Gogebic County

administration
The Gogebic County Courthouse in Bessemer, listed on the NRHP
US state :	Michigan
Administrative headquarters :	Bessemer
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 200 North Moore Street Bessemer, MI 49911-1052
Foundation :	1887
Made up from:	Ontonagon County
Area code :	001 906
Demographics
Residents :	16,427 (2010)
Population density :	5.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	3824 km²
Water surface :	970 km²
map

Website : www.gogebic.org

The Gogebic County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Michigan . In 2010 , the county had 16,427 residents and a population density of 5.8 people per square kilometer. By 2013, the population had decreased to 15,916. The county seat is Bessemer .

geography

The county is located on the southern shore of Lake Superior in the far west of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and borders Wisconsin to the south .

It has an area of 3824 square kilometers, of which 970 square kilometers are water.

The following neighboring counties border Gogebic County:

	Ontonagon County
Ashland County ( Wisconsin )		Iron County
Iron County, Wisconsin	Vilas County, Wisconsin

history

Gogebic County was formed in 1887 from parts of Ontonagon County. It was probably named after the Indian word bic , which means rock .

population

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1890	13,166	-
1900	16,738	27.1%
1910	23,333	39.4%
1920	33,225	42.4%
1930	31,577	-5%
1940	31,797	0.7%
1950	27.053	-14.9%
1960	24,370	-9.9%
1970	20,676	-15.2%
1980	19,686	-4.8%
1990	18,052	-8.3%
2000	17,370	-3.8%
2010	16,427	-5.4%
2013 estimate	15,916	-3.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

The Presque Isle River

Sandstone Falls

As of the 2010 census , Gogebic County had 16,427 people in 7,234 households. The population density was 5.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.03 people lived in the 7,234 households.

The racial the population was composed of 91.2 percent white, 4.3 percent African American, 2.6 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.1 percent of the population.

16.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 22.1 percent were 65 years or older. 46.3 percent of the population were female.

The median income for a household was 34,397 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,853. 18.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Gogebic County

Citys

Census-designated places (CDP)

Other Unincorporated Communities

structure

In addition to the three cities, Gogebic County is divided into six townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Bessemer Township	1176	26-07980
Erwin Township	326	26-26340
Ironwood Charter Township	2333	26-41080
Marenisco Township	1727	26-51560
Wakefield Township	305	26-82800
Watersmeet Township	1417	26-84380