Shiawassee County

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Shiawassee County Courthouse
Shiawassee County Courthouse
administration
US state : Michigan
Administrative headquarters : Corunna
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
208 North Shiawassee Street
Corunna, MI 48817-1447
Foundation : 1822
Made up from: Oakland County
St. Clair County
Area code : 001 989
Demographics
Residents : 70,648  (2010)
Population density : 50.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1400 km²
Water surface : 5 km²
map
Map of Shiawassee County within Michigan
Website : www.shiawassee.net

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

geography

The county is located southeast of the geographic center of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and has an area of ​​1,400 square kilometers, of which five square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Saginaw County , Genesee County , Livingston County , Ingham County , Clinton County, and Gratiot Counties .

history

Shiawassee County was formed in 1822 from parts of Oakland Counties and St. Clair Counties. It was named after the Shiawassee River .

43 structures and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of January 28, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1840 2103 -
1850 5230 148.7%
1860 12,349 136.1%
1870 20,858 68.9%
1880 27,059 29.7%
1890 30,952 14.4%
1900 33,866 9.4%
1910 33,246 -1.8%
1920 35,924 8.1%
1930 39,517 10%
1940 41.207 4.3%
1950 45,967 11.6%
1960 53,446 16.3%
1970 63,075 18%
1980 71.140 12.8%
1990 69,770 -1.9%
2000 71,687 2.7%
2010 70,648 -1.4%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Age pyramid of Shiawassee County (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Shiawassee County had 71,687 people in 26,896 households and 19,849 families. The population density was 51 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.39 percent white, 0.19 percent African American, 0.47 percent Native American, 0.28 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.49 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.17 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.81 percent of the population.

Of the 26,896 households, 35.3 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 59.1 percent were married couples living together, 10.3 percent were single mothers, and 26.2 percent were non-families. 21.7 percent were single households and 9.1 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.06.

26.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.3 percent between 18 and 24 years, 29.2 percent between 25 and 44 years, 23.6 percent between 45 and 64 years and 12.0 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were statistically 93.5 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 42,553 , and the median income for a family is $ 49,329. Males had a median income of $ 39,190 versus $ 25,063 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,229. 5.7 percent of families and 7.8 percent of the population are below the poverty line.

See also

Web links

Commons : Shiawassee County  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Shiawassee County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  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. ↑ Shiawassee County, Michigan , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 42 ° 57 ′  N , 84 ° 8 ′  W