Calhoun County, Michigan
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US state : | Michigan |
Administrative headquarters : | Marshall |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 315 W. Green Street Marshall, MI 49068-1518 |
Foundation : | 1829 |
Made up from: | Original County |
Area code : | 001 269 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 136,146 (2010) |
Population density : | 74.2 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1861 km² |
Water surface : | 25 km² |
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Website : www.calhouncountymi.org |
Calhoun County is a county in the state of Michigan in the United States . The county seat is Marshall .
geography
The county is located in the south of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, about 40 km to the south from Indiana and has an area of 1,861 square kilometers, of which 25 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Eaton County , Jackson County , Hillsdale County , Branch County , Kalamazoo County, and Barry County .
history
Calhoun County was formed as the original Free Territory county in 1829. It was named after John C. Calhoun , a vice president of the USA. The county is one of the so-called Cabinet Counties , as it was named after a member of the cabinet of US President Andrew Jackson like some others .
One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Marshall Historic District . A total of 46 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 18, 2017).
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1840 | 10,599 | - | |
1850 | 19,162 | 80.8% | |
1860 | 29,564 | 54.3% | |
1870 | 36,569 | 23.7% | |
1880 | 38,452 | 5.1% | |
1890 | 43.501 | 13.1% | |
1900 | 49,315 | 13.4% | |
1910 | 56,638 | 14.8% | |
1920 | 72,918 | 28.7% | |
1930 | 87,043 | 19.4% | |
1940 | 94.206 | 8.2% | |
1950 | 120,813 | 28.2% | |
1960 | 138,858 | 14.9% | |
1970 | 141,963 | 2.2% | |
1980 | 141,557 | -0.3% | |
1990 | 135,982 | -3.9% | |
2000 | 137.985 | 1.5% | |
2010 | 136.146 | -1.3% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 |
As of the 2000 census , Calhoun County had 137,985 people in 54,100 households and 36,247 families. The population density was 75 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 83.93 percent white, 10.89 percent African American, 0.63 percent Native American, 1.11 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.29 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.13 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.15 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 54,100 households, 31.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 49.6 percent were married couples living together, 13.0 percent were single mothers, and 33.0 percent were non-families. 27.8 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 3.01.
26.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.9 percent between 18 and 24 years, 28.3 percent between 25 and 44 years, 23.2 percent between 45 and 64 years and 13.7 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 90.8 men.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 38,918 , and the median income for a family is $ 47,167. Males had a median income of $ 37,001 versus $ 26,464 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,230. 8.1 percent of families and 11.3 percent of the population are below the poverty line.
Places in the county
- Albion
- Athens
- Babcock
- Battle Creek
- Beadle Lake
- Bedford
- Bentley's Corners
- Brownlee Park
- Burlington
- Ceresco
- Clarence Center
- Clarendon
- Condit
- Duck Lake
- East Leroy
- Eckford
- Greenfield Park
- Homer
- Joppa
- Lakeview
- Lee Center
- Level park
- Maplehurst
- Marengo
- Marshall
- Morgan Corners
- Oak Park
- Old Mill Gardens
- Orchard Park
- Partello
- Pennfield
- Pine Creek
- Rice Creek
- Sonoma
- Springfield
- Springfield Place
- Stanley Corners
- Sunrise Heights
- Tekonsha
- Union City
- Urbandals
- Verona Park
- Walnut Point
- Wattles Park
- West Leroy
- Wrights Corners
- Albion Township
- Athens Township
- Bedford Charter Township
- Burlington Township
- Clarence Township
- Clarendon Township
- Convis Township
- Eckford Township
- Emmett Charter Township
- Fredonia Township
- Homer Township
- Lee Township
- Leroy Township
- Marengo Township
- Marshall Township
- Newton Township
- Pennfield Charter Township
- Seville Township
- Tekonsha Township
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 1622955. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Michigan . National Park Service , accessed November 18, 2017.
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 18, 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
- ↑ a b Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
- ↑ Calhoun County, Michigan , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Coordinates: 42 ° 15 ′ N , 85 ° 0 ′ W