Huron County (Michigan)

Huron County is a county located in the state of Michigan in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat), Bad Axe.

Geography

The County is located in the east of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, bounded on the west, north and east by Lake Huron, one of the five Great Lakes, and has an area of 5533 square kilometers, of which 3367 square miles are water. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Sanilac County and Tuscola County.

History

Huron County was formed in 1840 from parts of Salinac County. It was named after Lake Huron, a lake in the area.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Huron County 36 079 people in 14,597 households and 10,144 families. The population density was 17 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 98.02 percent White, 0.19 percent African American, 0.28 percent Native American, 0.35 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.32 percent from other races groups; 0.82 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.64 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 14,597 households out of which 29.0 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.6 percent were married couples living together, 7.4 percent were single mothers and 30.5 percent were non-families. 27.3 percent of all households and 14.1 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.95 persons.

24.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.5 percent 18 to 24 years 25.1 percent between 25 and 44, 24.8 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 19.4 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 35,315, and the median income for a family $ 42,436. Males have a median income of $ 31,950, women $ 21,110. The per capita income was $ 17,851. 7.3 percent of families and 10.2 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in County

Brook
Bad Axe
Bay Port
Berne
Caseville
Elkton
Filion
Glencoe
Grindstone City
Harbor Beach
Helena
Huron City
Ivanhoe
Kilmanagh
Child
Lewisville
Link Ville
Owendale
Paris Ville
Pigeon
Pinnebog
Pointe aux Barques
Popple
Port Austin
Port Crescent
Port Hope
Quarry
Rapson
Redman
Rose Iceland
Ruth
Sebewaing
Ubly
Valley Iceland
Verona
Weale
White Rock

Townships

Bingham Township
Bloomfield Charter Township
Brookfield Township
Caseville Township
Chandler Township
Colfax Township
Dwight Township
Fairhaven Township
Gore Township
Grant Township
Hume Township
Huron Township
Lake Township
Lincoln Township
McKinley Township
Meade Township
Oliver Township
Paris Township
Pointe Aux Barques Township
Port Austin Township
Rubicon Township
Saint Joseph Charter Township
Schoolcraft Township
Shelby Charter Township
Sheridan Township
Sherman Township
Verona Township
Winsor Township

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