Chippewa County, Michigan

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Chippewa County Courthouse in Sault Ste. Marie, listed in NRHP No. 84001381 [1]
Chippewa County Courthouse in Sault Ste. Marie, listed in NRHP No. 84001381
administration
US state : Michigan
Administrative headquarters : Sault Ste. Marie
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
319 Court Street
Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783-2183
Foundation : 1827
Made up from: Mackinac County
Area code : 001 906
Demographics
Residents : 38,520  (2010)
Population density : 9.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 6988 km²
Water surface : 2945 km²
map
Map of Chippewa County within Michigan
Website : www.chippewacountymi.gov

Chippewa County is a county in the state of Michigan in the United States . The county seat is Sault Ste. Marie .

geography

The county is located in the far east of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, borders Canada to the northwest , Lake Huron , one of the 5 Great Lakes , to the north, northeast, east, southeast and south , and covers an area of ​​6,988 square kilometers, of which 2,945 square kilometers Are water surface. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Mackinac Counties and Luce Counties .

history

Chippewa County was formed in 1827 from parts of Mackinac County. It was named after the Chippewa , an Indian tribe.

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Soo Locks lock system , also known as St. Mary's Falls Canal . A total of 26 buildings and sites in the county are registered on the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 22, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1830 626 -
1840 534 -14.7%
1850 898 68.2%
1860 1603 78.5%
1870 1689 5.4%
1880 5248 210.7%
1890 12,019 129%
1900 21,338 77.5%
1910 24,472 14.7%
1920 24,818 1.4%
1930 25,047 0.9%
1940 27,807 11%
1950 29.206 5%
1960 32,655 11.8%
1970 32,412 -0.7%
1980 29,029 -10.4%
1990 34,604 19.2%
2000 38,543 11.4%
2010 38,520 -0.1%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Age pyramid of Chippewa County (as of 2000)
M-28-Tahquamenon River Bridge , listed on the NRHP with the number 99001466

According to the 2000 census , Chippewa County had 38,543 people in 13,474 households and 8,960 families. The population density was 10 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 75.88 percent white, 5.52 percent African American, 13.31 percent Native American, 0.46 percent Asian, 0.03 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.37 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 4.43 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.55 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 13,474 households, 30.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 51.5 percent were married couples living together, 10.7 percent were single mothers, and 33.5 percent were non-families. 27.5 percent were single households and 10.7 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.93.

21.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 11.9 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 31.8 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.3 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 12.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 125.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were statistically 132.1 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 34,464 , and the median income for a family is $ 41,450. Males had a median income of $ 31,559 versus $ 22,321 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,858. 8.9 percent of families and 12.8 percent of the population are below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1622959. 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. ↑ Chippewa County, Michigan , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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Coordinates: 46 ° 19 ′  N , 84 ° 31 ′  W