Osceola County, Michigan

administration
US state :	Michigan
Administrative headquarters :	Reed City
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 301 W. Upton Avenue Reed City, MI 49677-1149
Foundation :	1840
Made up from:	Mackinac County
Area code :	001 231
Demographics
Residents :	23,528  (2010)
Population density :	16 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1484 km²
Water surface :	18 km²
map
Website : www.osceola-county.org

Osceola County is a county in the state of Michigan in the United States . The county seat is Reed City .

geography

The county is located slightly northwest of the geographic center of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and has an area of ​​1,484 square kilometers, of which 18 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Missaukee County , Clare County , Mecosta County , Lake County, and Wexford Counties .

history

Osceola County was formed in 1840 from parts of Mackinac County. Until 1843 it was called Unwattin County. It was named after Osceola , a chief of the Seminoles .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	27		-
1870	2093		7,651.9%
1880	10,777		414.9%
1890	14,630		35.8%
1900	17,859		22.1%
1910	17,889		0.2%
1920	15,221		-14.9%
1930	12,806		-15.9%
1940	13,309		3.9%
1950	13,797		3.7%
1960	13,595		-1.5%
1970	14,838		9.1%
1980	18,928		27.6%
1990	20,146		6.4%
2000	23,197		15.1%
2010	23,528		1.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

As of the 2000 census , Osceola County had 23,197 people in 8,861 households and 6,415 families. The population density was 16 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.51 percent white, 0.35 percent African American, 0.50 percent Native American, 0.22 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.20 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.21 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.99 percent of the population.

Of the 8,861 households, 32.9 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.1 percent were married couples living together, 9.7 percent were single mothers, and 27.6 percent were non-families. 22.6 percent were single households and 9.8 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.01.

27.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.0 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 26.5 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.2 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 14.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 94.7 men.

The median income for a household in the 34,102 US dollars , and the median income for a family 39,205 USD. Males had a median income of $ 29,837 versus $ 22,278 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,632. 9.5 percent of families and 12.7 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

See also

• List of cities in Michigan

Web links

Commons : Osceola County (Michigan)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1623009. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011
4. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 16, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 4, 2012 
5. ↑ Osceola County, Michigan , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 43 ° 59 ′  N , 85 ° 20 ′  W