Charlevoix County

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administration
US state : Michigan
Administrative headquarters : Charlevoix
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
203 Antrim Street
Charlevoix, MI 49720-1368
Foundation : 1869
Made up from: Antrim County
Emmet County
Otsego County
Area code : 001 231
Demographics
Residents : 25,949  (2010)
Population density : 24 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 3602 km²
Water surface : 2522 km²
map
Map of Charlevoix County within Michigan
Website : www.charlevoixcounty.org

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

geography

The county is located almost in the far north of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, borders Lake Michigan , one of the 5 Great Lakes , to the east and has an area of ​​3602 square kilometers, of which 2522 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Emmet County , Cheboygan County , Otsego County , Antrim County and, on Lake Michigan, Leelanau County , Schoolcraft County and Mackinac County .

history

Charlevoix County was formed in 1869 from parts of Antrim County, Emmet County, and Otsego County. It was named after Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix , a French Jesuit missionary.

A total of 24 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 22, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1870 1724 -
1880 5115 196.7%
1890 9686 89.4%
1900 13,956 44.1%
1910 19,157 37.3%
1920 15,788 -17.6%
1930 11,981 -24.1%
1940 13,031 8.8%
1950 13,475 3.4%
1960 13,421 -0.4%
1970 16,541 23.2%
1980 19,907 20.3%
1990 21,468 7.8%
2000 26,090 21.5%
2010 25,949 -0.5%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Age pyramid of Charlevoix County (as of 2000)
Former Charlevoix Railroad Station , listed in the NRHP with the number 95001393
Charlevoiz South Pierhead Light , listed in the NRHP with the number 05000346

According to the 2000 census , Charlevoix County had 26,090 people in 10,400 households and 7,311 families. The population density was 24 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.31 percent white, 0.17 percent African American, 1.54 percent Native American, 0.23 percent Asian, 0.09 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.41 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.25 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.04 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 10,400 households, 31.8 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.4 percent were married couples living together, 8.1 percent were single mothers, and 29.8 percent were non-families. 25.2 percent were single households and 10.5 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.96 people.

25.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.5 percent between 18 and 24 years, 27.4 percent between 25 and 44 years, 25.2 percent between 45 and 64 years and 14.9 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 94.8 men.

The median income for a household in the 39,788 USD , and the median income for a family 46,260 USD. Males had a median income of $ 32,457 versus $ 22,447 for females. The per capita income was $ 20,130. 5.4 percent of families and 8.0 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Web links

Commons : Charlevoix County  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1622957. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 22, 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. ^ Charlevoix County, Michigan , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 45 ° 28 ′  N , 85 ° 27 ′  W