Genesee County, Michigan
The Genesee County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP since 1990 |
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US state : | Michigan |
Administrative headquarters : | Flint |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 1101 Beach Street Flint, MI 48502-1428 |
Foundation : | 1835 |
Made up from: |
Lapeer County Saginaw County Shiawassee County |
Area code : | 001 810 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 425,790 (2010) |
Population density : | 257 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1682 km² |
Water surface : | 25 km² |
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Genesee County is a county in the US state of Michigan . The county seat is Flint .
geography
The county is located in the east of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and has an area of 1682 square kilometers, of which 25 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:
Saginaw County | Tuscola County | |
Shiawassee County | Lapeer County | |
Livingston County | Oakland County |
history
Genesee County was formed in 1835 from parts of Lapeer, Saginaw Counties and Shiawassee Counties. It was named after Genesee County in New York , the former home of the first settlers in the area.
The word Genesee comes from the language of the Seneca people and means something like beautiful valley .
One place in the county has National Historic Landmark status , the former Durant-Dort Carriage Company Office , from which William Durant ran his business. A total of 68 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 23, 2017).
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1840 | 4268 | - | |
1850 | 12,031 | 181.9% | |
1860 | 22,498 | 87% | |
1870 | 33,900 | 50.7% | |
1880 | 39,220 | 15.7% | |
1890 | 30,430 | -22.4% | |
1900 | 41,804 | 37.4% | |
1910 | 64,555 | 54.4% | |
1920 | 125,668 | 94.7% | |
1930 | 211,641 | 68.4% | |
1940 | 227,944 | 7.7% | |
1950 | 270.963 | 18.9% | |
1960 | 374.313 | 38.1% | |
1970 | 444,341 | 18.7% | |
1980 | 450,449 | 1.4% | |
1990 | 430.459 | -4.4% | |
2000 | 436.141 | 1.3% | |
2010 | 425.790 | -2.4% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 |
According to the 2000 census , Genesee County had 436,141 people in 169,825 households and 115,990 families. The population density was 263 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 75.29 percent white, 20.37 percent African American, 0.55 percent Native American, 0.81 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.78 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.18 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any of the above mentioned groups were 2.33 percent of the population.
Of the 169,825 households, 33.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 47.4 percent were married couples living together, 16.3 percent were single mothers, and 31.7 percent were non-families. 26.6 percent were single households and 9.0 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.07.
27.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.9 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.7 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.4 percent between 45 and 64 years of age and 11.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 88.5 men.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 41,951 , and the median income for a family is $ 50,090. Males had a median income of $ 44,255 versus $ 27,418 for females. The per capita income was $ 20,883. 10.2 percent of families and 13.1 percent of the population were below the poverty line.
cities and communes
1 - partly in Shiawassee County
2 - partly in Lapeer County
- Argentine Township
- Atlas Township
- Clayton Township
- Davison Township
- Fenton Charter Township
- Flint Charter Township
- Flushing Charter Township
- Forest Township
- Gaines Charter Township
- Genesee Charter Township
- Grand Blanc Charter Township
- Montrose Charter Township
- Mount Morris Township
- Mundy Township
- Richfield Township
- Thetford Township
- Vienna Charter Township
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 90000798.Retrieved April 13, 2011
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 1622967. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Michigan . National Park Service , accessed November 23, 2017.
- ↑ 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 10, 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
- ^ Genesee County, Michigan , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov
Web links
Coordinates: 43 ° 1 ′ N , 83 ° 43 ′ W