Chippewa County (Michigan)

Chippewa County is a county located in the state of Michigan in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Sault Ste. Marie.

Geography

The County is located in the extreme east of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, bounded on the northwest by Canada, to the north, northeast, east, southeast and south by Lake Huron, one of the five Great Lakes, and has an area of 6988 square kilometers, of which 2945 square kilometers water surface are. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Mackinac County and Luce County.

History

Chippewa County was formed in 1827 from parts of Mackinac County. It was named after the Chippewa, a tribe of Indians.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Chippewa County 38,543 people in 13,474 households and 8,960 families. The population density was 10 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 75.88 percent White, 5.52 percent African Americans, 13.31 percent Native American, 0.46 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.37 percent from other races groups; 4.43 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.55 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 13,474 households out of which 30.4 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 51.5 percent were married couples living together, 10.7 percent were single mothers and 33.5 percent were non-families. 27.5 percent of all households and 10.7 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.93.

21.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 11.9 percent of 18 to 24 years 31.8 percent between 25 and 44, 22.3 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 12.7 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 125.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were statistically 132.1 males.

The median income for a household was $ 34,464, and the median income for a family $ 41,450. Males had a median income of $ 31,559, women $ 22,321. The per capita income was $ 15,858. 8.9 percent of families and 12.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in County

Baie de Wasai
Barbeau
Bay Mills
Brassar
Brimley
Cordell
Dafter
De Tour Village
Thick
Dollar Settlement
Dryburg
Eckerman
Eckerman Corner
Emerson
Fibre
Gardenville
Goetzville
Homestead
Hulbert
John Wood
Kelden
Kinross
Lincoln
McCarron
Mission
Munuscong
Oak Ridge
Paradise
Payment
Pickford
Raber
Raco
Rockview
Rosedale
Rudyard
Sault Sainte Marie
SeeWhy
Shallows
Shelldrake
Snug Harbor
Stalwart
Stirling Ville
Strongs
Strongs Corner
Timber Lost
Trout Lake
Vermilion
Westons Iroquois Beach
Whitefish Point

Townships

Bay Mills Township
Bruce Township
Chippewa Township
Dafter Township
Detour Township
Drummond Township
Hulbert Township
Kinross Charter Township
Pickford Township
Raber Township
Rudyard Township
Slagle Township
Sugar Iceland Township
Superior Charter Township
Trout Lake Township
Whitefish Township

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