Gratiot County, Michigan

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

Geography

The County is located just southeast of the geographic center of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and has an area of 1480 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Midland County, Saginaw County, Clinton County, Montcalm County and Isabella County.

History

Gratiot County was formed in 1831 as an original county of free territory. It was named after Charles Gratiot, an officer who built the Fort Gratiot, at the site of the present city of Port Huron.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Gratiot County 42 285 people in 14,501 households and 10,397 families. The population density was 29 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 92.01 percent White, 3.72 percent African American, 0.55 percent Native American, 0.34 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.76 percent from other races groups; 1.60 percent were descended from two or more races. 4.43 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 14,501 households out of which 34.0 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.6 percent were married couples living together, 10.2 percent were single mothers and 28.3 percent were non-families. 23.7 percent of all households and 10.7 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.02.

23.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 11.6 percent of 18 to 24 years 29.5 percent between 25 and 44, 21.6 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 13.5 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 108.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were statistically 109.1 males.

The median income for a household was $ 37,262, and the median income for a family $ 43,954. Males have a median income of $ 32,442, women $ 22,333. The per capita income was $ 17,118. 7.3 percent of families and 10.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in County

Alma
Ashley
Bannister
Beebe
Breckenridge
Brice
Bridgeville
Edgewood
Elm Hall
Elwell
Eugene
Forest Hill
Ithaca
Langport
Middleton
New Haven Center
Newark
Northstar
North Wheeler
Perrinton
Pompeii
Rathbone
Riverdale
Saint Louis
Sethton
Sickles
Summerton
Sumner
Wheeler

Townships

Arcada Township
Bethany Township
Elba Township
Emerson Township
Fulton Township
Hamilton Township
Lafayette Township
New Haven Township
Newark Township
North Shade Township
North Star Township
Pine River Township
Sebewaing Township
Sumner Township
Washington Township
Wheeler Township

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