Calhoun County, Michigan

administration
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
map

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
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 Calhoun County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

23 Mile Road Kalamazoo River Bridge , listed in the NRHP with the number 99001611

The Benedict-Joy House , listed in the NRHP with the number 72000599

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.