Cass County (Michigan)
Cass County is a county located in the state of Michigan in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Cassopolis.
Geography
The County is located almost in the extreme southwest of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, on the south by Indiana, in the west is about 30 km from Lake Michigan, one of the five Great Lakes, away and has an area of 1317 square kilometers, of which 42 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Van Buren County, St. Joseph County and Berrien County.
History
Cass County was formed in 1829 as an original county of free territory. It was named after Lewis Cass, a territorial governor and later 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.
In 1840 the proportion of the black population grew rapidly. Quakers support the efforts of African Americans in the county to find cheap land. Between 1847 and 1849 penetrated farmers from Bourbon and Boone Counties (Kentucky) illegally in Cass County, in order to catch runaway slaves. White residents prevented them from forcibly at this manhunt.
The white racists from the South failed in their attempts to enslave the blacks again, however, successfully invaded the implementation of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850
Cass County was known for his anti-slavery stance. Quakers from Pennsylvania founded the settlement Penn Township, Michigan, the important station of the Underground Railroad was ..
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Cass County 51 104 people in 19,676 households and 14,304 families. The population density was 40 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 89.19 percent White, 6.12 percent African American, 0.82 percent Native American, 0.54 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.17 percent from other races groups; 2.15 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.41 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 19,676 households out of which 31.0 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.2 percent were married couples living together, 9.9 percent were single mothers and 27.3 percent were non-families. 22.6 percent of all households and 9.4 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.98.
25.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.4 percent 18 to 24 years 27.6 percent between 25 and 44, 26.0 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 13.6 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 men statistically.
The median income for a household was $ 41,264, and the median income for a family $ 46,901. Males had a median income of $ 35,546, women $ 24,526. The per capita income was $ 19,474. 6.8 percent of families and 9.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Adamsville
- Allenton
- Brownsville
- Calvin Center
- Cassopolis
- Corey
- Dailey
- Diamond Shores
- Dowagiac
- Eagle Point
- Edwardsburg
- Glenwood
- Indian Lake
- Jones
- Kessington
- La Grange
- Maple Iceland
- Marcellus
- Nicholsville
- Penn
- Pokagon
- Sandy Beach
- Spring Beach
- Sumnerville
- Union
- Vandalia
- Volinia
- Wakelee
- Williamsville
Townships
- Calvin Township
- Howard Township
- Jefferson Township
- LaGrange Township
- Marcellus Township
- Mason Township
- Milton Township
- Newberg Township
- Ontwa Township
- Penn Township
- Pokagon Township
- Porter Township
- Sherman Township
- Volinia Township
- Wayne Township