Genesee County (Michigan)

Genesee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Flint.

Geography

The County is located in the east of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and has an area of 1682 square kilometers, of which 25 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Genesee County was formed in 1835 from parts of Lapeer, Saginaw County and the Shiawassee County. It was named in New York, the former home of the first settlers in the area after the Genesee County.

The word Genesee comes from the language of the Seneca people and means something like Beautiful Valley.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in the Genesee County 436 141 people in 169 825 households and 115 990 families. The population density was 263 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 75.29 percent White, 20.37 percent Black or African American, 0.55 percent Native American, 0.81 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.78 percent from other races groups; 2.18 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.33 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 169 825 households out of which 33.7 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 47.4 percent were married couples living together, 16.3 percent were single mothers and 31.7 percent were non-families. 26.6 percent of all households and 9.0 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size is 3.07 people.

27.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.9 percent 18 to 24 years 29.7 percent between 25 and 44, 22.4 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 11.6 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 88.5 males.

The median income for a household was $ 41,951, and the median income for a family $ 50,090. Males had a median income of $ 44,255, women $ 27,418. The per capita income was $ 20,883. 10.2 percent of families and 13.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

Citys

Burton
Clio
Davison
Fenton

Flint
Flushing
Grand Blanc
Linden

Montrose
Mount Morris
Swartz Creek

Villages

Gaines
Goodrich
Lennon1

Otisville
Otter lake2

1 - partially in Shiawassee County 2 - partially in Lapeer County

Townships

Argentine Township
Atlas Township
Clayton Township
Davison Township
Fenton Charter Township
Flint Charter Township
Flushing Charter Township
Forest Township
Gaines Charter Township
Genesee Charter Township
Grand Blanc Charter Township
Montrose Charter Township
Mount Morris Township
Mundy Township
Richfield Township
Thetford Township
Vienna Charter Township

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