Mackinac County, Michigan

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

Geography

The County is located in the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan, on the south by Lake Michigan, on the southeast by Lake Huron, both part of the five Great Lakes, and has an area of 5440 square kilometers, of which 2794 square miles are water. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Schoolcraft County, Luce County, Chippewa County, Cheboygan County ( on Lake Huron ) and Lake Michigan, the counties: Emmet County and Charlevoix County.

History

Mackinac County was formed in 1818 from parts of Wayne County. Until 1837 it was called Michilimackinac County. It was named after the French interpretation of the Native American expression for this area.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census of 2000, there were 11,943 people in Mackinac County in 5,067 households and 3,410 families. The population density was 5 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 80.07 percent White, 0.20 percent African Americans, 14.21 percent Native American, 0.31 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.28 percent from other races groups; 4.92 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.90 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 5,067 households out of which 26.5 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 55.6 percent were married couples living together, 8.1 percent were single mothers and 32.7 percent were non-families. 28.0 percent of all households and 11.9 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.81 persons.

22.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.0 percent 18 to 24 years 25.1 percent between 25 and 44, 28.4 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 18.2 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 men statistically.

The median income for a household in the 33 356 U.S. dollars, and the median income for a family $ 39,929. Males have a median income of $ 30,805, women $ 22,753. The per capita income was $ 17,777. 7.2 percent of families and 10.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in County

Allenville
Brevort
Caffey
Cedarville
Charles
Corinne
Curtis
Engadine
Epoufette
Evergreen Shores
Fort Holmes
Fort Mackinac
Garnet
Gilchrist
Gould City
Gros Cap
Hessel
Hunt track
Kenneth
Mackinac Iceland
Millecoquins
Moran
Naubinway
Ozark
Patrick Landing
Pickford
Pointe Aux Pins
Pontchartrain Shores
Port Dolomite
Port Inland
Rexton
Rockview
Saint Ignace
Simmons

Townships

Bois Blanc Township
Brevort Township
Clark Township
Garfield Township
Hendricks Township
Hudson Township
Marquette Charter Township
Moran Township
Newton Township
Portage Township
Springvale Township

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