Kalkaska County, Michigan

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

Geography

The County is located in the northwest of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and has an area of 1478 square kilometers, of which 25 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Crawford County, Missaukee County, Grand Traverse County Antrim and County.

History

Kalkaska County was formed in 1840 from parts of Mackinac County. Until 1843 it was called Wabassee County. It was named, as well as the district capital, by Henry Schoolcraft for a word from the Indian language.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Kalkaska County 16,571 people in 6,428 households and 4,634 families. The population density was 11 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 97.54 percent White, 0.21 percent African American, 0.78 percent Native American, 0.22 percent Asian, 0.05 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.10 percent from other races groups; 1.10 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.86 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 6,428 households out of which 31.7 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.6 percent were married couples living together, 9.0 percent were single mothers and 27.9 percent were non-families. 22.3 percent of all households and 8.2 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.95 persons.

25.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.6 percent 18 to 24 years 28.6 percent between 25 and 44, 24.5 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 13.7 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 36,072, and the median income for a family $ 39,932. Males had a median income of $ 31,860, women $ 20,455. The per capita income was $ 16,309. 8.2 percent of families and 10.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in County

Angling
Barker Creek
Cotton
Crofton
Darragh
Deibert
Fletcher
Giddings
Houseman
Kalkaska
Leetsville
Lodi
O'Neil
Rapid City
Sharon
Sigma
Smithville
South Boardman
Spencer
Taffeltown
Torch River
Westwood

Townships

Bear Lake Township
Blue Lake Township
Boardman Township
Clearwater Township
Cold Springs Township
Excelsior Township
Garfield Township
Kalkaska Township
Oliver Township
Orange Township
Rapid River Township
Speaker Township

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