Wexford County, Michigan

Wexford County is a county located in the state of Michigan in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Cadillac.

Geography

The County is located in the northwest of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, is in the west about 45 km from Lake Michigan, one of the five Great Lakes, away and has an area of ​​1491 square kilometers, of which 27 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Grand Traverse County, Missaukee County, Osceola County, Lake County and Manistee County.

History

Wexford County was formed in 1840 from parts of Mackinac County. Until 1843 it was called Kautawaubert County. It was named for the County Wexford in Ireland.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2000, lived in Wexford County 30 484 people in 11,824 households and 8,383 families. The population density was 21 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 97.29 percent White, 0.19 percent African American, 0.74 percent Native American, 0.42 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.24 percent from other races groups; 1.09 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.01 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 11,824 households out of which 33.6 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.2 percent were married couples living together, 10.3 percent were single mothers and 29.1 percent were non-families. 24.2 percent of all households and 10.1 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.00.

26.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.7 percent 18 to 24 years 28.1 percent between 25 and 44, 23.4 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 14.0 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 35,363, and the median income for a family $ 39,915. Males have a median income of $ 31,198, women $ 21,733. The per capita income was $ 17,144. 7.7 percent of families and 10.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.