Charlevoix County, Michigan

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

Geography

The County is located almost in the extreme north of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, on the east by Lake Michigan, one of the five Great Lakes, and has an area of ​​3602 square kilometers, of which 2522 square miles are water. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Emmet County, Cheboygan County, Otsego County, Antrim County and on Lake Michigan in Leelanau County, Schoolcraft County and Mackinac County.

History

Charlevoix County was formed in 1869 from parts of the Antrim County, Emmet County and Otsego County. It was named after Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, a French Jesuit missionary.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Charlevoix County 26,090 people in 10,400 households and 7,311 families. The population density was 24 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 96.31 percent White, 0.17 percent African American, 1.54 percent Native American, 0.23 percent Asian, 0.09 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.41 percent from other races groups; 1.25 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.04 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 10,400 households out of which 31.8 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.4 percent were married couples living together, 8.1 percent were single mothers and 29.8 percent were non-families. 25.2 percent of all households and 10.5 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.96.

25.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.5 percent 18 to 24 years 27.4 percent between 25 and 44, 25.2 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 14.9 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 39,788, and the median income for a family $ 46,260. Males had a median income of $ 32,457, women $ 22,447. The per capita income was $ 20,130. 5.4 percent of families and 8.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in County

• Advance
• Barnard
• Bay Shore
• Boulder Park
• Boyne City
• Boyne Falls
• Burgess
• Charlevoix
• Clarion
• East Jordan
• Horton Bay
• Ironton
• Norwood
• Phelps
• Saint James
• Walloon Lake
• Wildwood
• Zenith Heights

Townships

• Bay Township
• Boyne Valley Township
• Chandler Township
• Charlevoix Township
• Evangeline Township
• Eveline Township
• Hayes Township
• Hudson Township
• Marion Township
• Melrose Township
• Norwood Township
• Peaine Township
• Sodus Township
• Springville Township
• Wilson Township