Baraga County, Michigan

Baraga County is a county located in the state of Michigan in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat), L' Anse.

Geography

The County is located in the northwest of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and is bordered to the north by Lake Superior ( Lake Superior), one of the five Great Lakes. It has an area of ​​2768 square kilometers, of which 427 square kilometers are water surface. The Baraga County bordered clockwise to the following counties: Marquette County, Iron County and Houghton County.

History

Baraga County was formed in 1875 from parts of Houghton County. It was named after Frederic Baraga, a European missionary and bishop, who was born in what is now Slovenia Trebnje and in this area the Native Americans taught Christianity.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census of 2000, there were 8,746 people in Baraga County. Of these, 783 people were living in collective centers, the other residents living in 3,353 households and 2,223 families. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 78.61 percent White, 4.99 percent African Americans, 12.04 percent Native American, 0.27 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.26 percent from other races groups; 3.82 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.93 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,353 households out of which 29.1 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 51.5 percent were married couples living together, 10.1 percent were single mothers and 33.7 percent were non-families. 29.5 percent of all households and 13.6 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.93.

22.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.3 percent between 18 and 24 years 28.4 percent between 25 and 44, 25.1 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 16.3 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 111 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were statistically 114.3 males.

The median income for a household was $ 33,673, and the median income for a family $ 42,500. Males have a median income of $ 32,138, women $ 22,030. The per capita income was $ 15,860. 7.2 percent of families and 11.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in County

• Alberta
• Arnhem
• Assinins
• Aura
• Baraga
• Beartown
• Covington
• Herman
• Imperial Heights
• Keweenaw Bay
• L' Anse
• Nestoria
• Pelkie
• Pequaming
• Skanee
• Three Lakes
• Tioga
• Tunis
• Vermilac
• Watton
• Zeba

Townships

• Arvon Township
• Baraga Township
• Covington Township
• L' Anse Township
• Springfield Charter Township