Otsego County (Michigan)

administration
US state :	Michigan
Administrative headquarters :	Gaylord
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 225 West Main Street Gaylord, MI 49735-1372
Foundation :	1840
Made up from:	Mackinac County
Area code :	001 989
Demographics
Residents :	24,164  (2010)
Population density :	18.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1362 km²
Water surface :	30 km²
map
Website : www.otsegocountymi.gov

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

geography

The county is located in the north of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and has an area of ​​1,362 square kilometers, of which 30 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Cheboygan County , Montmorency County , Crawford County , Antrim County, and Charlevoix Counties .

history

Otsego County was formed in 1840 from parts of Mackinac County. Until 1843 it was called Okkudo County. It was named after Otsego County in New York , the former home of many of the first settlers in the area.

Two of the county's structures are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of January 27, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1880	1974		-
1890	4272		116.4%
1900	6175		44.5%
1910	6552		6.1%
1920	6043		-7.8%
1930	5554		-8.1%
1940	5827		4.9%
1950	6435		10.4%
1960	7545		17.2%
1970	10,422		38.1%
1980	14,993		43.9%
1990	17,957		19.8%
2000	23,301		29.8%
2010	24.164		3.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

According to the 2000 census , Otsego County had 23,301 people; 8,995 households and 6,539 families were counted. The population density was 17 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.51 percent white, 0.18 percent African American, 0.62 percent Native American, 0.34 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.15 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.16 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.75 percent of the population.

Of the 8,995 households, 34.1 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 60.4 percent were married couples living together, 8.3 percent were single mothers, and 27.3 percent were non-families. 22.5 percent were single households and 9.1 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.00 people.

26.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.0 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.5 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.0 percent between 45 and 64 years of age and 13.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 women aged 18 years and over, there were statistically 96.7 men.

The median income for a household in the 40,876 US $ , and the median income for a family $ 46,628. Males had a median income of $ 34,413 versus $ 21,204 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,810. 5.3 percent of families and 6.8 percent of the population are below the poverty line.

See also

• List of cities in Michigan

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1623011. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 27, 2018.
3. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011
5. ↑ 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 
6. ^ Otsego County, Michigan , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 45 ° 1 ′  N , 84 ° 37 ′  W