Ogemaw County

administration
US state :	Michigan
Administrative headquarters :	West Branch
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 806 West Houghton Avenue West Branch, MI 48661-1278
Foundation :	1840
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 989
Demographics
Residents :	21,699 (2010)
Population density :	14.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1488 km²
Water surface :	27 km²
map

Ogemaw County is a county in the US state of Michigan . The county seat is West Branch .

geography

The county is located in the northeastern part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, about 45 km to the east from Lake Huron , one of the 5 Great Lakes , and has an area of 1,488 square kilometers, of which 27 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Oscoda County , Iosco County , Arenac County , Gladwin County, and Roscommon County .

history

Ogemaw County was formed as the original Free Territory County in 1840. In 1867 it went up in Iosco County and became an independent county again in 1873. It was named after the Indian word ogimaa , which means chief, leader or chief.

Population development

1980	1990	2000
16,439	18,681	21,645

Demographic data

As of the 2000 census , Ogemaw County had 21,645 people in 8,842 households and 6,189 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.48 percent white, 0.13 percent African American, 0.60 percent Native American, 0.38 percent Asian, 0.03 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.13 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.25 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.16 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Ogemaw County Age Pyramid (2000)

Of the 8,842 households, 27.1 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.4 percent were married couples living together, 8.8 percent were single mothers, and 30.0 percent were non-families. 25.7 percent were single households and 12.2 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.87 people.

23.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.4 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 24.4 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 27.0 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 18.8 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 95.5 men.

The median income for a household in the 30,474 US dollars , and the median income for a family 34,988 USD. Males had a median income of $ 31,003 versus $ 20,544 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,768. 11.0 percent of families and 14.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 1623007. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
^ Ogemaw County, Michigan , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

44.33 -84.13Coordinates: 44 ° 20 ′ N , 84 ° 8 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 1623007. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Ogemaw County, Michigan , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .