Baraga County
Baraga County Courthouse |
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US state : | Michigan |
Administrative headquarters : | L'Anse |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 16 North 3rd Street L'Anse, MI 49946-1002 |
Foundation : | 1875 |
Made up from: | Houghton County |
Area code : | 001 906 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 8860 (2010) |
Population density : | 3.8 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2768 km² |
Water surface : | 427 km² |
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Website : www.baragacounty.org |
Baraga County is a county in the state of Michigan in the United States . The county seat is L'Anse .
geography
The county is in the northwest of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and bordered to the north by Lake Superior (Lake Superior), one of the five Great Lakes . It has an area of 2768 square kilometers, of which 427 square kilometers are water. Baraga County is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Marquette County , Iron County, and Houghton Counties .
history
Baraga County was formed in 1875 from parts of Houghton County. It was named after Frederic Baraga , a European missionary and bishop who was born in Trebnje , now Slovenia , and who taught Christianity to the native Americans in this area.
Seven structures and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 17, 2017). Portions of Keweenaw National Historical Park are in the county.
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1880 | 1804 | - | |
1890 | 3036 | 68.3% | |
1900 | 4320 | 42.3% | |
1910 | 6127 | 41.8% | |
1920 | 7662 | 25.1% | |
1930 | 9168 | 19.7% | |
1940 | 9356 | 2.1% | |
1950 | 8037 | -14.1% | |
1960 | 7151 | -11% | |
1970 | 7789 | 8.9% | |
1980 | 8484 | 8.9% | |
1990 | 7954 | -6.2% | |
2000 | 8746 | 10% | |
2010 | 8860 | 1.3% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 |
According to the 2000 census , Baraga County had 8,746 people. 783 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 3,353 households and 2,223 families. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 78.61 percent white, 4.99 percent African American, 12.04 percent Native American, 0.27 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.26 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 3.82 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.93 percent of the population.
Of the 3,353 households, 29.1 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 51.5 percent were married couples living together, 10.1 percent were single mothers, and 33.7 percent were non-families. 29.5 percent were single households and 13.6 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.93.
22.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.3 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.4 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.1 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 16.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 111 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 114.3 men.
The median income for a household in the 33,673 USD , and the median income for a family 42,500 USD. Males had a median income of $ 32,138 versus $ 22,030 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,860. 7.2 percent of families and 11.1 percent of the population were below the poverty line.
Places in the county
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 1622949. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 17, 2017.
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Michigan . National Park Service , accessed November 17, 2017.
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011
- ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 4, 2012
- ^ Baraga County, Michigan , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Coordinates: 46 ° 43 ′ N , 88 ° 20 ′ W