Alger County, Michigan
Alger County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Munising.
Geography
The County is located in the north of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, adjacent to Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes, and has an area of 13,077 square kilometers, of which 10,700 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Luce County, Schoolcraft County, Delta County and Marquette County.
History
Alger County was formed in 1885 from parts of Schoolcraft County. It was named for Russell A. Alger, a Michigan governor and U.S. senator.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Alger County 9,862 people in 3,785 households and 2,585 families. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 87.81 percent White, 6.11 percent African American, 3.30 percent Native American, 0.32 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.39 percent from other races groups; 2.03 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.00 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 3,785 households out of which 27.0 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.0 percent were married couples living together, 7.6 percent were single mothers and 31.7 percent were non-families. 26.8 percent of all households and 12.6 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.83.
20.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.3 percent 18 to 24 years 28.7 percent between 25 and 44, 26.3 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 17.2 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 116.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were statistically 120.6 males.
The median income for a household was $ 35,892, and the median income for a family $ 42,017. Males have a median income of $ 37,681, women $ 24,492. The per capita income was $ 18,210. 7.2 percent of families and 10.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Au Train
- Chatham
- Christmas
- Coalwood
- Deerton
- Diffin
- Dixon
- Dorsey
- Doty
- Eben Junction
- Evelyn
- Grand Marais
- Greenhaven
- Indiantown
- Juniper
- Kentucky
- Kiva
- Ladoga
- Limestone
- Melstrand
- Munising
- Munising Junction
- Myren
- Rumely
- Sand River
- Shingleton
- Slapneck
- Star
- Stillman
- Sundell
- Traunik
- Trenary
- Vail
- Van Meer
- Wetmore
Townships
- Au Train Township
- Burt Township
- Grand Iceland Township
- Limestone Township
- Mathias Township
- Munising Township
- Onota Township
- Rock River Township