Crawford County, Michigan

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Edward E. Hartwick Memorial Building
Edward E. Hartwick Memorial Building
administration
US state : Michigan
Administrative headquarters : Grayling
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
200 West Michigan Avenue
Grayling, MI 49738-1746
Foundation : 1840
Made up from: Mackinac County
Free Territory
Area code : 001 989
Demographics
Residents : 14,074  (2010)
Population density : 9.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1459 km²
Water surface : 14 km²
map
Map of Crawford County within Michigan
Website : www.crawfordco.org

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

geography

The county is located in the north-central part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and has an area of ​​1,459 square kilometers, of which 14 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Otsego County , Oscoda County , Roscommon County, and Kalkaska County .

history

Crawford County was formed in 1840 from parts of Mackinac County and free territory as Shawano County . In 1843 it was renamed to its current name. It was named after Fort Crawford in Wisconsin , which was named after the politician William H. Crawford .

Three of the county's structures are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 23, 2017).

Demographic data

population
Census Residents ± in%
1880 1159 -
1890 2962 155.6%
1900 2943 -0.6%
1910 3934 33.7%
1920 4049 2.9%
1930 3097 -23.5%
1940 3765 21.6%
1950 4151 10.3%
1960 4971 19.8%
1970 6482 30.4%
1980 9465 46%
1990 12,260 29.5%
2000 14,273 16.4%
2010 14,074 -1.4%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Crawford County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
M-72-Au Sable River Bridge over the Au Sable River , near Grayling, listed in the NRHP

According to the 2000 census , Crawford County's 14,273 people lived in 5,625 households and 4,038 families. The population density was 10 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.38 percent white, 1.50 percent African American, 0.60 percent Native American, 0.25 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.20 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.05 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.99 percent of the population.

Of the 5,625 households, 30.0 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.6 percent were married couples living together, 9.7 percent were single mothers, and 28.2 percent were non-families. 24.0 percent were single households and 10.5 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.87 people.

24.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.3 percent between 18 and 24 years, 26.6 percent between 25 and 44 years, 26.0 percent between 45 and 64 years and 16.6 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 104 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over, there were statistically 100.4 men.

The median income for a household in the 33,364 USD , and the median income for a family 37,056 USD. Males had a median income of $ 31,504 versus $ 21,250 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,903. 10.0 percent of families and 12.7 percent of the population are below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Web links

Commons : Crawford County (Michigan)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1622962. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 23, 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. ↑ Crawford County, Michigan , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 44 ° 41 ′  N , 84 ° 37 ′  W