Tuscola County

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Tuscola County Courthouse
Tuscola County Courthouse
administration
US state : Michigan
Administrative headquarters : Caro
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
207 E. Grant Street
Caro, MI 48723-0000
Foundation : 1840
Made up from: Sanilac County
Area code : 001 989
Demographics
Residents : 55,729  (2010)
Population density : 26.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2367 km²
Water surface : 263 km²
map
Map of Tuscola County within Michigan
Website : www.tuscolacounty.org

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

geography

The county is located in the east of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, borders in the northwest on a branch of Lake Huron , one of the five great lakes , and has an area of ​​2367 square kilometers, of which 263 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Huron County , Sanilac County , Lapeer County , Genesee County , Saginaw County, and Bay County .

history

Tuscola County was formed in 1840 from parts of Sanilac County. It was named by Henry Schoolcraft after a word from the Indian language.

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

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1850 291 -
1860 4886 1,579%
1870 13,714 180.7%
1880 25,738 87.7%
1890 32,508 26.3%
1900 35,890 10.4%
1910 34,913 -2.7%
1920 33,320 -4.6%
1930 32,934 -1.2%
1940 35,694 8.4%
1950 38,258 7.2%
1960 43,305 13.2%
1970 48,603 12.2%
1980 56,961 17.2%
1990 55,498 -2.6%
2000 58,266 5%
2010 55,729 -4.4%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Age pyramid of Tuscola County (as of 2000)

As of the 2000 census , Tuscola County had 58,266 people in 21,454 households and 15,983 families. The population density was 28 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.05 percent white, 1.07 percent African American, 0.57 percent Native American, 0.31 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.72 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.26 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.30 percent of the population.

Of the 21,454 households, 34.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.2 percent were married couples living together, 9.2 percent were single mothers, and 25.5 percent were non-families. 21.9 percent were single households and 9.4 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.07.

26.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.2 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.1 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.1 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 12.8 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 96.2 men.

The median income for a household in the 40,174 USD , and the median income for a family 46,729 USD. Males had a median income of $ 35,974 versus $ 24,241 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,985. 5.4 percent of families and 8.2 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

See also

Web links

Commons : Tuscola County  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1623019. 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. ^ Tuscola County, Michigan , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 43 ° 29 ′  N , 83 ° 26 ′  W