Branch County, Michigan

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

Geography

The County is located in the south of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, adjacent to Indiana and has an area of 1345 square kilometers, of which 31 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Calhoun County, Hillsdale County and St. Joseph County.

History

Branch County was formed in 1829 as an original county of free territory. It was named after John Branch, a U.S. Secretary of War. The county is one of the so-called Cabinet counties since it was like some other named after a member of the cabinet of U.S. President Andrew Jackson.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2000 lived in Branch County 45 787 people in 16,349 households and 11,575 families. The population density was 35 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 93.37 percent White, 2.63 percent African American, 0.47 percent Native American, 0.42 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.39 percent from other races groups; 1.69 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.98 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 16,349 households out of which 33.2 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.0 percent were married couples living together, 9.9 percent were single mothers and 29.2 percent were non-families. 24.2 percent of all households and 10.4 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.08.

25.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.4 percent 18 to 24 years 29.8 percent between 25 and 44, 23.1 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 13.1 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were statistically 101 men.

The median income for a household was $ 38,760, and the median income for a family $ 44,777. Males have a median income of $ 32,098, women $ 22,579. The per capita income was $ 17,552. 6.0 percent of families and 9.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in County

• Algansee
• Batavia
• Batavia Center
• Bethel
• Bronson
• Butler
• California
• Canada Shores
• Coldwater
• Crystal Beach
• East Gilead
• Gilead
• Girard
• Hatmaker
• Hodunk
• Kinderhook
• Lockwood
• Pearl Beach
• Quincy
• Ray
• Sans Souci Beach
• Sherwood
• South Butler
• Stringtown
• Union City
• West Kinderhook

Townships

• Algansee Township
• Batavia Township
• Bethel Township
• Bronson Township
• Butler Township
• California Township
• Coldwater Township
• Gilead Township
• Girard Township
• Kinderhook Township
• Matteson Township
• Noble Township
• Ovid Township
• Quincy Township
• Sherman Township
• Union Township