Otsego County (Michigan)

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

Geography

The County is located in the north of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and has an area of 1362 square kilometers, of which 30 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Cheboygan County, Montmorency County, Crawford County, County Antrim and Charlevoix County.

History

Otsego County was formed in 1840 from parts of Mackinac County. Until 1843 it was called Okkudo County. It was named in New York, the former home of many of the first settlers in the area after the Otsego County.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census of 2000, there were 23 301 people in Otsego County; were counted 8,995 households and 6,539 families. The population density was 17 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 97.51 percent White, 0.18 percent African American, 0.62 percent Native American, 0.34 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.15 percent from other races groups; 1.16 per cent were descended from two or more races. 0.75 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 8,995 households out of which 34.1 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 60.4 percent were married couples living together, 8.3 percent were single mothers and 27.3 percent were non-families. 22.5 percent of all households and 9.1 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.00.

26.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.0 percent 18 to 24 years 28.5 percent between 25 and 44, 24.0 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 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 40.876, and the median income for a family $ 46,628. Males have a median income of $ 34,413, women $ 21,204. The per capita income was $ 19,810. 5.3 percent of families and 6.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.