Cheboygan County

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Former Cheboygan County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP with No. 86001010 [1]
Former Cheboygan County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP with number 86001010
administration
US state : Michigan
Administrative headquarters : Cheboygan
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 70
Cheboygan, MI 49721-0070
Foundation : 1840
Made up from: Mackinac County
Area code : 001 231
Demographics
Residents : 26,152  (2010)
Population density : 14.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2293 km²
Water surface : 439 km²
map
Map of Cheboygan County within Michigan
Website : www.cheboygancounty.net

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

geography

The county is located in the north of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, borders Lake Huron , one of the five great lakes , to the north , and has an area of ​​2293 square kilometers, of which 439 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Presque Isle County , Montmorency County , Otsego County , Charlevoix County , Emmet County, and on Lake Huron by Mackinac County .

history

Cheboygan County was formed in 1840 from parts of Mackinac County. It was named after the Cheboygan River .

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the colonial Fort Michilimackinac . Ten buildings and sites in the county are listed in the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 22, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1860 517 -
1870 2196 324.8%
1880 6524 197.1%
1890 11,986 83.7%
1900 15,516 29.5%
1910 17,872 15.2%
1920 13,991 -21.7%
1930 11,502 -17.8%
1940 13,644 18.6%
1950 13,731 0.6%
1960 14,550 6%
1970 16,573 13.9%
1980 20,649 24.6%
1990 21,398 3.6%
2000 26,448 23.6%
2010 26,152 -1.1%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Cheboygan County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Mackinac Point Lighthouse , listed on the NRHP with the number 69000068
Fourteen Foot Shoal Light Station , listed in the NRHP with the number 05000742

According to the 2000 census , Cheboygan County had 26,448 people in 10,835 households and 7,573 families. The population density was 14 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 94.80 percent white, 0.25 percent African American, 2.55 percent Native American, 0.20 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.15 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.05 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.76 percent of the population.

Of the 10,835 households, 28.6 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.0 percent were married couples living together, 8.6 percent were single mothers, and 30.1 percent were non-families. 25.8 percent were single households and 11.8 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.87 people.

23.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.2 percent between 18 and 24 years, 25.8 percent between 25 and 44 years, 26.3 percent between 45 and 64 years and 17.9 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over, there were statistically 96.5 men.

The median income for a household in the 33,417 USD , and the median income for a family 38,390 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,054 versus $ 20,682 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,088. 8.7 percent of families and 12.2 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Web links

Commons : Cheboygan County  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1622958. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Michigan . National Park Service , accessed November 22, 2017.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 22, 2017.
  5. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011
  7. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 4, 2012
  8. ↑ Cheboygan County, Michigan , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 45 ° 29 ′  N , 84 ° 30 ′  W