Keweenaw County

administration
Keweenaw County Courthouse
US state :	Michigan
Administrative headquarters :	Eagle River
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse HC1, Box 607 Eagle River, MI 49924-9700
Foundation :	1861
Made up from:	Houghton County
Area code :	001 9.6
Demographics
Residents :	2156 (2010)
Population density :	1.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	15,452 km²
Water surface :	14,051 km²
map

Keweenaw County is a county in the state of Michigan in the United States . The county seat is Eagle River .

geography

The county is located in the far northwest of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, extends in the northeast of the Keweenaw Peninsula into Lake Superior , one of the five Great Lakes , and has an area of 15,452 square kilometers, of which 14,051 square kilometers are water. It borders Houghton County to the south . In addition to the Keweenaw Peninsula, the Isle Royale, further north, also belongs to Keweenaw County.

history

Keweenaw County was formed in 1861 from parts of Houghton County. It was named after the Indian word gakiiwe-wewaning .

Part of the Keweenaw National Historical Park is in the county. 35 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 30, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1870	4205	-
1880	4270	1.5%
1890	2894	-32.2%
1900	3217	11.2%
1910	7156	122.4%
1920	6322	-11.7%
1930	5076	-19.7%
1940	4004	-21.1%
1950	2918	-27.1%
1960	2417	-17.2%
1970	2264	-6.3%
1980	1963	-13.3%
1990	1701	-13.3%
2000	2301	35.3%
2010	2156	-6.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Keweenaw County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Passage Island Light , listed in the NRHP

According to the 2000 census , Keweenaw County had 2,301 people; 998 households and 604 families were counted. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 95.0 percent white, 3.5 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.8 percent of the population.

Of the 998 households, 20.9 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 51.6 percent were married couples living together, 5.7 percent were single mothers, and 39.4 percent were non-families. 35.8 percent were single households and 17.4 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.76 people.

22.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.4 percent between 18 and 24 years, 21.3 percent between 25 and 44 years, 29.4 percent between 45 and 64 years and 20.3 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 116.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 104.1 men.

The median income for a household in the 28,140 USD , and the median income for a family 36,758 USD. Males had a median income of $ 27,165 versus $ 21,667 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,769. 7.4 percent of families and 12.7 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 1622984. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Michigan . National Park Service , accessed November 30, 2017.
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 30, 2017.
↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011
↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 4, 2012 @1@ 2

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

47.48 -88.16Coordinates: 47 ° 29 ′ N , 88 ° 10 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 1622984. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Michigan . National Park Service , accessed November 30, 2017.

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 30, 2017.

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

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

[6] Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 4, 2012 @1@ 2

[7] Keweenaw County, Michigan , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .