Arenac County

administration
US state :	Michigan
Administrative headquarters :	Standish
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 747 Standish, MI 48658-0747
Foundation :	1831
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 989
Demographics
Residents :	15,899  (2010)
Population density :	16.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1763 km²
Water surface :	813 km²
map
Website : www.arenaccountygov.com

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

geography

The county is located in the northeastern part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, bordering Lake Huron , one of the five great lakes , to the east , and has an area of ​​1763 square kilometers, of which 813 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Iosco County , Bay County , Gladwin County, and Ogemaw County .

history

Arenac County was established as the original Free Territory county in 1831. In 1857 it went up in Bay County and became independent again in 1883. It was named by Henry Schoolcraft after a word from the Indian language.

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%
1890	5683		-
1900	9821		72.8%
1910	9640		-1.8%
1920	9460		-1.9%
1930	8007		-15.4%
1940	9233		15.3%
1950	9644		4.5%
1960	9860		2.2%
1970	11,149		13.1%
1980	14,706		31.9%
1990	14,931		1.5%
2000	17,269		15.7%
2010	15,899		-7.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Arenac County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Michigan Central Railroad Standish Depot , listed on the NRHP as # 91000215

Second Arenac County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP with number 82002823

As of the 2000 census , Arenac County had 17,269 people in 6,710 households and 4,717 families. The population density was 18 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 95.38 percent white, 1.82 percent African American, 0.95 percent Native American, 0.29 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.21 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.33 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.38 percent of the population.

Of the 6,710 households, 29.0 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.0 percent were married couples living together, 9.0 percent were single mothers, and 29.7 percent were non-families. 25.5 percent were single households and 12.3 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.92 people.

23.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.8 percent between 18 and 24 years, 26.8 percent between 25 and 44 years, 25.5 percent between 45 and 64 years and 16.6 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 105.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 years and over there were 104.4 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 32,805 , and the median income for a family is $ 39,033. Males had a median income of $ 31,205 versus $ 20,363 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,300. 11.3 percent of families and 13.9 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

• Alger
• Au Gres
• Birchwood Shores
• Delano
• Glenwood Beach
• Hammell Beach
• Harmon City Heights
• Knights Mill
• Maple Ridge
• Melita
• Morres Junction
• Omer
• Pine River
• Pine Wood Park
• Saganing
• Santiago
• Standish
• sterling
• Gymnast
• Twining
• Wagner Beach
• Whites Beach
• Whitestone Point
• Worth

Townships

• Adams Township
• Arenac Township
• Au Gres Township
• Clayton Charter Township
• Deep River Township
• Lincoln Township
• Mason Township
• Moffatt Township
• Sherwood Township
• Standish Township
• Turner Township
• Whitney Township

See also

• List of cities in Michigan

Web links

Commons : Arenac County  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1622948. 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. ↑ ^{a b} Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
7. ^ Arenac County, Michigan , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 44 ° 3 ′  N , 83 ° 45 ′  W