Huron County, Michigan

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administration
US state : Michigan
Administrative headquarters : Bad Ax
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
250 East Huron Avenue
Bad Ax, MI 48413-1139
Foundation : 1840
Made up from: Sanilac County
Area code : 001 989
Demographics
Residents : 33,118  (2010)
Population density : 15.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 5533 km²
Water surface : 3367 km²
map
Map of Huron County within Michigan

Huron County is a county in the state of Michigan ( United States ). The county seat is in Bad Ax.

geography

The county is located in the east of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, borders Lake Huron , one of the five great lakes , to the west, north and east , and has an area of ​​5533 square kilometers, of which 3367 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Sanilac County and Tuscola County .

history

Huron County was formed in 1840 from parts of Salinac County. It was named after Lake Huron , a lake in the area.

27 buildings 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%
1850 210 -
1860 3165 1,407.1%
1870 9049 185.9%
1880 20,080 121.9%
1890 28,545 42.2%
1900 34,162 19.7%
1910 34,758 1.7%
1920 32,786 -5.7%
1930 31,132 -5%
1940 32,584 4.7%
1950 33,149 1.7%
1960 34.006 2.6%
1970 34,083 0.2%
1980 36,459 7%
1990 34,951 -4.1%
2000 36,079 3.2%
2010 33,118 -8.2%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Huron County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Harbor Beach Lighthouse , listed on the NRHP
Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse , listed on the NRHP

According to the 2000 census , Huron County had 36,079 people in 14,597 households and 10,144 families. The population density was 17 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.02 percent white, 0.19 percent African American, 0.28 percent Native American, 0.35 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.32 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.82 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.64 percent of the population.

Of the 14,597 households, 29.0 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.6 percent were married couples living together, 7.4 percent were single mothers, and 30.5 percent were non-families. 27.3 percent were single households and 14.1 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.95.

24.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.5 percent between 18 and 24 years, 25.1 percent between 25 and 44 years, 24.8 percent between 45 and 64 years and 19.4 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 95.5 men.

The median income for a household in the 35,315 USD , and the median income for a family 42,436 USD. Males had a median income of $ 31,950 versus $ 21,110 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,851. 7.3 percent of families and 10.2 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Trivia

Huron County, including the district town of Bad Ax , was used by the crime writer (and long-time resident of Bad Ax) Lilian Jackson Braun as a geographic template for her "Moose County" including the district town of Pickax in their "The Cat That ..." novels.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1622974. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  5. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 11, 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@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  6. ↑ Huron County, Michigan , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
  7. ^ Sharon A. Feaster: The great Lilian Jackson Braun Lexicon . 1st edition. Bastei Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2001, ISBN 3-404-14573-9 (German first publ., Full paperback edition).

Coordinates: 43 ° 58 ′  N , 82 ° 50 ′  W