Manistee County

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administration
US state : Michigan
Administrative headquarters : Manistee
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
415 Third Street
Manistee, MI 49660-1606
Foundation : 1840
Made up from: Mackinac County
Area code : 001 231
Demographics
Residents : 24,733  (2010)
Population density : 17.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 3317 km²
Water surface : 1909 km²
map
Map of Manistee County within Michigan
Website : www.manisteecounty.net

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

geography

The county is located in the northwest of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, bordering Lake Michigan , one of the 5 Great Lakes , to the west , and has an area of ​​3,317 square kilometers, of which 1909 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Benzie County , Wexford County , Lake County, and Mason County .

history

Manistee County was formed in 1840 from parts of Mackinac County. It was named after the Manistee River .

15 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of January 26, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1860 975 -
1870 6074 523%
1880 12,532 106.3%
1890 24,230 93.3%
1900 27,856 15%
1910 26,688 -4.2%
1920 20,899 -21.7%
1930 17,409 -16.7%
1940 18,450 6%
1950 18,524 0.4%
1960 19,042 2.8%
1970 20.094 5.5%
1980 23,019 14.6%
1990 21,265 -7.6%
2000 24,527 15.3%
2010 24,733 0.8%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Age pyramid of Manistee County (as of 2000)
Manistee Lighthouse , listed in the NRHP

As of the 2000 census , there were 24,527 people in 9,860 households and 6,714 families in Manistee County. The population density was 17 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 94.16 percent white, 1.63 percent African American, 1.30 percent Native American, 0.32 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.01 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.55 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.61 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 9,860 households, 27.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 55.1 percent were married couples living together, 9.1 percent were single mothers, and 31.9 percent were non-families. 27.3 percent were single households and 13.2 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.86 people.

22.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.7 percent between 18 and 24 years, 26.3 percent between 25 and 44 years, 26.3 percent between 45 and 64 years and 18.1 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 103.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 102 men statistically.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 34,208 , and the median income for a family is $ 41,664. Males had a median income of $ 33,211 versus $ 20,851 women. The per capita income was $ 17,204. 6.9 percent of families and 10.3 percent of the population are below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. GNIS-ID: 1622993. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 26, 2018.
  3. US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  4. Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011
  5. 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
  6. Manistee County, Michigan , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 44 ° 18 ′  N , 86 ° 19 ′  W