Clare County

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Clare Congregational Church
Clare Congregational Church
administration
US state : Michigan
Administrative headquarters : Harrison
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
225 W. Main
Harrison, MI 48625-8336
Foundation : 1840
Made up from: Mackinac County
Area code : 001 989
Demographics
Residents : 30,926  (2010)
Population density : 21.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1490 km²
Water surface : 22 km²
map
Map of Clare County within Michigan
Website : www.clareco.net

The Clare County is a county in the US state of Michigan . The county seat is Harrison .

geography

The county is located just north of the geographic center of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and has an area of ​​1,490 square kilometers, of which 22 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following neighboring counties:

Missaukee County Roscommon County
Osceola County Compass card (de) .svg Gladwin County
Isabella County

history

Clare County was formed in 1840 from former parts of Mackinac County. It was named after County Clare in Ireland .

In 1871, a separate administration for Clare County was established.

A church and a residence in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 23, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1870 366 -
1880 4187 1,044%
1890 7558 80.5%
1900 8360 10.6%
1910 9240 10.5%
1920 8250 -10.7%
1930 7032 -14.8%
1940 9163 30.3%
1950 10,253 11.9%
1960 11,647 13.6%
1970 16,695 43.3%
1980 23,822 42.7%
1990 24,952 4.7%
2000 31,252 25.2%
2010 30,926 -1 %
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000–2010
Clare County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

As of the 2010 census , Clare County had 30,926 people in 13,145 households. The population density was 21.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.34 people lived in the 13,145 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.8 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

20.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 34,399  USD . The per capita income was $ 18,491. 21.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Clare County

Citys

1 - partially in Isabella County

Village

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Clare County is divided into 16 townships :

Individual evidence

  1. GNIS-ID: 1622960. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved February 20, 2011
  3. Michigan.gov - Counties. Retrieved February 20, 2012
  4. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 23, 2017.
  5. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
  7. a b U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Clare County, MI Retrieved February 20, 2011
  8. Missouri Census Data Center - Michigan  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 20, 2011@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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

Coordinates: 43 ° 59 ′  N , 84 ° 50 ′  W