Antrim County

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Antrim County Courthouse
Antrim County Courthouse
administration
US state : Michigan
Administrative headquarters : Bellaire
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 520
Bellaire, MI 49615-0520
Foundation : 1840
Made up from: Mackinac County
Area code : 001 231
Demographics
Residents : 23,580  (2010)
Population density : 19.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1559 km²
Water surface : 324 km²
map
Map of Antrim County within Michigan
Website : www.antrimcounty.org

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

geography

The county is located in the north of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, bordered to the west by Lake Michigan , one of the five great lakes , and has an area of ​​1,559 square kilometers, of which 324 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Charlevoix County , Otsego County , Kalkaska County , Grand Traverse County, and Leelanau Counties .

history

Antrim County was formed in 1840 as Meegisee County from parts of Mackinac County. It was named after County Antrim in Ireland .

Six buildings 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%
1860 179 -
1870 1985 1,008.9%
1880 5237 163.8%
1890 10,413 98.8%
1900 16,568 59.1%
1910 15,692 -5.3%
1920 11,543 -26.4%
1930 9979 -13.5%
1940 10,964 9.9%
1950 10,721 -2.2%
1960 10,373 -3.2%
1970 12,612 21.6%
1980 16,194 28.4%
1990 18,185 12.3%
2000 23,110 27.1%
2010 23,580 2%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Antrim County Age Pyramid
Michigan's Torch Lake
The Elk River before it flows into Grand Traverse Bay

Antrim County had a population of 23,110 people as of the 2000 census . 286 of them lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 9,222 households and 6,713 families. The population density was 19 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.01 percent white, 0.19 percent African American, 1.07 percent Native American, 0.15 percent Asian, 0.10 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.30 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.18 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.23 percent of the population.

Of the 9,222 households, 29.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.0 percent were married couples living together, 7.9 percent were single mothers, and 27.2 percent were non-families. 23.4 percent were single households and 10.5 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.89 people.

24.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.3 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 25.3 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 26.6 percent between 45 and 64 years of age and 17.5 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over, there were statistically 96.8 men.

The median income for a household in the 38.107 USD , and the median income for a family 43,488 USD. Males had a median income of $ 32,248 versus $ 21,699 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,485. 6.2 percent of families and 9.0 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1622947. 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. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 4, 2012
  6. ^ Antrim County, Michigan , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 45 ° 1 ′  N , 85 ° 11 ′  W