Mackinac County

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administration
US state : Michigan
Administrative headquarters : St. Ignace
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
100 Marley Street
Saint Ignace, MI 49781-1457
Foundation : 1818
Made up from: Wayne County
Area code : 001 906
Demographics
Residents : 11,113  (2010)
Population density : 4.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 5440 km²
Water surface : 2794 km²
map
Map of Mackinac County within Michigan
Website : www.mackinaccounty.net

Mackinac County is a county in the state of Michigan in the United States . The county seat is St. Ignace .

geography

The county is located in the east of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, bordering Lake Michigan to the south and Lake Huron to the southeast , both part of the 5 Great Lakes , and has an area of ​​5440 square kilometers, of which 2794 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Schoolcraft County , Luce County , Chippewa County , Cheboygan County (on Lake Huron) and on Lake Michigan the counties: Emmet County and Charlevoix Counties .

history

Mackinac County was formed in 1818 from parts of Wayne County. Until 1837 it was called Michilimackinac County . It was named after the French interpretation of the Indian expression for this area.

Three places in the county have National Historic Landmark status , the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island , this island itself, and the St. Ignace Mission . 25 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of January 26, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1800 551 -
1810 615 11.6%
1820 819 33.2%
1830 877 7.1%
1840 923 5.2%
1850 3598 289.8%
1860 1938 -46.1%
1870 1716 -11.5%
1880 2902 69.1%
1890 7830 169.8%
1900 7703 -1.6%
1910 9249 20.1%
1920 8026 -13.2%
1930 8783 9.4%
1940 9438 7.5%
1950 9287 -1.6%
1960 10,853 16.9%
1970 9660 -11%
1980 10.178 5.4%
1990 10,674 4.9%
2000 11,943 11.9%
2010 11,113 -6.9%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Mackinac County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Arch Rock on Mackinac Island
Round Island Lighthouse , listed on the NRHP

As of the 2000 census , Mackinac County had 11,943 people in 5,067 households and 3,410 families. The population density was 5 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 80.07 percent white, 0.20 percent African American, 14.21 percent Native American, 0.31 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.28 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 4.92 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.90 percent of the population.

Of the 5,067 households, 26.5 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 55.6 percent were married couples living together, 8.1 percent were single mothers, and 32.7 percent were non-families. 28.0 percent were single households and 11.9 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.81 people.

22.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.0 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 25.1 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 28.4 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 18.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 97.2 men.

The median income for a household in the 33,356 US dollars , and the median income for a family 39,929 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,805 versus $ 22,753 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,777. 7.2 percent of families and 10.5 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Cities

Townships

Unincorporated communities

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1622991. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Michigan . National Park Service , accessed January 26, 2018.
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 26, 2018.
  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 14, 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@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  7. ^ Mackinac County, Michigan , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 46 ° 1 ′  N , 85 ° 1 ′  W