Osceola County (Michigan)

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

Geography

The County is located just north-west of the geographic center of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and has an area of 1484 square kilometers, of which 18 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Missaukee County, Clare County, Mecosta County, Lake County, and Wexford County.

History

Osceola County was formed in 1840 from parts of Mackinac County. Until 1843 it was called Unwattin County. It was named after Osceola, a chief of the Seminoles.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Osceola County 23 197 people in 8,861 households and 6,415 families. The population density was 16 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 97.51 percent White, 0.35 percent African American, 0.50 percent Native American, 0.22 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.20 percent from other races groups; 1.21 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.99 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 8,861 households out of which 32.9 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.1 percent were married couples living together, 9.7 percent were single mothers and 27.6 percent were non-families. 22.6 percent of all households and 9.8 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.01.

27.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.0 percent 18 to 24 years 26.5 percent between 25 and 44, 24.2 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 14.2 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 men statistically.

The median income for a household in the 34 102 U.S. dollars, and the median income for a family $ 39,205. Males have a median income of $ 29,837, women $ 22,278. The per capita income was $ 15,632. 9.5 percent of families and 12.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.