Hillsdale County

administration
Hillsdale County Courthouse in Hillsdale, listed on NRHP No. 82002835
US state :	Michigan
Administrative headquarters :	Hillsdale
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 29 North Howell Hillsdale, MI 49242
Foundation :	1829
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 517
Demographics
Residents :	46,688 (2010)
Population density :	30.1 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1572 km²
Water surface :	22 km²
map

Website : www.co.hillsdale.mi.us

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

geography

The county is located in the extreme south of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, borders Ohio to the south, with Indiana at the southwestern corner and has an area of 1572 square kilometers, of which 22 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Jackson County , Lenawee County , Branch County, and Calhoun Counties .

history

Hillsdale County was formed as the original free territory county in 1829. It was named after the hilly country in which the county is located.

Nine structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 24, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1840	7240	-
1850	16,159	123.2%
1860	25,675	58.9%
1870	31,684	23.4%
1880	32,723	3.3%
1890	30,660	-6.3%
1900	29,865	-2.6%
1910	29,673	-0.6%
1920	28.161	-5.1%
1930	27,417	-2.6%
1940	29.092	6.1%
1950	31,916	9.7%
1960	34,742	8.9%
1970	37.171	7%
1980	42,071	13.2%
1990	43,431	3.2%
2000	46,527	7.1%
2010	46,688	0.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Hillsdale County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Slayton Amphitheater at Slayton Arboretum

Hillsdale County had a population of 46,527 as of the 2000 census . 1,481 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 17,335 households and 12,550 families. The population density was 30 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.56 percent white, 0.43 percent African American, 0.35 percent Native American, 0.33 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.34 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.98 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.20 percent of the population.

Of the 17,335 households, 32.9 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 59.9 percent were married couples living together, 8.4 percent were single mothers, and 27.6 percent were non-families. 22.9 percent were single households and 9.3 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.05.

26.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 10.0 percent between 18 and 24 years, 26.8 percent between 25 and 44 years, 23.5 percent between 45 and 64 years and 13.3 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 96.2 men.

The median income for a household in the 40,396 USD , and the median income for a family 45,895 USD. Males had a median income of $ 35,349 versus $ 23,718 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,255. 5.2 percent of families and 8.2 percent of the population were below the poverty line.