Jackson County, Michigan

administration
US state :	Michigan
Administrative headquarters :	Jackson
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 120 W. Michigan Avenue Jackson, MI 49201-1338
Foundation :	1832
Made up from:	Washtenaw County Free Territory
Area code :	001 517
Demographics
Residents :	160,248 (2010)
Population density :	87.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1875 km²
Water surface :	44 km²
map

Website : www.co.jackson.mi.us

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

geography

The county is located in the south of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, about 50 km to the south and southwest from Ohio and Indiana , about 75 km to the southeast from Lake Erie , one of the 5 Great Lakes , and has an area of 1,875 square kilometers, of which 44 square kilometers Are water surface. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Livingston County , Washtenaw County , Lenawee County , Hillsdale County , Calhoun County , Eaton County, and Ingham County .

history

Andrew Jackson

Jackson County was formed in 1832 from parts of Washtenaw County and Free Territory. It was named after Andrew Jackson , the seventh US president .

The county is one of the so-called Cabinet Counties because it was named after a member of the Cabinet of President Andrew Jackson, like some others .

24 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 25, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1840	13,130	-
1850	19,431	48%
1860	26,671	37.3%
1870	36,047	35.2%
1880	42,031	16.6%
1890	45,031	7.1%
1900	48.222	7.1%
1910	53,426	10.8%
1920	72,539	35.8%
1930	92,304	27.2%
1940	93,108	0.9%
1950	108.168	16.2%
1960	131.994	22%
1970	143.274	8.5%
1980	151,495	5.7%
1990	149,756	-1.1%
2000	158,422	5.8%
2010	160.248	1.2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Jackson County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Jackson District Library , listed on the NRHP

Michigan State Prison , listed on the NRHP

As of the 2000 census , Jackson County had 158,422 people in 58,168 households and 40,833 families. The population density was 87 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 88.54 percent white, 7.92 percent African American, 0.40 percent Native American, 0.53 percent Asian, 0.04 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.83 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.74 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.20 percent of the population.

Of the 58,168 households, 33.5 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 53.8 percent were married couples living together, 12.0 percent were single mothers, and 29.8 percent were non-families. 24.6 percent were single households and 9.6 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.03.

25.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.1 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 30.4 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 23.0 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 12.9 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 104.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 103.7 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 43,171 , and the median income for a family is $ 50,970. Males had a median income of $ 38,919 versus $ 26,448 for females. The per capita income was $ 20,171. 6.5 percent of families and 9.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.