Ingham County

administration
Ingham County Courthouse in Mason, listed on NRHP No. 71000397
US state :	Michigan
Administrative headquarters :	mason
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 366 South Jefferson Street Mason, MI 48854-1652
Foundation :	1838
Made up from:	Shiawassee County Washtenaw County Free Territory
Area code :	001 517
Demographics
Residents :	280,895 (2010)
Population density :	194 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1453 km²
Water surface :	5 km²
map

Website : www.ingham.org

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

geography

The county is centrally located in the southern part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and has an area of 1,453 square kilometers, of which five square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Shiawassee County , Livingston County , Jackson County , Eaton County, and Clinton County .

history

Ingham County was formed in 1838 from parts of Shiawassee County, Washtenaw County, and Free Territory. It was named after Samuel D. Ingham , a US Treasury Secretary. 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 .

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Michigan State Capitol . 48 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 25, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1840	2498	-
1850	8631	245.5%
1860	17,435	102%
1870	25,268	44.9%
1880	33,676	33.3%
1890	37,666	11.8%
1900	39,818	5.7%
1910	53,310	33.9%
1920	81,554	53%
1930	116,587	43%
1940	130,616	12%
1950	172.941	32.4%
1960	211,296	22.2%
1970	261.039	23.5%
1980	275,520	5.5%
1990	281.912	2.3%
2000	279,320	-0.9%
2010	280,895	0.6%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

As of the 2000 census , Ingham County had 279,320 people in 108,593 households and 63,744 families. The population density was 193 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 79.46 percent white, 10.86 percent African American, 0.55 percent Native American, 3.68 percent Asian, 0.05 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 2.42 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.99 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.80 percent of the population.

Of the 108,593 households, 29.8 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 43.0 percent were married couples living together, 12.1 percent were single mothers, and 41.3 percent were non-families. 30.2 percent were single households and 7.7 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.04.

Ingham County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

23.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 18.5 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.6 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 20.1 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 9.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 90.1 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 40,774 , and the median income for a family is $ 53,063. Males had a median income of $ 40,335 versus $ 30,178 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,079. 8.3 percent of families and 14.6 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Because Michigan State University , located in Ingham County, has an above-average population of 20-24 year olds.

Places in the county

Townships

Web links

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

Individual evidence

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

↑ GNIS-ID: 1622975. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Michigan . National Park Service , accessed November 25, 2017.

↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 25, 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 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@ 2

↑ Ingham County, Michigan , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

42.6 -84.37Coordinates: 42 ° 36 ' N , 84 ° 22' W

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

[2] GNIS-ID: 1622975. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[3] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Michigan . National Park Service , accessed November 25, 2017.

[4] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 25, 2017.

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

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