783 -
1850 5125 187.4%
1860 16,087 213.9%
1870 32,105 99.6%
1880 37,815 17.8%
1890 38,961 3%
1900 38,812 -0.4%
1910 39,819 2.6%
1920 37,540 -5.7%
1930 38,974 3.8%
1940 41,839 7.4%
1950 47,493 13.5%
1960 57,729 21.6%
1970 66,575 15.3%
1980 81,555 22.5%
1990 90.509 11%
2000 105,665 16.7%
2010 111,408 5.4%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Allegan County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The New Richmond Swing Bridge , listed in the NRHP with the number 98000273
Leiendecker's Inn-Coral Gables , listed in the NRHP

As of the 2000 census , Allegan County had 105,665 people in 38,165 households and 28,394 families. The population density was 49 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 93.47 percent white, 1.31 percent African American, 0.55 percent Native American, 0.55 percent Asian, 0.03 percent from the Pacific island area and 2.77 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.32 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.72 percent of the population.

Of the 38,165 households, 37.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.4 percent were married couples living together, 9.1 percent were single mothers, and 25.6 percent were non-families. 20.7 percent were single households and 7.8 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.15.

28.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.0 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 30.0 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.0 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 11.1 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 97.6 men.

The median income for a household in the 45,813 USD , and the median income for a family 51,908 USD. Males had a median income of $ 38,681 versus $ 26,887 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,918. 5.0 percent of families and 7.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

economy

Largest employers:

Companies Employee
Haworth, Inc. 3415
Perrigo 3198
Johnson Controls Interiors 2000
JBS SA 1100
Parker-Hannifin 1000
Gun Lake Casino 850
S2 Yachts 600
Venturedyne 500

See also

Web links

Commons : Allegan County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1622945. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011
  5. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of July 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Retrieved on April 4, 2012
  6. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  7. ^ Page no longer available , search web archives: Allegan County, Michigan , data sheet with the results of the census in 2000 at factfinder.census.gov .@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / factfinder.census.gov
  8. ^ Allegan County EDC: Largest County Employers. In: www.allegancountyedc.org. Archived from the original on July 13, 2016 ; accessed on October 6, 2016 .

Coordinates: 42 ° 34 ′  N , 86 ° 15 ′  W