Ottawa County (Michigan)

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

Geography

The County is located in the central south-west of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, on the west by Lake Michigan, one of the five Great Lakes, and has an area of ​​4227 square kilometers, of which 2762 square miles are water. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Muskegon County, Kent County, and Allegan County.

History

Ottawa County was formed in 1831 from parts of Mackinac County and free territory. It was named after the indigenous people of Ottawa.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2000 lived in Ottawa County 238 314 people in 81 662 households, and 61,328 families. The population density was 163 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 91.52 percent White, 1.05 percent African American, 0.36 percent Native American, 2.09 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 3.48 percent from other races groups; 1.48 percent were descended from two or more races. 7.00 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 81 662 households out of which 39.3 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 64.6 percent were married couples living together, 7.5 percent were single mothers and 24.9 percent were non-families. 19.6 percent of all households and 7.4 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.25 persons.

28.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 11.9 percent of 18 to 24 years 29.3 percent between 25 and 44, 20.0 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 10.1 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 97 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 men statistically.

The median income for a household in the 52 347 U.S. dollars, and the median income for a family $ 59,896. Males have a median income of $ 42,180, women $ 27,706. The per capita income was $ 21,676. 3.1 percent of families and 5.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.