Luce County

administration
Newberry-Luce City Building
US state :	Michigan
Administrative headquarters :	Newberry
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse East Court Street Newberry, MI 49868-0000
Foundation :	1887
Made up from:	Chippewa County Mackinac County
Area code :	001 906
Demographics
Residents :	6631 (2010)
Population density :	2.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	4952 km²
Water surface :	2613 km²
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Luce County is a county in the state of Michigan in the United States . The county seat is Newberry .

geography

The county is located in the northeast of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, borders Lake Superior , one of the five great lakes , to the north , and has an area of 4952 square kilometers, of which 2613 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Chippewa County , Mackinac County , Schoolcraft County, and Alger County .

history

Luce County was formed in 1887 from parts of Chippewa County and Mackinac County. It was named after Cyrus G. Luce , a Michigan governor.

One building in the county, the Luce County Sheriff's House and Jail , is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as of November 30, 2017.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1890	2455	-
1900	2983	21.5%
1910	4004	34.2%
1920	6149	53.6%
1930	6528	6.2%
1940	7423	13.7%
1950	8147	9.8%
1960	7827	-3.9%
1970	6789	-13.3%
1980	6659	-1.9%
1990	5763	-13.5%
2000	7024	21.9%
2010	6631	-5.6%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Age pyramid of Luce County (as of 2000)

The Tahquamenon Falls in Tahquamenon Falls State Park

According to the 2000 census , Luce County had 7,024 people in 2,481 households and 1,739 families. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 82.84 percent white, 7.52 percent African American, 5.54 percent Native American, 0.36 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.47 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 3.25 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.75 percent of the population.

Of the 2,481 households, 29.5 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.9 percent were married couples living together, 8.5 percent were single mothers, and 29.9 percent were non-families. 26.3 percent were single households and 12.1 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.86 people.

21.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.6 percent between 18 and 24 years, 30.5 percent between 25 and 44 years, 24.1 percent between 45 and 64 years and 15.4 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 124.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were statistically 132.8 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 32,031 , and the median income for a family is $ 36,359. Males had a median income of $ 31,427 versus $ 21,101 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,828. 12.0 percent of families and 14.9 percent of the population were below the poverty line.