Hillsdale County, Michigan
Hillsdale County is a county located in the state of Michigan in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Hillsdale.
Geography
The County is located in the extreme south of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, on the south by Ohio, with the southwestern corner of Indiana and has an area of 1572 square kilometers, of which 22 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Jackson County, Lenawee County, Branch County and Calhoun County.
History
Hillsdale County was formed in 1829 as an original county of free territory. It was named for the hilly country in which the county is located.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 46 527 people in Hillsdale County. Of these, 1,481 people lived in collective centers, the other inhabitants lived in 17,335 households and 12,550 families. The population density was 30 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 97.56 percent White, 0.43 percent African American, 0.35 percent Native American, 0.33 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.34 percent from other races groups; 0.98 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.20 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 17,335 households out of which 32.9 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 59.9 percent were married couples living together, 8.4 percent were single mothers and 27.6 percent were non-families. 22.9 percent of all households and 9.3 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.05.
26.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 10.0 percent of 18 to 24 years 26.8 percent between 25 and 44, 23.5 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 13.3 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 men statistically.
The median income for a household was $ 40,396, and the median income for a family $ 45,895. Males have a median income of $ 35,349, women $ 23,718. The per capita income was $ 18,255. 5.2 percent of families and 8.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Allen
- Austin
- Bankers
- Betzer
- Cambria
- Camden
- Fountain Park
- Frontier
- Hillsdale
- Jerome
- Jonesville
- Lickly Corners
- Litchfield
- Locust Corners
- Montgomery
- Moscow
- Mosherville
- North Adams
- Osseo
- Pittsford
- Prattville
- Ransom
- Reading
- Shadyside
- Somerset
- Somerset Center
- Steam castle
- Waldron
- Wheatland
Townships
- Adams Township
- Allen Township
- Amboy Township
- Cambria Township
- Camden Township
- Fayette Township
- Hillsdale Township
- Jefferson Township
- Litchfield Township
- Moscow Township
- Pittsford Township
- Ransom Township
- Reading Township
- Saugatuck Township
- Skandia Township
- Wheatland Township
- Woodbridge Township
- Wright Township