Arenac County, Michigan

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

Geography

The County is located in the central north east of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, on the east by Lake Huron, one of the five Great Lakes, and has an area of 1763 square kilometers, of which 813 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Iosco County, Bay County, Gladwin County and Ogemaw County.

History

Arenac County was founded in 1831 as an original county of free territory. In 1857 it went on in Bay County and in 1883 again independently. It was named by Henry Schoolcraft for a word from the Indian language.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Arenac County 17,269 people in 6,710 households and 4,717 families. The population density was 18 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 95.38 percent White, 1.82 percent African American, 0.95 percent Native American, 0.29 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.21 percent from other races groups; 1.33 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.38 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 6,710 households out of which 29.0 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.0 percent were married couples living together, 9.0 percent were single mothers and 29.7 percent were non-families. 25.5 percent of all households and 12.3 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.92.

23.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.8 percent 18 to 24 years 26.8 percent between 25 and 44, 25.5 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 16.6 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were statistically 104.4 males.

The median income for a household was $ 32,805, and the median income for a family $ 39,033. Males have a median income of $ 31,205, women $ 20,363. The per capita income was $ 16,300. 11.3 percent of families and 13.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in County

Alger
Au Gres
Birchwood Shores
Delano
Glenwood Beach
Hammell Beach
Harmon City Heights
Knights Mill
Maple Ridge
Melita
Morres Junction
Omer
Pine River
Pine Wood Park
Saganing
Santiago
Standish
Sterling
Gymnast
Twining
Wagner Beach
Whites Beach
Whitestone Point
Worth

Townships

Adams Township
Arenac Township
Au Gres Township
Clayton Charter Township
Deep River Township
Lincoln Township
Mason Township
Moffatt Township
Sherwood Township
Standish Township
Turner Township
Whitney Township

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