Eaton County

administration
The Eaton County Courthouse in Charlotte, listed on NRHP No. 71000389
US state :	Michigan
Administrative headquarters :	Charlotte
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 1045 Independence Blvd Charlotte, MI 48813-0000
Foundation :	1829
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 517
Demographics
Residents :	107,759 (2010)
Population density :	72.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1500 km²
Water surface :	7 km²
map

Website : www.eatoncounty.org

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

geography

The county is located in the south-central part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and has an area of 1,500 square kilometers, of which seven square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Clinton County , Ingham County , Jackson County , Calhoun County , Barry County, and Ionia County .

history

Eaton County was formed as the original Free Territory county in 1829. It was named after John Henry Eaton , a US Secretary of War. The county is one of the so-called Cabinet Counties , as it was named after a member of the cabinet of US President Andrew Jackson like some others .

A total of 17 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 23, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1840	2379	-
1850	7058	196.7%
1860	16,476	133.4%
1870	25.171	52.8%
1880	31,225	24.1%
1890	32.094	2.8%
1900	31,668	-1.3%
1910	30,499	-3.7%
1920	29,377	-3.7%
1930	31,728	8th %
1940	34,124	7.6%
1950	40,023	17.3%
1960	49,684	24.1%
1970	68,892	38.7%
1980	88,337	28.2%
1990	92,879	5.1%
2000	103,655	11.6%
2010	107,759	4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Eaton County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Eaton County had 103,655 people. Of these, 1,734 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 40,167 households and 28,237 families. The population density was 69 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 90.25 percent white, 5.29 percent African American, 0.44 percent Native American, 1.13 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.17 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.70 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.21 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 40,167 households, 33.8 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.3 percent were married couples living together, 10.3 percent were single mothers, and 29.7 percent were non-families. 24.5 percent were single households and 8.4 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.03.

26.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 9.1 percent between 18 and 24 years, 28.8 percent between 25 and 44 years, 24.6 percent between 45 and 64 years and 11.3 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 91.5 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 49,588 , and the median income for a family is $ 57,898. Males had a median income of $ 41,978 versus $ 29,638 for females. The per capita income was $ 22,411. 4.1 percent of families and 5.8 percent of the population are below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

Web links

Commons : Eaton County - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011

↑ GNIS-ID: 1622965. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 23, 2017.

↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011

↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 9, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 4, 2012 @1@ 2

↑ Eaton County, Michigan , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

42.59 -84.85Coordinates: 42 ° 35 ′ N , 84 ° 51 ′ W

[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011

[2] GNIS-ID: 1622965. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 23, 2017.

[4] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

[5] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011