Roscommon County

Roscommon County Building
administration
US state :	Michigan
Administrative headquarters :	Roscommon
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 500 Lake Street Roscommon, MI 48653-7664
Foundation :	1840
Made up from:	Mackinac County Free Territory
Area code :	001 989
Demographics
Residents :	24,449  (2010)
Population density :	18.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1502 km²
Water surface :	151 km²
map
Website : www.roscommoncounty.net

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

geography

The county is located in the north-central part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and has an area of ​​1,502 square kilometers, of which 151 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Crawford County , Ogemaw County , Gladwin County , Clare County, and Missaukee Counties .

history

Roscommon County was formed from parts of Mackinac County and Free Territory in 1840. It was named after County Roscommon in Ireland .

One building in the county is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of January 28, 2018), the Eggleston School .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1880	1459		-
1890	2033		39.3%
1900	1787		-12.1%
1910	2274		27.3%
1920	2032		-10.6%
1930	2055		1.1%
1940	3668		78.5%
1950	5916		61.3%
1960	7200		21.7%
1970	9892		37.4%
1980	16,374		65.5%
1990	19,776		20.8%
2000	25,469		28.8%
2010	24,449		-4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Roscommon County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

As of the 2000 census , Roscommon County had 25,469 people in 11,250 households and 7,616 families. The population density was 19 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.99 percent white, 0.32 percent African American, 0.64 percent Native American, 0.19 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.10 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.72 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80 percent of the population.

Of the 11,250 households, 21.9 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.7 percent were married couples living together, 7.7 percent were single mothers, and 32.3 percent were non-families. 28.1 percent were single households and 14.0 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.69 people.

20.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 5.5 percent between 18 and 24 years, 21.4 percent between 25 and 44 years, 29.3 percent between 45 and 64 years and 23.8 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 94.3 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 30,029 , and the median income for a family is $ 35,757. Males had a median income of $ 31,878 versus $ 20,549 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,837. 8.6 percent of families and 12.4 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

See also

• List of cities in Michigan

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1623014. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 28, 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). Accessed April 4, 2012
6. ^ Roscommon County, Michigan , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 44 ° 20 ′  N , 84 ° 37 ′  W